The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-09-05
TIE SCHOOL or AGRICULTURE At THE STATE
FAIR.

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Its SCHOOL or AGRICULTURE At THE STATE
FAIR.
(By s. Il. Andrews)
The Oklahoma Agricultural and Me hanlca college
will r0nduct school OF agriculture al the State Fair
lor boys between the ages OF fourteen and eighteen
years The week of October to will be given TO
this work. One hundred and fiftyIonr picked speci
OF Oklahoma young manhood will constitute the
student body Ia this case Selected college professors
will make up the faculty The work Will be done he
fair grounds The boys aud their instructors viii sleep
In large lent
s4feguards-Eyery provision has been made by the
college authorities to look carefully after the Instruc
on conduit ard well being OF the boys attending this
school, The director Of physical training in the A. u
NJ college Will look after their health and VIII give
daily drill In field and track athletics No boy viii he
permitted to leave the fair ground at any time unless
accompanied by OF the Instructors Specific direc
ons will be furnished every boy how TO reach the fair
grounds and the college tent Every boy will be required
to write the home folks each night. The only expense
to those who attend this school is railroad fare and
meals. The college authorities will arrange for meals
at cost which is expected to be about sixty cents
per day.
attending demonstration lectures and In practical work
OF Judging corn, live stock. testing milk for butter fat
aud the OF spraying machines The afternoon VIII
he devoted to seeing the fair and to exercises and drills
X track and field athletics illustrated lectures Will
be given each night The following subjects will be
taught by demonstration lectures: Farm crops, live
stock fruit growing, veterinary science dairy hus-
bandry.
Object Lesson Teaehina-There will be series of
lectures OF forty minutes each daily, from 500 m to
II 10 a. m From IL 90 m. to 1900 n, laboratory
work will be given as follows: Corn Judging, use of
separaors and Babcock milk testers and churn
Ing Judging and scoring pure bred horses, hogs cattle
and sheep. The college will have its own herds OF
pure bred live stok at the fair for use in these dem
onstraon lectures. These include the best specimens
OF Jersey. ShorhOrn, Angus, and Hereford cattle;
ire and Re
llndcbina and Duroc swine; Percheron and standard
bred horses All other live stock at the fair will be
available. 4 model farm dairy will be fitted up with
every modern cuDvenence The college veterinarian
will demonstrate the of hog cholera serum and the
,accinatng OF calves for prevention OF blackleg
vIstors-proyision will be made for visitors who
may he Interested All concerned are invited TO call
the college tent while visiting the fair during the
week of October sd to Sth
Prize contes,s-The school will cl0re Saturday
sternuon, October Sth. with series Of contests in
corn Judging, live stock judging testing cream for but
lt tat. aud in athletics Suitable prizes will be award
ed The successful contestants
Demonstration Work at Hone--rhe college author
lilies planning 10 give the boys who attend this
school oppotmities TO do experimental work at their
home the coming year under the dire ton OF the faculty
Certain the boys w be furnished thirty ears of pure
bled seed Ior the PURPOSE OF conducting on their
fathers flr0 ear 20 the row breeding plot some
will monthly reports OF their fathers herd of
COWS. others win be given an opportunity to do work
Methods Of Appointmsnt-The names OF delegates
and slternates are coming in rapidly Announcements
provide hs. counties must their delegates before
September To- after which time county forfeits its
right to representation In the school II any county
falls to rspart names by tho above date the college
authorities viii Tli such vacancy By appointment from
the list OF altenatea OF other applicants Various
methods of see ting delegates have been reported
Pitisbg County Farmers Institute Win name their
delegate lhe hoy who secures the most paiiup mem
hsrs to he institur other counties will name the boy
who wins la essay writing contest Ia other cases
the boys and girls clubs viii select a delegate In
others the boy who makes the highest grade in the
rural school examination will be named
Girls keu--Eyen girls waning to ba named as
delegates to this school at the raf and one county
superintendent has made formal application for per
mission to name girl delegate Owing to the present
lack OF facilities to properly care for girls, the College
VIII accept girls as delegates this year; but 1t Ia
announced that at next years fair arrangements viii
be perfected BY the college whereby girls school viii
be conducted In connection with the valuable exhibits
to be found In the grounds During the week OF October
3 TO the Department ~ Domestic Science and Art OF
the A, NJ college win conduct model kitchen and
have large exhibit at the fair which will be OF special
interest to girls.
This agricultural school at the fair will afford rare
opportunity to hundred and iftyour boys OF Okla
homa TO OBJ the resources and the great develop
ment OF state shown by exhibits and to be
acquainted with important questions In Oklahoma agri-
culture by week of systematic study under the super
vision OF corps of agricultural expertsprofessors of
the A. NJ college. This feature Is another step taken
by the college and the Board OF Agriculture carry valy
important information to the children OF the industrial
casses
Il is predicted that in less than five years Oklahoma
will awake to the fundamental Importance OF her agri
cultural resources and prove her ability to advance and
fully protect these resources Speed the day