Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1914-07-24
AGRIcuLURAL CAMPAIGN
VIII BE Held at Muskogee and Cover
Twenty County. To Last Thirty.
Three Days. s ilHf Hzkk4 al


TIA greatest agricultural campaign
in the history Of the Southwestern
part OF the United States, on Tuesday
September ] and will cover between
fifteen and twenty counties of the
Southeastern part OF Oklahoma.
This campaign will be carried on
under the direction of the Eastern
Oklahoma Agricultural Association,
COOPER tsIng with the farmers and
business men; the State Board OF
Agriculture. w d. Bentley, State
leader, DR.. f. w. Brewer OF the Bu-
reau, Of Animal Industry; DIR. j. p.
Bushong, who has charge OF the u.
! $. Government Tick Eradication work
In this state; the county agent of the
various counties that will be visited:
State Bankers Association, CONNER
icial Clubs. State Agricultural College
and other prominent interests of the
state.
1 Holden Is Coming.
The Eastern Oklahoma Agricuitur
: 81 Association has invited p. G.. Hol-
den, director Of the agricultural ex-
tension department OF the Internal
ional Harvester Company is Chicago,
to- come to Oklahoma with his en-
staff of twelve practical agriculturists
and cooperate in this record braking
campaign. He has accepted the invi-
ion and will be here throughout
the campaign Prof. Holden Is prob
ably the most noted agriculturist in
the United States asd has cooperat-
ed wi hthe people in agricultural cam
Daiensin the Central West, the North
west and the South. This is his first
campaign in Oklahoma.
Send in Petitions Now.
! Nearly a dozen counties in the
Eastern part of the state have already
declared their intention of taking a
part in this campaign. The Agri-
cultural Association urges the people
of other counties who. wish to take
part to send in their petition at once
Prof Holden and his co-workers will
Visit every count yto which the yare
invited, il the petitions are received
in time. Mr.. w. I, Drummond, man
againg director of the Eastern Ok
lahoma Agricultural Association, Is
anxious to hear within the next few
i days from any county that ha snot
asked to be included in the iteniary.
These petitions should be ecct to w.
/. Drummond, at Muskogee, Oklaho-
ma. ~. lrs
Will Last Over a Month.
The campaign will last thirty-three
days, beginning Tuesday September
/, and ending Saturday October 3rd.
After all of the petitions are in from
the counties, advance men will go
out and assist the local committees
in making arrangements for the
meetings in their territory.
: Slogans of Campaign
The slogan of the campaign will be
: "a Million Acres of Alfalfa in ok
lahoma by 1916" and "a Tickless Ok
laboina by. 1916."s The campaigners
will show the wonderful value of al
! falfa as soil enricher and as a food
for livestock, how it leads to diversi-
fled framing and livestock raising
the basis of a permanent and profit
able agricultural system. 1n
Everywhere the capapoi9rass- ~.
they will wage a strenuous fight on
the cattle tick. inamssi iT9Ttf 0o
Most of the meetings will be held
on farms. This is the "HoldeS Meth
od"rgofng out TO (tlse trainer on his
farm "a method that hashmet with
Aspiendids success in other sections of
b tho no country g IN a AcFlolNTTr