The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-20

ton TO put TIP top registered Dull
on every farm in Oklahoma-that
is he corrected, ION every farm
without one. and to be OF material
assistance in building up the live
stock industry of the state, partic-
ularly in Carter county
Great. But how about the fellows
who look upon their cold blooded
scrubs as SO many loving sweet
hearts" challenged.
1--WE will have to convert the men
and swat such SweetheartS,' to
which devoutly cried Amen.
Scrub Bulls Must Go.
"But how ?--llow are you going
to do it?'
The plan seems feasible.
II seems that Bob's attention was
called to a story in an Oklahoma
daily newspaper in which II. l..
Lookabaugh agitated the elimination
of the scrub bull by an arrangement
whereby their owners would be paid
ten cents per pound for the cold
bloodS. immediately he decided to
have a bill introduced in the next
legislature by Senator Fred f.
Tucker, and Representatives Cali
and Hoover which will compel the
sale OF all scrub bulls in the state
within reasonably limited time.
Funds will be provided from which
the state will pay their owners the
difference between the market value
and ten cents per pound; and tur-
ther, the state will be asked to ad-
vance owners OF scrubs. at I per cent
interest the difference between the
amount realized at ten cents per
pound and the purchase price OF
registered bulls.
Still another provision will levy a
heavy tax on all scrub bulls in the
state, or which may come into the
state after the prescribed period OF
elimination.
Personally, it occurs to me that
there is not statute in the code oil
Oklahoma with anything like the
merit embodied in this big idea. Ger
tainly none that will mean so great
a benefit to the farming and the
livestock industries as its enactment,
and there is no extravaganza in the
statement that its operation would
result in millions of dollars in the
pockets of the farmers and in the
state at large as consequence OF the
resultant Improvement OF the live
stock on Oklahoma farms
- Cooperation Of Biggest Breeders.
y In the move for legislative action
Gillian is inviting cooperation OF
: the most influential live stock breed
ers in the state as well as business
. men and bankers prominent in the
" ordinary affairs of men who raise
II livestock on their farms in a small
1t way. Letters suggesting concert
ed move in the matter have been
i written to Frank \. Gillespie, !. F.
u Crosbie. Iohn +. Kramer, Col. {. +.
st Suppes, X. II. McFarlan, II. II.
d Rodgers. and Glenn r. Braden OF
/ Tulsa; II. {. lookabaugh, who is
responsible for giving recent prom
inence to the move to eliminate the
c, scrub bulls, ]. r. Whistler, presi-
l. dent of the Oklahoma Shorthorn
Ie Breeders association, both OF Wat
d onga; oe Grimes and Francis Bor-
IS ELI of Kingfsher, Harry Bell OF the
e Commercial Land Co., and /. X.
t Kershaw, Muskogee; !. c. Simpson,
-e Eufaua; w. r. Leahy, president OF
< the Usage county livestock breed
d ers' association. Pawhuska; II. p.
g Hodgen & Son Enid; Frank M.
d Gault, president OF the state board
of agriculture Oklahoma City; oe
m Smith, Norman II. T. Toliver, Cor
Up dell; A. B. Cambell, Geary; Col.
Ed. Herriff, Apache and S. B. Jack
W son. manager of the Southwest
+ American Live Stock Show Okla
l. homa City.
t, With such a lineup it is reason
/ ably certain a campaign will be in
,e augurated with all surface indica-
r tons pointing towards the desired
$ result
n To Handle Carter County Himself.
But such a law may not be enact
ed until the early part OF the coming
p wear. In the meantime, Gillian
to proposes to buy all scrub bulls from
ne men living in Carter county at ten
IN cents a pound-or rather, to accept
ty them at that price in part payment
is on registered males. And as 4 fur
I'd ther incentive and convenience he
ne will accept desirable security for ex
u tended payments of the difference
t. between the price of the scrub at
t. ten cents per pound and the pur-
D. chase price of the pure breds.
I'd However, this offer applies only
~ TO men in Carter county now using
le scrubs for breeding purposes, and
O. not to spectators whose offers
GO should they be made, will not be
N considered.
20 Can you beat that?
~ Ii would seem to me there must be
% a slight discoloration in the grey
49, matter OF man who is using 4
u scrub in his herd who upon learn
ing of Bob's offer, fails to take adj
-, vantage OF it.
III Chip of Old Block.
III I have not met Mrs. Gillian, but
u while driving out to her home not
ny long ago with Bob we picked up
I