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April 8, 1911
Tulsa Daily World
Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma
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The Rock Island Railroad and International Dry Farming Congress operate 'The Larger Crops Special' train in Oklahoma from April 7-15 to promote dry farming methods for better crop yields by conserving minimum moisture. Experts like H.M. Cottrell emphasize revolutionizing agriculture in southwestern states.
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CROP SPECIAL ON THE ROCK ISLAND
FOUR SOUTHWESTERN STATES
TO REVOLUTIONIZE METHODS.
LECTURERS WITH TRAIN
Get Best Results by Figuring on the Minimum Amount of Moisture Instead of Greatest.
With the aid of the Rock Island Railroad Company the International Dry Farming congress is conducting an educational campaign through Texas, Central and Western Oklahoma, Western New Mexico, Eastern Colorado and Western Kansas. The object of operating the special train is to stimulate the use of dry farming methods in each state. Cooperation is asked of the state boards of agriculture, the state agricultural colleges and experiment stations, state superintendents, farmers and like organizations and agricultural editors.
The special train will be operated in Oklahoma April 7 to 15 and the name will be The Larger Crops Special. It will be at the following towns in Oklahoma on the dates given below:
April 7-Okarche, Kingfisher, Dover, Hennessey, Bison, Waukomis and Enid.
April 10-Lahoma, Isabell, Ringwood, Okeene, Hitchcock, Watonga, Greenfield and Geary.
April 11-Bridgeport, Hinton, Lookeba, Binger, Gracemont, Stecker, Apache and Lawton.
April 12-Geronimo, Walter, Temple, Hastings, Verden and Anadarko.
April 13-Washita, Fort Cobb, Carnegie, Mountain View, Altus, Hobart, Lone Wolf and Mangum.
April 14-Granite, Hydro, Weatherford and Clinton.
April 15-Foss, Cheyenne, Elk City, Sayre, Erick and Texola.
That agricultural methods in the Southwest in order to bring the best results must be revolutionized is the opinion of experts who are accompanying the larger crops special train over the Rock Island lines. This train is placed at the disposal of the International Dry Farming Congress, which meets at Colorado Springs in October, but to induce even the farmers of the rain belt to adopt dry farming methods.
H. M. Cottrell, commissioner of agriculture for the Rock Island, is authority for the statement that dry farming methods will secure larger crops in the rain belt just as well as in semi-arid regions. He points out that Dr. Liberty H. Bailey of Cornell University, who is one of the leading members of the International Dry Farming Congress, recently declared that it will be necessary for agriculturists everywhere to change their methods and farm on the basis of the minimum amount of moisture possible under their conditions and climate instead of as at present on a basis of ample rainfall.
"If farmers all over the country, regardless of location, adopted moisture conservation and thorough tillage methods which the dry land farmer finds absolutely necessary there would be an enormous increase in production," says Mr. Cottrell. "Such seasons as the last two in Oklahoma could have been met by dry farming methods and this state would have been up to its average in crop yields. This subject is worthy of close study by all farmers, whether they live in the humid or semi-arid regions. It is just as necessary in fact, in sections where irrigation is practiced as it is where no water is available for irrigation and the rainfall is scant. For this reason the Rock Island has prepared a schedule which takes the train over the entire western half of Oklahoma, the greater portion of which section enjoys an average rainfall ample in normal years to produce good crops.
The dry farming experts claim, and their statements are correct, that farming must be done with reference to meeting conditions in the abnormal years instead of from the basis of the best conditions.
"Attention to the advice of the men who have studied and practiced dry farming methods, some of whom will be on our train, will double the yield in Western Oklahoma. It means millions for your farmers to get in line with this movement. Dry farming has been a neglected subject and there exists a great deal of unwarranted prejudice against the term on the part of the people who do not understand the meaning of it. When the farmers once hear what has been accomplished in the semi-arid regions they will come to the conclusion that a system which gives such wonderful results with fifteen inches of rainfall certainly will be of vast benefit where the normal rainfall is thirty inches, especially in that year or two when the precipitation is way below normal.
"For every three inches of moisture that passes through the wheat plant it produces five bushels of grain to the acre. With shallow plowing and improper tillage this moisture does not reach the plant. Deep plowing must be done in order to provide a reservoir to hold the moisture and thorough tillage is necessary so that the plant can absorb this moisture.
On this train the experts will give the farmers economical methods of moisture conservation that will mean, if followed, an enormous increase in production of all crops."
FOUR SOUTHWESTERN STATES
TO REVOLUTIONIZE METHODS.
LECTURERS WITH TRAIN
Get Best Results by Figuring on the Minimum Amount of Moisture Instead of Greatest.
With the aid of the Rock Island Railroad Company the International Dry Farming congress is conducting an educational campaign through Texas, Central and Western Oklahoma, Western New Mexico, Eastern Colorado and Western Kansas. The object of operating the special train is to stimulate the use of dry farming methods in each state. Cooperation is asked of the state boards of agriculture, the state agricultural colleges and experiment stations, state superintendents, farmers and like organizations and agricultural editors.
The special train will be operated in Oklahoma April 7 to 15 and the name will be The Larger Crops Special. It will be at the following towns in Oklahoma on the dates given below:
April 7-Okarche, Kingfisher, Dover, Hennessey, Bison, Waukomis and Enid.
April 10-Lahoma, Isabell, Ringwood, Okeene, Hitchcock, Watonga, Greenfield and Geary.
April 11-Bridgeport, Hinton, Lookeba, Binger, Gracemont, Stecker, Apache and Lawton.
April 12-Geronimo, Walter, Temple, Hastings, Verden and Anadarko.
April 13-Washita, Fort Cobb, Carnegie, Mountain View, Altus, Hobart, Lone Wolf and Mangum.
April 14-Granite, Hydro, Weatherford and Clinton.
April 15-Foss, Cheyenne, Elk City, Sayre, Erick and Texola.
That agricultural methods in the Southwest in order to bring the best results must be revolutionized is the opinion of experts who are accompanying the larger crops special train over the Rock Island lines. This train is placed at the disposal of the International Dry Farming Congress, which meets at Colorado Springs in October, but to induce even the farmers of the rain belt to adopt dry farming methods.
H. M. Cottrell, commissioner of agriculture for the Rock Island, is authority for the statement that dry farming methods will secure larger crops in the rain belt just as well as in semi-arid regions. He points out that Dr. Liberty H. Bailey of Cornell University, who is one of the leading members of the International Dry Farming Congress, recently declared that it will be necessary for agriculturists everywhere to change their methods and farm on the basis of the minimum amount of moisture possible under their conditions and climate instead of as at present on a basis of ample rainfall.
"If farmers all over the country, regardless of location, adopted moisture conservation and thorough tillage methods which the dry land farmer finds absolutely necessary there would be an enormous increase in production," says Mr. Cottrell. "Such seasons as the last two in Oklahoma could have been met by dry farming methods and this state would have been up to its average in crop yields. This subject is worthy of close study by all farmers, whether they live in the humid or semi-arid regions. It is just as necessary in fact, in sections where irrigation is practiced as it is where no water is available for irrigation and the rainfall is scant. For this reason the Rock Island has prepared a schedule which takes the train over the entire western half of Oklahoma, the greater portion of which section enjoys an average rainfall ample in normal years to produce good crops.
The dry farming experts claim, and their statements are correct, that farming must be done with reference to meeting conditions in the abnormal years instead of from the basis of the best conditions.
"Attention to the advice of the men who have studied and practiced dry farming methods, some of whom will be on our train, will double the yield in Western Oklahoma. It means millions for your farmers to get in line with this movement. Dry farming has been a neglected subject and there exists a great deal of unwarranted prejudice against the term on the part of the people who do not understand the meaning of it. When the farmers once hear what has been accomplished in the semi-arid regions they will come to the conclusion that a system which gives such wonderful results with fifteen inches of rainfall certainly will be of vast benefit where the normal rainfall is thirty inches, especially in that year or two when the precipitation is way below normal.
"For every three inches of moisture that passes through the wheat plant it produces five bushels of grain to the acre. With shallow plowing and improper tillage this moisture does not reach the plant. Deep plowing must be done in order to provide a reservoir to hold the moisture and thorough tillage is necessary so that the plant can absorb this moisture.
On this train the experts will give the farmers economical methods of moisture conservation that will mean, if followed, an enormous increase in production of all crops."
What sub-type of article is it?
Agriculture
What keywords are associated?
Dry Farming
Rock Island Railroad
Larger Crops Special
Moisture Conservation
Agricultural Revolution
Oklahoma Towns
Crop Yields
What entities or persons were involved?
H. M. Cottrell
Dr. Liberty H. Bailey
Where did it happen?
Oklahoma
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Oklahoma
Event Date
April 7 To 15
Key Persons
H. M. Cottrell
Dr. Liberty H. Bailey
Outcome
experts predict enormous increase in crop production through adoption of dry farming methods, including moisture conservation and thorough tillage, potentially doubling yields in western oklahoma.
Event Details
The Rock Island Railroad Company aids the International Dry Farming Congress in running 'The Larger Crops Special' train through southwestern states to promote dry farming methods. The train visits multiple Oklahoma towns from April 7-15 with lecturers demonstrating techniques to revolutionize agriculture by focusing on minimum moisture conditions for better results in both rain belt and semi-arid regions.