Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-10-24
Has to Do With Poultry
Culture in the Okla
homa Schools.
TO ORGANIZE CLUBS
Approved Methods Of Hous-
ing, Care and Feeding
to BE Taught.
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ADA, Okla, oct. 1S.-A new odu-
cational movement, of vital moment
t. the agricultural interests Of the
state, has taken form. II has 10 do
with the practical side Of education
born TO bridge the gulf that has SO
long separated the Red School House
on the Hill' from the community life
in which situated.
The farmer has long, long since
come 10 believe that the school plays
little part i'm his work, but rather
that education is but the preface to
lrOfessiOna. wOrk--and tho statement
is too true, even in this age Of agri-
cultural activity and research
The new movement has TO do with
the introduction OF poultry culture
into all our schools, and no move
in recent years. You meet any
teacher or friend Of education and
ask about it, and the first impulse
viii be one Of derisiOn, but the sec
end thought is far different lie sees
in it a new education victory. lie
approves it, because il is based on
the practical side Of his work, ana
he feels that many a wayWard boy
can be reached and made a better
citizen by the opportunities which 1t
presents.
lie realizes that it VIII popularize
and vitalze his efforts and that the
school house will become better
and more vigorous community center,
and, being loyal TO his adopted state,
and glorying in her achievements, he
sees at once that tho step will place
Oklahoma i'm the lead I'm progressive
educational idca'E.
Why the Movement.
But why this new movement? Let
us briefly examine conditions today
lin Oklahoma Prof. e. b. Robbins
of the Southeastern normal stated re
Gently that a county i'm the district or
that normal raises poultry on only
one farm in nine OF the 10000
farms in the state. statistics show that
there is an average Of but forty fowls
per farm Today the great bulk Of
our poultry is raised in and about our
towns and citios-Oyer so per cent
while our farmers do not raise sui-
ficient to supply the needs of the
home. The price Of meats has
reached such dizzy height that
serious problem is easily solved by
rearing more poultry The industry
If inteuigently handled. can be made
~
The city of Enid ships yearly over
SO, 900, 900 worth of poultry and eggs,
while the entire state ships about
$4,000. 600. The city Of Ada, with a
population Of over six thousand, ships
annually $4,000 worth of poultry
which could easily be increased five
fold, or even tenfold if the agricul-
tural interests devoted more attention
to the poultry industry and the stream
Of money that would flow into the
section would not represent greater
amount of labor, on the part Of the
farmer. Again the poultry industry is
not affected as seriously 10y drOuth
as any other farm vocation. 1t re-
Quires more intelligent efforts, closer
application to details, and yields its
income to the farmer weekly.
Intelligent Effort.
Evidently there is need for earnest
and intelligent effort ON the part Of
the agricultural teachers of our state
schools to brine this condition forcibly
to public attention. The boys and
girls-the future men and women Of
Oklahoma-must be taught ways OF
production and thrift, if the states
progress is to be continued.
The plans for this movement have