The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-25
CATTLE TAKING
COTTON'S PLACE
This Step Must Be Taken By
Farmers, Railroad AgriCult-
ural Men Say.
BREEDERS FAVOR SAME PLAN

The too often uncertain cotton .
crop of this state win be- forced to
give way to the blooded Shorthurn
cuttle In which the farmer can place
his faith aud which will Justify that
faith by read sales aud firm prices.
Al least this Is the opinion Of W
J.. English, agriculturist for the ErlscU
railroad aud which was stated To-
members Of the OKLAHOMA Breeders
association Ia the banquet room VI
the Lee lluchlus holrl last night at "a
session of this club.
The raising Of cattle has a .nput
Influence on the farming Of auy
country he continued, and under con
dilions which exist In oklahoma
where the better breeds of cattle may
/ easily he raised and good prices lie,
/ munded aud secured, hr believes that
/ farmers viii soon realize that the
| time to take chances with uncertain
| crops Is passed when successful
| living Is assured by breeding and
feeding high grade stock.
Better Prizes for Cattle.
At this meeting the matter Of
more equal distribution Of prizes for
cattle during the state fair were taken
/ up and discussed with |. s. Mahan,
secretary of the association, and IL
was agreed that the prize money In
the ShorthOru and llerford divisions
should amount to $1,000 OF which
500 will be given by the Shorthorn
| Breeders association aud $500 by tho
fair association.
" L. Fowler Of Stlllwell also
/ spoke before the meeting aud attempt
ed 10 show the close relationship which
should eNisit between the farmers Of
this state and the men and women
employed by the agricultural schools
to assist the farmers In their work
1--WE are practical farmers" he
said That IS one uf the require
mcnts, aud we could not work without
the assistance Of the farmer any more
than the farmer could work without
our cooperation lie also made u
plea for closer relation with the
cattle breeder and planter, n relation.
ship which would bring them 10 a
point where one would feel at liberty
10 call upon the other when condi.
uuns presented themselves and where
the practical or theoretical knowledge
uf either was needed
Question Of Quarantine.
The question Of advertising the
d breeding Of high grade ShOrthOrn aud
Hereford cattle was taken up and dis.
cussed by r. NJ Jcfford, agricuIturist
" the NJ, X. n r. railroad.
The question of quarantine was also
discussed aud although some declare
they feared the double quarantine,
others and majority expressed the
opinion that the condition would eN-
lst only Temporarily and would not
stand In the way of ready sale Of
stock
In connection with the interest dis.
played In the meeting Of the Okla
homH breeders aud sharing hunUr4
with II was that displayed IN the show
witch was held In the stock yards A
feature ~ the days program was the
Judging and sale " ShurthOrns aud
dairy cattle aud sheep. The cattle
are all owned by the A. aud VI. col.
legc and have been raised at that in
stltutOn under the direction aud care
Of the states experts.
, Awards on Poland China.
The following awards we're made
! by Judge j. j, Mclain of Anna, Tex,
In the Poland Vhlno division:
Boars q years or over Hucklf'
3 berry 10000, y. ID. Pike Weathet'
/ ford.
Boar Il year under Is monthsl
Chlef Corrector Martin &Son, Elk
city.
Boar 90 months under l23-Tom
2 Gore, Martin NNon. first, Triumph
p 222G7O. A. aud NJ college, saltwater
\ second.
5 Bonr under q months Juno
, 23Ol23 j II lloulrrman, oklahoma
p city first. McAdoo Meddler j. r.
4 Burks Arcadia second A. and NJ
college third and fourth Al Jennings
p " u Pike Wrothcrford, fifth.
Aged Sow Yukon Fancy y l6O0S
A. g. Campbell Geary, first BelyA
Nuu 4uh-lO. y, v, flke second lu'
hou Fancy NJ l0O5596, A. b, Campbell,
Dhrd
Sow Dls months, under years.
, Long Lady H. c. Luukahaugh, Wa
tonga first Nellie lTSis, n u. Pike,
second
Sow n year under rs months --
Pleasant Beauty, H. G. LOOkabaugh,
fIrt Rouulc Morgan, n. II. Pike sec
nud