Oklahoma Farmer (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 14, No. 1, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 3, 1905 Page: 2 of 16
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OKLAHOMA FARMER, WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 1905.
ANY PROBLEM IN CENERAL ACRICULTURE WILL BE DISCUSSED IN THIS DEPARTMENT.
Nubbins of Farm News.
J. H. Hale, tho Georgia peach grower,
thinned the fruit by hand on his 200,000
peach trees last season.
The Wisconsin Free Library Commis-
sion runs a book-wagon, a library on
wheels, to provide reading for residents
of rural districts.
A new kind of a swindle has been In
operation at Waterloo, Iowa. A woman
drove through the country, collecting ine
combing of hair from farmers' wives,
to be made into switches, ana taking a
few dozen eggs for her fee. The hair and
the eggs are sold at good prices and tlie
woman disappears.
Frofn Odebolt, la., 144 cars of popcorn
were shipped in lllO.'i, rind it is estimated
that the crop of 1904 is 250 cars. A. E.
Cook, of Brookmont farm, is a 'arge
grower of popcorn. The prices are usual-
ly 80 cents to $1 -per 1.000 lbs. An acre
usually produces a ton to a ton and a half
worth $16 to $30. The fodder is also good
for feeding.
Some tali plowing done by a Michigan
man by the use of an ordinary traction
engine is reported. Two double-furrow
plows were hitched behind the engine in
such a position that when the right hand
plow was turning a slxteen-inch furrow,
the edge of tha" right driver was kept
sixteen inches from the furrow. The av-
erage width cut by the two plows was
r>-it feet. Behind the plows came a
heavy steam roller, hitched to the engine
by a long rope attached to the end of
the tongue and to the right-hand side
of the engine. A weighted weeder was
hitched behind the roller. The engine
pulled this string of four implements with
no difficulty in steering or In making the
turn at the end. Four rods at the end
was left unplowed on which to turn. The
field .was 110 rods long. The work was
exceptionally well done at the rate of
an acre an hour and at a cost of silently
over $1 an acre.
Thirty-one acres had heen plowed in
three days. The engine moved at the
rate of two miles an hour.
Prolificness of Weeds.
A single plant of pigweeds has been
fcund to produce 900,000 seeds. A sin-
gle plant of wild buckwheat located in
a favorable spot for development upon
our own grounds, spread nad covered a
spot of ground five feet In diameter, mak-
ing a tangled mass of vine which more
than filled a bushel basket when it was
pulled up. The squirrel-tail grass, an
unknown or at least an unnoticed weed
in Iowa three years ago. lias so spread
that there is hardly a lawn in the state
which is not cursed by it. Bushels and
bushels of fox-tail seed are raised every
year by the average western farmer and
hundreds of other men plant rorn each
year seemingly for the sole purpose of
furnishing n support for the morning
glories. Conditions have been favorable
the past three years for an extraordinary
growth of weeds all over the west and a
clean field or a clean farm can hardly be
anywhere found. On many a farm the
weeds are exhausting the fertility of the
soil to a far greater extent than do the
crops raised. Weeds in the corn fields;
weeds by the roadside; weeds in the pas-
ture lot; weeds in the garden; .weeds in
the orchard; weeds everywhere. The
keeping of 100 sheep on each 160-acre
farm would do more to remedy this evil
than any other thing which can be^ done:
—Iowa" State Register.
The Farmer's Interests
Jarr nfo «t thresliln* time and he 1> ,
/certain ol clean, quti-k work without ,
[rumely SEPARATOR ^
If your threalierman ilon't use the
I Thrrnhimi Outfit" consisting of liiiniely Kn-
irlne and Separator, get our catalog ana
\ call his attention to tho many advantages It
1 Offers hill! mid y« u. Invrstl ,ato the Im-
proved features of the machines the seir-
f eerier. wind-stacker, clover hullers.ete.
Catalog is free and is full of threshing
logic that means more money for the ;
farmer and the thresher- —
man. Write for It today.
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it will plant so thai you will be sure to lucreiiBe your
bow" be™p£i. whWoatn, barley and \
or mind the seed. Will drill *>r broadcast Alfalfa and
seeds. Works in nil soils; draws ilKhlly ana Isi « ■>
lllan have eelf-oiling chilled bearings that, are re-
if tuey wear out. Fitted ——— — --
with Press attachment if
desired. No better drill
made at any price. Made
by an iiideptnd&iit fitctor j
aiid bold at anti-trust
prices. Circulars free.
Peoria Drill and Seeder Co.
245 N. Parry St., Peoria, III.
crops. It
won't crack
other grass
to operate,
placed free
Sweet Corn.
(D. I. Duncan.)
To the farmer who lives in the states
thai were affiled ly the drouth of the
past season, the valuP of a soiling crgp
should make a strong appeal.
For soiling purposes the variety ''om-
montly called sweet corn will prove par-
ticularly advantageous. This is because
it is sweeter in quality, will remain green
longer and stand the drouth better thijn
the common field varieites. It need not
be planted quite so early, because it is
ouicker in maturing. It suckers liberally,
which means more stalks and leaves for
feed. In planting this crop it is impor-
tant to have a good seed bed. 'Ihe plant-
ing time is about the first of June, but
there will be an advantage lTi plowing
the ground in May, nr.u harrow a;? 't well
that a dust mulch may be established
This could also be the time for applying
the fertilizer since it would give that ma-
t'Vial t me to lecr.rne incorp'na id wuh
the soil and partially dissolved, so as
to furnish ready plant food right from
the start. To make any soiling econo-
mical, heavy yields must be secured, and
for heavy yields, heavy fertilization is
essential. As forage is the thing wanted,
barnyard manure can be used in large
amounts, but should be applied some
months before planting. Fertilizers rich
in nitrogen and potash should be used
and on ordinary soils, from 300 to 500
pounds per acre of a mixture containing
4 per cent nitrogen, 6 per cent phosphoric
acid and 8 per cent potash can be profi-
tably applied. The application should be
made by broadcasting and worked well
into the soil with a harrow some weeks
before planting is done.
A bushel of seed will plant about five
acras which should be drilled in rows
about three and a half feet apart. The
seed should not be planted too deep, and
broadcasting is not recommended. The
rows should be cultivated same as field
corn, frequent, shallow and level culti-
vation being the best.
Plant a few acres of sweet corn this
season, and thank us later for the advice.
You will find that it will furnish a green
feed from early summer until frost comes
that will be relished by all your stock.
After frosted it may be cut and placed
in small shocks and it will continue to
make a good feed.
From the Seed Hag.
Some people think peed testing is a
new fad, but good farmers in this coun-
try practlced# it fifty years ago.
As your modest and unassuming seeds-
man makes only about 5fl0 per cent profit
out of your purchases, you can afford
to insist on 'having the real thing.
In buying red clover seed look out for
buckliorn weed. The seed • looks, very
much like clover, but Is a little concave
on one side. A good glass will catch it
every time.
Most alfalfa seed is adulterated. Of
course, this is pure thievery, and the
legislature ought to pass laws that will
put* crooked dealers in jail.
Do not buy any grass seeds from a
dealer who will not guarantee "them in
writing to "be free from weed seeds.
The usual amount of alfalfa seed per
acre lias been recommended by most of
the agricultural sharps at 20 to lin pounds.
But Professor IloUlen. the Iowa corn ex-
* pert, says from 12 to 15 lbs. are enough.
I And there you are.
Every decent farm paper in the coun-
try has printed so much about the im-
portance of testing need that there is no
excuse for anybody planting dead ones.
The clover seed crop last year was very
short and prices are high. Therefore,
will the thrifty but dishonest dealer mix
it more freely With any old thing he can
get his hands on.
Alfalfa seed is a little cheaper than it
was a year ago, in spite of the tremen-
d< us demand for It.
The nice, plump, healthy seed of any-
thing will produce better crops than the
puny, sickly, shriveled sort.
Bringing in Weeds.
One of the commonest ways of bring-
ing weeds into a new country is to im-
port them in screenings from flour
mills or from other mills that clean
grains and sell the screenings. Prob-
ably none of our states have a law
like that in the northwest territories
of Canada, which prohibits the sale
of screenings exceot to feeders of
sheep, and then under certain restric-
tions.
Screenings contain almost all kinds of
weed seeds, and from these they get
into the manure pile and are carried
onto the land and are placed in the
soil in the very best shape for grow-
ing. Frequently the farmer produces
the weeds on one part of his farm, has
them screened out when the wheat is
threshed and shovels the refuse into
the manure pile or into some place
from which it reaches the manure pile,
and is thence sent to all parts of the
farm.
OKLAHOMA.
As a maiden gently kneeling to implore
Sacred rights she should have had be-
fore;
As a halo in the galaxy c f stars,
Columbi a-horizoned, which negaitlon
mars,
We hall thee, Oklahoma, "beautiful
land"
De Soto discovered on his mission to ex-
pand
Dominions Spanish; which La Salle later
Explored for France; where Crozat found
disaster;
Bienville, too; and even the warrior, Na-
poleon,
Victor at Lodi and Marengo, as a cordon
Of honor to Jefferson, doffed thee for
gold,
With which to fill his coffers manifold;
Who, steeped from hewd to foot in
wreaking crime,
Shed blood for love of it, as 'twere past
time!
Today thy fame, like morning's nimbus
cloud.
Is scattered abroad, and Earth of thee
is proud!
yes. Time, the fructifier, whose mission
is
Fulfillment of God's sapient purposes.
Hath change, since, Indian-possessed and
wild,
The bison and coyote roamed o'er thee,
child
Of Nature; for the tender Nurse of Free-
dom,
Whose breast has nourished sisters in
this Kingdom
Of Sovereign citizens American, fed thee
And loved thee, till thou nrt a radiant
Beauty!
The nurseling, form hath grown to Wo-
man's state,
^nd thou are a prairie Queen, to esti-
mate •
Whose virtues, Knights, in gilded armor
dressed,
Wielding bucklers and bayonets, bare
the breast;
Nor statesmen, East .or West, falter to
protect!
In thy debut thou art an April Queen
elect!
Though peaceful scutcheons deck thy
tranquil brow,
'Twas yesetrday, that Hiawatha's vow
And Nokomis' plaints echoed in thy trys-
ting dales,
Where nuptial loves were told 1n Savage
tales!
By verdant streams, those Indian Chiefs,
tattooed
And scalp-bedight, made love; planned
wars; tabooed
Their fellows, or smoked the calumet.
That eon's gone!
•This better so. 'Tis history, like Mara-
thon,
Only to be remembered!
Civic life hath won.
Victories knightly as in war; as when,
upon
Some Cincinnatus plowing, or Hampden
at the forge.
Fell duties, prompting deeds which hero-
isms urge.
Full many o-f these, unsung, may be for-
got;
Thine, Payne and Couch, whose shades
we love, shall not!
It is a sacred privilege of ours to share
Commemorative tokens of the good and
fair,
Who gave their lives and manhood's
sturdy pride
To gain a home and heritage denied!
Therefore, this land, in-wreathed with
myriad flowers,
Flecking its mossy streams and leafy
bowers,
Where bees extract honey, enchant their
praise,
As shall thy liberty-loving sons in com-
ing (Jhys.
Land of peculiar grace, Fate-kept for us.
Whose climate's mild and air's salubrious
Thou hast a legionary role to laud,
And opportunities grandly to applaud
Ancestral heraldry and deeds of romance,
Whose lustre surely will with age ad-
vance!
Then hail to thee, Comet of resplendence,
Deserving and enhancing the admittance
Thou seekest! We love thee! We praise
thee,
For what thou hast been, for what thou
mayst be!
The Gem of the prairies, the Star of the
West!
A Beacon of Glory, an Heir to be blest!
A Maiden sixteen, whose glittering gran-
deur and sheen *
Are Wonders of Earth! Thou Queen of
Sixteen!
—J. O. DAVIS.
If boxes have been used before,
they should be thoroughly washed
with kerosene emulsion or pure kero-
sene and whitewashed inside and out
before setting the hen.
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Greer, Frank H. Oklahoma Farmer (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 14, No. 1, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 3, 1905, newspaper, May 3, 1905; Guthrie, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc88049/m1/2/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.