The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-08-23
Monstg Peaches, Grapes, Corn,
Soudan Grass and Many Other
Grady Go. Products Receiv-
ed al Bureau Office
COOPER WANTS
SHOW COMPLETE
Agent Urges Everybody to Take a
Hand in Helping Win First
Place for County in
State Contest

Twelve peaches that weigh an aver
age eight and five-sixths ounces each
all taken from the same tree; a
bunch Of Sudan grass, all from one
seed, that contains some score oi
stalks, and is nine feet and an inch
tall; ears of corn that are more than
foot long, plums as big as peaches
ought to be: punches Of grapes that
look like the pictures on California
fruit advertisements, all these things
and more are now in the office of the
Grady county Commercial and Farm
Bureau, waiting to be entered for
premiums In the county. then the state
fair. And exhibits are just beginning
to come in. Almost every day brings
In some new wonder that eclipses the
high record of something brought in
the day before.
State agriculturists say some Of the
exhibits already here are the best they
have ever seen. O. c. Cooper, county
agent. says he believes the county can
keep up the pace until the state fair.
He intends to arrange exhibits in such
a way that Grady county will be recog-
nized as being the first agricultural
county In the state. One of the novel
ties brought In Saturday was box Of
apples. There we're twenty different
varieties In that box. all picked from
the same orchard. They were raised
by d. A, J. Lang Of near Laverty.
Some OF them were as big as the BaE
Davis usually Is Others were OF the
crab variety. not larger than q pigeon
egg.
The dozen lemon cling peaches
weighed this morning we're the best
ones yet received at the office. They
were raised right here in Chickasha
by Howard Miller at his residence. 42S
Iowa avenue.
A single bunch OF grapes is being
placed In an exhibition jar this after
noon that everyone that has seen
agrees is long way ahead of anything
ever exhibited in this part of the
country. II is white variety, the
name OF which Is not known, which
was raised by Mrs. H. d. Welborne on
South Eighth street. Mr. Cooper de?
olares the grapes on it would make
almost a quart
J. G. Good, who has farms in prac-
tically every section OF Grady county
brought in stalk OF seeded ribbon
cane from his field several miles north
last week. The stalk was some eleven
feet high and was not yet matured
AIr. Good declared that stalks were In
the row not more than two or thres
inches apart. and that he expected tt
take 25 tons of silage to the acre from
the field. Though this is an immense
amount OF forage to take from an acrs
OF ground. the big farmer and stock
man says the record for seeded ribbon
cane is almost twice as much. at th'
101 Ranch, where the variety was In
troduced into this part Of the country
test field produced more than fift.
tons to the acre. He declares that tn
stuff ought to reach height of som
twelve or more feet by maturity
Every bit of the stalk is good, toe
Horses and cattle can keep fat o.
sweet sorghum cane.
The best peaches yet brought i
were registered by the Chickasha nur'
cry. They are more of the Wixon VI
riety, prodigiously large. For size a
least, they ought to take premium
MIR Cooper declares.
The county agent is particular
anxious that everyone in the count
keep on the lookout for products OF th
premium class. Grady county mus
have some of everything If she Is
take the state prize, he declares, an
there is no reason in the world VIII
she should not take first place wit
The richest farming region in Il
southwest.
aNative grasses of every kind, M
Cooper said fruits both Wild al