The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-11-15
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Geological Survey Results.

OeoioRiCai survey HeouttSs
Guthrie. Some Of the results Of tho
FIRST geological survey Of Oklahoma
can be seen Ia the rooms OF DIR. A. II.
Van Vicet, the acting territorial geolo-
gist. The work OF unpucking the ma
terial collected has Just begun, but
that which Is arranged and classified
Is interesting to the observer. Not all
OF the geological exhibit Is representa-.
tive OF Oklahoma; some Of IL the result
Of exchanges, but the Oklahoma fossils
are OF sufficient interest. TO indicate
the work that may be done In the fu-
ture. In one case is fine collection
OF fossil leaves from the Dakota sand
stone OF Kansas aud Nebraska. In
another are fossil ferns aud leaves
from The coal measures. One division
is given to collection Of marine shells
from an ancient sea beach In Western
Oklahoma. These shells are 30 num-
erous there that one of the collectors
was able to pick up peck OF them in
five minutes by the watch. Near
these SHELLS are some amoritcs from
Texas. These giant snail shells meas
urc from eight inches to foot in dia,,
meter In "a corner IL giant cork
screw arrangement, DaemaneliS (Dev-
IFS Corkscrew) from the Bad Lands,
which Is now puzzliug scientists.
These arc inc specimens Of fossil
wood, II collection OF fossil bones with
which Prof Huwarth of kansas Uni.
versity Is working for Identification,
and collections of minerals. concre-
tions and peculiar rock formations.
When the boxes are all unpackcd
these rooms will present many more
interesting features to visitors.
The photographs of various phases
OF Oklahoma geology and botany ard
OF different surveying parties them
selves form unique collection. DR.
Van Nleet obtained over eighty.Gve
photographs this summer.
The snakes, lizards, bats and birds
that are on exhibition show something
OF the work done along the line of
zoology. The botanical specimens are
being mounted and classified. Seven
or eight hundred distinct species have
been added to the list this summer.
Cottonssed Meal as Feed.
saltwater. The director of the ex.
pertinent station here says: THE
present prices that are prevailing for
cotton seed and cotton seed meal make
the latter the cheaper feed. Every
grower of cotton should also he some
thing OF stock man since he Is pro-
ducing one OF the very best Of stock
foods and should utilize Il at home So
as to keep the fertility Of the soil Just
when to feed cottonseed and when to
feed cottonsced meal is u question
which troubles many farmers. In SO
far as the feeding value goes, II is true
for all practical purposes, that when
what is received for a ton OF cotton
seed will pay for $50 pounds of meal, IL
Is economy to buy meal. At the pres
ent prices IL will do more than that
and no cotton seed should be fed this
fall.
The addition of about two pounds
OF cotton seed meal u day to the ration
OF corn or kafiir meal usually fed to
steers that are being fattened is profit.
able. especially when corn or Kaifir
stover is used for roughucss. The cot
tonsecd meal supplies the flesh and
growth making materials which corn
aud kafiir corn lack aud produce better
growth and moe rapid gains. 1t is
better for this purpose than cotton
seed because the oil which is taken out
at the mill is not needed in the feed OF
cattle that are being fed on corn or
Kaflr. Stockmen OF the north and
east find it profitable to ship cotton
seed meal from the south.
Oklahoma Doctors to Moet.
The semi-annual meeting of the
eighth annual session OF the Oklahoma