The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-05
Dissertations of the
Tulsa County Agent

BY j. s. MALONE.
Several thousand persons had an
opportunity to hear first hand the
message that Prof. u. G.. Holden and
his co-workers brought to the peo-
pie OF this county last week, during
the agricultural short course. l do
not wish TO repeat or attempt TO en-
large upon what has been said, but
would like to take n little space to
call attention to a few pertinent re-
marks made at these short courses.
Tulsa county is charged with the
crime of sending out annually more
than S16,O0O,OO0 for food products
that the farms of this county are
qualified to produce. Perhaps the
statement that every dairy and live
stock farm IN the county should get
was that made by Professor Holden
In his talk to dairymen: Raise all
your feed. Feed all you raise. Raise
all you feed II to-" This is a pos
sible text for at least three good
sermons on agriculture that should
he given careful thought. Holden
says that the business OF buying
cows and feeding them purchased
feed and selling the milk Is a bust
ness that invites financial disaster
at every turn.
Holden is strong for alfalfa on
every farm. He believes that there
Is not a farm in Tulsa county that
could not be made to grow alfalfa
successfully. Before sowing, how
ever, the land should be manured,
plowed. lined and worked thor
oughly; the weeds all killed and
then the alfalfa sowed. He has
visited every section Of the United
states and has seen alfalfa growing
under conditions that seem impos-
sible for it, According to Holden,
alfalfa is richer than wheat bran
in feed value, Alfalfa pays for its
growth in the fertility added to the
soil. 1t is a drOuth resster and its
roots grow so deeply into the earth
as to form another farm below the
top soil.
Holden says that It Is foolish to
attempt dairy farming without a
silo. On his own farm he Quilt a
pit silo at total expenditure Of
the price of 3S sacks of cement. He
says anyone can have a silo, though
II may have to be a pit sllo. On his
farm OF a half section he has two
silos that have been filled Sc times
In eight and half years,
Prof. r., II, Robertson the fruit
and truck specialist, says that no
whore In the United States have we
passed beyond the kindergarten
stage OF fruit culture. He believes
that we will yet learn much about
the fruit business. one thing ne
talked on in the care Of an orchard
was to feed the trees. lie likes to
work straw into the soil so as to
furnish humus and plant food for
the roots of the trees. Spraying he
considers a necessity There is one
thing on which he does not agree
with the average horticulturist and
that Is pruning. lie doubts the ad-
visa bility Of pruning apple trees, and
is sure that the roots should not be
pruned before a tree IN set.
According toNRobertson, there are
many varieties OF fruit that will
grow abundantly in this section He
advised In the strongest terms that
the farmers OF Tulsa county work
into the fruit business.
Miss Wigent in addition 10 valI-
able talks to women on health and |
home convenlcnces, lo1tured to the |
general assembly on the subject Of |
poultry. She said: 'Wi.n a mar
ket here for "A million dollars worth |
OF eggs, Tulsa Is now buying else |
where. You should develop your
egg production business" As TO |
feeds, she il sure that we are more
apt to leave out OF the ration, pro-
TENS, such as bran, milk and meat |
foods than our grains that are more |
plentiful. She praises sour milk |
as feed for baby chicks and quoted 4
one poultry man who said he could |
pay as much as $40 gallon for sour
milk TO feed his baby chicks rather |
than be without Il, She thinks |
homegrown feeds, so far as they |
furnish the proper nutrients, are |
best and cheapest for our farm poul- |
try. Miss Wigent says IL she were |
starting in poultry In this county |
she would study the wants OF the |
folks who are expected to buy the |
eggs and try to satisfy them as 10 |
color and quality Infertils eggs |
are invariably in demand.
While writing this article a farm /
mer who attended two days of these |
short courses made a statement 10 |
me that these courses are worth |
thousands OF dollars TO this part of |
the state and that the benefits from /
this good work will continue indefl-
nitely,