Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-01-30
GREAT PROGRESS
in AGRICULTURE.
SLOW to Make two Blades Of Grass
Grow Where but One Cows
Now


n this Association can show you,
Mr. Banker. Merchant. Manufactures.
.Iobber, Cattleman. Farmer, Dairy
man, Professional man, etc. that II is
possible to Make Two Blades OF
Grass Grow Where But One Grows
Now" In your business you would be
interested at once This Second An
inuaI Meeting is called for this pur-
pose. After twelve months endeavor
the results obtained are highly salts
factory. The crop yield for the East
'ern half OF the state is close TO $lO,-
100000 more than the previous
year Seventyfve per cent Of the
Eastern Oklahoma counties have a
county organization and farm ex.
pert or farm demonstrator located
there. The results OF this work is al
ready being shown-better farming.
a rotation OF crops best suited to tho
soil. more attention to the class Of
seed. in fact the knowing how TO farm
is being shown our farmers and they
are receiving the information with
open minds. Oklahoma's natural ad.
vantages are not now being utilized to
the extent they should be. We are all
susceptible TO more information. The
object of the Eastern Oklahoma Agri.
cultural Association is to make 1.-TWO
Blades of Grass Grow Where But One
Grows Now" This is true, not alone
for the man behind the plow but for
all classes as all are dependent on the
production of our Farmers. BY in.
creasing the efficiency OF the pro-
-ducer we actually bring increase to
all. Speakers who are authority and of
national reputation will talk on sub
dects OF vital interest.
PROGRAM.
Tuesday Morning.
Opening Address-Hon. J. F. Darby,
President Eastern Oklahoma Agricul-
tural Association. Muskogee, Okla
How the Boys Club Work Advances
Farm Development-Pro o. B.
Martin. chief OF boys club work, U.
s. Department Of Agriculture.
The Girls Club and Better Living
in the Farm Home-Miss Mary r.
in the Farm Home-Miss Mary e.
Creswell. chief OF girls club work. U.
s. Department OF Agriculture
Tuesday Afternoon.
The Value of the Cooperation Elk.
tended the Demonstration Work OF the
u. s. Department OF Agriculture
Hon. e. Gentry. fieled agent farmers.
cooperative demonstration work. U.
S. Department OF Agriculture.
Tuesday Evening.
What the Fever Tick Costs Us and
1he Importance OF Its Eradication
Doctor J p Bushong. Washington, ID.
c.. illustrated with motion pictures)
Discussion by Hon Leslie w. Bush,
superintendent live stock inspection,
Hon. f. w. Brewer. Oklahoma. City,
DIR w. l.. Hiatt. Claremore
Good Roads and How TO Make Them
Hon, George D. Marshall. superin.
tendent of construction. Department
OF Good Roads, Washington. d. c., III
lustrated with lantern slides)
Discussion by Hon Cyrus s. Avery.
Tulsa; Col D. Sleeper, Wagner;
Col. Geo M Porter. McAlester,
Wednesday Morning.
The Farmer and the Railroad
Professor w. l. English. agricultur-
list Frisco lines. st. Louis. Mo.
Farm by Safe System-John Fields
editor Oklahoma Farm Journal
The Dairy Cow on the Farm-Hon.
II. A. Borman. editor Kansas Farmer.
The Farm Hog-Hon. T. L. Jeffords.
agricultural agent, M X. & T.
Wednesday Afternoon.
The Benefit OF the New Currency
Bill to the Farmer--Senator owen
The Place OF Poultry on the Sue
cessful Farm-Rees V. Hicks, presi-
dent American Poultry Association.
Wednesday Evening.
The Silo in Okahoma-H. NJ. Cot
trell. agricultural commissioner Rock
Island
Alfalfa-R, E. Smith, Sherman, Tex.
The Farmer and the Nation-Sena-
tor ]. p Gore.
The Farmer and The Banker-Hon.
10. - raiilsi ChdiTHdn dSrlcultNal
commission, American Bankers Assn,
Champaign. Ill
Many other notable authorities will
talk on various subjects The two
days sessions will be brim full of
information and there will be some
thing good for every one. w, d. Bent.
ley, state agent for the United States
Department OF Agriculture. and the
farm demonstrators from each county,
will be there.
The Association is getting the
hearty cooperation and support OF
the newspapers. railroads, business
men. bankers and farmers, and a
meeting is anticipated such as has
never been held in Oklahoma
The Oklahoma Live Stock Associa.
tiOn and the Good Roads MaetinP will