The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-06-01
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one side of the silo, almost to the top
and down to where the tunnel strikes
the silo and he has doors to this open
ing and has chute dug out in front
| OF these doors from almost the top OF
the silo down to the tunnel. He Juss
opens this door at the top and throws
the ensilage down this chute into a
cart In the tunnel, then takes 1t to the
COW barn, a distance of about Is feet.
This is one of the best arranged pit
silos and COW barns | ever saw. Mr..
Tucker was plowing corn, which look
ed good. Then to Mr.. McCormick's
place. He was not at home. His wheat |
and corn are looking fine. Then to
Claude Harold's place, who was plow-
ing corn. His wheat and oats are look
ing fine. He lost his first crop Of al |
falfa on account of so much rain. Then |
to w. j. Freeman's place. His wheat |
and oats look fine He was planting |
peanuts and peas in alternate rows |
with corn His corn was over knee
high and looking fine. Covered 30 |
miles today. Got home at s o'clock |
and while eating supper Thomas w
Mosley and J. Fl. McClain called me
and wanted me to come to the hotel. |
After ! had finished supper | went to
the hotel to meet these gentlemen.
Mr. Mosley was stationed at A. & NJ.
college at Saltwater and is going to
work with the people along the lines
OF dairying the same as am working
along the agricultural lines. Mr. Nc
Claim is from Washington, d. C., and
is district agent from the dairy de-
partment of agriculture. We are glad
to have these men with us because
knew Mr. Moseley can be of great help
to the farmers. In conference with
these men for one and half hours.
They wanted to go to the country to-
morrow and visit some dairy herds and
also farmers.
Wednesday, May rs: | phoned Mr..
Goode last night and told him to bring
his five passenger car down to the
office and Mr.. Goode, Mr.. McClain,
Mr.. Moseley and myself went to see
Marshall Johnson's cal.ie north chi
town He has small bunch of good
cows. mostly red. Then to Mr.. Goodies
place, where he has small bunch OF
Jerseys Then back to town to see
sha They have IA good cows. Then
to Mrs. Skeletons place. She has lG
Jersey COWS. Then we made a run
for town out OF the rain. Got dinner
at 1880 and it rained almost all after
noon. We had planned to go to sew
eral other places this afternoon. but
could not go ON account of rain. Mr..
Ferguson. district agent. also came in
this morning and we were all in con-
ference all afternoon.
Thursday. May 81: In conference
with Mr.. Ferguson until $40 a. m.
and Mr. Moseley until 10:40 a. m. Of
flee work rest Of the day. Wrote
eight letters, six farmers in this after
noon.
Friday, May 2S: Out with w. L.
Larlmer of the U. S. department Of
agriculture, bureau of entomology Of
Wellington. Kan, called the bug
Man Of this district. We found lots
of the army worms in Henry John
sons wheat east of the depot They
were not hurting the wheat any now
but feeding on the wheat that hau
been blown down and matted on the
ground Mr. Larimer said he had
better watch them in districts where
we had them as they might go to the
corn fields after the wheat is cut We
also found great many of the green
beetles that disturbed the alfalfa last
year here and at Verden. Back to the I
office in time to meet the II o'clock
train to meet Mr.. Ferguson. who came
back to attend the meeting of the
Commercial club at 4.
Saturday. May 20. Office work,
wrote six letters, got out 81 bulletins
to club members, 10 farmers in office
today.