Oklahoma Farmer (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 22, No. 23, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 1, 1913 Page: 2 of 24
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OKLAHOMA FARMER, GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA.
April 1, 1913.
AsgriculturalCluS?
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Jno. W. Wilkinson, State Supt.
The teaching of agriculture anil do-
mestic science Is now a required sub-
ject In all the common schools of
twelve states and It isrequlred for
teachers' certificates in sixteen states.
The Oklahoma A. & M. college is earn-
estly endeavoring to encourage and
assist cfluntjr superintendents, teachers
a"d school boards in carrying out the
provisions of the law in Oklahoma re-
warding the teaching of agriculture and
related subjects as required of the
institution by the statutes. The Boys'
and Girls' Agricultural Club work is
one very important feature of agricul-
tural instruction in the schools. The
local school club is the smallest unit.
These local clubs when so desired may
be federated into a county club for
county contents. Fifty-eight county
clubs were organized last year for the
purpose of co-operating more effec-
tively with the college- Many addi-
tional counties will organize this year.
The systematic manner of offering
prizes followed by the A. and M. col--
lege during the past year for work
actually performed by boys and girls
who arc members of agricultural
clubs organized by the college will be
followed again this year without any
very material change-
It is now too early to ptlnt a full
list of the prizes to be offered, but
such a list will appear at the earliest
possible date. In the meantime our
boy and girl readers should see that
they are entered for these contests as
regular members of the Boys and Girls
Agricultural clubs. None but mem-
bers can compete. You may belong
to any other clubs you may have
joined, but unless you are an active traveling expenses.
County Miscellaneous Crop Contest.
Kor the best exhibit from one acre
of cotton, cowpeas or peanuts, grown
by the contestant, with best report and
essay concerning the crop:
First Prize: A scholarship in the
district ♦agricultural' school short
course with all expenses paid, includ-
ing traveling expenses.
Second Prize: A scholarship in the
district agricultural school short
course .with all expenses paid, except
traveling expenses.
County Miscellaneous Crop Contest.
For the best exhibit from one acre
of cotton, cowpeas or peanuts, grown
by the contestant, with best report and
essay concerning the crep:
First Prize: A scholarship in the
district agricultural school short
course with-all expenses paid, Includ-
ing traveling expenses-
Second Prize: A scholarship in the
district agricultural school short
course, with all expenseh paid, except
traveling expenses.
County Canning Contest.
For the best exhibit of six or more
plass quart jars canned fruit and veg-
etables, including at least two varieties
of fruits and two varieties of veget-
ables, prepared by the contestant, with
best report and essay concerning the
work.
First Prize: A scholarship in the
district agricultural school short
course, with all expenses paid, includ-
ing traveling expenses.
Second Prize: A scholarship in the
district agricultural school short
course, with all expenses paid, except
member of a "local" chartered by the
A. and M. college you can not be
recognized in these contests for priz-
es the present year. During the past
year 31,000 boys and girls enrolled for
membership In the clubs. We hope
and trust that as many as forty or fif-
ty thousand will conneot themselves
with this work of the A and M . col-
lege within the next sixty days. The
planting season is not far away. Earn-
est teachers, parents and the young
folks should get busy now There are
no fees or dues connected with this
club work. But there is an obligation
resting upon each member to carry
out to a reasonable extent suggestions
made by the college. The instruction
secured as a member of the contest
will 'prove the principal advantage and
should be the chief, purpose of all who
enter the club contests. The big and
little prizes are only the bright col-
ored flags as ornaments and incen-
tives.
County Grain Contest.
For the best exhibit from one acre
of corn, kafir or milo, grown by the
contestant, with best report and essay
concerning the crop:
First Prize: A scholarship in the
A. and M. college state fair school at
County Hop Contest.
For the best exhibit of a live, fat
hog, any breed, not over eight months
old, raised and fitted by the contest-
ant, with best report and essay con-
cerning the work:
First Prize: A scholarship in the
district agricultural school short
course with all expenses paid, includ
ing traveling expenses.
Second Prize: A scholarship in the
district agricultural school short
course, with all expenses paid, except
traveling expenses-
County Cooking Contest.
For the best exhibit in cooking,
consisting of one loaf of bread and one
kind of cake, made by the contestant
with best report and essay.
First Prize: A scholarship in the
district agricultural school short
course, with all expenses paid, includ-
ing: traveling ex|penses.
Second Prize: A scholarship in the
district agricultural school short
course, with all expenses paid'except
traveling expenses.
District Contests.
For the six boys and the six girls
making the highest gr les at the A.
and M. college state ir school, at
. . _.. ... , each of the district ai ultural school
Oklahoma City with all expenses paid, |short courses and for t..e two boys and
including traveling expenses | the two girls making the highest
Second Prize: A scholarship in the grades at the Panhandle agricultural
A. and M. state fair school at Okla
homa City with all exjpenses paid, ex-
cept traveling sxpenses.
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County Sewing Contest.
For the best exhibit of three models
consisting of night gown, skirt and
dress, made by the contestant, in ac-
cordance with directions given in the
Sewing Bulletin issued by the A and
It. college, with best report and essay
concerning the work:
First Prize: ®A scholarship in the
A. and M. college state fair school at
Oklahoma City, with all expenses paid,
including traveling expenses.
Second Prize. A scholarship in the
A. and M. college state fair school at
Oklahoma City, with all expenses paid
cxcept traveling expenses
institute short course:
First Prize: A free scholarship at
the Winter short course for farmers in
the A. and M college, with all ex-
penses paid including traveling ex-
penses. •
Second Prize: A free scholarship at
the Winter short course for Farmers
in the A. and M, college, with all ex-
penses paid, cxcept traveling expenses
for the second six boys and second
six girls making the next highest
grades at the A. "and M. college state
fair school, at each ®f the district ag-
ricultural school short courses, and for
the second two boys and second "two
girls making the next highest grades
at the Panhandl^ agricultural Institute
short course.
Grand Scholarship Contest.
For the boy and the girl making the
highest grades at the A., and M. col-
lege winter short course for fanners:
First Prize: A year's free scholar-
ship at the A. and M. college, equiv-
alent in value to $160..00..
Second I'riz< : For the second two
boys aftd the' second two girls making
the next highest grades at the A, and
M. college winter short course for
farmers jf* "year's free scholarship at
any district agricultural school, equiv-
alent to $90.00.
State and Congressional
District Contests.
A larg<' niftnber of stat and con-
gressional district contests along .the
same lines as the county contests have
again been arranged for the members
of the Boys and Girls" A. and M. col-
lege agricultural clubs. In these con-
tests a number of cash prizes and
gold medals will be offered througli
the A. and M college. A full 1st of
these will be printed in an early issue
of the New Education.
Bulletins.
Special bulletins in each contest will
be furnished free to members of all
clubs organized by the A. and AI. col-
lege at Stillwater, Oklahoma, at an
early date, and in your report state
what bulletins each member desires so
that all necessary literature may be
s«nt promptly Special printed blanks
for this purpose may be obtained from
tlie college.
Organising Local Clubs.
Five or more boys or girls between
the ages of 9 and 18 years may or-
ganize a I.ocal Boys and Girls Agricul-
tural Club anu secure a charter from
the A. and M. college which will in-
sure the co-operation and support of
the A. and M college. The organiza-
tion should be completed by electing
or appointing a president, secretary,
treasurer and vice president. When
the organization is reported to the col-
lege, charter will be mailed promptly.
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