The Chandler Publicist (Chandler, Okla.), Vol. 13, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, April 26, 1907 Page: 3 of 8
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Saturday will be our Last
Day's Business in Chandler.
If in need of any Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots or Shoes, take advantage of
this Sale. Better buy a pair of those Barry Low Shoes before the line leaves
Chandler. Remember, our prices are yours. We can move the money
easier than the goods. This is positively your last chance to buy goods at
Less €>han The Cost of "Production. Saturday flight Finishes it.
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F. O. HARRIS, CHANDLER.
1 he Strawberry House
When J. C. Wadley bought
twenty acres of farm land near
Stillwater, Okla., he planted
three acres of strawberries be-
tween the trees of a young
orchard by way of experiment,
and then set to work growing
cotton and oats to assure his
family a living. This f^rmerhad
no previous experience in fruit
cjilture, nor did he have any
book theories about its possi-
bilities, but he had strong arms,
a willingness to work and a firm
belief in the quality of his soil
and advantages of the climate-
he believed that berries could
be grown-on his land as easily
as cotton if they were as care-
fully cultivated. But there
could be no chances taken and
the field crops were put in to
make the success of his farm1
doubly sure.
There was much to be done i
tlj.it first year, the improve- i
ments had to be made, the
nursery stock purchased, and
the only revenue was from the
11? to 15 acres of cotton, the
milk sold from a few cows,'
and the poultry and 'garden j
products. Mr. Wadley was
anxious to build a comfortable i
home on his little farm plot, j
but it seemed ■'that this desire !
would be long unfulfilled, ifi
cotton alone was to be depended
upon. He started in the seeon.:
■i
year courageously, however,
cultivated his berries with
hopeful enthusiasm, and went
agftin to the cotton field.
Then came the first berry
crop, and it was a dandy. The
vines were red with fruit and, i
although a late frost cut the ;
yield it improved the quality of
the berries and stimulated the I
market. Mr. Wadley came out j
of his cotton field and called in 1
his surprised neighbors.to help |
gather the most profitable crop j three feet apart and the plant
eighteen inches to two feet in
the drill. This enables me to
cultivate with a fine tooth plow,
and I turn the soil just enough
to maintain a good mulch and
keep the weeds down. The
that had ever been grown
that county. When the berries
were marketed the cash was
counted and there proved to be
$950, just enough to build a new-
home, and ever since the peo-
ple of Stillwater have referred to j first year I plow] mj berries
the pretty two-story cottage j once everyiiweek until they are
on the Wadley farm as "the through bearing and until the
strawberry house." It is in
plain view ffom the windows
of the class rooms at the Okla-
homa Agricultural College and
is pointed out to the young men
and women of that institution
weeds are through seeding. It
takes rich soil to produce
large berries, and I have
learned that it is the best-to
fertilize every year.-
"Winter mulch is applied'af-
as an object lesson in profitable j ter the first freeze, when plant
horticulture. growth is stopped. I take the
"Any man can make, a good ( bedding and manure from the
living and lay aside a little! stables for this purpose, mak-
moncy by growing berries in I ing sure that its consistency is
Oklahoma," said Mr. Wadley. about one-half straw, so the
'When I bought this land it was , vines will not be weighed down
covered with wild sunflowers, but can easily push their way
I put out my berries as a side through when they start in the
crop, but the first yield showed spring. I mulch heavily in the
me that there was more in them middle of the rows and aim to
than in any other line of. farm- let it barely cover the plant bed.
lnff- T do'not remove this litter, but
"Berry growing is light work permit it to remain on as a fer-
and much hiore pleasant and tilizer, plowing it under in the
entertaining than raising
heavier crops, but it requires
close attention. Experience is
required to segure the best re-'
suits, but a man can go into th<
business on a" small scale and
get this experience. It is the
new knowiedge that i gather'
each year that fits me for better
effort, and that keeps me from
getting discouraged. There are
no problems in berry culture
tluft can't be reasoned out by
working rfmong the plants.
Nature has away of suggesting
what you should do, and when
spring.
"My r..: pberri"s are in rows
eijfht i e e t apart and the plants
are set two feet apart in the
drill, i his keeps the beds from
getting weedy and grassy and
allows plenty of room for plow-
ing the vines', which puts down
ul vegetation while young. I
after each rain with a live-
inch cultivator, thus ccfnstant-
ly stirring the mulch. Rasp-
berries-do not need heavy cul-
tivator, as their roots are .shal-
low.
"The vines should be pruned
you should do it, but one has before gro\Vth starts—the latter
to keep in close touch with part of January or in February,
nature all the while. Close pruning makes large
My idea is that the hedge, berries. Every bit of the old
row is the best for planting wood and trash is taken out
strawberries. I place the * rows* with a hand rake before culti-
vation begins. Raspberries are
fertilized before they are
planted.
"We have no trouble here
with insects, anil I have never \
had a spray. The country is not
! favorable for vine diseases of
any kind. The prevailing winds,
| our horticulturists tell us, dis-
courage such pests.
"In gathering my fruit I pick
the stem short, never touching
tlie berry and drop carefully in-
to the bucket. The grading is
done by the picker who rejects
all unsound fruit on the vine.
It doesn't pay to handle over-
ripe or blighted berries, they
! degrade the other ones and
bring nothing themselves. Our
crop is gathered in boxes—
every box heaping full—and
taken to market in 24-box
crates. Stillwater buys all the
berries I can raise, I have
never shipped. The harvest
season usually lasts eighteen
| days, and in that time the peo-
ple of a town of that size can
consume a lot of fruit."
Mr. Wadley finds time to
look after his cotton and grain
I crops and to give ample atten-
tion to his orchard and apiary
I after the berry crop is out of
the way. He believes in get-
ting the full value from his
land for his berries are grown
between the trees, an 1 between
the berry Tows he has fourteen
| hives of bees, which last year Selected as Ju3
gave him 550 pounds of lirst- ' County Superintendentof
i class honey and 17 strong col- ' ' •'la>es recei\ci w
President Conway of the N
omes. these other interests Normal School at.Alva, th.i
fill out to make a complete t>een selected as one of Wic
year's work in ttle 'nter"state' debate between
.the- Kansas State I'ni. rsit\ and
There is. not, in all probabili- 'he Northwest Norm.il School.
" , .. , Supt. Hayes has accented the in-
•ty, a better example o diversi- ,• „ .... ...
J 1 | vitation. 1 he debate
lied farming in ,all the South-1 next Monday evening.
west, than is found here.—
Southwest Magazine.
j When You Corns to Town Saturday f
!{. Stop at our store and let us show you our line of *
•j. Edison Phonograghs and Victor Talking Ma- %
.{• chines and explain our Easy-Payment plan of buy- %
•j. ing them. Prices as cheap or cheaper than at !•!
£ Chicago or other places, no long waits, no freight *
.{. or express charges, and privilege of selecting
I your records after heating them, are some of the !£
•j. advantages of buying from us. .
t CORBIN-LYNCH DRUG- COMPANY. %
V Chandler, ' Oklahoma. %
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His Masters Voice
Li;«Mi«ii
| proof ot his iaith in th
i Chandler, last week, by
I the Austin lot on Main
' opposite the court he;,si
"ti' *1,'-" y r. i
•lie same time pure1:.'. ,
iii.are ot
:' i ■. basing
•! avenue,
, eonsider-
walader at
! 7 acr£s in
takes plact
An Evidence of Faith.
J. G. Cadwaladergave substantial
11;1 ' 's addit: .1 ■ t it v of
Chandler. I iio sales were made
through the firm of Guliclc A Hoyt."
HOFFMAN, ROBERTSON & CORDELL
Lawyers.
Rooms 1 and 2 Hoffman Block.
OKLAHOMA
CHANDLER,
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Ulam, P. L. The Chandler Publicist (Chandler, Okla.), Vol. 13, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, April 26, 1907, newspaper, April 26, 1907; Chandler, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc151221/m1/3/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.