The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-10
ONE YEAR AGO FARMERS
WERE IN DIRE POVERTY
Last Legislature Fell ImpsIsd
to Appropriate Money TO Buy
Seed for Pioneers

The state board of agriculture is
highly pleased with the reports OF
successful County Farmers institute
meetings now being held In tho west
ern part of the state by Superintend-
ent Elliott and his corps OF insti-
tute lecturers and demonstrators.
said Secretary Charles + Barrett
today This Is particularly true OF
the extreme northwestern section Of
the state, which includes the three
Panhandle counties of Oklahoma.
where agriculture has been. hereto
fore, considered something OF an ex-
pertinent, and where the lands have
only lately been wrested from total
barrenness by the indomitable home
makers and home builders who have
lately taken up homcsteads in that
portion of the state and are demon
strating tht wonderful fertility and
productivenegs Of the soil In those
counties. even In year of limited
rainfall
In point Of development cimarrnn
county Is the newest political di-fi
sion Of this new state. and II Is one
of the counties where the last legis,
latlire felt the necessity of making
an appropriation 10 furnish seed for
the hardy pioneers who had. In face
of many disciuragements. expressed
their determination TO stick 10 IT.
until success had been achieved
That the aid was timely and has
been put to good use Is evident from
the filliwing verbatim report Of
Superintendent Elliott who iravers.
ed every section of that country las;
spring in distributing the seed fund
This Is bis report of the Cmarron
County Farmers institute. the reRil-
lar session of which was held at
Boise City, on November r, and i
Institute Organized Last July.
The Cimarron County Farmers in
stitute was organized In July OF this
year under the provisions Of the new
institute law. and The officers have
been instructed by the board of agrl-
culture. from their Office at Guthrie
about how 10 proceed with the In
stfute work and they have followed
the instructions to the letter, with
the result that they have just held
one Of the most successful farmers
Institutes that has ever been held In
the state. The surprising feature
about the whole affair was The splen.
did specimens OF farm products which
they had on exhibition at this regu-
lar meeting They had an excellent
premium list In which prizes were
offered for all the different kinds OF
products that are grown on farms
down in the central and southern
portions Of the state The exhibit
would equal that of any OF the eoun-
ties that we're displayed at the state
fair, In both variety and quality. and
included AZ fine pumpkins and Irish
potatoes az ! ever saw: Indian corn
that would equal any Of the corn
counties In the state; az fine speci-
mems OF alfalfa as can be grown
anywhere--and without irrigation
cabbage heads that weighed 81
pounds: all kinds OF kaifir corn and
maize and excellent broom corr
which seems TO be a speciality In that
section. all kinds of vegetables
wheat and oats, and poultry OF vari
Gus breeds ! saw some as fine lIvs
stock as can be found anywhere In
the state. and young mules and horsI
colts that would be a credit 10 Mis-
souri, or Kansas.
Women's Club and Baby Show.
"The 'Womens Club which ha'
been organized as an auxiliary 10 th'
( institute. was on hand With choice
+ butter and loaves Of fine bread can
/ ned fruits Of different varieiiea iel
4 lies, jams. etc Valuable premium;
{ were offered for everything. and on
Of the most Interesting exhibits wa
la bunch Of thoroughbred Jerse1
calves
aBut 10 cap The whole thing,
good premium was offered for M
preltiest baby under six months old
that was native OF cimarrol
county. and 10 sec the number en-
tered for this prize one would thlnl
that producing Cimarron county ba
bios was the chief occupation Of tn
natives Of that county There wa
also a wedding pulled on during m
progress Of the institute The pai
Elephants were also citizens Of Gin
arron county.
"The farmers throughout this an
the other Panhandle counties are Il
fine spirits. Crops aave been res
sonably good. and they have put on
large acreage Of wheat this fat
Quite a good many OF tnem are stsl
sewing wheat Most OF the GRO
Bowed Is up and shows large
growth nov than Il did On the frs