The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-09-16
Fine Specimens Of the Grady County
Product Shown Sudan Grass
is New Number on the
Program
AWARDING OF
PRIZES STARTED
Floyd Osborne Wins First Honor
as Pig Raiser with NeeIey
Harper Second Scoring
Still in Progress

" has been said and repeated SO
often that Grady county Is not an al.
pie growing section, that some have
even considered such rumor as an
established fact TO those who have
accepted such a belief ais on the level.
la few minutes at the Grady county
fair will serve to set them right.
An apple exhibit is to be seen there
that in quality is hitting we'll above
the 300 mark, which mark is distinctly
in the select class. Most OF the apple
section Of the county is in the north
ern and west parts, but on exhibition
at the fair are apples from near Ce-
ment drawn from the southern or
southwestern portion OF the county.
What is considered especially good
are the Jonathan variety, the speci-
mems being as large as the ordinary
Ben Davis and practically perfect in
shape and coloring. Also, to be seen
there are the Crimes Golden, Ben Da-
wis, Gano, None Such, Pound Sweet,
Mammoth Black Twig, Arkansas RlurE,
Missouri Pippin, Rowle's Janet
Hitherto practically a stranger in
this county il the Sudan grass Oh ex-
hibition at the fair, vet from the rec
ords established by demonstration
of that plant raised by Mr.. Heaney.
near Tabler, the amount OF feed to be
harvested from an acre of that grass
is almost astonishing.
AT the first cutting Mr.. Heaney har-
vested four and one half tons from an
acre, and secured $50 pounds Of seed,
valued at 81 per pound The thresh-
ers being inexperienced in the han
ding Of this crop much Of the seed
was wasted in the threshing. The
seed lost would have increased the
total number of pounds materially. AT
that one acre raised crop valued at
great deal more than the land on
which it was grown. The second crop.
now almost ready for cutting. is esti-
mated at from two to three tons.
On exhibition are two crops Of cane.
cut from the same field, each produc-
ing stalks about six feet long and
plainly the vast abount OF
feed that can be raised on an acre of
this crop. 1t is but another proof that
Grady county need not be short of
feed crops, and, according to experts.
plenty OF feed will mean prosperity
With a score of 95 ont OF possible
100. the entry Of Floyd Osborne in the
boys club pig contest, waItzed away
with first honors in the Grady county
fair here today, Neeley Harper's ami
NAL scoring second with 93 6-10. Only
a part Of the exhibits were scored up
to press time, but the work of Judging
was rapidly progressirS and 1t is ex-
pected that the job win be completed
BY this evening.
George Bishop, associate editor OF
tlc dAiit JOuAiidls lOAuTl 0hAt, W dc
secured to judge the fair AT o'clock
today the exhibits OF the boys cotton.
xaffir and corn clubs had not been
Judge Bishop having started
IN the adult class. except In the in
stance Of the pig contest, which iudg-
ing was completed
Following is list of prizes award.
ed Boys pig club, Floyd Osborne,
first, score s5; Neeley Har-
per, Alex, second, score 93 Clio; Henry
EIeatley, Rush Springs. third. score ~;
Ira Cast, Rush Springs, fourth. score
SIS $40; Ebert Cast, Rush Springs,
fifth, score rs; Minnie Reynolds.
sixth. score IS 6-ie.
Adult Class.
Kaffir, 50-head exhibit S. w. Hea-
ney and son, Tabler, first; Fred
kreutz, Chickasha. second.
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