The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-07
is NEAR SPRINGER
White-Face Cattle, Black-Face Sheep,
Angora Goats and DurOcJersey Hogs
Mingle Together in Delightful Live
stock Democracy.

AoN Nt0iANAtof 10 hVAiiN nAl Oll Ills
ranch north of here, and is doing it in
such a way as to insure the best Of
food, feed and clothing for the nation
and its fighting forces.
More than sixteen thousand acres Of
land, comprising more than twenty
five and one-half sections, comprise Mr..
Scvally's holdings in this vicinity, al.
most half Of which runs across the
Carter county line into Murray county.
Beginning about one mile north Of
Springer, twelve miles from Ardmore
Mr.. Scivally's holdings extend north 70
the line of Carter county and beyoud
that for quite a distance INTO Murray
county.
And on this sixteen thousand acres
of handsome of it tillable, but for the
most part, wooded slopes and grassy
draws-this pioneer rancher of this sec.
ton is raising food, feed and clothing
for Americas millions.
Livestock Democracy.
White-face cattle, black-face sheep;
Angora goats, and red Duroc-Jersey
hogs-all mingle together in a delight
full democracy which is a fitting setting
for a place devoted to supplying the
needs of the worlds greatest and only
real democracy-and form a color
scheme which is at once a credit and
decoration for the hills on which they
feed.
Hundreds Of fine cattle, roaming at
will over the wooded hills of the i'm
mense estate. and fattened during the
colder months on feed raised on the
ranch and stored in the immense silos
erected at various places on the estate,
are shipped to markets in Oklahoma and
other states annually.
Thousands OF sheep. grown fat AMI
sluggish through the winter and early
spring. are sheared in May and June
every year, to furnish material for
clothing the people of the country.
Goats, of the finest breed. furnish mo-
hair for cool summer clothing. and the
red hogs, fattened on corn and other
feed raised on the ranch. are shipped
In large numbers every year TO pack
ing plants at Oklahoma City and else
where as his contribution to the ma
tion's food supply.
And eight hundred acres OF the rich.
est land In this section, planted every
year in wheat. corn, cotton. oats. alfal.
IA and feterita. net the owner OF this
immense institution thousands Of dol.
lars annually. and make quite an addi-
ton to Carter county's annual crop re.
turn.
While he devotes most OF his time 10
the raising OF food stock. Mr.. Scivaliy
also has large herd Of fine horses and
mules. and sells large number Of thess
animals. Most OF them. however. are
used in cultivation OF the big farm, AMI
in doing the other work necessary about
the place
Seven men are employed regularly on
the ranch. but In the buster seasons.
during harvesting time. as high a.
twenty-five and thirty laborers find sew.
eral weeks work on the farm. All land
breaking is done by artificial power,
a huge bull tractor and threshing out.
fit being part OF the regular equip |
ment OF the establishment.
Began as Hired Hand.
Scivally Ranch was established abov; |
seventeen years ago. Before going into
the farming business on his own hook.
Mr.. Scivally was a delivery boy In Fort |
Worth. Texas Later. he came 20 the |
old Chickasaw Nation. and worked ,as
a hired hand on the farm. Quitting this. \
he went into the mercantile business
In Ardmore, but lost most Of his prop |
erty In a disastrous fire. He then De
cided TO go back 20 the farm. and since |
he bought his first piece OF land seven. /
teen years ago. he has purchased at odd
times the largest single holding OF ranch /
land' In this county.
Besides the value OF his ranch as a |
commercial proposition. however. there
are many delightful hooks and Gran.
nice on the big place which are a de.
light TO the vacationist. Hidden springs. |
rushing out from under the giant bold |
ers OF the mountain. wooded valleys. IN I
which can be found trees and shrubbety J
OF almost every descrlpiion-all combine |
to make Scivally Ranch one Of the mos,
delightful places In the entire state.
An water on the ranch Is furnished |
BY creeks and springs, no artificial
lakes or tanks being necessary. Fan
Greek. Honey Greek and North aud /
South Cool Creeks besides a large mum.
Der Of clear. cool springs, furnish water
for the estate the year around In the I
mountains above the ranch house. a |
waterworks system has been installed. I,
and twolnch stream of mountain w
ter runs day and night into his watering /
troughS Hydnnts have been installed ]
In every lot and corral and a plentiful |
number supply water Tor irrigating his |
garden.
Mr. Sclyallv now i planning % buId 1
an immense dam In the mountains. AMI /
to establish there large private lake |
and game preserve.
He has made money out Of the farm. |
lie has ENGAGED In no speculative 81.
terprises 10 amoss his fortune. Ills farm
is the show place Of the countryside. |
and Is visited by hundreds Of people an |