The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-11-29
JURSEY CATTLE
SALE BIG SUCCESS
Buyers From All Parts of Country
Here to Bid on Fancy Jersey
Stock.
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
In point of arrangement and sue
cessful operation the Jersey stock
sale yesterday at Windsor Place, the
suburban home of A. L. Churchill, was
the most complete ever seen in this
section. Only those who have at
tended the big thoroughbred stock
shows an dsales could appreciate the
lengths to which Mr. Churchill had
gone to make this sale a big success
both to himself and the community.
Characteristic of his business ability
however, was this sale. 1t was thor
oughly advertised and attracted buy
ers from all sections of the country.
Preceding the sale, which started
promptly at l o'clock yesterday after
noon, the experts brought here by the
NJ. K. & T. Railway company to DEM
Ionstrate the practicability of farming
by dynamite, gave an exhibition of
breaking hard pan on the farm of o.
Il. Connor and stump blowing on the
farm OF Mr.. Churchill. In the hard
Ipan demonstration fifteen charges of
dynamite o fabout quarter of pound
to the charge were placed fifteen feet
apart and at depth of about two
feet. These were discharged by an
ordinary fuse and cap such as could
be used by any farmer. AS one after
another of the charges exploded the
watchers could see an unheaval of the
ground for several feet around the ex-
plosion. An examination of the re.
suit showed that the hard pan had
been completely torn up and the soil
was filtering through the crevices and
would the rain, making possible the
growth of alfalfa or any of the crops
requiring deeper soil tha nthat in this
vicinity In the demonstration of
Istump blowing a large oak stump, al
most green was selected Four holes
We're bored under the stump and a
tcharge Of dynamite placed in each of
these holes. In all five and a half
pounds of dynamite was used in the
demonstration, although it was ex-
Iplained that half this amount would do
the work as well. This charge was
exploded by means OF a battery con-
Injected Dy a wire about fifty yards
long. The great stump was blown
from its moorings and great chunks
hurled distance of hundred yards.
All who witnessed the demonstration
believe that in the use of dynamite
the farmers have a solution of the
hard pan problem and stumpy land
troubles.
After the dynamite demonstration
the large crowd repaired to the large
barn, where the ladies of the First
Presbyterian church served a sumpt-
uous dinner
Immediately at l O'Clock the sale of
Jerseys began This sale was in the
hands of William Settles, one of the
best known sales managers in the
United States, while the auctioneer,
Col. Perry, is said to have no equal
in handling fancy cattle Fifty-one
head of as fine cattle as has ever been
brought to Oklahoma were sold at
prices ranging from $35 for an ordi-
nary milch COW to $500 for the fancy
young registered heifers and bulls.
These cattle will be taken to all parts
of the southwest Many were bought
by Texas men. Mr.. Hudson, dairyman
from Tulsa purchased several head,
as did DR.. Fortner, of this city Dr.
Fortner will use his purchases to inn
prove his herd on the farm near Clare
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