The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-01-18

twenty-six counties of the territory.
In so doing it has been necessary to
travel 1892 miles at total cost of
$96.75 for railroad fare, livery hire
and maintenance The total attend
ance at all OF the Institutes so visited
was, approximately, 5000 persons.
The farmer boys Of Oklahoma. as
yet, have not been much in evidence
at the institute and some means must
be adopted to interest them to the ex-
tent that will insure their presence
and interest in the work think the
board of agriculture should authorize
the expenditure Of the small sum OF
money necessary to purchase first
class seed corn for distribution among
the farmer boys of the territory who
will take sip the study Of corn breed
ing in competition for prizes to be
procured, by the board, through dona-
ton or purchase Such seed corn
should be distributed IN small quanti-
ties sufficient to plant small breed
ing plat TO be cared for under the di-
rection Of this Office. which would have
a two-foid effect namely enlisting
the boys interest in advance agf..s
culture and in providing a better
quality Of seed corn for the farmer,
thus insuring a largely increased
yield Some very good work along
this line has been done this past sea
son by member Of this board (Mr
Newberry), which is indeed commend
able, but, no doubt, greater and bet
ter results could be obtained If the
work were entered into on a more
elaborate scale by the board
The duties imposed upon your sec
retary by the last legislative assem-
bly, are those connected with the en-
forcement Of the nursery inspection
law. compiling Of atatistics. feed and
fertilizer law, secretary Of the Okla
homa survey commission, and that OF
performing, temporarily, the duties Of
territorial engineer IN connection with
the operation Of the irrigesion law,
and passing upon tho qualifications Of
county engineers m such counties as
elect to adopt the new roan law
The nursery law, which became ef-
fective May /. 1905, has demanded
the expenditure Of more time and
labor than an other duties combined.
due largely, however. 70 unmmiliarity
with the requirements on the part OF
the nurserymen. which necessltated
great deal OF extra correspondence
and other attention. This viii be
materially diminished. however, since
such great number OF foreign nur-
serymen have ayailed themselves Of
the opportunity 10 do business in
Oklahoma under the law.
During the season, up 70 January !,
1906 there were seyentynine permits
issued TO Oklahoma nurserymen, and
eighty-seyen permits to nurserymea
outside Of Oklahoma. being repre-
sented by the states OF Kansas. Ne
braska, Iowa Missouri, Arkansas,
Illinois, Indiana. Ohio. New York. Ter.
nessee. Alabama, Texas and Indian
Territory
During the year 1905 the board was
IN actual session ten days az a total
cost 10 the territory for mileage and
per diem Of s5oS.e2. o. s5O6G per
day Of session. or ss.is per member
per dag of session rhis expense Is
bretd from the general fund Of the
territory and. Ia no way affects the
appropriation fer contingent ex<enses
Al the last annual lneetin held Feb.
raary ~, Is. 10. 1905. there wsfe pres
ent twenty delegates from tbat many
eounlles q the territory The ex
/ uerso as covered h4 law 7of such del