Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-17

leges whore the boys OF tho state can
get economical instruction near
home. Every county OF tho sta "a
but four has county agricultural
agent Two-thirds OF tho state have
women agricultural agents. The men
instruct boys and girls in agriculture.
horticulture, animal industry. the
women Instruct the girls IN domestic
science by practical. direct instruc-
ton, teaching the preservation OF
foods by canning, by picking. by
preserving, etc.
The schoolroom Of this system OF
teaching is tho cornfield, the cotton
neld, the orchard the hepuery. the
piggery. the demonstration farms,
and the canning. preserving, and
picking rooms
IL In the custom to give prizes 10
the boys and girls clubs Of counties.
OF districts and OF the state with a
reward OF a free trip 10 the state
tair or to some state outside OF
oklahoma, as 10 the Frisco expo
sltion.
oklahoma has two state fairs. one
at Oklahoma city and ono at Mus
kogee, where the splendid cattle and
horses and sheep and magnificent
products OF the fields are shown In
unsurpassed excellence.
The successful competitor I'm the
boys and girls clubs are thus given
the opportunity TO show their prod
ucts. ana some interesting things
have occurred; for example, up In
the hllls--tor oklahoma Is not II flat
plain, ms many isagine It: II has
mountains over two thousand feet
him-lived q little girl who had had
out small opportunity. She had
not had much time for school. but
she knew great deal about katfir
corn, She knew how to grow the
best kaffir corn OF any child In the
state She had learned about 1t I'm
the girls club and i'm actual prac-
tice. The written thesis that she
submitted In the prize competition
was strange document Most Of
the words OF more than one syllable
were mlHpelled. The writing was
clumsy. She knew fun well her
limitations. 80 what she could not
write about her kafflr corn she
Isketched. SO thorOly did she know
what she was talking about that
In spite OF tho handicap OF poor
writing and worse spelling, she was
given first prize among all the
children OF the state as an expert
on kaffir corn. and az her prize for
honorable accomplishment under
difficulties. she went at public ex-
pense to .the worlds exposition at
San Francisco,
No wonder Oklahoma could de-
velop her crop when Uncle Sam
Had
the future greatness OF the state Ia |
certainty.
one OF the governments experts
has said that there Is more coal un-
derlying tho state than Pennsylvania
has. II has enough asphalt to pave
the streets OF every city In the union.
1t has the most valuable zinc and
lead area In the United States. and
produced last year over $40. 900, 900
worth OF zinc from Ottawa county
alone.
At produces over 60 per cent OF
all the high grade oil In America.
Oklahoma has a magnificent state
university with SIX state normal
schools to instruct It's future teach
ers.
No state in tho union has more
school buildings more finely
equipped than oklahoma Every
city has well built high school. The
country schools are splondidlv en-
dowed. and the country schools are
the chief hulwark OF the school Hys-
tenn. OF the b,s43 school buildings
In Oklahoma. Ban are In the coun-
ny and there are 1876 rural high
schools In the state. In many coun-
ties automobile busses collect the
children within an area OF five or
six miles and take them TO the cen.
trail school. The country school /
are usually OF exsellent /
The result OF all these efforts to- |
ward practical education IL demon |
strated bv a blrdseye glance at the
state. Over these broad prairies you |
can see checker board OF wheat.
rye oats. alfalfa, sudan grass, Indian /
corn. kafflr corn. milo maize, fields
of peanuts, fields OF cotton and fine
pastures OF grass. well stocked with
cattle
The altitude OF Oklahoma rises
from 400 feet 10 1000 feet The
rainfall varies from 45 inches I'm the
East to o inches In the extreme west.
but In the western elevated portion
of Oklahoma they use drouth resist
ng plants. such as kafflr corn. milo
maize. feterla. sudan grass, peanuts.
atc. and make secure the crop by
ieep planting and soil mulching TO
preserve the moisture, There Is no
worthless land In Oklahoma.
In the eastern part OF the state
'ome fifteen years ago there was
opened TO allotment and settlement
magnificent forests OF pine and lead
mines. From the extreme north 10
he extreme south is a huge oil and
gas field 250 miles long and 100
niles wide. still expanding as the
irilling proceeds.
Almost the whole state Is FUR
iished It's light, heat and power by
natural gas There are miles OF
pure glass sand lodges,
md an infinite supply OF gypsum for
plaster and by-products, and natural
materials. not TO
mention marble. miles OF granite,
tic. etc.
Taking the combined value OF IT'S
annual production OF corn. wheat.
'ats. oil, zinc. coal and hogs. Okla
loma is not surpassed IN the union.
Considering the intense education
II the coming generation OF Okla
lomans In agriculture. and In prac-
ical life. II Is impossible 20 over
what the future holds for
hat great state