The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-09-01
READY FOR
PURE WHEAT.
CAMPAIGN
+ X EE DEMONSTRATION
TRAIN STARTS TOUR
ON LABOR DAY
WILL CARRY LARGE CORPS
OF COMPETENT LECTURERS
Movement Starting From Guthrie
VIII Prove Of Immense In-
portance to Farmers

Guthrie will on the morning of La.
Dor Day witness the Inauguration OF
one of the most important and signif.
cant campaigns known TO the state
The pure seed wheat propaganda
Jointly conducted by the state, the
Rock Island railway and the grain
men, Is to begin here. The people OF
the city should by all means recog.
nize the Importance OF the occasion by
giving the train and its crew OF mater.
ial missionaries great send-off.
The wheat special win be ready
eol the first demonstration meeting
al The Rock Island station at o'clock
Monday morning. There will be a
complete exhibition OF pure seed
wheat on special car and there viii
be men 10 explain everything.
II nas been shown by careful and
conservative farmers and grain deal.
ers that the farmers of Oklahoma lost
directly on thls years crop Of wheat
no less than half Il million dollars DIX
rcaHon Q, mixed graina They could
just as well have had pure wheat II
they had been notified
Arrangements have been made
whereby every farmer can get pure
seed at the cost OF the mixed or any
other sOrt. The Oklahoma wheat crop
was 'arge thls year and OF better qual
ity laan Tie crop of the most famous
fields OF Kansas, but still the loss
was great. The Minneapolis and st.
Paul millers demand vast amounts OF
pure red berry for certain grades OF
Hour and they always pay an advance
OF several cents on the bushel for this
wheat. There are several varieties
that command the high prices, and The
only requisite Is that they be full and
unmixed
viii Start in Guthrie Monday.
The institute car 10 be started here
Monday viii carry the following Prof.
A W. I.inklstef, A. A. NJ. college, de,
pdrtment OF animal Industry: prof. +.
NJ. Jeffords. teacher Ia agriculture In
the six district schools; j. s. Murray.
superintendent Of Institutes; j. G..
Elliott, member OF board OF agricu-
trre aud former superintendent OF In
stitutes; Campbell Russell superin.
tendent Of demonstration farms'
Murrell WO0dson, assistant de-
monstrator; C.. +. Prouty, secretary
of the Oklahoma Grain dealers nss0-
clation: II. NJ. Coltrell. head of the
agricultural bureau OF the Rock Island
.oimer director of institutes for Col.
orad0. Besides these there will be
official photographers sent out by
Arniantrout Brothers, Guthrie, who
will take pictures at stations aud
bring back views OF fine farms, fields
and herds. President j. =. Connors
will accompany the party on the first
days trip. which viii end at Billings.
Elevator men and grain dealers over
the state have secured lot OF wheat
that will be sold 70 growers al cost.
The board OF agriculture has located
many lots OF pure wheat. The grain
experts have agreed that the state
demonstration farm az Alva. under
the management Of c. n. Hyde, has
produced the first wheat OF the year
and II Is to be sold out TO the last
bushel for seed Several Thousand
Dushel lots have been sold 10 eleya-
tor men for distribution.
Logan county l. to take an import
ant part In the wheat crusade. The
local institute managers have posted
the advertising at every point. The
fruit growers Will on Saturday take
up the matter when they meet to wind
up the plum and peach business Of
The year