The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-30
s .,iE OF THE WORK
ACCOMPLISHED BY
JOHN W. SIMPKINS.
THE COUNTY AGENT

The office Of county farm agent is
no sirecure at the best and it rs
especially difficult TO fulfill the re-
quirements of the position when the
affairs OF that post had been allowed
to langulsh FOR several months and
then die out almost completely
on September !, 1919, John W.
Simpkins was appointed by the district
agent to take up his duties in Carter
county. Previous 10 his appointment
the post OF county agent had been
vacant for several months, and it
made il extremely difficult for the
new appointee to grasp all loose ends
and begin the work in a systematic
manner, however as some good fundc-
mental work had been done by prev
ious agents, ii made the path some
what smoother than it otherwise would
have been.
Mr.. Simpkins had been here but a
few days when the county fair lasting
for four days was held, and he, being
unfamiliar with conditions, was labor
ing under severe handicap to make
the ~.w anything like the success il
should have been. Mingling with the
farmers at the county fair he began
TO talk pig and calf club work TO
breeders.
O.. y. Ringer or this city and sew
eral dairymen asked that Mr. Simp-
lcins explain the junior dairy propo-
sition and a meeting was held at the
fair grounds September 18th, at which
time the matter was thoroughly dis
cussed and n committee was appoint
ed TO push the work in systematic
manner. At the suggestion Of Mr..
S!mpkins it was unanimously voted
70 use only pure bred animals, and
The committee have insisted upon the
enforcement Of that rule, one Of the
very active members Of this commit
toe was Mr Ringer who worked un-
ceasingly 10 make the movement a
success. Mort Woods, W. K. Hedges,
and d. c. Bostick We're also very
active in the work w zen the dairy
club was organized three boys had
grade Guernscys, but they signed up
for pure breds while retaining their
grade animals. In all, ten boys sign
cd up for pure bred Guernseys ana
three for pure bred Hoistcins.
Any Of the boys who had pure bred
Guernseys had an offer of the origi-
nal cost of his heifer for his first
three calves regardless of SEX by the
Primrose Dairy Farm. this Insured tht
hoy with a method Of paying out ana
at the same time have an incon"
during the time
n. c. Bostwick local dairyman anc
C. =. Unwnc, state dairy commits
s,oner went TO Wisconsin and pur-
chased the pure breds for the cluh'
the boys were all highly elated wheh
the animals arrived and were diS-
trihuted some Of the boys were OIL
fered nice profits on their purchasc
before they had taken the animals 10
their respective homes. One bay was
offered 5000 profit on hls heifer inc
dov Of delivery by a socal dairyman'
hut he would not sell another was Oh
fered his purchase price and goou
grade COW beside.
The club work in Carter county y
in 4 very progressive state at present
and the movement in all departments
is gaining IN favor among the farmer
boys and among many OF the Farmers
as we'll. with the hope expressed liia'
the scrub animal viii be gradn1I'!
eliminated from Toe county.
Mr.. simpkius has mapped OUT an
elaborate campaign for 1924. ana II h'
aecomplishcs an ~ hopes for carter
county viii ranl, as the banner e'uo
county in the state.