Volume 16 , Issue 41

1914 - Oklahoma Farmers Learning To Diversify

One hundred years ago, 30 November 1914, Monday, The Daily Ardmoreite, had the following headlines on page 2, Farmers Are Learning To Diversify. Landlords in many counties throughout the state were urging change of crops as profitable.

Stillwater, Okla., Nov. 30 (19104) -- At his desk in Stillwater, W. D. Bentley, director of extension at A. & M. college and state agent in charge of the farm demonstration work of the United States department of agriculture, received reports from county agents in forty-five counties of the state. These reports, made weekly, reflect accurately the rural mind of Oklahoma. Night riders were not needed to cut the acreage of next year's (1915) cotton crop. A stagnant cotton market had done the work. The reports on Mr. Pentley's desk tell the story of a rejuvenation of Oklahoma agriculture.

One thousand acres of alfalfa had been sown this fall in Creek county, according to a report from B. E. Drake, agent, with headquarters at Sapulpa. He looked for much sweet clover and sudan grass to be sown.

The wheat acreage in Pittsburg county would be doubled and the cotton acreage would be cut in half, said John White, agent for that county. Diversified crops was the order of the day in that county.

From Atoka came the news that peanuts were becoming highly popular. A movement was on foot, under direction of J. L. Howe, agent, to obtain a thrasher for this year's crop. A peanut convention was held at Atoka Nov. 14, 1914.
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