The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-12-27
STATE FARMERS
ADOPT REPORT
10 the state Farmers, Institute.

10 the state Farmers Institute:
We, your committee on resolutions,
beg to submit the following report
j. Saltwater Citizens and Faculty
Resolved. that we extend our sincere
thanks and appreciation to the citizens
of Saltwater and the Faculty of the
a. & NJ. College for the royal welcome
and kind, courteous, treatment ten
dered us while attending the Farm
ersf state Institute.
.. State Board of Agriculture, a.
d NJ. College, Railroads, Corporation
Commission Resolved, that we com
mend the State Board of Agriculture
and the A. & NJ College for their able
and efficient work in all their various
departments, and for their policy as eX-
pressed by the work of the Extension
Division of the College in instructing
and disseminating information to the
people of Oklahoma who are not stu
dents Of the A. & M. College by the
operation of agricultural trains, the
holding of Encampment Schools and
two-day schools of agriculture; the
organization Of Boys and Girls Agri-
cultural Clubs, the instruction offered
TO public school teachers in agricul-
ture and domestic science, and the
supplying of lecturers to agricultural
and teacher organizations; that we
urge the Board and the College to
continue and expand this work, and
the Legislature to provide literally
for it's support; that we extend our
thanks to the Corporation Commits
sion and the railroads for their cor
dial and substantial support of this
work
3. Akin Bill--ReeolVed, that we
desire to go on record as uncompro-
nisingly opposed to what is known as
the Akin Bill and the element that
fostered It.
4. Live Stock Quarantine.-Re'
solved, that we appreciate the great
advantages offered to the live stock
interests Of our State through tick
eradication and extension Of the quar-
antine lines throughout our State, and
commend the live stock department
for its efficient work in extended those
lines.
5. County Schools, Resolved, that
we favor the upbuilding of our coun
try schools, and wherever it may be
practical, we favor the rural graded
school that our boys and girls of the
farm may cope with their neighbors
in the towns in the liberal advantages
Of our great school system
g. Education and Moral interests
Resolved, that we commend the A
& NJ. College for it's efficiency in lead
ing this great State in it's progress
sive efforts toward the betterment oi
the educational as we'll as the mora
interests of Oklahoma.
z. Ladies Auxiliary. Resolved
that we give our heartiest support
eommendation and unqualified ap
proval to the Ladies' Auxiliary depart
ment. and bid them Gods speed il
their noble work, now under the su
pervision OF Miss Irma Mathemws.
S. Representing Farmers.-Where
as, there has been unnecessary criti
eism of the State Board of Agriculture
for representing the farmers before
the State Legislature in securing tht
passage OF needed laws for the pro
lection of the agricultural interests
therefore be ii
Resolved, that we. the state Farm
crs' Institute. in session, duly ant
legally assembled. do hereby authorize
the President of the Board of Agri
culture to appoint a General Commit
tee on Legislation, consisting Of five
farmers from the State at large. whose
duty it shall be to cooperate with th'
State Board of Agriculture in advanc
lNR the itElhlutiNG NNAAsAtt VI tAiN ~
terests coming under the charge o
the Board. and be it further
Resolved that this Committee o.
Legislation above provided for is here
byauthorzed to appoint as many a
ten representative farmers from eac'
county in the state TO serve as an ad
visory committee for each county
whose duty it shall be 10 co-operat
with the Committee on Legislation an
with the State Board OF Agriculture
9. Support for A. & NJ. College
We respectfully request and urge upo
the State Legislature aud the Cove
nor the necessity OF providing rs sp'
.cial appropriations the following sum
for the work indicated
For extending the work Of the \
NJ. College in the oneration of agr
cultural trains throughout the Stat