The Rocky News (Rocky, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 14, 1924 Page: 1 of 4
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ROCKY, WASHITA COUNTY. OKLAHOMA. THURSDAY. Feb. 14TH.. 1924
NUMBER 33
IF YOU WANT
Coal, Flour, or Mill Feed
We Have It
If You Have WHEAT we will
PAY YOU
Highest Market Price
We- want Your Busneiss.
Phone 40
farmers Co-Operative Grain & Supply Company
WHYHNANCE FAVORS INCREASED
FARM EXPERIMENT FACILITIES
American Bankers Association Indorses Purnell Bill Because It
Believes What Is Good for Farming Is Good for the
Country—Obsolete Farm Methods Doomed.
By O. H. OTIS, Agricultural Director, American Banker* Aeeoclatlon
If the agricultural colleges and experiment stations are to
function effectively and give up-to-date, reliable information and
aid in respect to farm problems, they must have sufficient funds
■ ■ ' - - to carry on adequate research and experimental
work so as to discover practical ways to improve
agriculture. The present Federal appropriation
of only $30,000 a year to each of the experiment
stations is deplorably inadequate to meet the
pressing needs that are constantly coming be-
fore them. , .
The Purnell bill, which has been before
Congress and will again be urged during the
present session, provides for an increase of $15,-
000 in the national appropriation for each agrt-
tural experiment station. It also provides for Squally in-
creased appropriations until the total amount equals $85,000
11 mka 1 n nr muthnilu arwl tO ftVOid WUSt6
Highway Garage
Where Service is Better
GASOLINE. OILS, CASINGS, TUBES,
and FORI) PARTS.
Are you having electrical trouble.
Then we can rectify it.
All repair work guaranteed.
We sell radio supplies ard the famous
Radiola receiving sets.
Ask us for a demonstration.
D. H. Otis
Washington D. C.
Note
Washington D. C Following
he death of Ex-President Wood-
ow Wilson, many newspapers
md moving picture news reels
n the south and cast featured a
ihotograph which was token
luring the war when ti c Con-
gressional base ball game was
3layed here for the benefit of the
\merican Red Cross. The pic-
ture shows the president stand-
ng in the grand-stand of the
American League baseball park
throwing a baseball which was
caught by Congressmai Jim Mc-
Clintic who was the captain of
the Democrat team. This event
the newspapers commented, will
go down in history as the ‘ great i
baseball war game” in which $3,1
000 was raised and tined over I
to the Congressional chapter of
Red Cross composed of wives of
members of Congress. Mis. Me-
clintic was a member of the chap-
ter. The money w; s used in pro
viding comfort for the b(^ ,,over
there.”
Comgressrran MeClintic has
the baseball thrown by President
Wilson on this occasion and will
at some future date present same
to the Oklahoma Histoiical So-
ciety, he annourerd this week.
This Editor
Ptoved That
Advertising
would pay
Oklahoma City, Feb. Oklahoma'
editors and publishers who do
not have success convincing
their local merchants of the val-
ue of newspaper advertising as a
accelerator of trade are interest-
ed in the record of the editor
of the Linn Creek. Mo., Reveille,
who grew tired of having the
merchants tell him that adver-,
using would do them no good,
and therefore added to this print-
ing establishment a well selected
stock of general merchandise.
He commencd advertising his
own merchandise, and now is the
leading shoe dealer, the leading
dry gcod merchant and leading
general store proprietor in his
town. He not only proved that
advertising would pay, but that
there was more money in the
mercantile than in the newspaper
business, and has announced that
he wiil dispose of his newspaper
| property to the first buyer who
will run it on progressive lines,
and devote himself to taking care
of the mercanti e trade that his
advertising has developed.
Mr. W. F. GatlifT is cn the sick
ist this week.
Dr. F. 0 Berry was called U>
dobart Wednesday to do ar.
iperation at the Huffman Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. Chas Hart and
y. L. Burson made a busines trip
:o Cordell Wednesday.
FOR repare work on shoes and
Harness go to the Rocky shot
shop.
How Would You Like to See What
Irvin Norwood (Pa.) Saw?
'•One customer told me that after using one large
package of Rat-Snap, he got FORTY-EIGHT dead
rats. How many more dead he couldn't see. he
doesn’t know. Remember rats breed fast and de-
stroy dollars’ worth of property. ” 35c, 05c, |l.24.
Sold and guaranteed by
annually for each Institution. Th*
American Bankers Association,
through Its Administrative Commit-
tee, has placed itself squarely on rec-
ord as being in favor of this measure
because it believes that what is thus
lundamentally good for farming Is
-ood for the country.
What Farming Require*
Farming Requires skill of no mean
sort. A farmer is ever facing new
conditions and must adjust his activi-
ties to cope with them. The problems
of the soil, of crop production, live-
stock breeding and feeding, nnd busi-
ness management of the farm call for
as high an order of brain power as
any industry. The young man of to-
day need not leave the farm for a
career. There Is abundant opportuni-
ty for the exercise of his best facul-
ties in helping to develop a basic
industry that affects the welfare of
every human being.
In order to farm properly and eco-
nomically, the farmer must bo equip-
ped with a high degree of technical
skill. Farming by guesswork belongs
to the past. No longer can he gauge
his activities by the position and
shape of the moon. Success demands
the application of the host knowledge
and experience available. New prob-
lems arise daily. New solutions must
be found. Discoveries are being madq
that afreet practical farm methods
tremendously. Insect pests and plant
diseases are constantly putting in
their appearance and must be com-
bated by the most effective methods.
Competition makes that imperative.
Old Ways Do Not Pay
Land prices have been soaring.
Following the Civil War. Immense
areas of fertile land were available
almost for the asking. But today the
most efficient land Is all taken up, and
the expansion of our agricultural pro-
duction must come from either In-
creased yields per acre or from farm-
ing the less efficient land. The higher
the price of land the greater the over-
head. What was profitable on cheap
lands may be very unprofitable on
high-priced land. To meet these
changing conditions requires new
stores of knowledge and new methods
of applying knowledge.
T*oday many old methods of farm-
ing are inadequate and unprofitable.
Time was when it may have been
cheaper to let a horse or cow die
rather than to go to the expense of
calling a veterinarian. Today we
must discover new methods of treat-
ing disease and saving our cows. \\ o
must also discover ways and means
to prevent disease, to Improve our
Hugh W. Ferree,
Prop.
Wesley Cowles,
Mechanic
PHONE 51
feeding methods, and to avoid waste
We are living in an age of speciallza
tion, which means that we must pro
duce more per unit
ALL OF THIS REQUIRES
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
THE TAX OF IGNORANCE IS THB
LARGEST TAX THAT WE PAY
AND UNFORTUNATELY WE GET
NOTHING IN RETURN FOR WHAT
WE PAY IN THIS WAY.
The Experiment Stations
The agricultural experiment sta-
tions have done a great work not only
for the farmer but for the community
and the country as a whole. They have
developed improved methods of breed-
ing and feeding and of selection. They
have saved farmers of the country
millions of dollars by discovering th*
best methods of applying fertilizers,
by determining conditions under
which new and valuable crops can be
virtu *tx* hslp
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Wheat Pool
Praised by Fris-
co Officers
Enid, Okla., Feb. 11 Business
methods used so successfully by
the Oklahoma and Texas Wheat
Growers association, Enid, were
praised by officials of the Fiisco
railroad in their recent visit to
this city. At a meeting of Enid
business men, J. R- Koontz, vice
president of the road, congratu-
lated them on having the great-
est pool in the United States and
declared all Oklahoma and Texas
should feel proud of the progress
made by the co-operative associa-
Wolf Hunt
Feb. 20th
East of Rocky, will meet one
mile east of Mt. Zion school house
at 9 o’clock. Bring your Doga
but leave your gun at home.
TEAMWORK
successfully grown, by studying crop
rotation and th* utilization of by-
products, and by developing mechan-
ical devices that save labor and la
crease efficiency.
Much as the experiment etatlone
have done, research work Is still In
Its Infancy. There are still greater
problems awaiting solution. We must
delve deeper, we must push further
Into the unknown, we must devise
systems of farming that are more
profitable than the ones we are now
using The experiment stations must
have Increasing financial support to
achieve these ends.
Oscar Ford and R. A. Dyas ate
dinner Sunday at the L. E. Or-
al and home.
FOR SALE
Alfalfa hay, see R. B. Allen 1
mile South and U west of Rocky.
tions.
Mr. Koontz had nothing but
tiaise for the co-operative
association and declared they
> ere the black bo r.e of California.
He also declared that if the rail-
roads could get the same co-op-
eration from all lines of bisiness
as they had received from the
wheat growers, many of the
differences between the trans-
portation companies and the
shippers would be adjusted with
, ut reporting to legislation and
the Interstate Commerce Com-
mission. .
Frisco officials visiting the
offices in Enid included J. R.
Koontz, vice president; S. S,
Butler, freight traffic manager;
J N. Co inatzer, passenger traffic
manager; H. C. Conley, atthtant
genera I fi fight r pent, ard G.
M o ing, Ei id ageu'.
Mr. and Mra. Earl Burrow
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
L. B. Tierce.
t ^
Mrs. Paul Walker spent Sunday
afternoon with her mother Mrs.
Tom McCurdey.
I Res Furgurson spent the week
end with her aunt Mrs Iva Mc-
Curdey.
LOCAL NEWS
City DruR Store.
Mr. and Mrs. Iva McCurdy
were at the Tom McCurdy home
last Sunday.
Bert Simpkins
When you need Kerosene, Gasoline and
good motor oils. Call Telephone 9c. We
are at yoqr SERVICE.
J. B. SIMPKINS.
BERT YOUNG
Mr. and Mrs. East of Retrop
called on Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Marshall Friday.
Mrs. E. M. Joslin and children
left Monday for their new home
at Marlow Okla. where Mr Joslin
has a postion with a produce firm
as book keeper.
This section was visited by a
light rain Sunday night which
will be a great benifit to the
wheat.
A Woman Wrote The Canby New*,
Minn., December 10, »i Follows:
“It »nv subscribers ask what ynuthink of Rat- nap,
tell them its the best eat exterminator 1 know. .Rati
were taking our eggs. oats, corn; haJ Cull swing in our
cellar. I used Rat-Snapfot twodays and rat. have
cleared out completely.” Threesiac.; 35c.05c, .1.25.
Sold and guaranteed by
C ty Drug St- re.
Eerl Marshall made a business
trip to Cordell last Wednesday
afternoon.
If a" Eureka” “Golden Beau-
ty” or Fancy Parlor Brown is
not worth the price paid, your
grocer will give you a new broom.
**Wa only Bought Rat Poiaon
Twica,” writes Jasaa Smith* N. J*
“I threw th* first kind away; couldn't be bothered
mixing it with meat, cheese. Then I tried Rat-Snap.
SAY. that's the stuff! It comes in cakes, all ready
to use. Aadksure does kill rats.” J5c.6Sc.tt.25.
t*id sad guaranteed by
City Drug Store.
Mr. Luther McCurdy and)
family spent Sunday with rela- ; * NOTICE TO CAR OW NERS
tives at Lone Wolf. *nr
Time to make application for
-- car license expired February the
, ,, ut 1024 and those who have
Mr and Mrs. Henry Mirshal mo- • shcu!,j do so at once
tored to the home of Pro WaHs ^ ^ subjectt0 „„ seculion
Tuesday to see Mrs. Walls who umler the ,aw.
is not expected to live. - James S. Camp.
I
Mr. and Mrs. Claud Ligett of
Hobart was in Rocky Tuesday.
id
V Miss R<*ie Donelson spent the
week end with Mrs. Iva Me
ft I Curdy.
How a Rat Nearly Deatroyed
Mrs. L. Bowen’s (R. I.) Houaa
Tor months w* wouHal go lata the cellar, fcar-
fc-jr i bt* rat. Oaesnghtitsetoorwbolekischeaeo
fcre by chewing matches The next day. w* ga* the
e«ty tkaac with Ral-twap-jwat owe cake RaU dry
ap aad kart ao sraefl. Three sisri JJc, 6Sc, VU5.
SaM aad giorsamd ty
We now have our New Spring goods on Display
We have the newest and most up to d ite line of piece goods
that has every been shown in Rocky. We are trying to giye
you the same mds. that you can buy at larger towns and we
can save you from 15 to 30 per cent on t he same mds.
We have the newest patterns in suiting Ratinas Linens
Ginghams and oth-r piece goods We also have a complete
fine of Shoos Oxford and Pumps in the very newest stvles.
We can furnish >ou most anythirg you *ar,t in l)ry
goods. Shoes and Groceries.
Give us a trial and we will convince you.
I
Sanders Bro’s
At the Dixie Store
City Drug Store.
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Camp, James S. The Rocky News (Rocky, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 14, 1924, newspaper, February 14, 1924; Rocky, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc937220/m1/1/: accessed March 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.