Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-06-30


the butter fatt.
The seventh day came. The fig
ures we're completed-more than for
ty-four pounds OF butter--and the ex-
cited herdsmen proclaimed that the
world record had been broken by
Pontiac Lass, Not by narrow mar
gin, either, but by more than two
pounds. They showered congratulh-
tIons on Jones, who seemed not sur
prised at all,
II knew ID months ago." he said.
Keep onl Let's see what she will do
in thirty days"
Followed more sleepless nights,
for the tension greatly increased.
Jones knew now that fortune was
hanging in the balance, but he had
faith that Pontiac Lass would not
fail. On a Sunday morning ner-
vous and excited group stood about
the scale waiting for the last brim-
ming bucket of milk. IL was weigh
ed, the table OF figures was footed
and cheer arose that echoed
through the big barn and brought
te lazy PROSTATE cattle to their feet.
Another new world record--17k
pounds OF butter, or about pounds
more IN a month than the average
American COW produces IN q year!
The Associated Press flashed the
news from ocean to ocean, and star
tied dairymen and cattle fanciers
read It and asked, who is Jones2"
Soon they began 10 arrive at Jones
farm, doubtful and suspicious. They
demanded a re-test, thinking that
some drug had been used to stimu-
late the COW, or tat some fraud had
been perpetrated. 1T wasn't possi-
ble." they said.
Go as far as you like" said Jones
affably.
They stationed guard about Pom
tiac Lass day and night, and in few
days all doubts were dissipated. Pom
tiac Lass calmly took the remaining
world records in turn-60 days,
more than 3OS pounds of butter; 80
days, more than 426 pounds; 100
days, more than 465 pounds. Other
animals in the herd broke other re-
cords for cows of various ages.
A new era dawned for Frank
Jones and his family. The moment
that Pontaic Lass became the cham
pion the value of the whole herd, by
this time about sixty cows. appre-
ciated enormously. Jones became
wealthy overnight Dairymen flock
ed to the farm, eager to buy animals
akin to the worlds greatest COW.
When the neighbors read in news
paper that Jones had sold a COW for
10000 they opened their eyes; and
when bull went few days later for
$4,000 they were almost paralyzed.
They even began to entertain the
ida that the raising of fancy live
stock might be a good business for
them to engage in. One of them
leaned over Jones fence and inquir-
ed the price of spotted calf that
poked an inQuisitive nose between
the boards.
II don't care much about selling
her." Jones replied; but il l do the
price will not be less than 10000"
They don't speak slightingly OF
Frank Jones in that locality nowo-
days when they see his autom obile
pass. He has 40 animals, valued at
considerably more than $25O,OOO.
Pontiac Lass still retains the cham
pionship.
Jones cows are bovine aristocrats
Their lives are heavily insured. and
at the first sign of illness a veterina-
rian hastens to attend them Al.
most any animal in the herd is worth
as much as a house and lot. On the
hilltop stands a fine mansion, one OF
the fruits of Frank Jones's "mad
lwhim."
To Illustrate how the value OF the
herd leaped when Pontiac Lass gain
ed the world championship, we may
cite the case of her first calf, born
several years before she became ia
nous, and sold by Jones for $50
With the arrival of universal honors
he bitterly regretted that he hal
lparted with the calf. and the buyers
were correspondingly jubilant.
Jones resolved to gain the animal
at any cost. His opportunity occurred
when the calf, by this time full
grown, was put up at auction. Its
ivalue was recognized and bidding
was brisk, but Jones raised every Of
fer. The bide advanced to three
five, ten, fifteen thousand dollars
and at that figure the son of Pom
taic Lass again became the property
OF Frank Jones and went back to live
at Spring Farm.
PAUL c. WILLARD
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