The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-03-04


no record is kept of the daily bank
clearlngs Mr. Ben F. Johnson is au-
thority for the statement that Chicka
shas bank clearngs rank second
among the cities of Oklahoma
The agricultural committee Of the
Chamber Of Commerce has been one
OF the strongest forces in the organiza-
tion during the past year. An agricul-
tural and industrial exhibit was held
during the latter part Of September
from which spendid results were OBJ
tanned Great credit for the success
\ Of this event is due TO Mr. +, r. Fer.
gilson and the people of Minco and TO
4 the splendid assistance given by the
/ officers and members of the Grady
4 County Farmers Institute. For the
first time in her history Grady county
entered the contest at the state fair
and true to her reputation as being
one Of the best agricultural counties
4 in the state captured the second prize
of 5000 in the collective county ex-
hibits. This money and about $500
additional donated by the citizens Of
! Chckasha, was used in paying pre-
miums for the local exhibit. Tidings
have just come from Ohio that will be
especially gratifying TO the members
OF the agricultural committee as well
as TO all citizens of Grady county. AT
the national corn show just closed at
! Columbus, Ohio, Grady county won
FIRST and second premiums in the Okla
homa class and first premium in the
southern zone class.
Great Agricultural County.
II may be of interest here to pre-
sent some statistics with regard to the
agricultural products of the county. In
Grady county there is approximately
I $4,000 acres Reports from the coun-
ty clerks Office show that there was
l66,S59 acres in corn during the year
4 1910, producing 2,4Sl ,26S bushels and
valued at $l,10S,4Gl From reliable
data It is estimated that there was
about 10000 acres of cotton and acl
cording to the government reports this
acreage has produced $500 bales.
Yaluing the same at $40 per bale
this crop is worth $665,O0O About T.
600 acres is the estimate Of wheat
producing 100000 bushels. Placing
! the value at 80 cents per bushel this
crop was worth 100000. Twelve
thousand acres were in oats produc-
ing approximately 400 900 bushels Az
80 cents per bushel this crop was
worth $l40,00O. The total acreage Of
alfalfa is about 10000 acres. Estimat
ing the crop at two tons per acre and
valued at $12 per ton would make this
crop worth $24O,OOO Other cereals
and vegetables are oonservatiyely es
timated to be worth $4,000 This
makes a grand total Of s2,437 900 pro
duced by the soil Of Grady county dur
ing the year 1910 from cereals. cot
ton, hay, forage and vegetables during
perhaps the dryest year in the entire
history Of the state.
New Live stock Record
In live stock Grady county has kept
Up her good record Without estimat
ing the number Of head of stock used
by the local slaughter houses and pri-
vate individuals for home consump
tion. there has been shipped out Of the
county 400 car loads or 26,OOO head of
hogs and 635 car loads or $4,000 head
I OF cattle. One sale OF fancy blooded
cattle during the year served to fix
the eyes of the cattle buying world
upon Chickasha.
Early in the year Mr.. II. B. Johnson
sold 45O head OF black Pole-Angus
steers for slO0 per head, this transac-
tion netting the pleasant little sum Of
$4,000. Dfigent inquiry fails 10 dis
close another transaction equal to this
in the United States and therefore
Chlckasha claims to have established
new record among the cattle mar
kets of the world in quantity quality
and price
Vast Municipal improvements.
Conspicuous among the improve
ments of the year have been those Of
the municipality. Expenditures here
show total or s472.5l7 distributed as
follows Paving. s24l 440; grading,
$62,5l2; storm sewers, S49,Sl2; sanl-
tary sewers and sidewalks, $500;
the city water works have expended
100000 for lS miles Of new mains,
new tank and tower with 100000
gallon capacity, one clear wen con
tanning 100000 gallons, one filter unit
and a new turbine pump and engine.
As a result OF these improvements,
chickasha now has % miles OF storm
and sanitary sewers, 26 miles Of water
! mains, Is miles Of sidewalks. 10 miles.