Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-04-20
Of DAY
NEXT THURSDAY
Full PROGRAM FOR THE STATI
FARM CONFERENCE HERE
NEXT THURSDAY.
HUNDREDS ARE COMING
Two Well known Agriculturalisis Ia
Spcak-Dr. knapp VIII Sure
Bc Here.

The vigorous way in which every
! interest of Oklahoma mas stood bS
! the federal farm work in Oklahoma
despite the attack made on State
| Agent Bentley by certain interests
! has been responsible for the annOunc-
ment that not only viii the federal
work be continued in oklahoma but
| Or, Bradford Knapp I'm charge OF
| the federal farmers cooperative dem
| instratiOn work In the south would
| be present as the principal speaker
| at the statewide development con
ference next Thursday.
Because OF the attack made on
Bentley, secretary Of agriculture
David f. Houston had announced
that he was considering the with
drawal of all federal work from this
state and that he would not allow
Dr. Knapp to be present at the con-
ference next week.
Yesterday Secretary Houston sent
Cruce.
your letter received. Have au-
thOrized Knapp to attend Tulsa con-
ference. Think matters can be 50 ar
ranged as to continue demonstration
work in oklahoma. David r.
Houston
The following telegram received
yesterday from Congressman James
S. Davenport:
Tulsa Notwithstanding of Agrl-
culture this morning advises me that
government would not withdraw its
farm demonstration work from ok
lahoma and would probably increase
work dudring the next fiscal year.
Also would arrange for Knapp to
visit Tulsa April 24.-James S. Dav-
enport
The full program for the Oklahoma
state Development conference to be
held in this city next Thursday was
announced yesterday, 1t is in itself
an indication of full success for the
big state meeting. Besides DR.. Knapp
the two principal speakers will be w
NJ. JardIne, dean of the Kansas Ag-
ricutural college, cnd DR.. W. +. Tay-
lor of Moline, Ill. Professor Jardine
is not only the head Of the largest
agricultural college in the world. but
he has served in practical agricul-
ture for many years and has followed
the plow through thousands Of miles
of furrow. He was at one time man
ager and part owner Of 5000 acre
farm in Utah, still owns and directs
the work on a number of farms, and
has spent many years in service with
agricultural colleges and federal de-
partment of agriculture. Dr. Taylor
has an international reputation as
soil tillage and machinery expert and
he has been for some time making
special study of Oklahoma conddi-
tlons in anticipation of his visit here
next Thursday.
The program follows:
Thursday 10 a. m. Grand Opera
house.
Address of welcome-Mayor +. NJ.
Wooden. Tulsa.
Response. r. Darby, president.
Muskogee Commercial club, Musko-
gee. Okla.
The Bank and the Farmer"-A. l..
Wilson, FL Reno, Okla.
Government Work in Oklahoma"
w. d. Bentley, state agent Farm
ers' Cooperative Demonstration
Work, Yukon, Okla.
State Cooperation with the Farm
er"-B. +. Hennesscy, oklahoma city
Okla.
IL NJ. - Sectional LunCheons -
Bankers, farmers. newspaper men
and Commercial club men who will
meet at the Tulsa and Brady hotels
and the Elks' club to discuss sepa-
rately their parts in the statewide
movement for better farm methods.
2 p. m.-Grand opera House
Farm Practice Session.
The Rural Home Movement"-
Miss Irma Matthews, Oklahoma City,
Okla.
Railroad Demonstration Work.
r. W Hockaday, Industrial Commits
sloner, NJ. X. & r. Ry.. st. Louis.
Dry Land Farming In oklahoma
w. l.. English. Supervisor Of Agri-
culture, Frisco System, st. Louis.
The Conquest OF Drouth in Okla
homa, ,'--George l.. Bishop, Cordell,
Okla.
Community Education through
Boys and Girls Clubs IT. NJ. JEFF
fords. assistant state agent, L. S. De-
partment of Agriculture. Oklahoma
City. Okla.
"Milos and Silos. III. NJ Cottrell.
Agricultural Commissioner. Rock Is
land Lines. Chicago.
Corn and Cotton" Professor
Churchill. Oklahoma Agricultural
College, saltwater. Okla.
p. m.-Informal dinner to 200
members OF the Oklahoma Board OF
Control of the International Dry
Farming congress. including three
members from each county. Organi
Zation Of the board for county work.
p. m.-Grand Opera House.