The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-02-19
Railroad Company win Establish
Demonstration Farms and
viii Aid in Getting Good
Markets for Crops
CHICKASHA AMONG
THE LUCKY TOWNS
Representative Of Company Here
COnfers with Business Men
Caldwell May Have
Charge Of Local Farm

That one Of The demonstration farms
tc be established by the Frisco viii.
be located in this vicinity was the
announcement that Z. M. Harris, press
representative Of the company, VINO
Was here yesterday ccnferring with
Mr. Finch, the local agent, and the
business men Of the city, relative 10
tie enterprise q find that the citi-
zens Of Chickasha cordially approve
the Frisco plan and express a willing.
ness to cooperate with the company
in every way to make it success"
said Mr. Harris
II was stated that Geo. w. Caldwell,
well known farmer here, was being
considered as the man to have charge
Of the demonstration farm at this
Point w D Bentley state agent Of
the United States department Of agrs-
culture, is expected here tomorrow 0
make final arrangements in regard to
the matter Mr. Harris gave out the
following statement, explaining the en-
tire movement:
| Thirtysix demonstration farms win
be established by the Frisco along ity
lines, at once
n These wilI be demonstration ana
not experimental farms, and the oni5
products to be grown are those that
will put money in the pockets OF ths
farmer at once.
At conference between Frank An
derson, director Of development Of the
Frisco lines; w. D. Bentley, state
agent Of the United States department
Of agriculture; his assistant, T. NJ. JET
fords, and A. J. Mcdowell dairy agent
Of the Frisco, the details were dis
eussed and the slrst steps taken.
Mr.. Anderson stated that the Frisco
in this work expects to accomplish two
things:
First To show the farmers how to
raise the products best adapted to his
locality and 10 give him start Of
pure seeds Of the best varieties Of
crops grown.
Second. 10 help tho farmer in Sc.
curing the best possible price for his
crops.
Mr. Anderson stated that the Frisco
would cooperate IA every way with
the representatives Of the United
States department Of agriculture and
would confine its efforts to further
! ing the production Of crops which the
department OF agriculture have found
) to be financially profitable and TO
earn immediate returns.
) 1t was determined at the conference
oestablish demonstration farms at
i the following points Altus. Snyder,
! Lawton. Cement Chickasha, Mustang.
Luther. Chandler, Bristow. Tulsa.
!. elaremore. Chelsea, yinita. Alton,
Miami, Davidson, Frederick. Roose-
! velt, Hobart, Cordell, Clinton, Thomas.
/. Carlton. 0keene. Drummone Emil.
Hunter. Blackwell, Beggs, 0kmulges,
' Weleetka, Holdenyille, Ada. Rolf. Mil
Greek, Rayia, Madl.
at these places farmers viii be in-
terested IN setting aside from live 10
e ten acres for which the Frisco will
Z supply seed suitable to the land and
., climate, and its farm demonstrators,
:; in connection with Mr. Bentley and
b. Mr. Jeffords, win give careful and
le minute Instructions upon the making
it OF the crop. the nrofit Of which VIII
go to the farmer.
In addition the Frisco viii employ
P. experienced agrioalluralIsts. each q
ii whom viii have a certain definite ter
= rtory where ne viii reside and whose
o- duty it VIII be to keep constantly Il
ID touch with the farmers in charge q
these demonstration farms
Mr Anderson expressed great inter
= est in the club WORK Of which Mr. Iel
: fords is IN charge and said that a
> would aid in the employment Of W
+ men. whose duty 1t wauld he 10 Il
i struct farmers wives and dau8ntee
: in the making Of home garden an
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