The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-04
DELEGATES WILL COME
FROM EVERY COUNTY
Will Be Held In Conjunction with
First Annual Meeting Of
Board Of Agriculture

Farmers of Oklahoma, especially
cotton growers.iare deeply interested
N he cotton conference" which will
.continue taroueh ali next Week at
at saltwater under the auspices OF
the s.ate BOARD of agriculture.
Oklahoma farmers cultivated 2196.-
600 aces OF land in cotton last year.
The yield was 1893 pounds lint cot on
per acre or S62 900 bales. This lint
cotton sold for S47 $4,000 according
to United States department report s.
with the seed from the crop inclndf
the enormous income OF $4,000, 600
was realized by Oklahoma last year
from this one crop
President J. A. West of The Okla
bona Farmers union. in a letter 20
the local unions of the state says of
THIS meeting and ta4 cn.ton work. u
call your attention 10 its Importance
ana ask hat You take this matter up
at your county meetings. as in my
nina II is one Of the most important
steps that the agricultural aHi me-
chanical colleee Of any state has TAX
en-, tbal ol teaching cot on grading
We are in hopes that every farmer
taat possibly can viii take advantage
of this affair and attend the cotton
grading sch3cl This great move
ment can not succeed withon. the
feaytg cooperation OF every farmer
~ the state"
TIA Robinson, recently employed
by w. L. Moody a Co., OF Galveston,
a native OF Liverpool, England, Is the
chier instructor in the cotton school.
He Is an expert grader of wile eXpe-
Yienee and commands the respect Of
farmers and cotton men in both Texas
AMI Oklahoma.
There viii be some interesting
camp meeting features during cot
ton week" at the state agricultural
end mechanical college. Those wlo
lesiie to tent out aud eat at home
will be provided special facilities Tor
So doing. Farmers and others living
w'ti.in lhiriy to fifty miles OF stu
water. may go overland and attend
the big state meeting that gathers
around the first annual session OF the
Rstatc board OF agriculture Delegates
Will come from every county, accoF i
ing 10 he provisions OF the new law,
All Interested parties are invited to
attend aud to take an active part IN
! l.e ilnp0rtant deliberations. Free cots
Will he provided for those desiring to
slaep in one Of the college buildings
and 20 al from tne lunch stands or
the restaurants. The citizens OF Still'
witce are throwing their homes open
! ia eltertain Gll who wish 70 come
! The agricultural and mechanical col
! laee. with its large buildings, its lap
| ratnrips tne creamery and fine stock
prove enter aiming sights IN
I ,e,sseives for the hundreds Who
| come to this meeting. The college
! o,l4.nicry Is turning out $500 pounds
/ Of putter Gaily--more than q ION.
The program for Tuesday, August
II. IS as follows;
s a. m.-lnyocation,
state Farmers institute called to
+, oraor by j. Z. Connersi prasldeh' STATE
board ~ agriculture.
Appointment If committee on ere
/ dentials af deleE ates from counties.
Address of welcome. J. II. Connell
| nresi leut 4. & Nj. college. Response
I bv Ian Campbell Russell, Warner.
! s1'he New state Law Creating the
BoSrd of Agriculture AMI the fasnaets
\ fnsfitute Hon j. p. Conn nrs Gu hrie
peport Of committee on credentials
.R'hat Farmers Institutes Stah'
ro,, Hon. Ewers White, trcasui 81
/ state boari Of agriculture, McLoud'
"Teaching Agriculture in the Com
mon Schools Of Oklahoma hoh' w
"a Murray. president cons i.ntioha
convention. Yishominso.
tIyhat the state Live Stock quar-
e,tine ines Saves Oklahoma faim
Srs G.. r. Bryan. superintendent y
I'VE stock inspectors Perry
~Iow Ne Teach Domestic Sclehc
4, cirls Miss sarah Landes, prlheips
aomestic economy department a.
NJ. college. s,,- ,,,.,,,, 4,
,,vino Tnbe-cniosis.' DR.. l.. L. Levin
aactereologist. experiment 's.,.rS,r Il,
annual election OF boatu ,ie.,'D' ~
two representative ehoseh 49, t,a,,,ct, t,
of ava supreme cours lndlciai !, !,
putty of the Pness 70 nc ns'h,s' pa
NJ Okiahoms Hon ChaiS -
~ secretary state bois,d OF asi'su
ture. Guthrie. 49,. ~,
-The Birth and Growth q ths ,s'',, oSa
so,na a. q NJ. college Non fien
Wykoff, Stillwaierl
Al irass ITS Excelleney, Charles
rtaskeu governor OF OkiaAoiiia'
DELEGATES 70 Annual lnsiitote'
Tbr lelegatca Sd the annual ih4
I,,t. frou fhe YarlouB COUNTESS az
Ells county. n l. Bryant Gogel
Kay, r y. Ashey blackss''.