The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-25
Practical Side Of Agriculture to DC
Taught On 2o-Acre Tract With
instructor in Charge; To
Raise Cotton
WILL ALSO BE PRACTICAL
TRACTOR DEMONSTRATION
Ground TO ee Broken and cultivat
ed With Power Machinery; Other
Members of Glass to "Tendn
Small Areas.

MOI only are the agricultural IN.
elned boys Of Chickasha senior high
school to be given the advantage
Of thorough fourycar course in tho
most important phases Of farm work
and management but they are to be
afforded an opportunity to do real
/ agricultural work on nothing less
than fertile farm lands and accord
ing to the most modern methods OF
farming
This fact was made public today
by A. p, Brodell, instructor Of agri.
culture in the Chickasha high school
following the eonsumatlon of rell
estate deal made by the city depart
ment Of education which put twenty.
two acres Of fertile farm land. locat-
ed on the William Huffaker FARM
one half mile north Of the city, at
the disposal Of the twenty boys wlfo
are taking the course in agriculture.
the tract being leased for period
Of one year.
1t is pointed out that the thirteen
boys Of the class who viii not fig
ure in the cultivation Of the twenty
two acres will farm small tracts
that have been rented in various
places in and ajacent to Chckashl.
six Of Them viii cultivate two acres
Of cotton each, three will raise Il like
number acres Of corn per man. and
each Of the remaining four will de-
vote his time to a one-haf acre
garden plot it being left optional
with each student as to whether he
shall cultivate one-half acre in gar
den truck or raise two acres OF some
staple crop.
Demonstrate Tractor Farming
Special reference is made to the
twenty-five acre tract, however, for
reason that it will be planted to A.
Gala cotton, long staple variety
with storm and weather resisting
qualities. and viii be cultivated with
power machinery only, the intention
being to demonstrate in q practical
manner that motor power not only
can be utilized in preparing the
seed bed and planting tho crop, but
that tractors can be used successful
~ in carrying on all phases Of cot
ton cultivation.
Tractor Men to Break Land
-Four tractor agents have already
volunteered their free services in
breaking the land and it is expected
that the other agents Of the city
will follow the lead before the date
Of the plowlng, which has been set
for Friday afternoon, March .. The
tractors already boxed for the ocea
sion, which will be public affair
are the Fordson, Sampson, Gray and
Cleveland. Both disc and mould
board plows will be used and the
land win be broken to a depth Of
six inches.
First Year Of Course
The initial term that agriculture
has been taught in the local high
school along the lines used at pres
ent ended with the first semester of
this school year. The methods now
being taught are in accordance with
the situations of the Smita-Hngh
Act which provides that twothirds
of the salary of an instructor shall
be paid by the federal and state
governments. not to exceed $500.
and thit the first year Of tle course
shall empraee the subject of soils
and crops. the second year, animal
husbandry; the third year, horticul-
tire and dairylng, and the fourth
year. farm management and machin-
cry.
Authorities point out that this
course could be taught much more
thoroughly. systematically and sue
cessfully il the city department Of
education owned a farm which could
be used solely by the class in agri-
culture in carrying on practical