The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-06
FARMERS INSTITUTE FOR CART.
Err COUNTY ESTABLISHED.
BENEFICIAL TO THE FARMER
The Institute Which 10 Under the
Auspices Of Board Of Agriculture
Of Oklahoma 10 Educational
In Object.

The organization Of the Farmers
Institute for Carter county was per-
fected yesterday afternoon In tho
city hall with a membership OF about
35 members, farmers from the var
ious sections Of the county.
These Institutes are conducted un.
der the auspices of the Board of Agri
culture of Oklahoma, and are educa.
tional In its object, with a view Of
educating the farmer out of the sin.
gle crop idea. and on the lines of
diversified and intensified farming.
All OF the older agricultural states
OF the union have these organiza-
ers' congress Is held in the state
and general discussion of what
has been accomplished in the way
Of diversified farming. land cultivation
and the selection of seed Is dis.
cussed. Thesein stitutes are con
Quoted by the agricultural and me.
chanical colleges and at various times
throughout the year, bulletins are
published and distributed to the far.
mers giving them advice as 10 the
best methods to pursue in the culti-
alton Of their crops, and how to
proceed to best cultivate certain
crops. Meetings. in the county are
generally held at various periods and
the farmers who are making spec.
ial study of certain crops generally
read papers on the cultivation OF
that particular crop. No fees are at
tached to the membership, and the
workings of these organizations In
older states have been the means Of
bringing prosperity to the farming
class by crop diversification where
before hard times always existed on
account of the fact that the single
crop idea prevailed The soil is Civ
en- close study. and the crops best
adapted to any particular soil are
planted. Not only does the head of
the institute teach the farmer crop
raising. but hog raising. chicken rails.
ing and cattle and horses and mule
raising. so as to make that branch
OF agriculture profitable. The value
of changing crops and what crops
to plant so as TO make the land
preserve its fertility IL also taught,
and how best TO work the crop so
as the moisture that has fallen may
be best conserved so as to be OF use
when dry spell comes on and so
that crops will not suffer.
Lectures are usually delivered at
agricultural board before the local
institutes on seed selection. II is
said that the one idea of the Sc
lection OF seed corn by an expert In
the state of Iowa has been the means
of turning millions Of dollars into
the treasury of the farmers OF that
state.
Secretary c. A. McNabb OF Stillwat.
er, Ewers white OF McLoud. Okla,
and John White OF the Oklahoma
Farm journal were present yester'
day and lectured on tho various
phases OF the organization. and on
the cultivation OF certain crops.
Mr.. White, who is one OF the po-
tato kings OF Pottawatomie county
advised the farmers OF this section
TO plant potatoes. He stated that
this section should prove one OF
the best potato raising sections OF
the country.
The following officers were elected
for the county: President, Walter
Colbert: vice president, r. l.. Scival'
ly; Secretary and treasurer, Joe Tay
lor. Delegate to the state meeting
to be held In Guthrie In January, w
F. Warren. Byron Drew was elected
as alternate.