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!' i ! 3 J r, si. v i TWO TnE Durant Weekly News FARWrWF W STOCK KE rjJXl'EKTS NOI" SO III.IK .OVKIt IIOI.l. WKKVII. IIKHE cotton ASSOCIATION PAYS Vrach drove Club Meeting The Vcach Grove Adult Home De monstration Club met with Mrs. Nel lie Vcach on Friday Afternoon. There will be a .special meeting of the wo men of this community nt the School hou.e on May 31st at 3 o'clock. Let every woman who desires to become a member of this club he present at this meeting. The Club Ilalli will bo held in Durant on the 27th of May. We hope Cotton Grower Convention Lots of Demonstrators The first annual convention of the At the present time Oklahoma has Oklahoma Cotton Growers associa- over 30,000 boys and girls enrolled in tion will bo held at Oklahoma Tit. 'club work and ennying over 41.000 May 23. 'club projects. The enrollment by HACK IIOItltOWKD MONEY i that every member of the Sceh-y i. .:.... n .... .:.... ...ill nUAn.i l..t tifUHlUl iLlllUll.lllklWII trill UVIVI1U kill' ThU is evnoctod to be the most 'clubs is a follows; Corn 0,003 s Cot repre.sentntlve gathering of cotton 'ton 1.789; Irish Potatoes. 8G0; Sweet fmi..r over held in any state. Dele- l'ot"toes 1,043; Peanuts 2.103. gates are being appointed by each 'Grain Sorghum, 1.950; Fruit. G4G, of the 2.200 locals. Lively interest' Kee, 207; Small grain. 78!i; Pig , . - i .... i iia m . 1 r FRIDAY, MAY iq 11:j nrA county, soy that tho t,nii Mll doing extensive damn. '.""M cotton plants. Tom Tabor tJS u. u.u uwa oii.ee Wcdnesdy, ing that several fnrm. .. .' Kemp oro plowing up iheir JM prepara ion of planting com J cotton Innil. "SI With the payments Saturday of meeting. There will he something of to address the sessions IDoiono to th?Cr finale corpora-1 interest for the Club Members, hoth.uet to he -ervedjn the i'Liitc Entomologist Sanborn, who ment Tuesunv in Hi van Cmintv in- Sinn. cctigating the boll weevils, is ab-, tion. the last of $2r00,000 borrowed j '.""''" aml Adult, from morning un- aolately the most optomistie man we from it during the past season has!1'' evening. 'Jiave met in the past several days, in!l)0cn repaid by the Oklahoma Cotton Much credit is due Miss Rhoda fact he is the only optomist we have Growers' association, according to C.jHoiinker for the efficient manner in .i llttpp of nc, Wn met since boll weevils wen- reported j,. Stealey. secretary of the associa-1 which she conducts the work of the : '"' " "cr . ' . prevalent in the (ounty. !tlon. : Demonstration Club. Miss Rhoda is L"or JR , .f?' ". . the president. is being evidenced by the members of ! Breeding. 4.817; Cal the association, numbering more than sneep. m; rouury 30,000. Speakers of note have been secur a nan evening. Man lloll WreviN Found Many boll weevils are reported to be in evidence among the young ml ton in the vicinity of Mntoy, and .il- The thine it was doing had -' ,,r""n" '"''"I' aV . ", , w I'tiiion uniivn woo ouvu wnii'niii the cotton ilosely. Several fii!; have broiighi "-pecimens of she, weviU to town for examination It i rather imii.-ual for matured we vil- to -linw up so rally on the yo ntt'in, Jind they are lining a . of daniaei to the nop. i- the rep In t what i'ffe t upon the ultiii it ( ro,i tin e rally weevils will 1 ie is priibli-matiial ami no one se 1,1 tn.i ...mi ... i... i:,: it . bom renaid when or before ''" '"' ; i-"""'". e it c'iniiiiioii- win opciair as a factor in the Mtunlion, they say Mr. Sanborn visited farms in .-ev-, "Starting last August to market ojral parts of the comity and while tl. cotton produced by its 3.-.000 he found a good many boll weevils ,,!., the association was wlth- ;ht said there was only one thing to out ,,) cxc.cpl thn1(, Iu.t.nHIlnted . lo, go ahead and ultivate and trust itl nu.mborship fees." It was entirely to provuience. 'without standing as n buiness organ- He said that a large number of the izntion , in-sent weevils wotini uie out liclore never Iieen done liefore. There was -1 new crop of weevils can lie haHied no precedent for any birines rela- jut and that then if we have good (inns with it It had no established cotton glowing weather we ought to credit. nalie n pr.ttj go.d nop of cotton. In .pitp ,lIk handicap, however. He doesn't advi'i- the u-e of poi-- the .vwiatinn bornrved between irs or other n-ieeilie. that in-iy be Sitember, 1021. and Frhnmry, 1022 nflertiMd at tin- lime but only thai more than ?C. 000,000 ?2,"0n.f)0 from the cotton In- ilni-no -lily cultivated I ho vr finance oorpnratinn and 3,- plowed after ever rain or every r.nn.nin fmni about 200 Oklahoma nnl; or ten il-i . The plowing or ni1:-5 - and today overv dolla- of that cultivation hhuiilil b" shallow. 'tmi ha In fact, both Mr. Sanborn and di.- due. This record has been nccomp- Srirt Agricultural Agent Milstead li'hod in rpite of predictions by some who was with him were both of the unfriendly interesti that cotton farm- opinion that our people had no cause ers would not stick together nnd -I ..t .....l..!.. ....!,.. .1 .... ..w .A .m,!.l Hnt Mwifl.tnf T.aI. M.n.1ri.linr ..!. .. i... ........ i ,... i.-.i.. k.i... i v..-i in ' Led Kiver bottom farm two fine sanv iois nine, mil. uuvi-cu iiihl everyuouy ,,u-nn;r,.T m uuriut:n-i iiph- inauoui. , plnvnr he in juai. siay on me joo anu wun any i,ess man u.tiuil hales remained un kind of decent weather, we ought to sold at the close of business Satur- : have n pretty good cotton crop. , day night, it was stated. With hot sunshiny weather in June rand July as can reasonably be cx-WnrnlnB: Thc noll Wcevil Is Ilcrc! that B rvan County as a whole i will1 The Bo11 Wcevil is with u aKa,n' I iiKiiKRuuitn vuimuticu ijf viiu uniu I home State Hoard of Agriculture dls I close thc fact that the boll weevil got through the winter very nicely, thank you. and is with us again in considerable numbers. At Dyers, in McLnin county well up in the north ern part of the belt, n number of live RoiieRo '":" :" rr.r lir: :i Sudan grass is a feed crop that can '"" """"'K ,"1"' ""'''' vi I lie grown profitably in most parts of ,f,n,'!. ml'ch t.) cnt for ".T'"'01 Oklahoma. It furnishes a good hay "ntl1 yur.cotto.n ,c"m" uP-and thcn rop and provides excellent pastured thoy m l hu"- ,, i , , i ' i nil. oanoorn oi wnianomn v. 02 It may be planted in rows or may ,-.,, . c,-n 1.1- u . . , . , ' , 1,1 , M. College nt Stillwater, believes that ie drilled or sown broadcast. Inmost .. ., ... .. . 01 mi 1 .1 he weevil will open h s campaign -caM-s Sudan grass will make the .,.. . , , , V. . , .... , , , . r, this year just about as strong as he most hay f planted in lows. I-or pas- .. , , , ', . .. . 7. .,, ..- 1, .. .,..!.. ''"' Illst- That means that he will ture. however, it is best to .sow it , .111 1 j 1 v .,. . 1 , , ... , , he on the job early and get n mighty with a wheat drill or broadcast. , . . , . .,' . ... Km start unless we get on the .Sudan grass may he planted any ib at tm. snmp timo nnd makc Jt une niu-r uie Hanger 01 iiosl is pa. to() h(lt for him to lnst thrmigh the 1 00011 resuus are ooianieci oy .seeu.ng , M,nsoll. Rvory cotton grower should it .-.Lout two weeks after com plant-, llt. )ri.plirt., t() cultivate thoroughly ing time. every acre of cotton he plants this Tile rate of seeding vaiies with the year. Oklahoma Cotton Grower, amount of rainfall, from in pounds .per acre in a dry M-i-tiim to 25 ponds " in :i humid legion. A grain drill set "AllH'rlm's forotliost Writers Ton of Pork From One Litter Over in Indiana 553 farmers from 58 counties are tryinR to make a igh a ton or Hossler Ton Litter Club will present a gold medal to each one who succeeds, and u silver medal to each one who produces a litter weighing 1.800 pounds or over. It can be done. A litter of seven pigs were exhibited at the 1010 Illi nois State Fair by E. C. Cavcrly of Toulon. Illinois, which weighed 2. 114 pounds when 5 months nnd 10 days old. Three Litters In Ten Months A nure bred legistetvd Poland Calf Bleeding 203 10.014; Food, Preparation, 1,445. Canning. 3,100; Sewing 4,000 nnd Dairying 275. I Many of the broker gone broko along with their Su Expect Dig Rally Day Tho annual rally of boys nnd girls of tho boys nnd girls demonstration clubs of the county will be held here Mny 27. as has been formerly an nounced in these columns, and much preparation is being made for the en tertainment of the young folks. G. D. Dunlap, farm agent, and Miss M'Edna Corbet, home demonstrator. , expect large attendance on the occas- ' ion. OSTEOPATH IA A. h. 8TCCT Ptm Mat lUk kiuu. Phobn IBS ?fc0MU C. A. WOODWARD (JENERAL IXSUKAKCE Uonds Phone 211 103 N. Busting Big Harrow I A Palond China barrow weighing 1 .330 pounds was produced 111 War-1 i.. t.:.. : mod (... 1. !..u ' ll'll vuuiii, wuiu III lull, till' Ulllll place of the breed iof. wtinn venilv the International Live Stoik Exhibi- lotion, Biliousness and Head: hue of the breed. He died last fall, ,' Mp , fc list when ready to make the trip to, . ' ,,. vums, i A Fine Tonic. I n n-ii n.-Bi'".'i .......... , , , ,! China sow belonging to Otto Engle-, " t. lirtcht. Klkton. South Dakota prodiie-. J id 2 pk" in three litters within ten jicnxffKTr-raifi-Tgyrfifrfi months. The litter were farrowed , M is follow-: April 17. 1021. eleven S ni-r : August 20, 1012. nine pigs, and February 13. l'22. nine pigs. Three u litters in 0 month and 20 days. produce a pretty good cotton crop, I-or additional information regard ing cultivation. those interested .- "hould see County Agent Dunlap. Sweet flotcr Thrives Goodman brought in from his liver bottoi pies of clover ho is growing this i year. A bunch of sweet clover from a field of five acres, measured about three feet in height, nnd a bunch of red clover measured about two feet, high. The red clover is blooming and . will be ready to thresh in a few' days. These samples showed that the , floods nnd rains have done them ' good. Extension Sudan Grass By W. J. Green Agronomist. A. nnd M. FARM LOANS ATTRACTIVE RATES QUICKEST SERVICE Lewis & Matthews First State Bnnk Rldp. DURANT, OKLA. lo sow two pecks of wheat will sow about 20 to 25 pounds of this seed. "Where it is seeded in tlnee-foot raws, from two to four pounds per acre will lie about right. Sudan gnus has a place on every farm in Oklahoma that has any hogs or cattle. As a hog pasture it is hard to heat. It is al-'o j-i client for cattle -while the hay i-. by no means equal to alfalfa, it is much better than cane or 'fcnfir fodder. Sudan grass nl'n makes .silage. nnil men of letters use It." fcr -WHY! Dairj Cows Pa Debts Two years ago. when John Adair n young Hughes county farmer, de iiLd to eonveil his cotton faim into n dairy farm, lie started with five registered eow.s and two grade cows and a debt of $3,300. Today Adair has thirty-seven head of cattle, eighteen S(M. ()IU) demonstrated cf iliem mi'k iinv, and his debt hn 'fceeli reihned to Sli.MI. In the mean time, he lias been feeding and cloth ing a family of i.ine. Adair'.s reieipts from the sale of whole milk, cieam and butter are ?2rf!) a month. After the montlily mnn; payment is made on his debt, he is 1 ' putting ?."() a month into n savings. rpfffM A fiflVf t Adair's farming experience began, ww a wr ft a-s a member of a junior agricultural UAlMJi club. They're so light -so compact eliminate tiresome hand writ ingthey make writing a REAL PLEASURE. 31. EVANS, Dealer 114 North Third Phone 71 ;i NOTICE To the Public we give notice that our offices have been removed fiom the Democrat Building to 120 North Third (first door South of Truhy Studio), on the ground fioor where theie are no stairs to climb, and with added facilities vc will be better prepared than ever to nerve the public. We extend invitations to our oaticnts and friends to visit us at . r new offices. Keeping everlasting at one thing brings success. Your Held of operation to you may seem small, but not so small that you cannot make a success of It. A bank account is an important factor in success. Commercial National Bank DURANT, OKLAHOMA. "Service That Really Serves." m&H3MHMaMMaMinnnratiMMMMtfi Trades Day Specials Come to Durant on Tradesdayy Tuesday May 23rd 3RS, EVANS &, WARREN Chiropractors i 120 North Third Durant, Okln. I Multiplied thousands of dollars worth of valuable property aro ruin ed every year by each of tho above. But the funny thing about it is that the fellow who gots hit, often fails too have enough insurance. I If you are not insured to thc limit, call in and talk it over with us we will appraise your property and make suggestions with regard to properly w 1 fl insuring it. DO IT NOW TOMOHKOW MIGHT j BE TO LATE1I i Salmon & Gilstrap DURANT, OKLA. Phono 22 120 N. Third WE ARE OKPEIUXti SOME REAL THIS RAY BARGAINS FOR EXTRA SPECIAL Tuesday Onlj CUPS and SAUCERS Good grade white ware set of six cups and sauc er.s 75c EXTRA SPECIAL Tuesday only FILES Good grade S-inch files regular 20c value two for 25c Look over this list of seasonable hnrdwnrc and com to us for your needs. Chopping Hoes, Plows. Sweeps, Plow Handles. Screen Wire Monkey Wrenches S Wrenches Pliers Machine Oil Si t ien Doors Planters Cultivators Collars Harness Holts ; O i EJ E. G. McKinney Hardware Co. 20S West Main 'Phono 61. kMgoattflSttiBfflffiffltiSmflid ; i i i ! R. li. WILSON FOR Governor Subject to Democratic Primary August 1, 1922 TEN OF THE PRINCIPLES FOR WHICH I STAND DO YOU AGREE WITH ME? 1. A Governor for all the people. 2. Honest, efficient, economical State Government. 3. Auto License tax collected by coun ties. 4. Pardons or paroles only when justice demands it. 5. Aid to farmers by loaning them mon ey at 5 per cent. 6. Give every boy and girl a practical education. 7. Systematic building of good roads. 8. Bank Guaranty Law should be up held; a few necessary amendments with honest and efficient enforce ment of the laws. 9. None but thoroughly honest ard competent will be appointed to of fice. 10. Legislation and law enforcement in , the interest of the homes. ' hee tiixDnKPaiaKDaxpfaiWBm'M