The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-10-10
Field on theF arrners' Aim
Discourses Interestingly on Agricultural Progress
in the New State

seed planted The legislature will probably be asked
to amend the law as to authorize the establishment
OF two farms In each county and 70 pay the demon
straor $50 per for making detailed reports, li
re follows the instructions The feature Of the law
ndemnifying farmers for loss crops will also prob
ably be eliminated this years operation OF the law
has shown that there VIII be scarcely any total failures
aud but few partial failures, and that plenty OF sub
stanta farmers are willing to take the work without
any promise OF indemnifyng them for loss or crops
Many farmers In each county receive aud follow the
instruction given to the demonstration farmer In the
operation OF their farms and Will also make final re-
ports on their crops at the end OF the season.
New Methods Must Go to Farmer
The demonstration farm work is doing a great good
for the Oklahoma farmer, but 1t viii take time to edu
cate the farmers OF today In that manner and In order
to get the methods to the farmer at once, the
Oklahoma Board Of Agriculture and the a. NJ. Col
ege suggested the method OF going direct TO the farmer
by Of special trains with experts TO lecture to
them about the advance methods OF farming. trial
Of this plan has shown that It is meeting with better
than In older states, where these trains have
been run for several years.
The Better Wheat" train furnished by tho Rock
Island Railway Company which toured the State
September E15, proved big success. the attendance
At the % stops made by actual count 10000 which
exceeded the expectations Of the railroad officials
well as the officers of the Board OF Agriculture and
the A. M. College The farmers generally were
much Interested and the result is pure seed wheat will
be for the first time in years, and 1t is very likely
that big Increased wheat win be planted this
ibl Inc Oklan0lnd GRAIN dealers ana MlDerB ABBO-
Citations are furnishing the wheat grower pure seed
actual cost. The Rock Island is giving onefourth
reduction on freight on seed wheat and the Santa Fe
Railroad Company Is encouraging wheat raising In the
Panhandle section by furnishing sturdy and pure
variety OF hard wheat 70 the farmers at actual cost
and giving seed TO poor farmers credit upon a
showing that they will not only plant the seed but
cultivate It properly
Tic wheat train Is only the beginning OF the Uni.
yerslty on wheels in Oklahoma. live stock and
dairy train carrying the best live stock exhibited
In he Southwest and corps Of experts from tho A.
& II college win tour tbc State the Santa Re and
Frisco lines commencing on October III 1910.
The Katy and Rock island roads viii ago conduct
this train over the state later during the year
Arrangements also being made for special
Corn aud Cotton train To 10 F'tp, tyef,the State in
February and March. The Rock heanp FSad Mas at
ready given definite assurance TO giving train for
this purpose during the month Of February With these
trains coming to the very door Of the farmer with a
monthly publication containing many instructive articles
scientific methods Of farming, bulletins issued by
the experiment station being sent 10 Oklahoma farmers
HD make application for the same. and with Farmers
Institute meetings In progress continually during thu
fall and winter months throu2hcus every section OF
The state. the Oklahoma farmer win have every oppor-
tani.s possiDe 70 ieafn ssaneea metnea ol iarn
ing 10 enable him TO secure better return from his
land with less labor aud cost and at the same time
maintain the fertility of his land. The question is
"wiII the Oklahoma sarmer take advantage OF his
oppoFtmitYY' We believe be VIII