The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-11-10


as can be found anywhere in the state
and young mules and horse colts thai
would be d credit to Missouri and Kan
sas.
''The Women's Club which has been
organized as an auxiliary to the In
stitute, was on hand with choice but
ter and loaves of fine bread; canned
fruits of different varieties, iellies,
jams, etc. Valuable premiums were
offered for everything, and one Of the
most interesting exhibits was a bunch
OF thoroughbred Jersey calves.
But to cap the whole thing, a good
premium was offered for the prettiest
baby under six months old that was
a native OF Cimarron county, and to
see the number entered for this prize
one would think that producing Cim-
arron county babies was the chief oc-
cupation OF the natives Of that county
There was also wedding pulled off
during the progress Of the institute.
The participants were also citizens Of
Cimarron county
eThe farmers throughout this and
the other Panhandle counties are in
fine spirits. Crops have been season
ably good, and they have put out
large acreage of wheat this fall. Quite
good many Of them are still sowing
wheat. Most Of the crop sowed Is up
and shows a larger growth now than
it did on the first Of April this year
when I was over this country. The
people are determined to make sue
cess of their farming and stock rails
ing, and we had the strongest competi-
ton about locating the demonstration
farm and the election Of officers for
the county institute and delegates to
the annual state institute Of any coun-
" that have visited There were
about 500 in attendance at the meet
ing, and the institute now has one of
the largest paid up memberships of
any institute in the state.
ewe visited the new Panhandle agri-
cultural district school, at Goodwill,
Texas county Thursday, and the farm
ers came in from all the southern part
of the county, and we had a fine meet
ing. The school is starting off nicely
The superintendent OF the school
regard as very able man and he |
seems very much interested in build
ing up the school, and predict that it
will be a genuine success. have lost
no opportunity to advertise the school
through the Panhandle district, and
by so doing have interested fifteen
boys who are going to attend the
school this year. 1t will be largely |
patronized as soon as the people learn |
of it and realize its purpose and i'm
portance,
THE Cimarron county exhibit will \
be sent to the board of agriculture, at
Guthrie, for a place in its perman-
ent exhibit"
Meetings in other counties in that
section OF the state have been very 1
and show conclusively the
interest which farmersN
have begun to take in the institute I
work. The new law which makes the /
county institute permanent organic
alton with a paid membership, and
makes 1t possible and practicable to-
hold successful exhibition of farm,
live stock and domestic products, in 1
sures a constantly increasing interest 4
and appreciation of the benefits to be Il
derived from these meetings in the 4
future. Practically every county in /
the new state is now organized under !
the new law and. with the completion /
Of the annual institute work during 4
the coming winter. the oklahoma
farmers can truthfully boast of the
best organized and most successful /
system Of county Institutes in any 1
state in the Union,