The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-09
Observations Of the
Tulsa County Agent

Iato last summer, George Git.
moro, h., a boy who has been active
ir club work for tho past three
yeats. won't with the -Hughcs
teacher aud county agent to the j
a. Doan farm, near Mushogoo, ana
the club work This SOW las dcycl-
opod into a mighty good individual
GoorEo i9 "a duuful boy and has
followed Instructions to the letter ON
tho care and management Of tho
pigs ilo now has two liitcrs of
pigs. each sired by a puroC-Jcrscy
boar shown ~ both state fairH This
gives us a start In Tulsa county of
the most popular DurOC Jersey blood
/ ot the day. Great orion Sensation.
| Tho fall littor ot pigs have made n
wonderful growth, showing that
good blood and proper feed make
| ~ fino combination. We can expect
/ those pigs TO show up at the county
| fair this fnll
\ Big ii-Acrc Farm.
Farms vary ia size as well as
profit and total production. There rs
u lA-ucro farm In Tulsa county that
supports family and tina. N MAY
ing good money Tor its owucr Hhd
operator. This farm is owned and
operated by sam Childrcss, one milo
west OF Sand Springs. Garden SPOT
is the 'provCThfl ndmo for piece
Of fertile land. ana undoubtedly. this
titilo belongs To the ChildrCss farm.
! \ number Of varieties OF fruit. in
! Cludiug grapes berries Zap hybrid
| plums peaches and apples, decorate
this little farm. A small hot house
| is used for starting plants OF tOma-
toes. peppers and egg plant. Sweet
potatoes viii perhaps occupy the
largest acreage this year. Irish pota-
tocs, onions, early cabbage, radishcs
nud several other vegetables are
grown I'm abundance. A number of
ideas have been acquired by Chil.
dress during his years Of experience
az a sma't~fHrmor. lie feels sure
an TO several varieties 81 tomatoes.
Chtldrcss is "a firm believer In fer
tile soil being made more fertile
cycry year by the application of
vegetable, matter iu tho form oi
manure or crop residue. There be-
one thing said Childross that IA,
TRUCK growers In the vicinity of Tul,
sa must do iu the near tuturS aud
that is to form an organization
that viii aid each Of them in tn,
mar kcting OF their products
Too had!
I dislike very much To attempt tC
picture an unfavorable farm scene
, hut last week visited a farm whor,
the keeping OF cattle constitutes IN,
. major operation. Through lack ~
thrift or energy for the want o
, proper facilities for housing. thor,
, was not enough feed put away las
y year to supply those cattle, I thinl
I counted about IS head OF COWS an,
. hCitCrs In a dry lot I { sold on IN,
j market, they would have hccl
= Dlasscd no higher than Gamers
tYThosc cattle, aside from being ot tn
:, very poorest type and breeding Wcr
very thin lu flesh, so thin, In fact
q That they almost staggered WhCl
they walked. This mans intention
10 is 10 gCt these cattle through III
n winter ana finally turn thcm on IA
= grass, which hc hopes viii brin
e them out enough 40 that he Wi
., make some money on them.
ri have glycn tho matter of cattl
v management considerable study an
< doubt very seriously whCtho-' ther
! n any money To be- made lu starvin
cattle. In fact, I think IA, opposit
rs true. Intelligent feeding of cat
@ tie is tho only plan whereby mouc
iH to De mado from them, II
: too bad TO keep a dumb brute IN IN
condition these cattle are In, As
Z looked them over, ! agreed with th
owner that II would hc "a fine thin
when plenty of green grassNill fur
! uish them feed, Last year was ON
Of the best years We ever had Tor IA
p production OF rough feed. Enormou
I / quantities went TO waste an over IN
I county for back OF shelter ana prop
/ Cr storage. II Is - easy TO rais
- rough feed suitable for cattle feed
! ing, ON Tulsa county soik what cN
b Cusc has the owuCl'ot a hgrd OF cat
B tIr like these for alluWiuA them O.
literally sturyo FOR the waN OF foo'
. that can be- so easily grown? II hi
T idea Of agricultural economies is s
- perverted, H. would seem that hi
; sympathy tor dumb brute woul
o. compel him to provide some kind O
G. feed for his cattle, ! trust that thor
+, ts only one man like this IN IN
county