The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-01-25
BOYS AT GRAHAM HAS FIRST
CORN CLUB ORGANIZATION IN
COUNTY.
WORK Of DIST, GOV, AGENT
Expenses of One Boy in Every District
Paid on a Visit to Agricultural De.
partment at Washington Where He
viii Be interested

/ \. G.. Graham. district agricultural
agent has returned from Granam Fox.
. Ii,a.i,on and other points in west and
northwest part OF the county S. here 10
/ other agent of the government has
I ever been. At Graham he organized
the first Boys Corn Club ever ui.au.
lied in the county. 1t is composed OF
nine bright Youngsters, each of whom
promises to cultivate not less than half
an acre of com as the governments
instructions call for. That is they will
prepare the soil, do the planting ana
the cultiyatiug AS the government di-
reefs. ON this trip Mr.. Graham gath.
/ cred the names of more than four hun
dred farmers whom lie will place on
his mailing list to receive the govern
ment bulletins on proper method of
seed selection and cultivation Of
crops
/ The organization of the corn clubs
/ throughout the county will be a most
interesting task. Mr. Graham says he
will reach every point in Carter coun-
~ before corn planting time but Mar-
shall, Love and portion OF John.
ston county are in his district and he
cannot reach all these places and re.
grets that every precinct cannot have
its corn club. However if the teacher
in the public school or some ambitious
farmer will organize the boys he will
send full instructions on the method
of organization and will enroll the
club.
The boys in each precinct will hold
fair and prizes will De awarded for
the best corn, the prize corn will then
be brought TO county fair and prizes
will be- awarded and after the county
fair is held al the winners in the
county fair will have their corn placed
on exhibition in district fair and
the winner in the district fair will
have his expenses paid on a visit 10
Washington city.
One boy from every agricultural dis.
trict viii have an opportunity to visit
the national capitol. He will have an
opportunity of going through the agri-
cultural building there and will see all
the exhibits of products and machin.
cry and his railroad fare and hotel
bills vii be paid by the government
Ia -
boys to take an interest in agriculture
and it Is certainly "A good one The
boys of Carter and adjoining coun-
ties should certainly get busy, organ
ize their cubs. get full instructions
and prepare to enter the competitive
field. Teachers who are situated In
the rural districts will do their boys
an injustice If he does not organize
them into club Superintendent Mrs.
Niblack of this county has promised
her earnest cooperation with the
work Prof Morgan at Springer has his
field well organized in an agricultural
way and he will be an interesting fac.
tor in the work.
The matter of better corn growing
is one OF general interest to the whole
country. il means more corn to the
acre and a better grade of corn, IL
means better returns for labor. II
means more produced with fewer
hours OF labor. it means the applica-
tion OF brain power as well as muscles
TO farm life, 1t means more interest.
ing county fair and means a liberal
education TO the boys who get in the
work and win the prizes The United
States government is spending mil.
lions To help educate the farmer and
the man on the farm who does not
take advantage of the opportunity of.
fered by the government is denying
himself and his boys valuable privI.
lege he Is entitled 10.