The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-01-17

sOr ssis by c. e. RODCra
prominent and permanent factor in
the prosperity and welfare Of all states
whose agricultural interests are large
If the agiicultJre of tho new state
OF Oklahoma is TO reach its highest
possible attaiuments. this board or
whatever officers be at the helm, must
put forth their best endc1vors to pro
cure at The hands OF the first state
legislature e very liberal aprropria-
ton for the support o. a corps of in-
stitute workers who should be kept
constantly in the field There horld
be no delay in getting the fur bene-
fits to be had by thorough institute
-ampaign: 1t will cost no moro TO get
before them tho Information they as
class need so much than it will be
TO defer u scna years.
The loss Of soil fertility alone
through The wrong practices which
wcIld be occasionod by delay means
the los OF one OF our chief assets.
We can nc longer depend npon the
A. & M. college experiment station 60
provide the fsnds necessary TO defray
the expenses of BE turers supplied hy
them IN the institlte work. They are
ready and willing to lend assistance
and encouragement but the expense
for travel and maintenance can 10
longer be paid from the college or sta
tion funds
Too much credit cannot be given to
those farmers in various co-pt.es who
have 50 ably helped in pushing the In
stitute work to successful Issue in
their respective counties. | wish To-
urge ct this time, bowever, that
more concerted effort be made by all
farmers interested in the Success OF
the institute, TO procure the attend
ance OF the women OF the farm the
farmers wives and daughters.
Nursery Inspection.
Under the supervision OF this Office
the territorial nursery Inspector, Prof
}. +. Nicholson, inspected 90 nurseries
IN Oklahoma at net cost of $3.50
per nursery inspected. Application for
inspection are all Supposed to be fled
in this Office by June Isl of each year.
An itinerary is then made up and the
inspector starts upon his tour keeping
. A0HnAAitAN NA AAlt WI n NliAlA ~ 10 GOAA~
pleted. The total cost of such inspec-
ton, which consists Of aelIal outlay
for travel and maintenance and $500
per day for time of the inspector, is
tnen charged PRO rate &C. tho nurseries
[ inspected, This plan has given gencr-
al satisfaction Lot il be understood,
( that the $500 per day i'm no way en-
riches the inspector bit goes into
{ the experiment station fund@ During
the year 1896 there were issued TO for
I eign nurscrymen l35 permits, being
represented by the states OF Kansas,
Arkansas. Nebraska. Iowa, Illinois,
Ii4ido, New York Texas, Alabama In
! tsn Territory Mich'gan. Wisconsin,
and Missouri
a. Che last ANIMAL meeting ! called
attention. 70 the known presence OF
me much dreaded san Jose scale in
4 1--WE widely separated localities in the
I territory
Careful and extended Investigations
/. by The Inspector al the samo points
this season revealed the dorlorable
fat that the area covered by this per
niciogs insect Is az least twenty time.
what % was last year
Tint t will continue 20 spread with
greatly Increased rapidity from year
TO year and ultimately result I'm the
destruction of millions of dollars IN
fruit trees or necessliatG the annual
expenditure OF large suns Of money
lo hold it In check, there Is no doubt
An nurserymen whose growing
stock Is situated near where the scale
is known 20 exist are required to fgm
igaie an took before shipment witt
1 hydro-cyanic gas, under the obserya
ton ans direction OF The state ent0
\ mologst, There should be some law
whilh wo Ia make 81 more difiorli /,
operate a nurscry within three miles
of wheresSan Jose Scale ls known u
exist
Reports.
We are now distributing our bien
NAL report Tor the years 1886. The
Issue consists of $500 Goth bound cop
les OF 4ll pages each. The entire issns
has not YET been delivered by the
srinier, but Will be completed within
few days The cost of the report
exclusive OF the postage necessary foI
the distributIcn. will Be gsMt 81 o0o
We have c;n reprints in bulletin fern
OF the statistical cotton AID broom
corn portion Of the report az a cost o
about 500 which will enable az "a
satisfy ia a ulaaa-sra many lIonnnd