The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-25

Oklahoma In the United State -ru
ate, senate blll h} rurh amending
certain sections OF rhc 1913 session
laws
An Open Letter to Oklahoma Farmers
The fvlluwiu. letter hus been Issued
to all rural school teachers Interested
In the Demonstration club work Ia
OkluhOmd, Conducted by the United
States Department Of Agriculture In
CO uOpcutila with Oklahoma Agrlcul
tural and Mechanical college.
To All Teachers Interested IN Club
Work:
The following clubs Will be- organized
by the Farmers Cooperative Demon
stration department, in cooperation
with the Extension division Of the a.
d NJ college. Corn, cotton, knfir, pig
canning, poultry and better bread
Requirements
All club members must be 10 10 Is
years Of age.
The corn and kafir club members
must cultivate one acre Of either corn
or one Of the kafir crops-kafir, milo
or fcterita.
The cotton club members must cui.
tlvate two acres OF cotton.
The canning club members must cul
tiynte onotenth acre garden.
The poultry club members must care
for a flock " chickens according tu
instructions sent them
The better bread club members are
expected 10 do sUmr work iu some
form OF breadmaking not less than
once each week from the time Of en.
rollment until October !.
The pig club members must also
be members Of one other club The
pig IL to De selected the last week N
May and fed until time 0f county con
test or fair II must be less than
twelve months Of agr, October 1, 1915
II is the policy Of the extension
| division to work through the county
and women agents. These men and
women, with the assistance Of the
teachers, organize the demonstration
clubs After the clubs are organized
II Is their duty to visit each club mem
ber In his or her home and plan tC
| hold field meetings at least twice II
the growing season and TO hold fal
contests. The workers Of the Boys
and Girls Club department Of the eH
tension division will visit the county
and women agents several times dur
ing the working season. We belley,
that only by such a plan can effectiv,
work be done with the boys and girl,
Of Oklahoma.
The Boys and Girls Club depart
ment will send letters " instructions
to all club members as soon as names
are received on CT blanks.
Teachers who wish to organize clubs
should first find out from the county
superintendent II there is a county OF
woman agent In the county. II there
are no demonstration agents I'm the
county, the teacher should send to A
4 NJ. college for C-I enrolment blanks
Teachers should not attempt TO en-
| roll great many children as clul
members. first, because we want only
workers, second, because we do NOT
have the time nor the funds To care
for a list Of inactive club members
I third, because teacher cannot sue
ccssfully manage a club In which
there are many inactive members.
Teachers should visit all club mem
bers at work II possible, and should
hold at least one or two field meetings
during the season.
Teachers should not undertake tC
organize clubs unless there Is some
one In the school distict who will lOok
after the club work during the yaca
tion period, because IL ls at this tim,
that the club members need most hell
and encouragement
Teachers should address all com
munlcations to Boys aud Girls Clul
department, A. h NJ College, saltwater
Oklahoma. Emma A. Chandler, a.
sistant State Agent In ChrfRe Of Girls
clubs.