Lexington Leader. (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, January 27, 1905 Page: 1 of 8
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LEXINGTON LEADER.
(Consolidation of You Alls Doins, Established 1899: Cleveland County Leader, Established 1891.)
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VOLUME 19
FOR FAVORABLE FARM LOANS AND CORRECT
LEXINGTON, CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1905. NUMBER 18
ABSTRACTS OF TITLE SEE THE ANDREW KINGKADE COMPANY, NORMAN, OKLAHOMA TERRITORY
Creamery Information
Interesting Letter from an Experienced Creamery Man.
Thompson Comey,
Lexiugton, Oklahoma.
Dear Friend:—
In response to your letter of in
quiry in regard to creamery matters
would say at the beginning that I
milli which though not as rich as the
Jersey's you get as good or better
yield of butter because of the large
amount of milk which also leaves
you a greater amount of skim milk
which experiment is valuable for
Personally. I
pa rati r plan.
ate the cream ther
prefer the farm
Which though it entails a ••light ail
ditiou to th work at home it saves
the expense of hauling the ivnole
milk and bringing the skim milk
back. The skim milk fed sweet from
the separator has nearly double the
that on- I n.:
eil tin' I>■ i«t•
cents |' r p n
creamery nianufactur !
at a cost of 1 'J it)
11, while a small ami i
Buckhead
Marcus Fimple is quite sick with
tliiuk you have overestimated my . feeding*purposes, especially for pigs,
ability to advise you regarding this).Skim milk with corn making a
matter, but tvill do the best I can to balanced ration.
help you. By purchasing a pure bred bull
As I was "raised'' on cowb milk
and have followed the dairy business
frtyn early youth, 1 ought to know
of a good dairy breed and raising
the calves from your best cows a
dairy can soon be graded up to a
high standard.
Second, care of the cow is one of
the fundamental principles of suc-
cessful dairying.
Don't keep more cows than you
can care for properly. Plenty of
good clean water. Shelter from cold
winds and storms in winter, shade
from the hot sun in summer, regu-
something of the problems that con-
front the dairy farmer.
You are now undertaking a branch
of farming which is/new to a major-
ity of Cleveland county farmers. As
in all new industries it will be nec
essary to proceed slowly and careful
ly. Do not expect too much at first.
- The road that you will have to travel
is a hard one but success awaits you I larity in feeding and milk, are points
at the end if you persevier. A cam of great importance.
paign of education will be necessary j Some kind of sucnlent food should
as the success of a creamery depends'be provided when the grass begins
- in a large measure on the individual to dry up iu the pastures Here the
patrons. silo will come into plav
First, the cow. '1 he bet'fy typel The cow is a machine aud must be
must go. in her place you will need kept in good working order and be
a dairy breed which is adapted to provided with plenty of ran- material j
your climate. This is a problem j of which to make milk. Above all
you will have to work out for your|things treat her with kindness and
selves We read a great deal about' aim to keep her comfortable at all
the all-purpose cow but experience times.
poorly ;> tt r ii'/.'il creamery charged
11 cents ;>t>r | aind fur m iking butter.
lhiseuterpr.se is n peat thing
for Lexington and vicinity. Let the
firmer and merchant put their
value of the sour article, lint of shoulders to the wheel and boost the
course this plan is more expensive to creamerv.
the individual. j Dairy commodities are prosperous
Now we come to the creamery and and progressive I nlike other
its management. I am too far away branches of farmiug dairying instead,
to give more than general advice, of diminishing the fertility of the
If the enterprise is to be a success soil. 1 hope ti. see the day when |to Maud to work with the well drill
there must be i•o-opcration among Lexington will be the Elgin of the
the patrons. Selfishness must be Southwest.
Yours truly,
I) K Eajiks
arm, Route, Carrostota,
Local Correspondents
Items of Interest (lathered by our Associate Editors
During the Week
Se\ eral \ otitis; people \ isi;
I Slur school Friday e<
Charlie Abott and
ening.
sister
the
I Nor
1'ncle Bill Skinner was out trying
to buy a milch cow this week.
The families of Buell and Wick
Lewelleti are sick with la grippe.
Uncle John Applewhite has gone
man were visitors at J. (.1
Sunday.
Mrs. Meritt returned
from a montli's visit to II
Ho
S iturday
orgia u 11li
laid aside and all must work for the
common good. Trusts are pow
erful because their beneficiaries are Creeksid
Grandma Applewhite who has
been sick so long is unable to sit
Oklahoma Patents.
Granted this week. Reported by
uuited for common good; labor New York
unions are powerful because their
members are actuated by common
ties, aud if the farmers of your sec-
tion will rally to the support of the
creamery, it will succeed beyond!*' A. Snow A Co., Patent Attorneys,
their most sanquine expectations. I ^ashington. 1). C.t—William H.
If possible you should have as. man- j Hendricks, Okeena, wagou body st-
ager, one of your owu number, who! tachment: IVter .Jelsmn, Guthrie,'h distauce of 2~i feet
has had some experience iu the bus bisecting dividers tor copy of any ' which h ■ climbed after a pet
iness. If there is not such a person;0' a')0Ve patents send ten cents in r,.] ||,. jH unable to sit up yet
available you will have to depend l)os'i,gp stamps with date of this,
largely on your butter maker. Be paper to C A. Snow Co., Wash
sure to secure a good maker, as sue-; m8'°u. " *
Misses Daisy aud Alice Hood
spent the night with their brother
Will, Wednesday night.
Willie Hulin left Monday for his
home in the Territory after a weeks
visit to his aunt Mrs. M. ,J. Johnson.
John Bateman was seriously hurt
last Thursday at the home of his
father in law. Will Turner, by falling
from a tree
Mesiliunes Stevens and Jai boo and
j Miss Grace .larboe spent Saturday
I evening at Mr. Hoggs.
Miss Roda Striplin returned last
week from Georgia where she has
been visiting her parents.
School Notes
New scholars are entering ail the-
time.
Mary Coleman is in school agaiH
after an absence of two weeks.
Some changes are being made in
the lower grades entering higher
■ I ti ii-
Lone Star.
<i< ii<
has taught me that a cow will* not
<^'put butter iu the churn and fat on
^ her ribs at the same time. For my
i self I prefer the Holesteiu Fresians
to any other breed, as they are large
Third, take such good care of
you! milk that it will reach the
creamery sweet in good coadition
or you canuot produce a good grade
of butter. I suppose you will haul
and hardy yielding a large How of the milk to the creamery and separ
cess or failure depends on the pro
duet. Do not be lo ready to criticise
your manager or maker but cooper-
a'e 'with them aim help them in
every way possible. Talk creamery
to your neighbors ami get as many
interested as possible as the more
milk you have the cheaper the cost
of making will be per pound. Get
the local merchants interested. An
investigation made in 11)02 by the Call nli_}he Leader for
Dairy CommUsiouer of Iowa showed 1 mercial printing.
Prominent Farmer Dead.
John Alford, Sli years old, died
Thursday at his home near Hender-
sou. Mr. Alford was a prominent
faraier-of his neighborhood aud in his
j loss the community loses a good citi
^en. Chas Greemore of this city at-
tended the funeral.
fine com
fast.
ig very
1'he Literary at Star 1'iiilay night
was very good.
Mamie Stevens spi nt Monday
wit 'i Grace .larboe.
Rev. ('urban and family
Sunday at Gambell's.
Grace Jarboe spent Wednesday
with Mrs. Anna Ross.
Mr Rolater returned from a
visit to Texas Saturday
spent
l_,awri>t) is ijuite persevering, ho
faced the cold Wednesday morning
llllil fr< ze bis ears.
1 III -oho I year is jn-t half out
j and most of the classes l.ave done
the ri qiiiri d amount of uot I; I ,r ti,is
■ time.
I he Liti ratine class has completed
■ the course in American Lituerature
and will take English Literature the
| remainder of the term.
Why send to a city to have your
] books printed, when the f.i: \uku can
do ynil a- jfood a job nn<| yet it out
just as quick.
K @<sp
(J) |
A
r
The entire stock of Hardware of the firm of WYNNE BROS, is now
open and I will sell for Cash at Wholesale Cost, this
$12,000.00 stock, consisting' of
j he Celebrated Mitchell and South Bend Wagons
Success Sulky Plows, Canton Corn and Cotton Planters, Cultivatcrs and Double Shovels and all Implements in the Stock.
The Old Reliable Charter Oak Stoves,
a Car Load of them. Heating Stoves at Less than Cost. Throw away
that old stove and buy a new one. All Pumps, Plumbing goods,
Brass goods, all Shelf Hardware, Carpenter's tools, all
Queensware and Glassware.
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A Large Stock of the
Celebrated
HAMMAR PAINT.
D. B. WYNNE
Come at once as this
stock will not la^t
long at These Prices
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