The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-14
Acting Farm Demonstration Believes
Grady County Can Be Made
Best in State and Asks
Cooperation
FINDS FINE CLASS
OF FARMERS here
Outlook for Coming Season Prom
ising = Much Fall Flowing
Done -lS Years Expert
ence on Okla. Farm

with the cooperation OF t1e busi-
ness men and farmers Grady county
can be made the best county in the
state. That is my aim and to that end
| shall work. This was the state
ment of 0. c. Cooper, acting farm
demonstration agent of Grady county,
this morning in speaking of his work
in this county.
While there has been no official rat
itfication of Mr.. Cooper's appointment
Ill the county by the Commercial and
Farm Bureau, there is small possibil-
itysfor any hitch arising. The ah-
serce of members OF the board of di-
rectors of the bureau has prevented
definite action. Mr.. Cooper is on the
job and has been doing excellent work
for the past several weeks.
In speaking Of the present condi-
ton of the county, Mr.. Cooper said,
Il find that great amount Of fall
plowing is being done. From state
ments OF farmers over the county
find that at least five times the usual
amount Of fail plowing has already
been done. They are doing ii right,
too. Flowing eight or nine inches
deep and are narrowing. This is half
the battle Ii will give them the full
benefit OF the winter rains and will
put the ground in splendid shape.
The farmers have met since / en-.
tered upon the duties of this office are
as a class the best | have ever seen.
Grady is now one of the banner coun-
ties in the state but there is an oppor-
tunity to make 1t even greater. l am
here to aid in any way that ! can the
arrival of the county at that end"
During the next few weeks. Mr.,
Cooper. in travelling over the county.
will urge fall and winter plowing TO
the limit, explaining the advantages
as taught by the government, which
has CLEANED it's information as to the
advantages thus derived, through
years OF experience. Also the anti
hog cholera clubs will be pushed and
wherever possible. organizations Will
be effected. Already several clubs
have been started on their way and
everything is working to the desired
end. the designating Of Grady county
as the government demonstrational
county of the state for the eradication
of hog cholera.
eThe ideas which | will advance in
my work here. are not theories of my
own" said Mr.. Cooper Il want the
farmers to understand that. l work
simply according to the teachings OF
the department Of agriculture. The
agents appointed simply further the
work started by the bulletins gotten
out by the government formerly and
mailed to the farmers. We are bring
ing the instructions contained in
those pamphlets closer in touch with
the farmers. They are not merely
theories advanced either. but are
truths that have been demonstrated
time after time by actual experiments
on the government demonstration
farms
At this time, there are about 10
adults in the county who have prom
ised Unconstitutional tracts for varied
crops. These will be planted and
tended strictly in accordance with the
instructions of the government under
the supervision of Mr.. Cooper. One
such tract is of 40 acres that will be
planted in corn. Others of lesser acre.
age will be in COW peas, Sudan grass
and other feed crops. The boys and
girls club work is progressing nicely,
there being now about 80 youngsters
who have expressed desires to show
their dads how to raise bumper crops
or the club acres.->
There is now more wheat acreage IN
Grady county than ever before and the
crop is progressing in splendid shape,
according to the observations of Mr..
Cooper. Also the alfalfa acreage OF
the county will be increased material