The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-06-21
Grady County VIII Go in for Pre-
miums on Products Of Farm
with Good Chance
to Win
GENERAL MEETING OF
BUREAU FRTD.EVENING
County win Be Asked to Assist in
Better Farming Movement
Band Concerts Assured
Directors Meet

That Grady county viii have an ex-
hibit Of farm products al the state fair
IN Oklahoma City and win enter the
contest with excellent chances TO win,
was asauredlby the action Of the direo-
tors Of the Commercial and Farm Blu
reau and the report received from G.
A McNabb county farm agent at
meeting held last night
The work OF collecting exhibits win
be started at once by q committee
headed BY G. ". Caldwell, assisted by
Mr. McNabb and il is proposed that
Grady county shall have as complete
display as any county in the state.
Mr. McNabb says the members OF bis
boys agricultural clubs are growing
crops that look like premium winners.
Some Of the boys have corn that
looks good for 700 bushels per acre" i"
said he. and their kafiri peanuts and
other crops are also looking good !
have also seen some oats that will
compare wen With the best and we can
also make a good display Of wheat
cotton. fruit. vegetables, etc Also, we
have some boys who win enter the pig
raising contest with bright chances
It is proposed to hold county ex.
hlbn before The state fair is held and
Mr. MoNabb Is now working on the
premium list The best products in
the county exhibit will be taken to
the state fair and the collection Of
Grady county products there displayed
viii be taken to Tulsa TO be shown
with exhibits from the entire western
hall Of the country at the Dry Farming
Congress
AT ,he meeting last night a commit
tee was appointed 10 confer with the
county commissioners and ask thar
s50o be levied the coming year to as-
sln the county farm demonstration
work. in accordance with law enact
ed By the legislature The commit
tee is composed oi I'd F Johns, 7 y
DIVER and J p whatley and as ths
commissioners are believed to BE-
fayoraNle 10 the idea, no difficulty il
expected in getting the desired levy
Mr.. McNabb announced that IN con
junction with County supt Newell h'
IS planning q series Of school sous'
meetings. five a week, beginning y
August ana continuing siz weeks o
more
Mr.. Newell viii talk consolidate
schools and Mr.. McNabb win devot
his talks principally to the furtheranc
Of deep fall plowing The latter ha
made a collection Of photographs Q
crops now growing, showing the vas
difference between shallow piowin
and deep plowlng, and he is arrangin
to use a stereopticon in his talks
TIE committee on band concerts r
ported that arrangements had bee
concluded for concerts on Thursda
evenings. to begin next week If
band boys win abandon their Thnrsda
evening concert ai the park ana
stead will give Z dance there eyel
Tuesday evening. The dances will
invitation affairs and it is official
stated that the Turkey Trot, Bear G
and Tie like viii be strictly under q
ban.
the directors decided TO hold q
next general meeting Of members
the bureau at the park on frid
evening. June q, and President Jon
son indicated that he had a barbec
on tan. AT that time Mr.. McNabb "
make another talk and represen
lives OF the Southern States cott
corporation Will present their plans
the business men Of the city
secretary R. M Evans reported s
eral new members who voluntar
subscribed for the support OF the
reau. among them being w e. d
we'll R. ii. Wilson and the lntersv
Compress Co.