The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-11-12
Farmers Institutes on
West Side Successful

lstitute, was on hand with choice but
ter and loayes 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 Clm.
arron county babies was the chief oc-
cupation of the natives of that county.
There was also a wedding pulled off
during the progress of the institute.
The participants were also citizens of
Cimarron county.
The farmers throughout this and
the other Panhandle counties are in
fine spirits Crops have been season
ably good, and they have put out a
large acreage of wheat this fall Quite
a 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 | was over this country. The
people are determined to make a sue
cess of their farming and stock rails
ing, and we had the strongest competi-
tion about locating the demonstration
farm and the election of officers for
the county institute and delegates to
the annual state institute of any coun-
ty 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.
I'VE visited the new Panhandle agri-
cultural district school, at Goodwell
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 a very able man and he
seems very much interested in build |
ing up the school, and predict that II |
will be a genuine success. l have lost |
no opportunity to advertise the school
the Panhandle district, and |
by so doing have interested fifteen |
boys who are going to attend the |
school this year. It will be largely |
patronized as soon as the people learn |
Of it and realize its purpose and i'm.
portance.
THE Cmarron county exhibit will |
be sent to the board Of agriculture, at
for a place in its perman-
ent exhibit"
Meetings In other counties in that |
section of the state have been very |
successful, and show eonelusively the
interest which farmers
have begun to take In the institute
work. The new law which makes the
institute a permanent organic
alton with a paid membership. and
makes it possible and practicable to
hold successful exhibition Of farm,
live stock and domestic products. in
sures constantly increasing interest
and appreciation Of the benefits TO be
derived from these meetings in the
future. Practically every county in
.he new state is now organized under
The new law and. with the completion
IF the annual institute work during
he coming winter, the Oklahoma
farmers can truthfully boast Of the
best organized and most successful
system of county Institutes in any
state I'm the Union.