Ferdie's Scrapbook
   
 
Page Index
The Early Years
The East Central Journal 
The Ada News
The Denison Herald
The Farmer-Stockman
The Daily Oklahoman
Books by Ferdie Deerng
Awards and Memberships
Miscellaneous Documents
Photo Gallery
 
   
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    Everything on this web site comes from the scrapbooks and archives of Ferdie Deering.  These are the things that he wanted to save from his illustrious career in journalism, and we thought this web site would be a good way to share it with family rather than leaving it to decay in some old dusty boxes.  It is hoped that you will find insight and inspiration as you go through this interesting collection, and you will have a better understanding of who Ferdie Deering was and his influence on family, friends, and the world he worked in.       
    There is a lot of material on this site.  Hopefully, we have made it easy to navigate so you can find items of interest.  While there is quite a bit concerning agriculture, he also wrote on a wide variety of subjects in his editorials.  There are over 1,000 editorials located on The Daily Oklahoman page, which have been indexed by topic for easier selection.  Almost everyone should be able to find something to enjoy here. Interested in Oklahoma History?  Take a look at the Territorial Trails series he did for the 75th anniversary of statehood in 1982.   But be sure to explore all sections for interesting items.     
    If you run across any errors in spelling or format, please let me know at, rdeering46@gmail.com.  Thanks & enjoy! - Robert Deering    
    Chronology of Ferdie Deering's Career in Journalism    
   
1930 - 1932 Business Manager and Sports Editor for the East Central State College Journal in Ada, Oklahoma.
1931 - 1933 Reporter for The Ada News.
1933 - 1934 Advertising Salesman for The Denison Herald in Denison, Texas.
1934 - 1937 Editor for the morning edition of The Ada News.  Weekly Columnist starting in 1935.
1937 - 1943 Associate Editor of The Oklahoma Farmer-Stockman Magazine in Oklahoma City, owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company (OPUBCO).
1943 - 1972 Editor (later Editor and Manger) of The Farmer-Stockman.  The magazine expanded from a single publication to three separate monthly journals for Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas in the 50's and early 60's.
1943 - 1961 Agri-Business Columnist for The Sunday Oklahoman newspaper.
1945 Book "USDA: Manager of American Agriculture" was published.  It was also published in German in 1947, and distributed in Germany to help with the recovery efforts following World War II.
1961 -1969 Editor of Oklahoma's Orbit, a magazine supplement for The Sunday Oklahoman.
1967 -1968 Editor of RX Golf and Travel, a magazine for doctors.
1972 Ferdie Deering retired as Editor of The Farmer-Stockman. He was one of six employees that bought The Farmer-Stockman from OPUBCO, becoming Vice President and Managing Editor of The Farmer-Stockman Publishing Company.
1972 - 1985 Editorial Writer & Editorial Columnist for The Daily Oklahoman newspaper.  Also, resumed the Agri-Business column for The Sunday Oklahoman.
1975 Ferdie Deering retired from OPUBCO, but continued to write his newspaper columns from home.
1975 Book "Look at Oklahoma" was published.
1978 Book "Work Can Be Fun" was published.
1979 OPUBCO bought back controlling interest in The Farmer-Stockman, with the six employee owners remaining as minority owners.
1980 Book "From the Grassroots Up" was published.
1985 Ferdie Deering retired from his column writing duties for The Oklahoman.
1986 The Farmer-Stockman was sold to The Nebraska Farmer.