The Foraker Tribune. (Foraker, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, November 26, 1909 Page: 2 of 8
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THE FORAKER TRIBUNE
FORAKER.
OKLAHOMA
News of the World
Briefly Told
Hoit Inportut Event, of tb« Ptst W«k
Bailed Dow* for the Bu.j Roadtr
WASHINGTON.
President Taft, accompanied by
Mi's. Taft and a. . party of friends,
sailed on the yacht Mayflower Thurs-
day afternoon for Norfolk, Va., where
he will be the guest of honor at the
convention of the Atlantic Deep Wat-
erways association.
The comptroller of the currency
Thursday issued a call for the condi-
tion of business of the national banks
at the close of business November
16.
President Taft made his first ap-
pearance at a Washington theatre
Thursday nght attending the per-
formance of 'The Old Town." by
Montgomery & Stone at the New Na-
tional.
The executon of Leonard Grace and
Leroy Cannon. Americans, at the or-
der of President Zelaya of Nicaragua,
has quietly stirred the state depart-
ment as it has not been stirred in
years, and a dispatch has been for-
warded to the South American repub-
lic stating that the United States is
tired of such high-handed tactics.
DOMEST'C.
Notwithstanding the law enacted by
the legislature giving authority to 'be
university board of regents to issue
warrants on the $200,000 appropria-
tion for the erection of astate uni-
versity building at Norman, the at-
torney general holds that such juris-
diction given the board eliminated the
constitutional authority given the
state auditor, who has such power.
"We are in the midst of the great-
est shake-up in the history of the
United States customs department,"
said William Loeb, Jr., collector of
the port of New York, when shown
Secretary MacVeagh's summary of
the work thus far accomplished in
cleaning up the New York custom
house.
The Japanese commercial party
now touring: the United States had
the unique honor of being invited to
lunch with the emperor of Japan the
day before they started. This is an
honor usually conferred only on for-
eign dignitaries
The Stands d Oi' eox\~.r.njr declved
a quarterly dividend of ten dollars a
share, which is unchanged from the
same quarter a year ago.
Forty-one men alive and compara-
tively well were rescued from the
burning mine near Cherry, 111., Sat-
urday. They saved their own lives
by building a wall to keep out the
flames and gasos
Attorney General Charles West left
Saturday night for St. Louis where he
has engaged the services of Frederick
N. Judson of that city to take charge
of the Oklahoma rate cases which
come up for hearing there December
The competitive shoot between
picked teams of the Missouri and Ok-
lahoma state militia will begin this
week on the rifle range near Chand-
ler.
The Santa Fe has undertaken the
construction of a 200-mile cutoff be-
tween the eastern end of the Belen
cutoff and Coleman, Texas, which
whn completed will give the system
one of the most direct routes between
California and the southwest gulf
ports.
El Reno's big alfalfa mill, with a
capacity of sixty tons daily, will open
in December.
Commander Peary, the Arctic ex-
plorer, will be promoted to the rank
of captain Oct. 20, 1910, according to
Assistant Secretary Wilthrop of the
navy department.
• Indiana is likely to duplicate the
disaster of Cherry, 111., at any time,"
said W. S. Blatchley .state geologist,
of Indiana, recently. "There are no
less than fifty coal mines in this siate
where a casastrophe such as that at
Cherry not only is possible, but may
be expected any day."
State Auditor Trapp made a partial
report Thursday of gross revenue
taxes received. On the grosw receipts
collected is $34,469.65. On te gross
production, which refers to gas, oil
and mines. there is approximately
180,000.
The legislation to proven; brutality
in football and possibly to actually
prohibit the playiug of tne utrne. is
likely to follow the mortality which
has marked the contests this season.
Norman High School football team
won the high school football cham-
pionship of Oklahoma in a hard foughi
game with the Oklahoma City High
School team at Oklahoma City Sat-
urday afternoon.
The Sulphur News-Democrat has In-
corporated and is installing new
presses. The paper will be made a
live democratic wire and given a state-
wide circulation.
The Masonic lodge of El Reno will
dedicate its new home January 1.
Many prominent Masons from over
the state will attend.
Although the school has been in
operation only 4 few days, thirty pu-
pils have been enrolled so far in the
eecordary agricultural school at Law
ton.
A party of more than twenty prom-
inent visitors and capitalists, the
combined wealth of which amounts
to over (50,000,000, arrived in Tulsa
Friday preparatory to enjoying a ten
days' hunting trip in the Osage hills.
The state board of agriculture has
renewed the contracts formerly let
to the McKee Construction company
of Muskogee, for the erection of dis-
trict agricultural school buildings at
Warner and Tishomingo, for $20,000
each.
Sheriff Baker of Caddo county has
shipped to Guthrie 924 pints of whis-
ky and 2,245 pints of beer, which he
had confiscated in raids. He still
has 352 pints of liquor which is in lit-
igation.
Science and desperation have great-
ly checked th fire that snuffed out
300 lives last Saturday In the coal
mine at Cherry, 111. Men braved the
fire-swept tunnels Friday to bring
to the surface the dead. Several bod-
ies were recovered.
Eight feet to eternity was the dis-
tance Henry T. Armstrong, murderer
of Isaac T. Fell of Ferry, Okla.. drop-
ped when the death trap was sprung
at 10:30 Friday by Sheriff A. C. Nice-
wander of Noble county.
An Oklahoma charter was Issued
last week to the Southwestern Surety
Insurance company, with $1,000,000
capital, and headquarters at Durant,
Okla., and Denlson, Tex.
The Texas A. & M. college eleven
defeated the Oklahoma State univer-
sity football team at Dallas last
week by a score of 14 to 5, and lays
claim to the championship of the
southwest, having defeated all comers
from Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas.
Mrs. Sophie Mayor, of New York,
was the first woman lawyer to appear
in the Austrian courts. She was
successful, too, winning an estate of
$100,000 for a tailor of New York.
Legislation to prevent brutality in
football and possibly to actually pro-
hibit the playing of the game, is likely
to follow the mortality which has
marked contests this season.
The expected shake-up in the New-
York customs house as a result of the
sugar fraud exposure and agitation,
btgan Thursday with the abrupt dis-
missal of six suspected employes by
Collector Loeb.
The Guthrie Chautauqua associa-
tion has been organized with $10,000
capital to take over the affairs of
the Epworth assembly, which has giv-
en a summer Chautauqua program at
Guthrie for the last six years, but
which has not met with financial suc-
cess.
The Kansas City Southern railroad
has joined n the fight against the
two-cent fare by filing in the United
States circuit court at Guthrie
junction proceedings against the cor-
poration commission to restrain the
further enforcement of the two-cent
fare.
The Homestake Mining company of
South Dakota has issued a statement
notifying its 2,500 men that after
January 1, 1910 the company will em-
ploy only non-union men.
Alf Hunter murderer of Sheriff Gar-
rison of Oklahoma county who is un-
■ er sentence to hang Dec. 3 at Wa-
tonga has appealed to the criminal
court of appeals and secured a stay
of sentence pendiug determination of
appeal.
During a performance at a Waton-
ga theatre a big Cimarron bear that
had escaped from an animal show,
calmly walked Into the room, down
the isle, onto the stage and behind
the curtain. The audience went wild
with fright.
Claremore last week let the first
contract for street paving to the New
State Construction company of Tulsa.
The American National Bank of
Oklahoma City has been approved as
reserve agent for the First National
bank of Hobart.
FOREIGN.
A bill has been introduced in the
senate at Havana, Cuba for the es-
tablishment of a national currency on
the- gold basis and similar to that of
the United States. The gold coins
are to be of five- ten and twenty dol-
lars and the subsidiary coins of silver
nickel and copper.
There is some talk of establishing
a .small museum in the house at AJac-
clo, Corsica, whre Napoleon I was
born. The house is a little old-world
Italian villa of yellowish plaster work
and windows with shutters which are
nearly always closed.
German women are proud of their
colonies, and are determined to help
forward the work of colonization, with
all the energy and thoroughness,
which are so prominent features of
the German character.
The Austrians are known to be the
greatest 'sticklers" for genealogy,
many of the nobles tracing their de-
scent back to almost the dawn of
history. Even in Austria, however, it
is generally admitted that the dukes
of Norfolk represent the oldest family
in the world.
The London county council has pre-
pared a memorandum showing that
London's 115 1-2 square miles are own-
ed by 34,000 persons. Twenty squire
miles are owned by the crown, the
ecclesiastical commissioners, the Lon-
don county council and the city cor-
poration; 187 persons own forty
square miles and the remaining own-
ers possess about an acre each. The
value of London's land today Is es-
timated at $3,000,000,000.
Holland abounds in oo-operativ« so-
cieties organised to reduce the gen-
eral living expenses.
Broom Corn in Oklahoma
While this article—based upon in-
vestigations in the Washita valley and
In western Oklahoma by Mr. Charles
A. Hoke under the direction of Mr.
B. Youngblood, Scientific Assistant in
Charge of Farm Management Investi-
gations in Texas and Oklahoma. U. S.
Department of Agriculture—calls spe-
cial attention to the possibilities of
growing broomcorn in the river val-
leys of western Oklahoma, It outlines
quite fully the practices of the broom-
corn growers throughout the state,
and for that reason should prove
highly Interesting to a great number
of our Oklahoma farmers who are
just starting or contemplating start-
in? into the broomcorn business.
Preparation of Land for Broomcorn
The ideal method is to fall or win-
ter plow the land, turning under the
heavy coating of stalks in time for
them to decay before spring, and then
shallow list the ground when it is
time to plant the crop. This ideal is
not always followed, of course, but
In any case the laud is listed whether
any previous preparation has been
made or not.
Planting
The planting is done with the reg-
ular planting attachment to the lister,
using a specially prepared plate for
broomcorn. The holes In the plates
are bored to suit the quantity of seed
required per acre. A bushel of seed
will plant from 16 to 20 acres. The
seed is usually secured from reputable
seed houses in Illinois, and costs, laid
down in Oklahoma, about $4.00 per
bushel. This is the best seed t&at can
be bought and this explains to some
extent why the quality of broomcorn
produced in the Washita valley al-
ways commands the top of the mar-
ket.
Cultivation
Good cultivation consists of one
"go-deviling." and two plowings with
the cultivator. In some cases the
ground is harrowed instead of "go-
deviled." Broomcorn will make a
crop with very little cultivation, but
like all other crops is improved if
good cultivation is given, and this
phase of the work should not be ne-
glected.
Time of Maturity
It will take from 2 1-2 to 4 months
for a crop of broomcorn to mature.
This depends upon the time when
or bad. These threshers are run by
steam, and a good outfit with a full
complement of men will thresh about
50 acres per day, or 15 to 20 tons.
About 20 men are required to run
the thresher properly, nlthough a
smaller number might do. The main
thing about, a thresher is the cylinder
which knocks off the seed and leaves
the brush uninjured. After the seed
is knocked off, the brush is put in
the shed to dry for a couple of weeks
before baling, unless the brush has
been cured before threshing, in which
case It is ready to bale at once. In
drying, the brush is put in layers
about three inches thick on shelves
about 7 inches apart. This gives an
air space ofa few inches between each
layer, and this gives the brush an op-
portunity to dry out. If the brush is
placed in the shed while green it will
require about ten to twelve days for
it to dry out sufficiently for baling.
This depends very much upon weather
conditions.
Curing Sheds
A shed Is a necessity If broomcorn
is grown in any quantity. These
sheds are well covered but are open
on the sides to allow the free circu-
lation of air through them. The shed
is divided into sections or "shelves"
about 7 feet wide. To the poles sep-
arating the sections boards are nailed
about 7 Inches apart. These boards
reach across the shed and act as
rests upon which the sticks support-
ing the brush are placed. These
sheds vary in cost, depending upon
the material used, size, etc. One shed
we observed was made of the best
of material, covered with redwood
shingles, was 140 feet long, and 10
feet to the eaves. This shed cost
$357.50. It holds 35 tons of brush.
It contains 19 "shelves" or sections.
From this an estimate can he made
as to the cost of sheds similar in con-
struction but made of less costly ma-
terial.
Seed
When the seed is threshed from
the brush it is piled to one side and
In most cases is allowed to rot, or is
burned. It is too immature to grow,
and is considered not worth the trou-
ble of saving. That this is a mistake
there is no doubt. All agree that
the seed makes good feed for all
kinds of stock, some even placing it
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HAULING THE CROP TO MARKET
planted, and seasonal conditions. If
planted early, it takes longer for it
to mature thar if planted later in the
season. Broomcorn planted May 1st
should mature and be ready to cut
about August 1st, while that planted
in June or July may be ready to cut
in 21-2 months from the time of
plnnting. The time of planting varies
from March 15 to July 15, the range
of the planting season being similar
to that of Indian corn.
Harvesting
When the seed is in the dough stage
and when the brush has a nice green
color, it Is ready to cut. Experience
is necessary In order to tell when to
cut to secure the most salable brush,
but an inexperienced man, by watch-
ing his more experienced neighbor,
can tell when to cut his own crop.
The first thing to do in harvesting
is to ' table" the corn. This is done
by taking two rows and breaking
them over each other in such a way
as to form a table bet wen the rows.
The stalks are broken a little less
than waist high to the operator, and
at a convenient height for cutting
the brush. The tables afford a place
to lay the brush when cut, and until
the haulers can remove it from the
field.
After the "tabling" bas been ac-
complished, the brush is cut and put
in small plies on the tables. The
cutting is done with a knife that is
made especially for the purpose. It
is made of good steel as a keen edge
Is necessary for good work. A good
cutter will "table" and cut about 3-4
acre per day of good corn, or about
1-4 of a ton.
The brush is put on the tables and
allowed to remain from an hour to
one half day. and in many cases a
day if the haulers are rushed. The
usual practice, however, is to haul in
as fast as cut and either thresh or
put in the shed.
Threshing
Regular broomcorn seeders are
found throughout the country, about
ten outfits being found around Lind-
say alone. These outfits go from
piece to place and thresh each man's
crop. They charge from $1.00 to $1.50
per acre, the latter price being the
regular one. The price per acre is
the same whether the crop is good
as high as wheat or oats in feeding
value. The difficulty in curing the
seed Is largely responsible for its
neglect. The writer suggested, when
he visited that section this season,
that they clean off a large 6pace in
their yard somewhere, as is done in
castorbean drying, and put the seed
on this in a thin layer, where, under
favorabie weather conditions, it would
soon dry. The objection offered to
this is that there is a danger pf rain
and a spoiling of the crop In this way.
This wont often happen, but suppose
it does. It would only spoil what
would have gone to waste anyway,
and surely the risk Is not too great,
nor the labor too much to at least
try to save the seed. During August
M-hen the threshing Is usually done
there is very little rain, and perhaps
in not one case out of five would a
seed crop be spoiled. Nothing is se-
cured without labor and risk, and an
effort, at least, 3hould be made to
save the seed.
Baling
After the brush is thoroughly dried
out it is ready for the baler. The
baler consists of a box-like arrange-
ment, into which the brush is placed
and pressed by horse power. The
bales vary in weight from 200 to 3?0
pounds. On the average about six
bales are required for a ton. Baling
costs about 20 cents per bale, and a
full crew of twelve men will bale
about 20 tons per day. Regular bal-
ing outfits traverse the country, but
in many cases the grower has his
own baler.
Hauling to Market
The corn is hauled to market on
specially made frames. These frames
are 16 feet long, and about 3 1-2 feet
wide. They will hold six bales. The
bales are held in place by end-boards
which when placed stand at an agle
of about 45 degrees.
Prices Received
The price this season has varied
from $80.00 to $250.00 per ton. The
price depends upon quality, demand,
etc. In case a seed crop is saved the
brush sells for one half the regular
price.
Yield per Acre
The yield per acre varies from 1-5
to 2-5 ton. Upon good land 1-3 ton
per acre is considers a good yild.
This yield, of course, depends upon
a great many conditions, soil, season,
cultivation, seed planted, stand, etc.
A good yield for upland Is 1-4 ton per
acre.
Varieties
Only standard varieties are grown.
Tennessee Evergreen and the Aua!-
tralian are the two varieties grown.
This seed is secured pure each year
from the Illinois seed houses. Very
little seed for planting is grown in
the Washita valley at present. This
seed could be, and no doubt will be,
grown at home in a few years. The
price of the brush is cut one half
where seed is grown, but the price
obtained for the seed more than
makes up for it. There is no doubt'
that seed grown at home by a careful
grower will yield better than seed
that is changed from Illnois condi-
tions each year. This has been pretty
well established with Indian corn,
and there is little reason to doubt
that the same will be found true with
broomcorn.
Stalks From a Previous Crop
The stalks from a previous crop
are usually burned. This is a need-
less waste of soil fertility, and In no
case should these stalks be burned.
The crop of stalks is so enormous In
some cases that it seems impossible
to get rid of them without burning,
but by putting a heavy chain on the
plow or running over them with a
stalk cutter, and then plowing deep
the heaviest kind of a crop can be
turned under. When the stalks are
once under the ground they are where
they will do some good by way of
adding huinus to the soil. Wh4fc the
stalks are burned, all of the nitro-
and a great part of the pota&h,
and phosphate, all very essential to
the production of crops, is lost. Plow
early and deep and the stalks will
nearly all be rotted by spring, and
the plant food and humus that they
contain will be saved to the soil.
Effect on the Soil
There seems to be a difference of
opinion as to the effects of broom-
corn on the soil, some claiming a
benefit therefrom, while others say it
is injurious. In a short discussion of
this kind it is impossible to go into
detail, and only a general statement
can be made. Generally speaking,
broomcorn will have the same effect
upon the soil as kaffir or cane, since
it belongs to the drouth resisting or
moisture pumping class. If the green
stalks are plowed under as soon as
the crop is removed, there will be an
addition of humus to the soil and a
possible improving of the mechanical
condition in this way. So far as soil
fertility and plant food are concerned,
however, there is no gain for the crop
removes plant food from the soil and
none is returned except through t.1«
stalks. Since In most cases it is the
practice to burn these stalks there
is a loss of all of the nitrogen, and
a good part of the potash and phos-
phate. by leaching, before the soil is
turned. It is unreasonable to think
that the land is actually made richer
by the growing of a crop of broom-
corn, especially when such practices
are followed aa hi the Washita val-
ley at present. As stated elsewhere
in this article broomcorn Is a good
crop for the farmer, provided he
grows it in moderation, and does not
let it hinder the production of such
crops as corn, cotton, and alfalfa. So
long as present prices hold.tfifroora-
corn will be a good crop, but the
former should be careful that he does
not get the "broomcorn craze," and
i grow too much of it, and too long
on the same land. It should be ro-
tated with corn, cotton, cowpeas, and
alfalfa, and In no case grow it on the
same land more than two years in
succession.
Value of the Crop
The comparison of broomcorn with
other crops that may be grown is
very favorable. It has the advantage
that It is almost a sure crop, it may
be planted after all danger of floods
Is over, and it is a cash crop. If
properly rotated the soil Is not de-
pleted in fertility to any appreciable
extent, that i3, no more than other
crops deplete it.
The cost of production of a ton of
broomcorn Is estimated by experi-
enced growers at from $20.00 to
$25.00 per ton. This Includes cultiva-
tion. rent of land, labor, myketlng.
and all cost until the corn n put on
the market. The comparative value
of broomcorn and other props may
be determined from this.
Labor
Plenty of hands may bp secured
during the broomcorn season, and this
region has developed some cutters
equal to the experts of the famous
Illinois broomcorn belt. Experienced
hands are paid $1.50 per day, with
board. A great deal of the profit in
broomcorn depends upon the men who
are hired to do the work. The more
experience they have had the more
profit there is in it for the man who
owns the crop.
Knowledge and Equipment Necessary
A working knowledge of this crop
and the necessary equipment of sheds
and machinery are necessary in the
production of broomcorn. and the
I farmer who is not thus equipped
stands a good show to lose money un-
| le«s the season Is very favorable or
J the price unusually high, as was the
lease the p»»t season.
"Tabloid" Watch
What might be called a tabloid
watch has Just been made by a watch-
maker of Locle, Switzerland, says the;
London Globe. The thickness is said
to be only three millimeters, so, a
meter being only 39 inches, one can'
estimate the thickness of the watch.
Taking the case and the blass It is
found the works occupy a space of 1.9
millimeters. The spring is half a
mlllmeter. What makes this achieve-
ment more extraordinary is that it la
asserted that the watch keeps time.
RAM'S HORN BROWN.
Every one of the devil's fiery darts
is pointed with a doubt.
Perfect trust and perfect peaca
never ask for a divorce.
The man is a great loser who loses
his character and saves his cash.
The man who lives only for himself
couldn't be in any smaller business.
The dollar that does the most for us
is the dollar with which we do good.
The man who has faith in God 19
sure to have many other good things.
Some are so busy trying to do some-
thing for the Lord the Lord cannot do
anything for them.
The man who is born lame in his
mind limps in his conduct all his life.
Where faith ends sin begins.
There are still many people who
never find out that it Is a waste of
jewelry to cast pearls before swine.
The man who cried out for the re-
lease of Barabbas had as much to do
with the crucifixion of Christ as the
man who drove the spikes. -
Means Much for Egypt
Oil has been struck 150 miles south
of Suez, on the Red sea coast, the
gusher giving increasing quantities
daily, and indicating large reserves.
The possibility of a cheap supply of
fuel is a discovery of the greatest im-
portance to Egypt.
POINTED PARAGRAPHS
-Fit for the gods—the theater gal-
lery.
Your luck Is good If the other fel-
low's is worse.
A high roller cuts a queer figure
when he gets a skate on.
The seed mania never hits a boy
very hard on his way to school.
The way not to interest a woman is
to praise some other woman.
Anyway, there's no danger of an old
toper's dying of water on the brain.
One thing in the world that is used
by us all for a spell—the alphabet.
It's easier to mix rellgicn wth busi-
ness than it is to mix politics with re-
ligion.
A woman should trust her husband,
but it isn't always advisable to let
him know it.
It isn't a question of how much
money you have made, but how much
good have you done with it.
It's easy to convince a superstitious
man that finding a dollar is luckier
than finding a horseshoe.
If you are unable to learn anything
while trying to teach others, it's a
sure indication that you are a has-
been.—Chicago News.
TABLOID INFORMATION
Germany is the land of duels at
resent.
The water of the ocean is rich in
radium.
The world's record of earthquakes
is 30,000.
The queen of Roumania has written
30 volumes.
Roller skates were invented in 1768
by a Hollander.
The dress of the Japanese woman
shows her age.
In ten years Cleveland will be the
"Concrete City."
It is stated that the first bread was
made by a Chinaman.
Some of the cigars of tile Philip-
pines are 2'^ feet long.
The microphone makes the footsteps
of a fly plainly audible.
Alaska has a trifle less than three
hundred miles of railroad.
Only ten per cent, of Japan's popu-
lation may be classed as illiterate.
The coal bill of the United States
navy during 1908 amounted to $5.54u,-
000.
It is likely that there will be laws
In New York and other states requir-
ing that 6tock yards in the future be
constructed of concrete.
An American syndicate is building
a large cement mill, and a vigorous
campaign is being started to teach the
Jap how to make use of this material.
OKLAHOMA DIRECTORY
Nice light bread and flaky biscuits
can be made from
Insist on this brand and you
are Bure to have the best
YOI'R OKOCRK HH1.I.M IT
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Un nCAL to I Alt property Infill' Fam-
ous Putnam Additions in Oklahoma
lit* write to
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Dutton, W. R. The Foraker Tribune. (Foraker, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, November 26, 1909, newspaper, November 26, 1909; Foraker, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc287857/m1/2/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.