Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-02-28
(By Anna Lee Durham J

(by Anna Lee Durham)
In the year 1917. when everyone
was trying to conserve food In every
| way possible. l decided to Join the
Boys and Girls Poultry Club. As II
was my first year, Of club work I
! set three sittings of pure bred eggs,
raising 80 chickens. 2 sold all but
8. one cockerel and seven pullets
which were valued at $24.0O. l clear
ed $500. This was such a good be-
ginning that l decided to remain in
the Poultry work. This time I
cleared $54.00.
This year l Joined the Canning
club also and became more interest
ed in this work.
Our motto is Make the best bet
ter" and anyone who really tries
to live up to this standard will sue
ceed.
planted one-tenth of an acre in
tomatoes. The plat was 36 feet
wide and 121 feet long. The soil
was alluvial sandy loan about three
feet deep. On April. 1. the plat was
turned about 12 inches deep. The
condition Of the plat was fine at
time of planting. raised my plants
| In shallow boxes placed in q south
window. The seeds were planted
February 14th. The first plants were
transplanted April 13, the remand
er on May 18th. In cultivating my
crop I had plants plowed twice and
hoed them three times. The last
time, June "a, gave them an ex-
ira good cultivation
When / began harvesting my
| crop, each day would gather all
that were ripe, grade them, selling
according to grade and canning the
| remainder. :. AS a result. had very
little waste. always had my to-
matoes engaged ahead of time. l
used the small and faulty ones in
making catsup, chilli sauce. and soup
mixture.
Our club emblem is the four leaf
| clover on an open book. An II Is
placed on each clover leaf. The four
leafed clover represents the four
principles of scientific farming: ro-
tation Of crops, soil building. larger
production, and greater profit on
less acres. The book signifies that
knowledge Is the basis of all sue
cess, hence we must all have good
| educations. The four HIS represent
the equal training of head, heart,
hands, and health of every child.
The club work has helped me in
many ways. I have learned that the
progressive spirit of club work leads
to higher aspirations, good citizen
ship and the desire for better edu-
cation beyond that obtained in the
elementary schools. Amy girl or
boy should be benefited by the club
work although they never attain the
higher standard for which they
strive. If every girl in the state of
| Oklahoma had been as enthusiastic
In home economics as myself, how
large would be the bank accounts
OF the Oklahoma people today, how
much less would be the suffering
and how much less the hunger and
want of the tennant farmers of this
state.
To you. the bankers of Southeast.
ern Oklahoma, who, by your gener-
Gus philanthropy, are enabling the
girls OF Southeastern Oklahoma to
improve their condition In life and
bring out those qualities that will
\ cause others by their examples to
still advance. In behalf of the Boys
and Girls of Southeastern Oklahoma
thank you. thank you for all
you have done for US and still may
do. May this generosity rebound to
you in a better citizenship and in
that way more stable financial
condition of the state. In my own
behalf, thank you for the prize
that / have won and l hope should
you ever investigate my record, you
will find It one that will reflect
credit upon Group v OF the bankers
Association of Oklahoma. as I shall
ever follow our motto:
make the Best Better"