The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-08-04
Strife Between Federal and State
Forces Eliminated by the Ac.
tion Of State Board Of
Agriculture
FORWARD MOVE
FOR THE STATE
All Agents are Placed Under the
Supervision Of Bentley Makes
Possible Extension Of Work
Says McNabb

According to G. A. McNabb, agricul-
tural agent of Grady county, who has
just returned from Saltwater, where
he attended the semi-annual meeting
of the county agricultural agents of
the state, the new ruling of the state
board of agriculture placing the farm
extension work entirely in the hands
Of the government agents working en-
tirely under one head, is about the
best thing that has happened to the
farmers Of the state for some time.
Formerly the work had been carried
on with two factions working. A num-
Der of demonstration farms were sup
posed to have been maintained over
the state by the state government in
addition to which were many federal
men, or agents working under tbs
government and receiving their salar-
les partly from the federal govern
ment and partly from the county in
which they worked.
The placing of the agents entirely
under one head was made possible by
an act Of congress appropriating $1O.-
600 with which to enlarge and carry
on the work. This amount is avail
able now in Oklahoma. In the future
each year an additional amount will
be available from the federal govern
ment providing the state will invest
an equal amount with the federal gov
ernment for the maintainance of the
work. 1t will make possible the in
creasing force of farm agents, allow
them to work under one head and as
whole Increase the effectiveness Of
the proposition. By action of the
board, w. D. Bentley, state agent from
the department of agriculture. was
made director of the college extension
work in the state.
The meeting recently held at Still
water was virtually short course in
agriculture given to the county agents,
every agent but two in the state at
tending. These were unable to attend
because of sickness. In addition to the
agents, many farmers from over the
state accompanied their county agent
and studied witt them in the meeting.
1T was great meeting and we
worked every day during the entire
week from in the morning till II at
night" said Mr.. McNabb this morn
| ing. Il have never seen more enthus-
iasm and earnestness than was dis
played there One farmer came from
Tillman county. He attended every
meeting and worked like beaver. The
last day he made short talk, saying
that during the week he had learned
more and acquired more practical
knowledge about agriculture than he
ever knew before beeffeerE e. .
In January regular annual snort
course in agriculture for adult farm
ers will be held at the A. & M col
lege and it is Mr.. McNabb's desire
that so to 100 farmers from Grady
county attend that meeting Facts and
demonstration are put up to them there
that are absolutely conclusive Judg-
ing Of horses, cattle, sheep, hogs and
other stock Is done before them, dem
onstrating what constitutes the good
and bad points of an animal Methods
Of farming are taken up, discussed. ex-
planned and demonstrated
"rhe costto the farmers win be only
their actual travelling and Incidental
j expenses and viii amount to only s12
4 dr SIS at rhs oitsias, said Mr., Nc
! Nabb. "There will not be year thai
passes over the heads Of the farmers
who attend, that they viii not save
double that amount by some point o.
/ some scrap of knowledge they gain
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