The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-14
President Of Association and Township
Boards Expect 10 Stage Show that
Will Put Grady More PrOmi-
nenIIy on Map
SELECT EXHIBITS AIT
ONCE, SAYS COOPER
Agent Urges Farmers to Begin Now q
Pick Best Products and Pre-
serve Same for Display
Next Fall

County Agent Cooper stated this
morning that the president Of the Free
County Fair association and the mem
bers Of the township fair boards are
expecting one Of the biggest events In
tho state IN the Grady county fair.
Realizing that the last fair was re-
sponsible for forcing Grady county,
agrculturally. from tho eleventh to
the third and fourth place. In point OF
prominence, at the state fair last fall
all members Of the fair association
are working hard to make the fair OF
the coming fall, bigger and better
than any county fair In the state and
hope to gather together a group of
exhibits which, when taken 70 the
state fair al Oklahoma City, will place
Grady county at the top Of the coluwgy
as the agricultural and live stock
county OF the state.
Mr. Cooper said that there remainA
cd now no question Of the agrieiItur-
al possibilities Of Grady county; that
the interest now manifested in the
breeding Of fine cattIe and horses and
hogs was fast bringing the county to-
the lead In live stock ana that the
main thing to fear this fan, when the.
entries arc placed on exhibition at the
state fair would not be the keen com
petition Of the other counties OF the
state. but an ovar.confidence Of the
producers Or Grady county which
might lead them to be- careless In
getting the very best of the products
Of this county to the front
Mr. Cooper said further that he and
President Helm, Of the county fair as
sociation. were urging upon all the
great importance Of those who have
good stuff to begin at once gathering
and saving the best Of their products
to be placed upon exhibition here.
They urge all farmers to begin right
now selecting their bundle exhib-
it's" Wheat, soft and hard; rye, oats
and barley they say should be select
ed without further delay. The far
mers in other counties are now select
ing their choice bundles and this in
itself shows that they are awake TO
the needs Of early action.
MI. Cooper says that All bundles
should be carefully selected end hung
from joists Ia store houses in such q
way that rats and mice may not get
to them or that weather damage may
not result
on account Of the scarcity of fruit
All o,sr the state. great pains is urged
in the selection Of the very best TO be
obtained in the lines Of peaches, ap-
pies. grapes. plums pears, etc. While
the crop is short in Grady county, pro-
portionately, as it is in any other
county. he says that there will be
found. with a little we'll directed e.
fort. fair line Of every kind Of fruit
which viii rank as prize winners.
Don't forget the berries" also
urges the agent And the statement is
given out that there will be plenty of
glass jars and canning dope" on
hand at the offices Of the Farm Bu-
reau 10 take care OF and preserve all
fruits and vegetables These jars, and
the necessary ingredients 70 be used in
the preservatire fluids. may be had
by anyone who may have fruit and
vegetables to exhibit at the fair. Such
PARTIES are invited 20 call and secure
the supply early The beat shown At
the county fair will be taken to tbs
state fair aud from there brought
back and placed on exhibition In the
Farm Bureaus roomt in this city.
Don't forget the pumpkins snd wa
termelons" also urged Mr. Cooper.
He says the most delicious and tae
largest pumpkins and the most dell.
clous and largest watermeiunr In Ok
lahoma are being grown right here In
Grady county and he wants the far