Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-03

and lanes contain enough unused ma
chinery to erect comfortable barns
and houses on most of the farms In
the county.
MANY ponds have been built, but
not one-third what there should be.
We pray for showers of blessings bet
ter be prepared to take care of some
we are getting Deep plowing and
ponds will not only keep the showers
at home, but the fertility and win
save lives and property below us.
Irrigation Results.
zone irrigation demonstration has
been installed on a truck garden. This
trucker made $3.50 on one and one
quarter acres of Strawberries, $400 on
one acre Of blackberries, 5000 on one
fourth acre of red raspberries and
$3.50 on one acre of black raspberrios.
Ten thousand bushels of sweet po-
tatoes have been raised around Tulsa,
and many of these fields were visited
by the agent.
TWENTY-FIVE truck patches have
been visited and over two hundred
family gardens.
I'm chickens and turkeys. the for
mer are being improved and both are
increasing ia numbers. The grass
hopper has lent more stimulus to the
breeding of turkeys than the agent,
yet he has urged the raising Of tur-
keys as q means of eXterminating the
latter.
ut Ia becoming a more general
practice for manure to be at once
hauled out and spread on the ground.
Tick Eradication.
Tick eradication work is beine
rapidly pushed In the county. Seven
public dipping watts have been in
stalled this summer besides two pri-
vate ones. The county will be above
the quarantine line next year.
"Stumps are being removed and
land cleared all over the county
Twenty demonstrators have been at
been improved in this way
The County Fair.
"a strictly free county fair was held
in Tulsa on September 16, II and 19.
No gate charge and no entry feee.
This was educational and, like most
of this work, cannot be estimated in
dollars and cents Twenty-One hun
dred dollars was expended I'm pre-
miums and for the general expense
of the fair. The farm displays were
exceptionally good and demonstrate
the agricultural resources of the
county and gave the merchant and
farmer an opportunity TO see the va
riety and quality of it's farm display
to be taken out of the county.
This fair required about months
extra time of the agent, which neces-
stated working nights and Sundays.
Until results are further observed,
would prefer to report later concern
ing his opinion as to It's continuance,
as per your request.
Banner Road Year.
"Ths has been a banner year for
road grading and permanent concrete
and steel bridges. Three hundred and
twelve miles were graded. Three hun
dred and forty steel and concrete
bridges have been built, which range
from to 125 feet spans. The greater
per cent of these have concrete floors
and abutments. The agent has at
tended road meetings and assisted
wherever possible.
Cyrus Avery, chairman OF tho
county commissioners, has been at
the head Of the road work.
Many New Orchards.
MANY orchards have been set out
and, what is still better, many OF tho
orchards previously planted are being !
well cared for. One especially set out
by Elva Barrows two years ago has
made an unusual growth, due to good !
care and proper location. This con-
tains rs acres and gives every indi- !
cation of large yield next summer. !
As Tulsa has been the fastest growing |
city in the world the last year, every |
effort should be made to keep the |
In harmony with the city.
The Club Work.
TN boys and girls club work the |
agent has the following: Corn club |
A., number reporting 20: cotton 81, |
reporting 12 kaffir l5, num- |
ber reporting S; pig 8, number re-
porting 4; canning 29, number report |
Ing 12. Total l20, total number re-
porting Sc.
Average yield OF corn Of club MEM |
bers, 81 bushels; cotton, 600 pounds; |
kaffir, SS bushels; gain In pigs per
day / pound; profit in canning club
on one-tenth acre. s38.72.
Two hundred and three dollars was
offered In the county as prizes for |
these boys and girls and every one
obtaining a prize has been paid. Be-
sides, one boy received first prize on |
cotton at the Oklahoma state fair at |
City and at the New State |
fair at Muskogee, Okla.
1.-TWO boys were entitled to 60 to |
the State Fair school at Oklahoma /
City, with all expenses paid. A boyi
and girl won a winter short course at I