Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-09-13
MORE Scientific
HELP PFORFAlAER
}. T.. IGARTFR TO ASSUME WIDER
SCOPE OF INsTRt CTION.
COLLECTING COTTON seed
County Demonstration igent Looks
far B'@ FORAGE Crop-,Rrd
RGad- ard Fair support

j. J.. llhIi--if gov 70 lllt-l lHii'H-
s.satio1 agent for Tulsa county has
returned from an Eastern "trip, and
more receaug from the annual meet
ing Of the Stale Demonstration Ag-
snts held from september s % Q. in-
elusive. AZ Guthrie. OKLA To-day Mr..
Harrer STARTS 0n an extended tour .a
the course n wll b DE viii visit near
'y every farmer 10 the county. His
ur.u pal work for the next several
weeks vii be 10 collecting high grade
cotton seed % De distributed for
planting next summer
As a result OF the government dem
onstrafion agents meeting 40 Guthrie.
according u Mr. H4rter, the work Of
these agents il all parts Of the state
VIII Dee carr cd out in the future
on a much WIDER scale than hereto
fore, and the farmers VIII be given
more assistance N thsir study Of
scientific farming methods.
While on his trip through Indiana.
DID nois aoi other states. Mr. Harper
says he was Impressed with the won-
-erful apple ana plum crop this year.
The other crops were not in an extra
good condition. he declares, and Tulsa
County. with a bad" season in her
wake. IS no worse off than many on
the older states.
Mr. Farter while away. visited his
parents al Winchester. Ind, and q
brother at Michigan city. Ind. who
-as .I az the time, and who died a
Few days azo, ard since Mr.. Harter's
return 10 oklahoma. Regarding crop
conditions in Tulsa County M Har-
ter said Yesterday:
The forage crop In this county this
faTl IS going 70 prove much larger
than for years There VIII be an
abundance Of hay. OF course, the
grain WELD will be very small. look
for a better cotton WELD than many
are Anticipating The recent hard
rains helped the growing cotton in a
way, hut OF course the dampness has
caused worms and insarts in the
| plants and these are doing great
damage 10 the maturing cotton. How
ever it Is hard 20 estimate just what
the yield, approximately, per acre,
viii he this year. for we have YET to
see just what the third crop" the
late cotton which Is just now bloom
ing. does. Unless We have an early
frost, this third crop will consider
ably increase the yield
The government has allowed Mr..
Harter every Saturday in town. q"
hereafter. that he may come to Tulsa
that dav and talk 70 farmers whom
he could not reach, possibly, other
wise He II spend every Saturday
il Tulsa and the rest Of the week on
personal demonstration tours in the
rural districts Mr.. Harter intends
holding an institute in Tulsa some
time cary the coming winter.
Mr. Harter Is an enthusiastic Good
Roads advocate. and Immediately up
on his return 20 Tulsa he began talk
ing up the Advantages Of Good Roads
and the necess .ty for the farmers vot-
ing in favor Of the Good Roads bonds
70 be voted upon next Tuesday. Mr..
Harter is also very optimistic regard
ing the success Of the Tulsa County
Fair in October. stating that the far
mers " the county are going to give
the fair great support.
( 1t the meeting OF government dem
T onstratiol agents which Mr. Harter
attended last week. the agents were
given many valuable pointers to be
used in their greatly enlarged tasks
Ia tho future. hy W. l. English and
/ o. q. Martin. both prominent agricuL
/ ture lecturers. OF Washington. d. g.
/ 1t developed at the meeting that
/ 1880 bushels Of select seed cotton
nad been distributed by the various
agents Of the state last spring
IN lseS, there were five governmen
agents in the state. In 1909 there
we're thirteen men engaged in this
work whiie at the present time there
are thirty-two AGENTS IN various PARIS
q the state bPstly engaged in "nffs-
| sionary" WORK among the farmers.
I A proposition that is growing IN
nation vide ir-portaEce and that win
I rrohably be Introduced 70 some ex-
I tent in Tulsa County by Mr.. Harter
I l. the Roys and Girls Corn projects.
I TIE o-za ntZation Of a club Of this
kind VII shortly be taken up by Mr.
Harter and VII prove Of great bene-
III in the training Of young boys and
girls on the farm.
Ewing Hdw. Co. now located in