The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-08
Houston Takes Over Work of
Farm Agent in Grady; Comes
Here From Louisiana; Gives
Views on Problems.
SHOWS COTTON ROUTE
GROWER TO CONSUMER
Urges Co operation Between
Merchant and Farmer; Comes
to Grady as big Man" on
Agricultural Problems.

Solving of the marketing situation
and better cooperation between the
farmers and business men is one of
he aims of A. f. Houston, newly
appointed Grady county agricultural
agent.
Mr.. Houston assumed charge OF
the Office this week, succeeding j.
w. Owens, resigned.
That the volume of production is
sufficient and that the system
marketing must be reyoutioniAed
before normal prices are established
is the belief of Mr.. Houston.
BY organization among the agri.
culturists, the bold speculation on
cotton and other non-perishable farm
products can be eliminated Mr..
Houston believes. He points out that
cotton marketed in Grady county
does not reach the spinner until ten
ing the ten months period, the pro
duct is floating around among the
spectators, resulting in the finish,
ed product costing the ultimate con-
sumer seven hundred and fifty per-
cent more than was paid the far
mer for the raw material. Unneces-
sary middle men and spectators
reap the harvest at the expense of
the ultimate consumer Mr.. Houston
says, and wheg this is eliminated,
prices will he lowered.
Standard Marketing Regulations.
The need of organization among
he farming element is also needed
10 meet the standard marketing
regulations now being demanded in
all markets, Mr.. Houston states.
Buying in larger quantities, the new
ly appointed aggie agent says, is
becoming more popular. This neces
States pooling OF products In order
to derive full benefits from exist
ing marketing conditions.
Grady county Grange organiza
tions and other farmers organiza
tions will cooperate with the county
farm agents office in carrying out
the planned program
Active Since 1911.
Mr.. Houston has been active in
county agent work since receiving
his B. S. degree from the Mississippi
A. and M. college at Starksville,
Miss, in 1911.
After receiving his degree from
the Mississippi aggie school, Mr.
Houston was appointed to a position
on the faculty of the Agricultural
high school at Leaksville, Miss He
later served five years as county
agent of Crawford county, Ark, with
headquarters in Van Buren,. Before
receiving the appointment here, Mr..
Houston was parish agricultural
agent at Rayville, La.
The Rayville Beacon-News, speak
ing of Mr.. Houston's departure from
Richland county, says:
"Mr. A. f. Houston and wife left
this week for Chickasha, Okla,
where they will reside in the future.
Mr.. Houston has been the agricul-
tural agent for this parish for n
number of months and has more
than made good on the job, and the
planting and business interests Of
this parish, regret to see him leave
feeling his loss to be a great one
We have never had an agent to de-
vote more time and intelligence to
the uphuilding of the agricultural in
terests of the parish"
w. H. West, president OF the
Crawford county Fruit Growers AS
sociation which was organized by
Mr.. Houston before he left the
Razorback state, in a letter says:
Il suppose you would like to know
something Of the success of the or
ganization that you labored so hard
to help us get started. am proud
to say that we have met with far
greater success than any of us an
ticipated. We have gone through the
season with (and still have) 16O
members. We have marketed thru
the association one hundred cars OF
cantaloupes (express shipments in.