The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-26
CATTLE RAISING
GREAT INDUSTRY
Washington County Stock
men Reap Harvest Dur
ing Present Year.
DAIRYINC is GROWING
Some of Finest Dairy Farms
in the State Are Located
Near Bartlesville.

BARTLFSVILLE. Okla, Sept n
Especial )--Cattlemen throughout this
section OF the state have made Kill
ing this year rs result OF the high
price OF cattle and an unusually favora-
BILE season Many oattlemen have grown
wealthy the past few years and will re-
tire from the cattle business 10 live
in ease. Others will continue in the
business, for they see a chance to reap
still larger returns.
Pastures Extensive.
II is in Osags and Washington coun-
ties where the great grazing lands Of
northeast Oklahoma and among the
largest in the southwes, are to be found
Ordinarily from 5000 to 100 GOO head
OF cattle are gra2ed here annually, but
il is estimated that rs 900 head OF cat
tie were brough, here last spring turned
out on the grazing lands TO fatten and
are now being shipped to the markets
In fact, many of the pastures are empty
for the most Of the shipments have been
made.
Among other men who have become
wealthy in the raising OF cattle are Al
Gottleib, Ed Darnell, Mert Kieier, Karr
x kecler, Brown, and others These
men are old time cattkmen who know
the game from to Z. They bought
cattle last spring when the market was
right, brought their stock to their
ranches where pasturage was good the
cattle fattened quickly and when it was
time to 60 TO the markets their stock
was in prime condition.
Probably there never was a time in
the history of northeast Oklahoma when
pasturage was better than now. Thi,
condition is not only going TO be of
great benefit to stockmen who are car
rying over cattle, but to farmers as
well But with good pa,turage and an
abundance OF forage crops, farmers and
stockmen will have no occasion to
worry,
Dairying Growing.
While stockmen have been raising
thousands of head OF cattle for mar
kct, the dairy business has been grow
ing rapidly in this county and today is
ranked as one of the revenue -getters
for the farmers OF the county. Three
years ago there was not a modern dairy
in the county Today there are at least
dozen daires that will compare with
any in the country.
Probably two of the finest dairy farms
in the state are owned by William
Byron and o. b Toals,on. four mile
east OF Bartlcsville Mr. Byron own
herd of dairy cattle valued at SS00Ol
and Mr.. Toalston's Holstein herd a
much Farmers are turning their atten
ton to the raising of pure bred cattle
mostly Holsteins Mr.. Byron and Mr.
Toalston will exhibit several head o
cattle at the State Fair at Oklahom;
I City.
1t remained for the Washington
County Bankers association to start {
movement which is going to do much il
building up the dairy business. Las
spring the bankers bought 100 head o
pure bred llols,cin heiiers in Wiscon
sin and the cattle were shipped here
Then a boys club was formed with
membership Of 100 Each boy pur
chased a heifer and took it to the farm
of his father.
Contest Started.
Since that time a contest has been OF
between these boys as to whose heife
would produce the most milk and butte
during a given time. At the free fair a
Dewey mex, month, ten cash prizes ar
to be offered to the ten boys whose COW
produced the largest amount of butte
and milk. The bankers association |
to offer cash prizes and the dairyme
OF the county are also to offer cas-
prizes.