The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-01
e. wARREN 4. MCRAY

.ONG centuries ago the
IT glaciers from the frozen
LII North slowly forced their
wav downS over my homeland,
Thsv leveled all before them ana
left a vast prairie that for I'M
told ares grew rank with luxurlant
vegetation, maturing, decaylng'
returning to Mother Eartn m
creased fertility to await the day
when human courage and IN
+allioance. muscle and endurance
would wrest from her bosom tne
splendid civilization that Is 10 NC
found there today.
sixty-f1ve years ago my !atner
and mother migrated to this 1alr
section. Soon after their marriage
IN March, 1862, they journeyed
from a centrally located county
A. indiana to the newly &C
r ~ home in Newton County.
At that time a journey OF a
hundred miles, taken in tne
Swing Of the year through
treacherous swamps and over
roads that were almost impass-
ahIe was more of an event tnan
trans-continental trip today.
It was very desirable to nave
some tinobered lots for the pro-
lection of the cattle and i've
lock in winter time and my
father had that in mind also when
he made the choice OF his future
home. 4.oL Youth
industrv. ambition, courage oe-
termination, faith and hope, an
bound together by the insoluo!e
bonds of love. It was IN tnls
oioneer home that was born;
FROM the time I, became olo
enough to maintain my balance
IN a horse, I was placed on a
semitic old gray mare that tney
ce11ed Nell. and my father Wouio
toLa me- with him on his ROUNDS
anorg the cattle. From tnaC
time on, my love for them mas
never abated. It was never 1ao
or passing fancy.
-Y father never owned
lATl herd of registered cattle,
lV1 but he always kept a nero
Of welI-bred gradee COWS, whose
=, he developed as baby
beeves using good registered
Hereford bulls in the herd. he
also handled great many steers.
In those days Fowler q van
Malta. Fowler, Ind, did pig
business in feeding cattle, as wen
as having one of the most prom
ising herds of registered Hereforos
in the United States.
i well remember when I was a
how of IL went with my tatner
tn visit Mr.. Van Malta to see
about selling him a drove Oh
steers. AS we were about reaoy
to t,,rn our faces hmoeward Mr..
Van Malta said: Before you go
I want to show you our pure-preo
6 herd" 49,. ,,,,,+s
ton and opportunity. He TOOK US
down to the big barn on the oio
rIickorv Grove farm, west OF
Fowler. and showed us the NAM
moth smooth, well-groomed bulls
that were making somuc n history
for the breed.
And then he had the show herd
of females brought out and lined
up-great, broad-backed, e1em-
mate matrons, full of bloom and
substance, and the younger cattle
and calves, allfnished to a turn
with a captivating sweetness. IL
was a revelation to me.
HAT day has fingered long
1T in my recollection and only
accumulated my natural
love for cattle and stimulated my
desire and increased my determin-
alton sometime to own and pro-
duce specimens Of which I also
could be proud. Upon our home
ward Journey implored my father
to let me buy a cow and cali WIN
nv savings. But he thought that
I had no place to keep them prop
erly and withheld his consent. l
then and there made up my mind
that some day I would own herd
of Hereford cattle. )
How that resolution was kept
and how my fondest dreams came
true can be answered by the record
made on Orchard Lake Stock
Farm.
Hereford history was made by
the herd maintained there for a
period of seventeen years, by
Prime Lad bulls and the king OF
Hereford sires," Perfection Fair
fax, for twelve years supreme as
the head of the herd.
HERE Is no bush so small
T but that 1t casts shadow,
I and no breeder Of livestock
can afford to overlook the small
Boys who show an inclination to-
Z ward animal life. In their eager
minds there may be seed sown,
which in the aftermath may take
root and blossom into full power.
The record OF. Orchard Lake is OF
such recent date that most cattle
men know 1t. In addition to the
fortunate selection of the breeding
stock, its success was built up by
giving every man who was a Gus
toner, either at my sales or at
private treatey. asquare deal. In
every business IN which have
ever been engaged I have had for
slogan, "Once O customer, always
customer. That slogan was
made good
ARw wrrnd rather iiS0d TO saw.