The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-27

mentS: but, as he expressed it three
men are too many bosses for one
farm SO he sold his interest when
starting upon his return to Okla
homa about three years ago, at
which time he engaged in the dairy
business.
The Primrose Dairy was started
with two cows, in little hut, with
hardly sufficient space in which to
house them. but the clean, sweet
pure sanitary condition in which
the milk was marketed, created a
demand which neceSsitated more
cows, and greater barn space. As a
consequence. a COW or two at a time
were added to the herd and barn
with ample space for the accommo-
dation Of fifteen COWS was erected.
Later go acres were leased, and the
last word. The modern COW palace
and up-to-date dairy equipment was
erected and installed by Mort Woods
and his brother-in-laW and co-part-
ner, p. d. Maxwell-the Primros
Dairy.
Guernsey Dairy Cattle Country
The selection OF the Guernsey by
Woods was the result OF having de-
cided upon their excellence after
having investigated the several dairy
breeds with knowledge and thor
oughnes acquired by technical
training and practical experience.
Ile wanted an animal that would
give the greatest quantity OF milk
consistent with the highest possible
quality-milk testing desirable per
centage OF butter fat. And that he
succeeded is evidenced by his milk $
having been awarded the highest
score ever recorded at the tests
made by the \. and NJ. College eX-
perts at Saltwater.
Another thing: lie found that
the Gurnsey advanced registry is the
oldest enterprise OF its kind in the
world: that its regulations have been
in existence for the past forty years
that the period OF tests required
unlike those OF other breeds which
record weekly and monthly tests
must endure for at least II months,
and that the standard Of the Gurn-
sey tests is higher than those OF any
other registry association. From a
financial newport. II may be sad
that the revenue derived from the
product of twenty cows IS sufficient
to assure the success OF the Prlm- |
rose Dairy besides taking care OF
the financial needs OF the Woods |
family.
Without question, Guernsey |
dairy cattle are exceptionally adapt
able to conditions in Carter County,
and the time is particularly oppor-
tune for the selection OF the Guern-
Sev as the breed with which the
dairy industry IN this section may |
be best advanced and developed. BY
concentrating upon this single type |
of mlch cattle, Carter County may
be made a Guernsey country with all
the benefits, profits and prestige in
variably found in localities whose
efforts are confined to single breed
of beef type and milk type cattle
and a selected breed of swine.
OF course, at the start there would
be few COWS of other breeds scat
tered here and there but when 1t
will have been found that the Guern-
sew is satisfactorily answering every
practical purpose and the desirable
and profitable breeding condition
incident TO their preponderance IN
shall have been considered,
it is safe to assume that the fanclers
Of other breeds OF dairy cattle VIII
fall in line and support a concerted
effort TO make Carter county the
most famous Guernsey country
south OF Wisconsin.
Two Purple Ribbons at Fair
In small, but what is proving an
effective way, Woods and his asso-
,iates in the Carter County Live
Stock Association have already be-
run such a move. While the maiden
sfiort was not financially profitable
If was not intended that it should
81 head Of high grade and
Guernseys sold during
he country free fair, have awakened
m interest in the breed which VIII
,oon have reached the point where
heir intrinsic value will be better
understood and appreciated. And the
Law cannot be far distant when an
mails placed on the block at sec
md association sale will bring
,r;ces consistent with their value as
mixers and breeding stock.
Too much credit cannot be g iven
he men who backed the enterprise
which occasioned this first ship
nent of high grade and registered I
Guernsey cattle to Carter. county. {
rhe results will be visible for years
O come, and the method followed in
tagging the sale will probably pre- ,
-ent unscrupulous spectators from ,
rying to dump into the county
lerds of Indifferent and undesir-
ble-and in many instances, dis {
ased-cows.
The start has been good one, '
nd the standard set BY the animals {