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Show WILSON IN OKLAHOMA. Secretary Tells Farmers How to Care for Their Crops. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla . May 13.-Secretary 13.-Secretary "Wilson and officials of the Department De-partment of Agriculture, who are Invi stl-gatlng stl-gatlng agricultural conditions In tin Southwest and conducting a "campaign or education' for the benefit or rarmrrr, and plant, ih .-trrlv.-.1 hero this a 1 1 .tho, , , from Little Hock, Ark. on their special 1 n ..n the Rork Islaml system. A B sIzl.1 rn.wi) of I'armiMS from various portions por-tions of Oklahoma heard the addresses which were made here bv the Secretary and attaches of the department Prof Bplllman, in speak'ng or tho con-ser'atlon con-ser'atlon of the fertility of soil, pointed out the danger attendant upon thi , rop Bystem particularly with cotton n a basis He also encouraged the growing of grass and forage plants, urging that m.,r.. attention be paid to the growing of alfalfa, a product of thla and i.th.'r actions ac-tions in the Southwest. Secretary VIIon talked or agricultural conditions In the terrltorv and gav. the rarmers suggestions as to care of ( rops etc Prof John Fields of the Agricultural Agricul-tural college of Oklahoma. ind M A Carleton of Washington followed with brief addresses Secretary Wilson and partv accompanied accom-panied by officials of the Rork Island system, 1ll leave here tomorrow morn log over tlf- Rock Island for Aniarlllo Cos thence to Channlng, Tex . vhere vlsu to the experimental station at that oint will hr- made after which the trip thr.'nrh Kansas will begin. |