The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-29
Weather and Cotton
By Hardy Dial. Cotton Expert.

culture, making speeches. over the
state in the interest of cotton growing
and boil weevi control. / was fully
aware of the fact that in many places
| was considered as merely trying 10
promulgate ways and means Of placing
before the farmers purely visionary
scheme and conjectural hyperbole of
my own manufacture; in other words,
they thought | was talking through my
hat.
l desire at this time to once more
make an appeal to the cotton farmer Of
the state Of Oklahoma. II you will rs.
member. told you last fall that II you
would prepare and cultivate your seed
beds and defer planting your cotton
until the 1st to the 18th Of May. you
would save seed, save time and save
labor. and obtain better results than
you usually do under earlier planting.
AS a successful grower of cotton Of
40 years experience, l have learned In
the very hard and expensive school Of
experience the things Of vital impor.
tance / am now trying TO pass on for
the benefit OF others who would grow
cotton.
Early Flantlng Dates.
One of the most important and sen.
tient truths have found regarding the
planting Of cotton Is that from May /
TO May Is Is as early as advisable to
plant under the usual conditions which
prevail In Oklahoma There comes
about one year In seven In Oklahoma
when early planting will prove the ex-
n Qopd will rQanlf
from planting before May /.
If the weather now prevailing will
cease, and permit the planting Of cot
ton by June first or even the fifteenth
Of June / hold 1t will prove TO be 4
veritable godsend to the cotton farmer
of the state. Under early planting con-
ditions it requires four months to ma
: ture a crop Of cotton, because OF the
slower growth which prevails In cold
early spring weather; whereas If the cot
ton is not planted until settled warm
interrupted. therefore quicker growth.
with a corresponding earlier maturity.
Cotton planted from June first to
June fifteenth will mature a fair crop
Of cotton in one hundred days from the
day 1t is planted. The late planter 10
in especially good luck this spring, for
" IL he has worked his seed beds TO the
- best advantage between showers, and
planted by the first of June. or even
the fifteenth Of June, will find himself
" free from the boil weevil. for boil wsevii
- can not live upon anything but cotton.
, / care not what the calamity howlers
and folks who are always finding mares
!. nests Of one kind and another say,
know there are no boil weevil found
- in cockle-burrs and other underground
II vegetation, for boil weevil do not and
can not live underground.
Weevils Are Starved.
The weather we have had this spring
precludes the possibility Of many II any
- boil weevils surviving. for they win be
STARVED to death before there Ii any
;" cotton big enough for them to live on.
To the cotton farmer / want to say,
do not be discouraged. for what with
the flooded areas in Louisiana and other
>, southern localities. and the cotton grow
- er in other places who will get cold feet
~ because Of the forced late planting. the
- cotton crop is Of necessity going to be
very short, with the price correspond
lngly long this fall.
IL the rains cease and dry weather
10 prevails for the balance OF the season.
a there is no reason the cotton grower
should not harvest a splendid crop OF
L. cotton next fall. There would be no
:; credit to me. as one processing to be
authority on cotton growing. to try 10
work any kind Of hocus on the cot.
y, ton farmer OF the state. for what ben.
= eft would l derive to advocate any
method OF measures in cotton growing
n that would not bear out my asssrtains.
or advice? ] have grown old In the
y, world. I am cotton man by tradition.
by nature and by environment. and
my earnest desire is TO be Of service TO
the man who grows cotton.
l know It sometimes requires drastic
6 measures to cause men to change their
: method OF doing certain things their
way, once the habit Of certain system
- is adopted; bat the conditions that OBJ
10 tain this spring is going to raise q
: radiral change in the method OF plant
J. ing cotton here in Oklahoma, and do
re not hesitate to make the assertion that
- unless the wet weather continues hntil
4 well past June /. 1t will be blessing
= TO the cotton farmer.
Low bottom lands should not be
planted TO cotton this spring. but should
w be planted to late June corn.
d: On Drained Lands.
. Those who have well drained uplands
OF should 20 heavy on cotton. am sorry
III l cannot be among you farmers this
q, q, summer. TO give you an insight into my
OF cultural methods. as | am sure II the
c. farmer could be shown the great ad.
70 vantage II has over the continuous
blowing and cultivating he usually
gives his crop. It would be many thou.
vestlng time.
- Your able president OF tbs board u
NJ agriculture, as we'll as the governor Of
| the state. have assured me that IL the
| finances OF the state had been suffi.
cient for the continuance OF this work.
my services would have been at your
command all through the growing sea.
son. want to say to you farmers
that II at any time you would care to
have my opinion or advice regarding
your cotton growing. just write me
and ! will be very willing to help you
In any manner In my power. This is
an open letter I am sending over the
cotton growing portion OF the state, IN
the hope that the various local papers
y will print II for the benefit Of the cot.
ton grower / want to call attention to
- the fact that I am stalking my reputa.
- ton as a cotton expert when cay
plnnt your cotton clear up to the 18th