The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-24
THE OKLAHOMA CORN CLUB.

The object OF the Oklahoma Corn Club as seen by
Its president Ia not to encourage freak yields or fancy
types. But the great single object which we want
every member of this club to keep in mind, is that we
have organized this club business proposition, and
that the continued increase OF our average field yields
OF corn IL what we intend to get out of it.
We want economic production, that is the most
bushels for the least outlay all points OF good farming
being considered.
We after securing the best seed corn for you
and for me- The best preparation for seed bed with
right kind and right time cultivation. We also
TO keep books with our corn crop to where
are when the harvest comes Note that say secure
best seed corn for you and for me- that does not
mean that you must or munt not send off for pedgreed
seed. There is however, no guarantee that pedigree
and high prices will mean record breaking yield
your farm or in your part OF the state
Seed corn is seed with reference to locality,
rainfall, upland aud bottom land, and no one variety
fills the bill We hope to be able to persent some
definite data on these points at our next annual meet
ing.
Results from our county demonstration FARMS from
the government cooperative men, and the experience
OF individual club members ought to give
valuable information
One feature OF our next annual meeting will be
three-ndnute report from club members on any spec
ial point touching yield, preparation rotation, cult
yaton variety of corn kind OF land and annual rain
fall Get the idea fixed In your mind that the Corn
Club is real and permanent part of Oklahoma arm
progress. Trough The Press Bulletin we are per
miued to say what time would not let us at our last
meeting
Remember that we include in our membership all
Of the original Oklahoma Corn Breedrs Association;
these are experienced corn who have been breed
ing and selecting seed for number of years In
them we have source OF reliable seed OF certain
varities, suited perhaps particularly to the
hall OF the State. We hope to soon have among our
members, number OF reliable growers OF seed cora
especially suited to short rainfall country.
Think of one company selling 10000 bushels OF
onrc this last for two dollars per bushels
b. shipping point | saw than one sample OF 1t,
and much OF it simply shelter corn and really
would need to have the rotten doaed out Of before
1t would make good hog feed Last year this
corn grown right by the side Of native corn In my
county yielded less than half muchs60OOO practic
ally thrown away by the farmers OF the state The
Corn Club protect it's members against loss OF
that kind, By the directory which Sope TO send to
each member early In the
What small sheet OF this kind will do was shown
by those sent out by w. D. Bently OF the government
cooperative work, containing cotton seed and corn
the name and address with the amount OF seed and
price. These slips proved very helpful In southern
coutncs for locating Triumph cotton seed.
Remember that the corn to receive the club guar
anee must be passed upon by the advisory committee
This can be easily done by bringing sample ten
along with you to the annual meeting at Saltwater dur
liz the short course. beginning Is,usry 10.