The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-07-23
INSTRUCTIVE
LECTURES
GIVEN
All Departments Run Per
Schedule Good Things
Every Day

The big agricultural eneampment,
conducted BY the A. & M. college,
opened this morning and is enjoying
one Of the best first day attendances
of this summers session. The big
tent was fairly well attended during
the forenoon and the domestic science
department in the city hall was doing
land office business in dispensing
information in the gentle art Of the
preparation Of delicacies while out in
the stock tent much attention was be,
ing paid to the splendid animals Oh
exhibition there.
Miss Matthews has converted the
auditorium Of the city hall into a mod
ern kitchen and the rows Of shining
pots, pans and other cooking utensils
are good to look upon, while many an
attentive nostril scented the delicious
aroma Of the good things a-cooking in
the modern kitchen.
At o'clock this afternoon Miss
Matthews will be hostess at an in
formal reception given to the city and
county officials in the auditorium o.
the city hall. The stern officials win
be served with dainty luncheon and
will have things to tell their wives
concerning the kitchen when they 90
home tonight.
Tonight in the big tent an illustrat,
ed lecture win be given as a supple.
ment to the work this afternoon.
Slides win be used in the Illustrations
as well as a moving picture film Of the
live stock at the agricultural school
at Saltwater The stock on exhibi-
ton here will be seen in the pictures
as viii the rest OF the live stock fam.
lily at the school, the total valuation
Of which amounts to $4,000.
Among the interesting animals ID
be seen in the stock tent is "Glorie.
the big imported mare, and her coli.
"Glorie7 weighs now 1850 pounds and
Mr. Pittuck announced that she was
not in good condition at present, hay.
ing touched the 2OO0 mark last win,
ter Then to the dairymen special at,
tention win be attracted to the cattle,
Carrie Gordon's Best" is a little Jer.
sey COW with a record in 1911 of pros
ducing S4SS pounds Of milk, testing 8
per cent and producing 1876 pounds OF
butter. Confederate Rose another
Jersey, has record in 1911 Of 1853
pounds Of milking, testing So per cent
and producing 295 pounds Of butter.
Across the street, on the corner o.
Sixth and chickasha avenue. is the
exhibit building. Specimens from
every department Of the work are on
exhibition there and it is now open for
inspection. although it will take until
tomorrow to get the display fully
placed. It is not especially large. but
| is condensed and quite exhaustive.
The lecture in the big tent tonight
viii be the feature Of the day and
everybody is invited. The admission
is free and besides the instructive
films and slides a popular film will
be run as well as music rendered by
local musicians
The program in all departments TO-
day was carried out as cheduled and
the lectures were listened TO with the
closest attention. While the number
of farmers present was not large, they
showed By the questions put to tha
lecturers that they were greatly in.
terested.
The school win continue all week
ana larger crowds are expected al the
people learn more Of It.
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