The Okeene Leader. (Okeene, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, August 18, 1911 Page: 4 of 8
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| Fanners’ Educational
l~] and Co-Operative
Union of America
Matters Especial Moment to
the Progressive Agriculturist
that havt failed. But that d)cln t deter
the men who made the failures, or oth-
er men, from starting over again If
1 four manager or lender, proves crook-
' ed—turn him out and get another!
Don't cut off your nose to spite your
face. Just because of one or more
scoundrels in the world.
Judas betrayed Christ, but today the
Christian religion is conquering the
world.
Benedict Arnotd sold out to the Brit-
ish. but George Washington and the
cause of freedom triumphed.
There is no use on earth to start
an enterprise, with a burst of enthusi-
asm. then fail to patronize it. or hold
Better have calloused hands than , its officers to a strict accounting,
calloused hearts. 1 You'd better not begin enterprises
Work becomes drudgery only when of any nature, unless you're prepared
we fail to put our heart into it. to stick to them, to tide them over the
It Is a man’s duty to think up ways rough places that come to every busl-
of making his wife's work easier. ness and all men. and to cleave to
The man who used brains to saTe them, as a man promises to cleave to
his legs is not lazy—he Is Just wise. I his w ife, "for better or worse.”
In a co-partnership each of the part These are a few of the principles
ners Is responsible for the debts of all that get down to the root of things.
The pipe wrench is a whole lot Since we are to develop into a great
more practical on the farm than the business organization, we might as
pipe dream. I '.veil begin learning them by heart.
The man who never does more than without waiting to have them pounded
he gets paid for, never gets paid for into us by bitter and costly experi-
more than he does. i ence.
A dozen interesting books will do CHAS. S. Barrtott.
more to keep a boy contented than | Inion City, Ga.
two dozen sermons. I — -
It is Just as essential for the farmer BEST I IME TO SOW ALFALFA
to keep accounts as it Is for any busl- j --
fVERY COUNTY SHOULD HAVE
EXHIBIT AT BIG STATE FAIR
“Boost your county’s resources and i the best it has and show the world
products at the big Oklahoma State what can be done under circumstances
A Hopeful Fellow.
“What is an optimist?”
“A man whose bump of hope li blf
ger than the rest of his head."
Fair, Oklahoma City, Sept. 26 to Oct.
7 and in that way boost the state of
Oklahoma. Will you do it?”
That is the keynote of a letter which
I. S. Mahan, secretary of the Okla-
homa State Fair, is sending out all
not altogether favorable.
The letter-is directed to the heads
of commercial organizations and may-
ors of cities and towns all over the
state. Mr. Mahan says in that way
he hopes to reach some one in every
county not already entered who will
illH
:
TO KEEP THE SKIN CLEAR
For more than a generation, Cuti-
eura Soap and Cuticura Ointment hav*
done more for pimples, blackheads
and other unsightly conditions of the
complexion, red, rough, chapped
hands, dandruff, itching, scaly scalps,
and dry, thin and falling hair than any
other method. They do even more for
ikin-tortured and disfigured Infants
and children. Although Cuticura Soap
and Ointment are sold by druggists
and dealers throughout the world, a
liberal sample of each, with 32-pago
book on the care of the skin and hair
will he sent post-free, on application
to “Cuticura,” Dept. 22 L, Boston.
Our highest religion is named “the
worship of sorrow.”
SWINE PAVILION—OKLAHOMA STATE FAIR.
ness man in the land.
A man with the right kind of spirit
will not pass a person on the road, if
he has a vacant seat in his wagon.
Let the boy go to the circus by all
means: and take mother and the
girls along with you to see that he
does Dot get lost.
The city housewife cannot under
stand why the farmers are not all
rich when 6be considers the enormous
tfrlce she pays for vegetables and
fruit.
It Is all right to teach the boys to
grow more corn to the acre, but It
would help them greatly if they could
be taught bow to raise a drouth re-
sistant corn that would assure them
of a crop each year.
No use for the politician to let his
whlskprs grow, wear old clothes and
leave his auto at home when he goes
out electioneering among farmers
■these rimes. Whlskerless farmers who
wear good clothes and own an auto
are very much In evidence.
SELECT THE RIGHT OFFICER
Some Little Things Members Must
Realize Before Enterprises De-
velop Strength They Should.
When Done in Spring There is Dai*
ger of Weeds Crowding It Out
Before Well Established.
(By G. H. ALFORD.)
The best time to sow alfalfa In the
larger part of the south is in the fall,
say September. The main danger of
sowing alfalfa in the spring is that
in some sections of crab grass and
weeds crowding out the alfalfa before
it becomes well established.
The land should be very rich,
thoroughly pulverized for several
inches deep, and well drained. Plow;
the land from 30 to 60 days before,
planting time. Allow the land to set-
tle and then make a good seed bed,
with such implements as disk har-;
rows, section steel harrows or other]
pulverizing tools.
Sow about 30 pounds of 6eed per
acre and cover lightly. The main
object is to get a very thick stand.
The alfalfa may be mowed several
times during the fall and winter to
over the state with a view of getting
together a representative collection of
county exhibits this year Mr. Mahan
says the eyes of the nation are on
Oklahoma this year oecause of the
drought. He also declares that any
county can make a fine show ing when
everything is favorable, but that it is
just such a year as this that every
county in Oklahoma should send on
take up the question of a county ex-
hibit at once. The space is absolutely
free and the chief object in having as
many county collective exhibits as
possible is to properly place the varied
products of Oklahoma’s farms and
gardens before the people of the en-
tire country. Full information will be
furnished by Secretary Mahan on re-
quest.
WATERING PLANTS
Few persons realize that the wa-
tering of a plant is a task which re-
quires both experience and ability to
perform properly. There is all the
difference in the world between the
vigor of a plant which is watered prop-
erly and one which i6 watered im-
properly. Watering of plants is not
like the feeding of animals in which
regularity is of prime importance.
make it stool out. It Is necessary
to have a solid mat on the soil In the. Roots do not take up water at in-
spring before the weeds and grass tervals but constantly, and yet water-
come up. ' ing is something more than seeing
Burr clover should also be sown In that the soil around the plant is kept
September. This clover will do well at a uniform degree of moistness,
on nearly any rich, well drained landN I The principles which underlie the art
The land should be well prepared and of watering plants are the principles
To the Officers and Members of the then seeded at the rate of 15 pounds of plant growth.
farmers' Union: j per acre. Clean seed are preferable j The great mistake usually made is
A week or bo ago I emphasized that to seed in the burr. to water too often and too little at a
the next great sphere of development j While alfalfa baa never succeeded time. The ground around a plant
within the Fanners’ union would be In on other than lime land, burr clover
the direction of strengthening enter- , does remarkably well on practically
prises, and of persuading the average ail the rich, well drained land in tbe
farmer to uBe business methods, and to 1 south. It is generally necessary to
distributing and buy- Inoculate new soil. However, inocula-
should be allowed to get dry, not
mer and be green and attractive,
whereas a lawn which is sprinkled a
little here and then a little there, ittiv-
ing the sprinkler every half hour or
hour, will dry up iu spite of constant
attention.
There is no better method of wa-
tering potted plants than to set the
pots in a vessel of water which is
sufficiently large to cover the pot com-
pletely. Let it remain here until it
is wet clear through. In watering
potted plants by pouring water on the
top of the ground, water will come out
at the drainage hole below long be-
fore the center of the ball of earth
is even moistened.
The satisfying quality in lewis’ Single
Binders found in no other 5o cigar.
The hero is he who Is immovably
centered.—Emerson.
Has Stood a
58 Year Test
Hostetter’s
Stomach Bitters
is, therefore,
of
Its merit
proven in cases
SICK HEAOACHE
SOUR STOMACH
INDIGESTION
CONSTIPATION
BILIOUSNESS
CRAMPS, DIARRHOEA
ARD MALARIA
A trial, today, will convince
you that it is the medicine
you need. All Druggists.
SECURE A CAN OF THIS
FINE SYRUP MIXTURE
Furrow or Rill Irrigation. In water-
ing plants in garden or field always
strive to get as much water into the
ground and at the same time wet the
co-operate in
baked and crusted, but thoroughly dry I surface of the ground as little as pos-
on the surface, before water is ap- sible. The usual method of doing this
plied. Then the watering should be is to run a furrow close to a row of
ing as well as producing and selling tlon Is not expensive and burr clover
agencies. Is a plant that ought to be planted In
That era Is upon us. To prepare millions of acres of corn and cotton
for It, we must recognize a few funda- 1° September, and at the last work-
mental facts. If we do not, it will be
& case of waiting several years until
the splendid machinery built up by this
organization 1b available to bring the
best results for its individual and col- j The Improved navy bean Is very
leclive members. popular on the Pacific coast, where It
Get the proper officers: Don’t Judge is this year being largely planted,
the right man by his handshake, th&^Some of the commercial bean growers
fact that be will say mean things abou| In Michigan and New York state are
the people you dislike, or by his abil- also going to plant it on quite a large
lty to put a feeling on you, like at a scale and It is worthy the attention
revival meeting Choose him for his of every grower of this crop
fitness for the special job, and try to
find out if be has ever demonstrated It
before. Once you get him In, stick
to him, so long as he does well, until
doom cracks. Give him a chance, even
Improve Navy Beans.
Wheat for Laying Hens.
thorough. The ground should be
soaked. Few persons realize how
much water it takes to thoroughly
soak soil. None of those who outline
irrigation reservoirs for their gardens
make these reservoirs large enough
unless they secure expert advice. I
nave known people who were fooliBh
enough to think they could pump
enough water to supply half an acre
of garden during a dry season. In
w atering either gardens, lawns, or pot-
ted plants do not water so often but
water thoroughly. Set your rotary
lawn sprinkler in one place and let it
run nil night, (if not against the rules
of your water company) and even
longer if necessary in order to enable
the water to penetrate several inches
into the soil. Then, regardless of how
dry the weather is, let it go for at
least a week. Ten days Is none too
Many people do not feed their hens
wheat simply because it Is higher in
if he does make a few romor miB- price than oatB and corn. The feeding lon^ even in the hottest weather. If
takes, or does a few thlngB you don't 0f high-priced feed to laying hens the Krasfi shows evidence of suffering
like. The probability is, you would 1 ir;av or may not be profitable accord- before this time has elapsed you may
do twice as bad in bis shoes. ing to the man, his methods and his be sure that the water,n8 was not
If the thing falls through—go at it flock. However, there are few other sufficiently-- heavy. Lawns which are
again! Try hard enough, and you can ; general feeds for laying hens better watered in this manner will with-
easlly number the private enterprises than wheat. stand the drought of the severest sum-
# Keep Well Bred Cows.
Every farmer ought to keep well
bred and well fed milk cows at all
times. The cows ought to be properly
milked and the milk Intelligently
handled. Plenty of good milk, butter
milk and good butter Is almost indis-
| teachings. The books and papers Recovered Her Sight
were often filled with untried theories Afler beln* total,y 1)1,11(1 for twelve
Such is not now the case. The Bull®- year8’ a woman eighty-seven years old
tins give the result of carefully con- ~MrB’ Boyland- Taunton, England,
ducted experiments; the papers rehash has received back her si«ht- Duria*
the results of the experiment stations theHe years she had ,)rayed that she
and the results on the best /arms in should regain her blght- and about a
tbe country, and the agricultural month a«° she could see a glimmer of
speakers present the Information oh- ligllt' (Jradual|y the blindness has dis-
pensable to a good living. . . -------------- ,
Good bermuda pastures, leguminous j Gained on the experiment stations and J aPi>ea^ed< and she can now flfl* Ftot
on the successful farms of the coun-
try. We can now put Implicit confi-
dence in book farming.
hays, and cotton seed meal and hulls
will solve the feed problem. Good
feed and care of the cows and intel-
ligent handling of the milk will solve
the other problems.
time It is by the church clock 100
yards away. She saw a motor car for
the first time a few dayB ago.
SECURITY IN BOOK FARMING
Produce Prices.
Prejudice Entertained by Farmers
Twenty-Five Years Ago Is Grad-
ually Being Overthrown.
(By G. H. AI.FORD.t
Twenty-five years ago the large ma-
Culture Will Out
A young man confined in a Pennsyl-
vania jail proved his refinement by
. , , . using a spoon to pick his cell lock and
An Ohio farmer woo shinned a car- _. ,, , . ,
. , , jy » car , esc&p^ Well-bred persons never for-
, m”T. ,h °f ,h* ■*'«• *.< their ttbl. manners. Some men
1 nou*h would have used a knife had they been
from the commission men to Dav , , , , .
. , , , . , , ,, v 1 situated as the Pennsylvania prisoner
freight and he therefore distributed wa8-New York World
the vegetables free. At the same time 1 *__
turnips were selling at 60 cents per
plants and then allow a thin stream
of water to trickle down this furrow.
This stream must run slowly, hence
the slope must not be steep. This is
the reason that in many irrigated sec-
tions the fields are graded to a uni-
form slope before any cultural opera-
tions are started. Water trickling
down such a furrow will soak out into
the ground to one side for from one
to two feet, depending on the length
of time the water is running, without
wetting the top of the soil except in
the bottom'of the furrow. Many ob-
ject to the use of this method be-
cause of labor involved, but in very
hot weather it is the only safe plan
to nse with tender vegetation in open
ground.
The difficult thing in watering
plants and the phase which approaches
nearest to being one of the fine arts,
is to tell when to water. While most
people water too often, it is of course
quite possible not to water often
enough, and while the injury from too
frequent waterings is marked, that of
allowing plants to get too dry is even
worse.
Killed on Rocking Horse
To find their little son hanging
dead entangled In the reins of his rock-
ing-horse, was the sad experience of
Sunderland, Scotland, parents, a few
days ago. The little fellow, Raymond
Watson, used to cleverly ride the horse
while it was swinging briskly, and
it is thought he had been playing cir-
cus tricks, had lost his balance, and
having been unable to extricate him-
self In the absence of his parents, had
been choked to death.
First Hobo—“Strange how few of
Jorlty of the farmers were prejudiced ',usl'el 1° 'he grocery stores. That our youthful dreams come true, ain’t
against book farming. They did not illustrates the loss between the pro
believe In agricultural papers, bulle- ducer and 'he retailer.
tins, agricultural speakers and so on. --
And In many Instances the farmers Fatten and sell all inferior eweg as
were wise in refusing to heed their ] soon as their lamb6 are sold.
It?" Second Hobo—"Oh, I don’t
know; 1 remember how I once yearned
to wear long pants. Now I guess I
wear them longer than any man in
the country.”
Sort of Jo1» He Wanted
“There’s what I’m looking for,” said
the lazy man going through the want
advertisements for an easy Job, as his
eye lighted on a call for canvassers
to sell something that "would sell it-
self.” "That’s the sort of a job I
want," he 6aid to himself. "Something
that I can earn money at without
work.” And he thought that really
some day he must go and look ’em up."
Origin of Seven-Day Week
Over 3,600 years ago the Egyptian
astronomers adopted the present
week of seven days, wholly disasso-
ciated from the lunar and solar cycles.
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Ragland, J. H. The Okeene Leader. (Okeene, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, August 18, 1911, newspaper, August 18, 1911; Okeene, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1172553/m1/4/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.