The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-03
TIMELY SUGGESTIONS TO FARMERS
George Bishop in OElaboma Farm Journal
Protein For the Pig

the Oklahoma pig contest made some relh0rhuDIe
gains for over a hundred day feeding period, We
noticed that this young pig feeder made rather fa-
miliar use Of the term protein He seemed 10
have some reason for knowing that the pig ut a
certain time was not getting AS much protein us
he should have in his feed TO make the gain and
growth that he should. The first question to enter
my mind and which has not left it since l read the
story, was where did this one boy out of ten thou
sand learn about protein and the part 1t plays In
the economic production OF pork one to ten thou
sand is about the proportion YOU would find II you
poled the farm boys of this state asking them when
and why to use IL feed rich I'm protein. We do not
know where this boy learned about it. We know
where he should have learned it, Alright, but 1t Is
II hundred to one shot that he never got it at IA
rural school. SO, do not think for II minute that
the course of study in the rural schools In Okla
homa would SEQ far approach the practical as to
permit Il farm boy to get ii workable knowledge
Of the purt TINT protein plays in the production OF
pork, Much time Is spent In mastering thc move.
ment of gulf streams and glaciers, ucitfN Of which
he will ever need nor See; but II the stAt amount
Of time were lo be- spent I'm explaining IN necessity
Of protein iu the feed. there would be- serious dan.
ger Of some farm boy getting Information in school
That would actually bee worth something To him.
Then there would be the chance for that boy In
aftcr life to look buck ON the time he spent In the
rural school and find one thing outside Of his read
Ing, writing, ana arithmetic. that was worth the
time that he spent ON 1t.
There Is a Possibility. Yes
OF course. there Is the possibility that this boy
learned this very valuable fact iu connection with
the feeding of pigs ut his homr srl,nI Ur v.,rII
be doing only vInI u, Ina, su,ir.puy .n,. u,ot
he shall do, II he did. This brings To mind the
fact that there Is a law requiring that such things
be taught. II Is very plain. The man who wrote
II must have had "a rnth.r deem rouyi.tiop thpt
there should be- "A REM connection brtNnnn nm.
course Of study Ion the rural school. npd tr pr.
tiyiics ON the farm. just for your Information
We quote a section Of this Iu, .u,s "v,. r.
m%eutary principles Of agriculture. horticulture
stock feeding. animal husImudry. the builIinr ,r
country roads and domestic SCIENCE IurI,Itr, n.
ern " w V ,,, " TU,''"m,"Tr, Su,,' w. ymoI"''g III al. ,n'
and these branches shall he os Thoroughly tnurht
by observation prnrtIruI exercises md r. u., ~
text book and reference books ag pra other like
required branches" Note that II saw, "rb,sr
branches shalI be- AS thoroughly studded pul to,,rht
as auy other like rrruirnd brunrhrs 80 lut n Can,
pick up Il course Of study for "A rural school yau
will find four years In geography and one ycpr In
agriculture Then go to fine nearest school md ,or
will find the agriculture not being taught nt nil
ThreeFifths In the Rural School
About three. 0nbs of tn school cbu,Irno ~ nL,
state arr In the rural schnoIs NIppt,pI,nt rnr
cent OF Them never attend puy otbrr sl0,,I u,t
upon the rs por cent we pre jpprpdent for oo nr
cent OF our farmers The schooIpp received Inv
this great majority does not exert nuv Influence nor
furnish any Information bearing directly ON the
business NJ farming This bo,s knowledge NJ fine
use Of protein stuck with me so forrlhly thot We
decided 10 test # ont So we visited d srbo,I M
more than 1850 mpils some I'm te trptb proIe ".
asked how mnny knew about proteiu mr. had .yor
heard Of II? Not one hand went IN We hep
asked them what was an nrchipcIngo Hands went
up by the dozens all over the house We drew
other comparisons They cnch dcyploped te same
ridiculous state Of affairs II seemed In be- cypry.
thing for Rrchipelngos md nothing for MICS Rut
It Is costing the taxpayers OF chat district SGOOUO
q month to make sure NJ the nrchipclAgng. Four
years I'm geography with r~octntIpus rpyipve md
examinations nbout things which hive NOT a neuuv's
practical value, and one ypar lust mentioned not
used-for agriculture.
Forty Years and Nothing Done
While we sat Worrying nbOuf thp pnrtlalItv beIng
shown the "archlpclngos" announcement WINS re-.
celyed Of II meeting NJ "Thp Southern Conference
OF Education ana Industry to hold "A fuur deys,
session ut Chattanooga. Tennessee March - 10 80.
The opening sentence NJ this announcement and I'm.
vltntion saws. "Ihr problem of how 10 bring nbopt
diverslflcation In the South rcmnlps upsolyrd after
forty years OF effort to reach a solution" Al this
coming meeting there will be discussed some OF the
changes that must bee effected before dlyerslNroiI,p
hoforo A., omo ~ I ,%ou, , ~ , mu,.nIie1 ao W. ,ma ",u'
operation" Another directed its attention toward
community development" This ypnr AZ CbpiD,.
nooga. an effort will he made 10 devise a econ.
structIye program" Now that sounds good and
may be construed to mean that they intend to begin
yenrs OF frultlcss effort has evidently been done