The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-03-13
METHODS OF FARM DEMON
STRATlON BRING BIG RE
TURNS TO COUNTIES
BETTER LIVESTOCK IMPORTED
sNty-Two Counties in Oklahoma Had
Men Agents and Twenty Three
Had Women Agents Dur
ing the Year 1916.

l3hOma has grown unll ldNl N'h w.
Of the n counties of Che state NAG
men county agents and 25 counties
had women agents The Boys and
Girls Clubs enrolled l59lS members
last year
The annual report Of James A. WIZ
SON. director of Extension IN Okla
bona for the Agricultural and Me
chanical College and One u $ Ne
partment of Agriculture lneIudes
complete synopsis OF all county agent
activities during 1916. The report Is
now being printed at saltwater.
I'm dfteen farm crops in which dem
onstrations we're held under direction
of the county agents material in.
crcases in yield We're obtained over
averages for the sections IN winch
demonstrations were held sum
narv of those demonstrations is as
follows Corn S,073 acres average
Weld. 34ll. increase l3o4 bushe
hahr. 1901 acres, average yrld'
-bio DusHtIo' ny o-
S73 acres average yi1lo n ~,
increase. 2OO5 bushels feierta ~
acres "te'ase 7i'i.. '''u' ,,,t.n ,olt
credse' Low "'9l ,5 eoi,o nounl.
acres a'e,rso ao5 nnnd ,a,1 osts MA
acres. average yield, 1854 bushels
increase 1Slg bushels wheat 42l9
increase 'o'i' t.,d ,Q4q bosbels
acres a'e-os' ,,sr,l. haray 2sl
lncre"'e' '''' Duo' 51 oo hnshols
acres ave, "h 5 .irlf. 195s
increase i' 'usH 'oia oco tam. in
acre a'V,"so 'nd.o ora.s 7q3
ele"SV' ii a,d oaa top4 A.
oro..o 1el ions. sweet clover. 7G2
,oros averaee Weld. 2.2l tons, iu.
onaaso "a tons. sorghum. al5 acres,
ayeraga Weld. 84 tons increase 45f
'an. .ownoas qg5 acres. average
.toid oe mshels seed and l75 ton
ba, Increase Ala bushel seed and 6
,ons TN peanuts. 1.l61 acres. aver
aao void a7Se bushels. increase
r0ce bpshels. rye. us acres average
, WELD 1876 bushels, increase, bto
bushels.
2 T,o aoents caused 10 be brought
,a.a ,ba state 247 nurebred dairy
,".u. ana otG nurebred cows or heii.
ou''' crads dairy COWS brought into
,ho .,ato numbered gSSS. These COWS
were carefully selected and. by use
: of nurebred sires, these grade COWS
win do much toward building up the
I dairy interests of Oklahoma There
e we're 1949 cows tested for profitable
A milk production Eight creamerles
e and - cream routes we're established.
u Hog raising received big impetus
brouph the Introduction Of new herds
nm PA farms. Most Of the breed
inr stock for me new herds came
from within the state but there were
imnorted from other states 54S pure
y bred hoars and 2.04S soVs or gifts
2 Tbe importance Of pasture crops for
+ hoes was emphasized and 2,0O4 farm
5 ors were induced to start grazing
J, crons for hogs.
u ~. a.oro tsf rev eoeks of sheer
: ...aa drr,ng tbo wear Count,
d 80, ',a' WV noro resnonsiblo for bringinf
to7 nurebred rams and AS ewes into
i rho state There were GAIL grad'
- e,,as introduced for breeding pur
~ noses
4 ,a,al ~ 79e farm nocks witt
oo aoo ,,t,ds ,,ore included in the poul
'o''' .a.t caro- and management o
>, US ,,, prominent mart of IN,
y. pou," D.n, nan and women agent
- Noi \ ~ ennros "o gfyan here are for mel
= pul ny D9D
" " "s''''' V''' ,. mt. oao,t
~ during 'ne ysa, ''o 1,',,e1s ooS', ~, 90 "a
y, assisted III 'ne '''|''oo', loo -. a.,Ln.,
" cattle ior plaVN'os' -ao j
1870 lo' 'up'' eH'O7'.' - I e,nat
!" digestive anu o','o' ''ou''e,' ~, -
- treatment was s''," .,..
= TO S,5lS lpau " nos9 "l'@ na-o- ~.
~ ullaheous ''e"elnen, ~
20 lhefe were i''0'V - ~
d treated loI worms .n..a - ,o, d,,
e number OF -of Ne'o 'i1'''u
~ temper lol nie,'','s on e'. Vs.
~ gestlNe a'i'nen''' 80 '0' ''sN'''' -
200 for an'nraN'
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