he needed to purchase more and
better tools to operate his ever ex-
panding acres, but he had no capital.
He approached ar. Ardmore hard-
ware merchant and put his cards on
the table with the result the hard-
ware man was impressed and told
Croskell to get anything he wanted.
He got the tools, wagons and harness
and began operation on a larger scale
than ever. The debt was paid to the
last penny within the year.
Like most farmers in territorial
days, Croskell raised some cattle and
continued to raise beef up to the time
river
During 1S40, 18,090 persons visited
the Meriwether Lewis National Monu-
ment in Tennessee.
Approximately 16,000 Norwegian
seamen are engaged in carrying war
cargoes for the allies In Norwegian
vessels.
of his death a few years ago, but it
was in hog production he excelled
and was known as the outstanding
breeder of hogs In the Red river
valley.
Croskell was among the first to
adopt the grain sorghums for feed in
place of corn. He found that corn
often failed and sorghum seldom did,1
and he couldn’t afford to be without
feed for his livestock under any con-
sideration.                                 ,
Croskell was an outstanding citi-
zen as well as a practical farmer. He
was always doing something for the
betterment of the great Industry to
which he belonged. No man ever
stood higher in the estimation of all l
classes than z Henry Croskell, and his
death was regretted by everybody who
had the pleasure of his acquaintance.
PAGE FOURTEEN—C
Croskell Was
Expert Farmer
During Lifetime
Was Leader in
Carter County
The late Henrly H. Croskell was a
native of Scotland, but landed on
these shores as a young man with an
idea that farming was the best open-
ing for him in a new country. He
came to Indian Territory and began
farming and ranching in a meager
way. In those days capital was what
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