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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD" 4
USEFUL.

A Western nurserymap states that
in March ne collected $500 madronas.
wadlng through three feet Of snow to
get at them, The young plants were
potted In paper pots made from the
pages OF the Congressional Record.
The plants are growing we'll and are
to he t~ransplanted in southern Cali
fOrnta.
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ALFALFA SEED.

Turkestan alfalfa seed Is being i'm
ported to make up for the short do
nestle supply. This IL unsuitable for
the humid sections of the East.
Before planting alfalfa send for
Bulletin No. l3S. Commercial Turke-
stan Alfalfa Seed" United States d.
partmcnt Of Agriculture.
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GENERAL REVIEW OF CROP
CONDITION AUGUST 1, 1919.

The composite condition Of ali crops
Of the United States OF August 1 was
rs per ent below their ten year aver
age on that date. Al per cent. lower
than on July 1 and s.8 per cent. lower
than 1inal Yields last year. Condition,
nre generally above average in the
north Atlantic States and below aver
age elsewhere with few exceptions.
The condition Of the various crops
on August 1 or at harvest (100-aver-
age, not normal) was a. follows:
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POTATO RECORD.

A potato club boy Of Utah 10 reported
10 have raised 720 bushels Of potatoes
on a single acre OF land and sold them
at an average OF 81 a bushel.
Another boy Of the same club raised
400 bushels Of tomatoes on an acre.,
while another raised IS bushels Of
shelled corn.
Where are Eastern records that can
equal these results?
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srRAwBERRY PLANTS. ss.:s per 1000.
Mi.:ionssy .nS RlSrs.rs y YTs noM
iesSins varieties. ii.so per 1000. BEARD:
LESS CACTUS, fine for stock feeding. At
81 Der cutting. Place ordsre now Cor
3S2. Plant City. Fla.
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NEW BULLETINS.

The state College Of Agriculture.
Ithaca. N. Y, has issued the following
new bulletins, mailed free to those in
terested upon applications:
busting the Home Apple Orchard
Compares the effectiveness Of busting
and spraying and gives directions as
to materials. &C.
Legume InOculation-Gives details,
methods and results OF incubation of
alfalfa. field peas and soy beans with
nitrogen fixing bacteria.
The Control OF G~rasshoppers In New
York State-Reviews the history of
grasshopper damage In the State dur
ing the past " summers and sug-
gests methods Of control.
The sun., 1916-08-20

French narcissi. hyacinths and Ro-
man hyacinths are reported AZ being
only 10 per cent. ol!.xhs usua, crop or
Ices.
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Before mulching plants always
loosen I'D the soil we'll with q fork.
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Failure with roses usually results
from not supplying the plants sum.
water. Water rose pants freely and
frequently.
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whoever could make two ears of
corn or two blades Of grass grow where
only one grew before would do more
essential service to his country than
the Whole racs Of politicians pst ~
Gothor.s-0eOW 0sUtft.
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Mulch peonles with grass cuttings.
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800 Forcing Bulbs. go.

For Greenhouse. Conservatory or Window.
az Hyacinths. 20 Roman Hyacinths. - Tulips,
~ CrOcus. 50 Sarcissus In 3 species. 40 JON
Guiis. ~ Scillia Sibcrica, ~ Chionodoxa lucilsa.
IS Frittilaria, 100 Album. ~ -Lilium Candi-
dun. 40 Freesia. 40 lladiolus Blushing Bride.
96 Muscsri. 100 Friteleia.
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DUTCH BULBS

DIRECT FROM THE GROWER
Price includes. duty FREQ. delivery - YOU
home on orders Of $500 or over.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-07
BRIGHTSTONE

Sick folks are improving some in
this community at this writing.
Mr.. H. Fl. O,Bannon and son, Gro
yer, were business visitors in Farm
ington Monday.
John Clark was trading in Knob
Lick Saturday.
Grant Chamberlain came near hav-
ing serious runaway Saturday, when
his horse becme frightened at by
cicle and got away from him. P. B.
O'Bannon, who was working near by,
caught the frightened animal.
Joe Brewer attended Lodge at Knob
Lick Saturday night.
A few of the Brightstone boys start
ed to the entertainment at Fairview
Saturday night, but one of them new
er got any farther than Knob Lick
and one of them got as far as the
foot hills of Mount Zion and returned.
P. B. 0'Bannon and ]. M. Brown
were business visitors in Pennington
this week.
Mr.. Will Marshall and Miss Mag
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-07
LIBERTYvILLE

Mrs. J. c, Jenkins of Charleston is
the guest Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. %. Presnell.
Don't fail to attend the public sale
of J. F. Hicks Saturday, April 9Th.
VIM. LEM, wife and daughter of
Cross Roads were visitors in this COM
munity last Monday.
w. H. Crackel of Pennington was
a business visitor here Monday.
N. A. Kinkead and son have pur-
chased new Ford automobile.
Ralph Alternately and Geo. Scott
have gone to Mine La Motto where
they have employment.
The proposition to consolidate this
school district by annexing some of
the territory of other adjoining dis
tricts, voted on here last Monday,
carried by a vote of al to II. The
directors elected were as follows: E,
o. Presnell, VIM. Kinkead, S. Z. Shar-
rock, Albert Belkin, Ralph Tillman and
o. G. Keith. After the election they
met and organized by electing E. o.
Presnell, President, and J. L. Simp-
son, Clerk.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-07
DAVIS CROSSING

Ray Walsh was home Sunday from
Pennington. / guess Ray wanted
some rhubarb pie, as Mrs. Walsh has
the largest rhubard in this country.
Gardens are looking fine ard little
chicks are multiplying very rapidly.
Peaches are short but the cherry
crop is fine. ~
Last Tuesday was annual school
election day and some facts were
brought out which reminds us that
some Of our school laws are rusty.
1t seems almost ridiculous, but a
member of the school board can put
in one or thirteen of his own family
as teachers if he can get the other
members to agree with him.
Home teachers as a rule should not
be employed-better for the teacher
and school to get teachers away from
home. Rotation in crops is needed in
other things than corn and soybeans.
Homer Croker has started up
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-07

Henry Fisher. The funeral was
preached at the Baptist church Mon
day at 2 p. m. Interment in the l. o.
0. F. cemetery near st. Francois.
w. B. Murrill was in st. Louis on
business last week.
Gilbert Pratte who has been in st.
Louis for the past two months, where
he has his wife in the Barnes Hospi-
tai, was home Saturday and Sunday.
He says his wife is improving, but
very slowly.
j. E. Bestenfeldt returned from ST.
lex, Mo-, Friday, where he had been
buying Angora goats for the ST. Louis
Smelling & Refining Co. farm.
Harry Murrill was in St Louis last
week buying a soda fountain and fix
lures for his confectionery he will
open up next to the pleasure palace
about April 9th.
The st. Louis Smelling & Refining
Co. and the Desloge Lead Co. reduc-
ed the working hours April list from
8 to 8 IL per day, affecting all men
working on top.
Walter Phelps and family spent
the latter part of the week visiting
in Doe Run.
James Morris attended a sale near
Hazel Run last week.
Erastus Bouchard is on the sick
list this week.
Frank Raider of Bloomsdale spent
the latter part of the week in Des-
loge.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-07
Mrs. Richard ockmore is sick at
this writing.
CHESTNUT RIDGE AND ROUTE 8

Mrs. Robert Wigger has returned
to her home in Flat River after spend
ing several days with her mother,
Mrs. VIM. Bowling, who has been
quite sick, is able to be up again.
Mr.. R. C. Detchmendy of Flat Riv-
er visited his sister, Mrs. VIM. Bow
ling, Tuesday night and Wednesday.
Grandma Simms is quite sick at
this writing. She has been sick for
the past week. She has something
like the grip.
Mr.. Fred Horn has moved with his
family from the VIM. Resinger farm
to the Ayers farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Westmeyer
and little sons, Leonard and Theo-
dore, visited relatives in Festus last
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Layne and Mr..
John Lane visited at the home of Mr..
C. G. Simms last Sunday.
Roy Kendall, who has been at Bis
marck for some time, is home for a
few days.
jeff Simms of Bismarck spent day
this week with his mother, "Grand-
ma" Simms, who has been quite sick
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-07
BISMARCK r. F. D.

Mrs. Wintz spd daughter, Miss
Ethel, visited the formers daughter
Mrs. j. o. Lucas, Saturday and Sun
day.
Miss Elizabeth Powers was re-elec-
ted to teach the Dent school,
Mrs. VIM. Tumbleson and daugh-
ter, Mrs. VIM. Steele, visited Miss
Maude Dent Thursday.
Clardy Mitchell has secured en-
ployment in st. Louis.
Mrs. C. v. Coxey is on the sick list.
Sam Cooley is able to be out again.
Mr.. West has purchased a new
Ford automobile.
Mrs. Thos. Hill visited her daugh-
ter, Mrs. c. Matkin, Friday and Sat-
urday.
Gertrude Thompson of Burle, Mo-,
visited E, W. Hughes and family.
Mrs. G. P. Lucas is on the sick list.
Mrs. Jinkerson of Leadwood Wis
tied at the home of her brother, Clar-
dy Mitchell, last week.
Misses Mamie and Freda Berthold
made a business trip to Bismarck
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Matkin visited
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. 0. Lucas Sunday.
Mrs. Finis st. Clair is at the home
of her sister, Mrs. ]. H. Coxey.
Miss Lydia Hinze spent Saturday
and Sunday with home folks.
o. L. Hansbrough was elected pres
ident of the Stock Show, to be held
in Bismarck this fall.
Rob Denton and family visited j. 0.
Lucas Sunday.
FINS st. Clair of Bellevue and
daughter, Mrs. A. L. Hinze, of st.
Louis, visited T. H. Coxey Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hughes motor
ed over from Irondale to see her sis
ter, Miss Maude Dent.
F. Thai contemplates moving to
Bismarck in the near future.
Geo. Denton is moving to the Ever
sole place.
j. o. Lucas visited Chas. Hartman
and wife Sunday.
I. H. Coxey came down from Bonnie
Terre Saturday.
Mrs. Jane Burgess and daughter Of
Pennington visited her sister, Mrs.
Samuel Cooley, Saturday and Sunday.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-07
BISMARCK
son, Clerk

Miss Babb of Flat River visited
relatives here Sunday.
Frank Bean and family moved to
Joplin Thursday.
]. P. Cayce of Pennington was a
visitor here Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn McClarney mo-
tored to Arkansas this week.
G, o. Goggins has started a new
dairy. A good business and move
in the right direction worthy of en-
ulation
L. Burch and family motored to
Arkansas this week.
Ellis Wood has accepted a good
position at Zinc, Ark.
VIM. Woolford, Mrs. G. l. Shaner
and Henry Edison are reported on the
sick list this week.
John and Peter Kiepe are planting
a fine variety of fruit trees this week.
Lake Horton and family are pre-
pairing to move to Madison, Ill. .
Mrs. VIM. Tumbleson and daugh-
ter, Mrs. VIM. Steele, visited Miss
Maude Dent Friday.
Geo. Buford moved to his farm this
week.
Two boys of VIM. McGeorge were
burned about the face and neck Fri
day by igniting can of coaloil.
Mrs. Lena Hannibal of Balesville,
Ark, is visiting her parents here this
week,
Mrs. Geo. Buford visited relatives
at Arcadia this week.
j. F. Hinze and sons are erecting
some substantial new fencing this
week.
DIR. J. L. Eaton visited Cape Girar-
deau Sunday in response to a tele-
gram announcing the serious illness of
his brother, Claude, State Bank Ex-
aminer. An operation for appendi-
citis was performed Sunday evening
at the Cape Girardeau hospital and
reports have it that he is doing as
well as could be expected.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-07
FLAT RIVER

Miss Myrtle Whaley is on the sick
list this week.
Miss Dow Downing is improving
very nicely after her long illness.
Miss Beulah Perry is now working
as cook at Hotel Parkin.
w. H. Gillian and his solicitor, Art
Stubs, made business trip to Farm
ington Saturday. Gillian says bust
ness is good.
Everett Bes left Thursday evening
for Fredericktown. Business of inn
portance called MIN.
Mrs. Margaret Ball has been spend
ing the past week with friends in Es-
ther.
Miss Lydia Palmer has been seri-
ously ill the past week.
Mr.. Geo. Parkin made business
trip to Pennington Wednesday.
Newt Kelly and wife visited friends
at Pennington on Wednesday,
Mrs. j. Woods visited in Farming
ton on Wednesday.
Mr.. John Gipson of IrondaIe was
caller in Flat River Thursday.
Mrs. v. Eaton of Desloge visited
in Flat River Wednesday.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-07

Those who were shopping in Fred
ericStown last Monday were Mrs
Clarence Tucker and Ozro Tucker, and
Mr.. and Mrs. John Pirtle.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. LEM and daugh-
ter, Dora, spent last Monday at Lib.
ertyville, the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Homer Presnell.
Josie Pirtlc spent over Monday
night with her grand parents.
Lawson McLarney was elected
school director, and James Ferguson
president Of the school board.
There will be services at the Church
of God next Saturday night, Sunday
and Sunday night. -.
Tiny. Wright spent. Sunday with
home folks. NJ
jeff Barron and family spent Satur.
day night with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Barron.
Mr.. and Mrs. H c. Layton of Per.
ryville spent the weekend with relativ-
es here.
Mrs. John Pirtle and Mrs. David
Pirtle spent Monday with Mr.. and
Mrs. jeff Lewis of Libertyville.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-07
CROSS ROADS

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Tucker and Mrs.
John Umfeet of Mine La Motto spent
over Saturday night with Mrs. Wash
Tucker.
Mr.. M. J. Critics and son, who were
reported on the sick list last week,
are improving.
Will Kiepe of Libertyville was
transacting business in this commun-
ity last Saturday.
Garden making was the order of
the day around Corss Roads last
week.
Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Watts,
last week, boy.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-07

SUGAR GROVE

The Sugar Grove folks are wading
mud at this writing.
Grandpa Meyer of near here was
buried at Salem cemetery Monday.
Mr.. Jessie Marks died the 9th, and
was buried the 9th at the Marks fam
lily grave yard.
There was big vote cast at the
Sugar Grove school election. Seve-
raj nominations were made for school
directors. Mr.. Howard Haynes was
elected to the board.
Uncle John Gossett was over at
his old place one day this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Noltkemper
visited Harry's mother Saturday and
Sunday.
Some of our neighbors are still
sowing oats.
Emmett London was seen driving
toward the Electric Power House Sat-
urday evening.
1t is reported that Mr.. Delic Nolt-
kemper will give music lessons at
Sugar Grove school house when the
weather gets better and he can get
up paying class.
Clyde London and Dan Haynes are
talking of putting up stave factory
near the Pennington Junction.
Mr.. Ed Williams has moved to
Pennington to live.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-07
(" COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE ::

herd of Duroc hogs.
Bill Goggins still makes regular
calls to see Clarence Hoffman.
Mr.. Goggins and Mr.. Hoffman were
elected school directors for our Davis
Crossing and Mitchell schools. They
are good men for the places and we
appreciate their election.
Did you ever think about this p
A stock law never fails to bring finer
stock and better people.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-07

gle Lowe surprised their many friends
at this place by being quietly married
in Pennington last Tuesday by Rev.
Geo. Harlan.
Tom and John Wells and John
Mund attended the derby hat and
stock sale at Parrots last Saturday.
The boys came back tipping their
new hats.
There are few in Brightstone who
are neither sugar nor salt, for they
attended Sunday school last Sunday
in the rain.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-07
OAK GROVE

Mrs. James womack is improving
slowly.
Miss Florence Bowling of Yount,
Mo-, is spnding few weeks with rel
atives and friends at Oak Grove.
Uisle Waugh has purchased what is
known as the Jennie Bowling farm
from Messrs. Dock and John Mackley,
for a fancy price.
Mr.. Ed Mercer of Youht spent Sat
urday and Sunday with friends around
Oak Grove. Mr.. Mercer states that
there is fine prospect for fine crop
year.
Juel Bowling of Flat River spent
Saturday and Sunday with his grand
father, James Bowling. Juel says
things are booming at Flat River.
Mrs. Joel Hammers has been nurs-
ing a broken ankle, but is great deal
better.
Tom Parks has been working on
his farm, building fence and repairing
his house and barn. Mr.. Parks is
living in Pennington at present, but
will move back to his farm soon.
Mrs. Walter Bowling is on the sick
list, but is improving.
Willard Counts spent Saturday and
Sunday with his grand father, W. B.
johnson.
Next Sunday will be church day at
Pleasant Hill church. Will begin at
Q p. m. Saturday afternoon and 1880
p. m. Saturday night, and at 1890 a.
m.Sand 1880 p M, Sunday.
Miss Watts, the teacher at Madison
school, spent Saturday and Sunday at
home in Pennington. s..,
Antoine Beiser has purchased the
Counts farm, on the st. Marys road,
between Pennington and Coffman,
from Elijah Sebastian at fancy price
Mr.. Sebastian will stay with his moth
er till fall and then go to Colorado for
his wife's health
John Simpson of Libertyville spent
Saturday night after singing was ov-
err, We only have two more lessons.
Everybody come, and enjoy our sing
ing. 1t will be the 10th.
Uncle Garrett Counts of Farming
ton is spending several weeks with
relatives and friends of this COM
munity.
Elijah Golfer loaded several cars
with wood last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Gordon Of Mine
La Motto spent week with the form
er's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ellox Cor
don, and family.
The Houck railroad is in good or
der once more. The train will be up
on time and will travel daily except
Sundays. Regular time started last
Monday. Those who want to travel
must be on time, for the Houck train |
is always on time.
Messrs. Ed Johnson, Overall and
j. c. Carter spent Sunday with John
Wampler and family.
Thomas Gregory was elected direc-
tor at the annual school election at
Oak Grove this week.
While the men of the Oak Grove
School district occupied the school
last Tuesday afternoon, Miss Gladys
Thompson and the school children
went to some of the caves below the
school house. They came back with
arm loads of ferns which were very
nice.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-07
Y DEsLoGE

The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Richardson was on the sick list
the first Of the week.
DR.. Son of Bonnie Terre was in
Desioge on business Saturday.
J. B. Ward will move his family
to Fredericktown next week to reside.
We regret to lose these good people
from our town.
Mrs. Henry Fisher and baby of
Joplin were called here Monday on
account of the death of Mrs. Fishers
sister, Miss Essie lain.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Heath has been seriously ill the past
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Long of Jefferson
county were visiting at the home Of
Ed lain the first of the week.
The infant child of VIM. Wigger
has been ill the past week.
VIM. Wells was in Hazel Run on
business Tuesday. y
VIM. Morris of Pennington was a
Desloge visitor Tuesday.
Frank Morris of Hazel Run was
here on business Wednesday.
Geo. Arenz is on the sick list.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Holster were
Bonnie Terre visitors Tuesday.
Mrs. Chas. Acuff and little daugh-
ter were visiting here Monday.
Janet Jobe has been on the sick
list the past week.
M. L. Grady was in st. Louis on
business Tuesday.
Little George Morris has been Sc
riously ill the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Whitener and
children visited on Bonnie Terre Route
Saturday and Sunday.
James Morris and ]. N. Ward were
reelected school directors Tuesday.
Miss Irene Smith of Pennington is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Whitener
this week.
Mrs. Mont Mason of Leadwood WIS.,
tied at the home of her parents, Mr.,
and Mrs. 7. M. jackson, Saturday and
Sunday.
Ed Boyer is having a garage cree
ted on his lot this week. He expects
to buy a car the first of the week.
Mrs. Walter Griffard was taken to
the National Hospital last Thursday
and was operated on Friday for APP
pendicitis. She is getting along nice
ly.
Miss Lucy Green of near Farming
ton is visiting here this week.
Ferol Sanders of Flat River visit
ed Miss Thelma Grady Saturday and
Sunday.
The revival meeting which was to
have started last Sunday, has been
postponed until later date.
Lee Coffield spent last week visiting
in st. Louis.
Rev. ]. M. Ham was on the sick
list couple of days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wood of Farm
ington visited in Desloge Sunday.
Gertrude Horn, who was operated
on at the National Hospital will be
brought home this week. She has
greatly improved.
Miss Opal Roberts of Bonnie Terre
was a Desloge visitor Monday.
Chas lain and family of Hercu-
laneum and Walter lain of Bonnie
Terre were here Monday to attend the
funeral of Essie lain.
Grandma Gall celebrated her birth |
day anniversary Sunday. Quite num-
Der were present.
Essie lain, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed lain, died at the home of her |
parents Saturday night at 1920
o'clock. She was the third daughter
and was 10 years of age. She had
been in ill health for several years,
but had only been confined to her bed |
for about four days. Her death came
as shock to her many friends. She
leaves to mourn her departure, a IA
Their, mother, five Florence,
Virtiie. Beulah and Bessie and Mrs. |
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-07
DIR. P. J. CANNON, Osteopath,

Will be in his office at Flat River, OPP
posite the Presbyterian Church, ev-
cry forenoon, and every afternoon at
his Office in the st. Francois Hotel at
Pennington. If
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-14
Cows and Chicks Pay MOrtgngc.

Cows and chickens were the combi-
nation that paid off the mortgage ana
brought prosperity to w. j. Taylor OF
WatoVa, oklahoma. according to a
report by County Agent II. NJ. VOL
vcrtCn Of Nowata county.
Three years ago" says the county
agent, MIR. Taylor started with seven
cows of the Shorthorn breed. He also
had a good flock of chickens. Mr..
Taylor purchased farm under an
$500 mortgage. In the three years
he has paid his interest, hired man.
all expenses. and last fall sold S2.5OO
worth of cattle from these seven COWS:
He is now milking ~ cows. has PAID
off the mortgage, and is getting along
fine. lie showed me from his books
that in February his sales amounted
to Sl52.40 for milk, butter and
poultry products"
Another farmer in the same neigh
borhood, w. c. Keller, has paid for
leo acres of land in practically the
same was as that followed by Mr..
Taylor, says the county agent.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-14
Reef Sells at 2OH Cents on Hoof.

College Choice an Angus Shorthorn
crossbred steer calf. sold on the open
market at Fort Worth, Texas, the
other day for S20.25 hundred
pounds, live weight. He brought
s175. He was barely more than
wear old, weighing February Il, his
first birthday anniversary, $40
pounds. ,oo T.,
This remarkable calf won $3.50 IN
prizes offered at the National
Feeders and breeders show at Fort
Worth. He was first among grade
and crossbred calves, champion OF
grade and crosbreds. and champion
calf OF the show over all breeds ana
grades. He was also grand champion.
The only reason he failed to win more
prizes was that there were no more
classes 1 which he was eligible 10
compete.
College Choice was calved on the
Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechani-
cal college farm February Il, 1918.
He was by an Aberdeen Angus bull
and a Shorthorn COW, both purebred.
He was bred, fed and exhibited by
the animal husbandry department or
the college.
Eight hundred and sixty dollars in
cash prizes were won by live stock
exhibited by oklahoma Agricultural
and Mechanical college at the South
west American Breeders show at Okla.
homa CITY and at the National Feed
ors' and Breeders show at Fort
Worth. The winnings by the college
herds were made against some or the
best exhibitors in the middle west.
Oklahoma is rapidly gaining a repu-
tation for purebred live stock.