The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-09
Largest Cattle Feeding Point in
World; Over 10000 Beeves
Are Fattened Here Every
Season.
COST RUNS NEARLY
MILLION DOLLARS
Pens Cover So Acres; Grady
Manufacturers Furnish Feed;
Country Tributary Gives
Raw Product.

Not only does Chickasha bear th,
distinction Of being the largest cat
tie feeding point in the world, blr
this city also manufactures with the
aid Of the country tributary, the feec
for the fattoning Of the cattle tha
makes this record possible,
The fame of the Chickasha feed
pens is known at all points where
the cattle industry flourishos and it
is the natural resources Of the town
and county, that marks this town as
an ace in this respect First con.
sidorod art the railroads ccntering
here. The main line Of the Rock Is
land and Frisco with branches of
these roads as well as one of the
Santa Fe system make it possible by
direct hauls to bring tho cattle from
any point to Chickasha and to get
the fattened stock away to any of the
big markets in Fort Worth, Oklahoma
City Chicago and Kansas City
10000 Fed Here in Year.
Cattle are collected here by The
thousands from the plains of Texas
10 be "rqll fed for the required
length Of time, then shipped on to
market to make romo for the other
thousands that come pouring in dur
lug the feeding season The season
opens in October and continues in
fun blast to May
During that time, in normal year
10000 beeyes are fattened here at
an expense Of between 100000 and
$1O0000O Indications at this time
are that the feeding season that is to
open in a few weeks will be fully up
to the high average set during recent
years.
Pens Cover 58 Acres.
There are small pens and large |
pens and middle sized pens and in |
the aggregate there are literally hun.
dreds Of feed troughs The dimen-
5i0ns of these arc from four to six |
feet wide and from 10 to 50 feet in
length. Also the entire system OF
pens is piped as systematically as
a city block and hooked up with the
,ity water supply.
Erected along the north side Of the
)ens and extending to the west is a
'ow of spacious sheds, which fur
lish shelter for a large per cent of
he cattle Also the rolling ground
With patches Of timber gives addi-
ional shelter from the cold north
Wind. The entire system of pens EN-
1racos total of 5S acres Of land
Owned by Two Men.
The feeding of cattle in Chckasha
tarted years ago, and has been in
reasing from year to year. Various
nen have been interested in the pro
Get during its growth to present
roportions, but at this time, two men
ontrol the entire system of pens.
they are Ben r. Johnson of ChiclIa-
ha and c. B. Campbell Of Minco
The finest Of purebred stock are
iot better cared for then these do
lies that find their way from points
II Texas and Oklahoma to the Chick
sha feeding pens The richest of cot
on seed meal, cake and hulls go to
make up the menu Of these beef
attic.
Feed Furnished Here.
Grady county goes a long way to- .
yard raising the feed with which
hese 10000 cattle are fattened. The +,
majority Of the feed is procured from
wo local oil mills, the Chickasha Cot .
on Oil company, and the Apache Cot d.
On Oil company. From these plants
steady stream of wagons ply be-
ween the loading bins and the pens. .
uring the season. Counties to the .
7est and south of Grady help feed .
he cattle by furnishing the cotton .
eed from which is made the cake
nd meal at tie local mills.
More than 10000 tons of hulls and