The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-05-26
AN OKLAHOMA FARMERS SUCCESS.

II we hadn't taken little trip TO Medicine Park and
hadn't raned the way home did in the days OF Noah and
md if the hadn't gone dead at The moment iat re-
usng to start again. wouldn't have been compelled seek
shelter for the night farm house and we would never nave
made the acquaintance of whom pleasure as wen
as privilege meet and who is the hero OF this story There
sometimes compensations even for motor mshaps
Hero Yes that's the right word All of the heroes do not
wear medals and of them never saw battlefield or dd
horny handed of toll who by dn of industry intelligence
thrift in his fight with the SOIL the weather and
Ill the difficulties with which farmer has to contend IN Okla
any other country is hero worth while
Twenty-one years ago Friend Farmer whose hospitality we
and settled miles southwest Of Anadarko He leased school
quarter which he later bought and went to work to bring under
cultivation and improve it. Today he has one OF the pee little
farms Oklahoma and comfortable home beautifully
furnished and equipped with everything modern adequate out
buildings of all kinds including big red barn. which always be-
tokens prosperity dairy house. orchard garage III whcn nc
keeps real 60 acs pasture hundred acres III ua
ton horses hogs poutryn word everything that goes
to make complete farm plant All this the poor boy OF u
years ago and he doesn't anybody cent This sturdy
farmer and his good wife have dug all they hayeand it quite
adequate Of the soil Of Caddo county Year
by year. spite winds and rou they have adding
their possessions till they what often called Comfort
"How did you last year?" asked host and
the reply Oh pretty welddnt make as much as did
something How did he do it. in the face of all the adverse
conditions which confronted farmers everywhere last season.
"Every year, he sad 1--WE sell enough Chickens cream
and small fruit pay all living including such gro
ceries have buy clothing and the upkeep our car
work employing no help except harvest time raise wheat
oats corn kar and sudan grass No. don't sell any
other feedsuffat sort of farming won't pay iced all to
my stock hogs and few calves and these in add
ton my wheat and the few other things have to SELL bring
in the cash. find sudan grass very fine hay crop; last year
had about half of and cut four times getting
between and eight tons of hay Yes help out my and
by ferng with haungs from the barn. and that gives me
larger yield 80
Of quoting the exact language used by our
host but we are giving substance of what brought out in
the of long conversation suppementmg win oer
facts obtained of friends neghbors 1t has been
long for farmerriend but it hasn't been all
work and nofu few when his health wasn't very
good took entire Off travelling in Colorado and other
states recuperang enjoying good rest In the course OF the
evenings talk with him. heard not word about MS nara lot
life or the cruel exactons of the crooked capastc class and
the dishonest mddemen who prey upon the farmers he didn't
mention any legislation being needed to save him IRON disaster
he didn't have any complaint about the drop prices his pro-
ducts-h had made plenty of money while prices g and
saved it. and he still made money when prices were low ne mao
ability and the courage deal with his difficulties and
system which made farming profitable and he wasn't looking to
any other than himself for the which he sought
and ,, u
Is the story have related just newspaper tale? Well
be sepa about you please but want your doubts
disspaed Just drop around this way and well give MS ana
address He quiet modest sort Of man and we know he
wouldn't enjoy being placed in the meght Yes were glad we
had mshap his home He gave good cheer more
inspiration to win he has won more heat TO Tackle
problems he has tackled his and we trust that his
story will be equally helpful to you
Tn proposing the extension federal system to
Europe Senator Owen giving the country the OF an idea
which in all probability will eventually prove practicable In the
State of European finance with ali it's inflated
general turmoil the plan suggested cannot be worked out
fact which the senator himself recognizes but when degree
stabizations reached will likely be possible to put some
such scheme effect with advantage America and the rest
world In the minds of students of business and banking
a gigantic financial disaster time when the whole business
structure of the world the verge collapse and its
application be extended the results should be OF immense
benefit.
Candidy did you better crop prospects Oklahoma
little much moisture at the present moment perhaps but
that less novel sort trouble and ought to be able