Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-01-31
ELIMINATION OF SCRUB
BULLS BI LEGISLATION
ad,ouatc aud Equitable Method
without Obnoxious Compulsory
Features

There will h. introduced in the
prr..nt legislature bill providing
for the enactment of law which
will facilitate the elimination of
srruh bulls by making their sale at
,rac,ivr and affording necessary as
.isiAnco in buying pure bred herd
headers. The move is the culmina
ton III an idea advanced by J. Rob-
Lrt Gillian of Ardmore several
months ago and has met with the
E.ucJuiyocal rndor cement of numbers
IL farmers. cattle raiSers and mem
hcr, If different county breeders
dissertations throughout the state.
TIL, great merit of the proposed
taw is tnat its successful operation
kill have increased the value Of the
rattle IN III" state within a period
hi fru:H i;y" 10 six years to Il figure
practically duuhl" its present valu-
k,tiun rh improvement in the quail
bty which means increased value
will b, coincidcnt with the several
Irosses OF COWS with registered bulls.
The proposition involves the Crea-
lion Of a state fund from which
bwners Of scrub bulls will be paid
he difference between the market
pric. and 10 cents a pound for their
fold hloods provided the sum realiz-
ed Al that figure shall BE- applied to-
wards the purchase price of regis
ercd bulls, In addition. owners of
fcruhs disposing ~ them at ten cents
], pound will be- assisted in the pur-
haSc al pur" hrcds, where neces-
parry 10y loans AZ a low rate of in
crest
Ample provision will b. made for
toun,ies which are still infected with
battle ticks by delaying effective Op-
ration OF the law until they shall
have oradicated the ticks.
II is estimated that by this plan
crub bulls will have been entirely
eliminated from the state within a
period OF tiv" years. during which
I'M" scrub bull calves. over eight
month old. will either have been cut
pr heavily taxed.
With Il rigid stat" quarantine
against scrub bulls coming into the
f'at" or sold for other than slaugh-
trlnE purposes and in adequate pro-
i'ol'lv" measure against the use of
oiu bloods a. breeding animals, the
su!na't does not seem extravagant.
thr contrary the support the
move is receiving from farmers and
a'tl" raisers would seem 10 indicate
mai scrub free state il assured
thln the period mentioned.
me matter of first class registered
LOCK Is receiving consideration at
a" hands of those In charge OF
u!d!'ing the proposed law, and il
WI be specifically provided that in
instances where the state is involv-
IN the purchase of scrubs at ten
ehtS a pound and called upon to
se'itate the purchase OF pure breds
NJ registered animals will have to
raSnr" up to a certain standard
po'h a. TO thr individual and his
pedigr.e
sentiment in favor of such legis.
auoh - il is said, general through
wy me state. and in the tick infect
u districts the move is acting as an
nc'h'l'e towards the rapid and com.
bests
Nothing In the law will compcI
n"'s OF scrubs to sell them. I,
~ DE- optional with them to eithe,
under tn" attractive provisions
NE statute or retain their scrub,
u lhe end of their serviceable
'e!uihesS when they may. be solo
their market value at the stock
a'aS without additional compensa.
''n from thu state