Indiahoma Champion (Indiahoma, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 8, 1912 Page: 3 of 8
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$21,483.50 IN CASH PRIZES
FOR LIVE SJOCK AISEA1E f AIR
Management of Big Exposition at Oklahoma City Indicates
A Desire to Bring the Best and Greatest Variety to
the Big Show September 24 to October 5.
DAIRY COWS
EXCELLENT
Oklahoma will have tho greatest ex-
hibit of live stock in her history at
the sixth annual Oklahoma State Fair
and Exposition, September 24 to Oc-
tober 5, 1912. Entries in the horse
and cattle, sheep and swine depart-
ments will close September 23, but the
Interest already manifested in these
■departments would indicate a large in-
crease in number and quality. This
means that this year's State Fair and
Exposition will take its place where
It belongs—in the forefront of the
great national live stock shows.
Never before has the management
of the Oklahoma State Fair and Expo-
sition offered such liberal premiums
|for exhibits of the best breeds of live
stock. While the amount of the cash
the capacity of the big barns to accoro-
modato the very llneBt of blooded ani-
mals.
Many of the well knowi. exhibitors
sending beef cattle, dairy cattle, heavy
horses, jacks and mules, sheep or
swine to Uv i^xl State Fair have
already wntten that they are coming
again this year, while Secretary Ma-
ban is now in correspondence with
numerous other new exhibitors. They
all say their herds are in fine condi-
tion and that they will make great ex-
hibits. The horse show this year will
be especially good in the number of
splendid horses shown and there will
probably be many horses shown that
have neT,er before been seen in this
section of the country. There is every
i ISBS!"j§
.yv v_
Dutch Belted Cattle Have Same Gen-
eral Qualities of Holsteln and
Qlve Large Milk Yield.
Not very many pure bred herds of
Dutch belted cattle are found any-
where In America, and their appear-
anoe at the cattle shows always at-
tracts attention because of the unus-
ual color markings. Each animal
possesses the broad white belt about
the body presenting the appearance of
a blanket.
The Dutch belted cattle have the
general qualities of the Holstelns and
are inclined to large milk yield. As
the herds actually exist, they are
$500,000 Live Stock Parade—State Fair, 191 1
prizes does not make the fair it shows
beyond all question of dispute 'the
position occupied by the management
and indicates its desire to bring the
best and the greatest variety to the
great State Fair and Exposition this
fall. Here is a list of cash prizes of-
fered in the live stock department:
Cattle, $6,612.00; Heavy Horses, $4,-
946.00; Light Horses, $966.00; Horse
Show, $3,020.00; Sheep, $1,261.00;
Swine, $2,440.00; Poultry, $2,238.00, or
a total of $21,1 :.50.
The showing in all departments this
year is expected to exceed that of any
other year. Secretary I. S. Mahan is
getting letters by the hundreds every
day, asking about live stock entries,
and the Indications are that it will tax
A MAN IN THE OPEN
Bearing the decMed stamp of origi-
nality, A Man in the Open, by Roger
Pocock, heads the list of early autumn
books. It is an eetirely new departure
in Action writing, but will be none the
less welcome because of that. It Is
bound to attract attention by reason of
its very oddity and unconventionality.
The author has tapped a fountain of
-humor that never dwindles, his knowl-
edge of human nature is seemingly
limitless, the supply of adventure is
bounteous, the philosophy is shrewd
and original and the narrative never
fails to hit the target. One might think
that De Morgan had reached the acme
of formlessness; but Mr. Pocock seems
to go him one better, though his struc-
tural method is artistic in its unoven-
ness and serves to emphasize the stal-
wart character of Jesse Smith, the
hero.
In the beginning the story is related
by an ignorant mah in the first person
from his earliest recollection. Later,
his wife, whom he marries long after
the beginning of the story and who is
a cultivated woman, takes up tlu tale
and for a few chapters carries it on,
when it is resumed by the husband.
After the middle of it is past, and there
is trouble between the husband and
the wife, it is told in the form of let-
ters from the man to his dead mother.
Show Yourself.
Little Marjorle was showing her
new birthday toys to grandpa, when
,her mother told the girl to let grandpa
show them to himself. Marjorle was
.wished to do theexhibitlng. Th< n an
idea struck her. "Here, grandpa," she
said, handing him a toy at a time as
she spoke, ."show yourself my dolly,
show*yourself my blocks." And thus
she went through the collection.—
Judge.
Fruit and Vegetable Juices
Fruit and vegetables juices, on ac-
count of their organic salts, are ^f
great value as cleansers awl in the
elimination of waste water from the
system. It is always best to remove
pulp of fruit before eating, as the cel-
lular walls are indigestible and fill the
system with waste matter. It is al-
ways the cellular walls that cause in-
digestion and not the fruit Juice.
A Pearl From the Past
Do not sacrifice a great thing while
striving for a small.—Tiberius Grac-
chus. 133 B. C.
SKIMMED MILK IS VALUABLE
Most Important of All By products on
Dairy Farm—Especially Good
for Young Animals.
Skimmed milk is the most Impor-
tant 8f all (he by-products on a farm
in the dairjr line. It Is worth from
16 cents to $1 a hundred pounds, ac-
cording to its quality and the use that
is made of It.
Hand separator skimmed milk is of
greater value and of greater use than
Skimmed milk obtained by any other
method. It gives better satisfaction
because the milk is uniform every day.
If properly fed, skimmed milk can-
not be surpassed as a food for young
animals. * The greatest danger and
largest waste comes from overfeeding,
especially young pigs and calves.
When the calf is two weeks old, Its
feed may be gradually changed from
whole milk until only the skimmed
milk Is fed. Calves seem to thrive
better on the warm skimmed ftiilk
from the hand separator than on the
creamery, where the milk of several
hundred cows is mixed.
If the chickens are fed on skimmed
milk and allowed a free range, they
will grow very fast. In feeding milk
to chickens It is greater economy to
let the milk stand until it is thick.
Skimmed milk is a very satisfactory
pig food. Pigs seem naturally In-
clined to the sour rather than the
sweet milk, but in either case grain
must be fed in order to make a bal-
anced ration.
BABCOCK TESTER IS PRAISED
Ju t So He Sold It.
indication that the swine show will be
larger than ever and already reserva-
tions for pens are being made.
splendid line of specials contribute
largely to the interest in all the classes
of live stock.
People of Oklahoma who missed the
half a million dollar live stock parade
at the 1911 Oklahoma State Fair
missed the sight of a life time. It is
worth more to the average man, worn-
■an or child to go to see than to catch
a glimpse of any other known parade
or pageant, not even excepting the
Inauguration next March at Washing-
ton, and this year it is believed live
stock worth at least a million dollars
will pass in front of the immense grand
stand.
This unusual style has the advantage
of repealing, through their methods of
rehearsing their experiences, the char-
acteristics of the various figures in the
story and of injecting into the narra-
tive a charm of variety which keeps
the interest at fever heat. Surprise
follows close on the heels of Surprise,
and there is never an instant when
the reader has cause for declining in-
terest.
But most remarkable of all is the
character of the hero. Never before,
since men began writing of imaginary
people, has anybody thought of such a
man as Jesse Smith. He comes to life
and all its experiences absolutely fresh
and altogether has many hard experi-
ences he retains much of the freshness
that seems to be inherent in his nature.
All the primal passions of men are fa-
miliar to him, but the littleness, the
meannesses engendered by human na-
ture, he does not readily comprehend,
and each of them has to be thrust on
him afresh. He is not stupid, he is not
wilfully blind, he is not sentimental
where human nature is concerned; but
the little training he has had as a child
and his later life at sea and on the
plains have made him oblivious of
small things and have absorbed him
in the vastness of nature. So, through
every thing, he remains simple, and
j he approaches all situations and prob-
j lems free from conventional views and
J methods of treatment.
Formed Queer Alliance
A pair of linnets made their nest in
a beehive on a farm in Switzerland,
and have succeeded in coming to an
understanding with the bees, so that
both branches of the natural world
dwell in peace and harmony together.
The birds and the bees use a common
entrance to the hive.
Dutch Belted Cow.
probably not equal to several «."'ner
breeds in average milk yield, but —
.comparison Js hardly fair because
there are ten herds of Holstelns, Jer-
seys or Quernseys to one of the belt-
ed, and It is easier to select compet-
itive herds of more popular breeds.
One of the best practical uses of
the pure bred stoc'* is in crossing
with other cattle, lae grade heifer
of part Dutch belted ancestry is pret-
ty sure to be a good animal for dairy
purposes. She will possess the char-
acteristic white belt, although ends
of body may be red or roan nstead
of black. She will be a large milk
yielder, the quality being gocd, al-
though not particularly rich In butter
fat. She Is also likely to be a long
lived producer and perhaps a little
more hardy than most pure bred
stock. The Dutch belted reproduce
their quality with remarkable exact-
ness when crossing with other stock.
RECORD OF ^ HOLSTEIN COW
Dairy Animal Will. Make About Ten
Times Better Use of Her Food Than
a Good Steer.
(By PROF. A. L,. HAECKER, Nebraska
Agricultural College.)
To Illustrate the economic work of
a good dairy cow In transforming for
age and grain into human food, 1
wish to call attention to the record of
a Holsteln cow owned at the Ne-
braska station. This cow produced in
one year 18,540 pounds of milk,
whioh contained 13% per cent, of
solids, which is equivalent to 2,503
poundB of. total solids, which is large-
ly assimilative and in the most favor-
able condition for human food.
A good steer at the proper age and
under the best methods of feeding will
Increase his weight about 750 pounds
In a year. After deducting 55 or 60
per cent, of dressing, and 85 per cent,
for water, we have remaining about
250 pounds of nutriment, as against
2,500 pounds for the cow. In other
words ,a good cow makes about ten
times better use of her food than a
good steer.
This I have given merely to illus-
trate that where economy in the use
of stock food is necessary the dairy
cow will prove to be a far better ani-
mal in turning profits.
Invention Has Revolutionized Dairy-
ing Industry—Bulletin Issued
by Wisconslon Station.
A fitting recognli.on of Or. Stephen
Moulton Babcock's services to the
dairy world through the invention of
the milk tester bearing his name is
found in a circular lately Issued by
the Wisconsin experiment station. Its
title is "The Coming of Age" of the
Babcock Test, and it is written by
Dean Russell. In bulletin 24, issued
in 1890 by the same station, the Bab-
cock test was given to the public The
invention has so completely revolu-
Babcock Testing Outfit.
tionized dairying, putting it on a
sound business basis, that upon its
twenty-first birthday official recogni-
tion of the Inventor's work is given by
the same institution that fostered the
invention. The circular contains a
complete account of the invention of
the tester and should be read with in-
terest wherever cows are known.
Sulphur Good Plant Food
The beneficial effects of sulphur as
a plant food have been shown by A.
Demolon, a French experimenter, on
such plants as cabbage, turnip and
radish. It seems to favor the devel-
opment of chlorophyll, retarding the
yellowing of plants in drouth.
Sacrilegious English Boys
Attracted by the lolling of the bells
of the parish church of Denby, Derby-
shire, England, a bellringer the other
day entered the church and found that
the candles on the Communion table
had been lighted and a bonfire made
in the chance4, apparently by boys,
the vicar's Bible, hymn books, and
loose papers being used as fuel.
Milkers Work Quietly.
Milkers should do their work
quietly and at the same hour morning
and evening. Jerking the teat In-
creases materially the bacterial con-
tamination of the milk and should be
forbidden.
Starvation Rations.
If young stock are reduced to star-
vation rations in a drouth-stricken
pasture they not on'v cease to grow,
but they suffer a let-down In condition
from which they are very slow to re-
cover.
Hard to Overfeed.
It Is a hard matter to overfeed
dairy cows in summer. It is quite
another thing to feed economically, a
short rest will do their digestive tract
good as well as the whole system. If
the cow is fresh of course this will not
hold true.
Tiding Over Failing Pastures.
It Is imperative that wo provide
some means of tiding the dairy herd
over the season of failing pastures, In
stead of vainly regretting that it has
occurred.
DAIPY NOTE'S
Lady of the House—Why, I wouldn't
read the book If I subscribed for It,
Book Agent—That's all right,
ma'am. We don't put that clause la
the contract.
Force of Momentum.
The old mountaineer, who was
standing on the corner of the main
street in a certain little Kentucky
town, had never s«en an automobile.
When a good-sized touring car came
rushing up the street at about 30
miles an hour, and slowed down Just
enough to take the corner on two
wheels, Ills astonishment was ex-
treme.
The old fellow watched, the disap-
pearing car wfth bulging eyes and
open mouth. Then turning to a by-
stander, he remarked, solemnly:
"The horses must sho'lly ha' been
traveling some when they got loose
from that gentleman's carriage!"—
Youth's Companion.
Way It Looked to Him.
Mrs. Benham—Did she wear a pic-
ture hat?
Benham—She wore a roof garden.
Don't Kick
about your
stomach
take
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BITTERS
Let it kick out all the disor-
ders, such as Gas Pains, Foul
Breath, Constipation, Kidney,
Liver and other complaints.
Then it will add strength, en-
ergy and vigor t6 your blood
and body.
60 years without a rival
Select the miiking-stool for comfort,
not for a club.
The best pasture fence Is good feed
In the pasture.
A suspected cow should be tested
with tuberculin.
A dark stable helps keep the cows
quiet at milking time.
In milking it is the last few pulls
that produce the profits.
The making of butter on the farm
is almost a thing of the past.
The good dairy cow eats largely,
ilgests amply and milks abundantly.
Cream testing above 35 will keep
sweet longed than that testing lower.
A bit of grain in the manger at milk-
ing time can call the cows farther
than ycu can. *
Cows, to do their best, should have
some green or succulent feed every
day in the year.
The hotte. the weather the hotter
the water should be with which the
milk things are cleaned.
The profit to be made from dairy-
ing depends upon feeding and care as
well as upon breeding.
Dairy products are high. Where is
that surplus of dairy products some
folks were sure we were to have?
An old gunnysack thrown over a
cow is better than nothing to keep oil
the flies
Have a pair of small stanchions for
the calves, and fasten each in its place
at feeding time. Give them all a fair
chance.
A bit of a house with a curtain of
burlap at the door will make a good
shelter for the calves when the flies
get after them.
There are all kinds of yokes made
for breachy cows. But the best rem-
edy 1 good fences. It la poor fence*
that make feuce breakers
Constipation
Vanishes Forever
Prompt Relief—Permanent Cure
CARTER'S LITTLE
LIVER PILLS never
fail. Purely vegeta-
ble — act surely
but gently on
the liver.
Stop after
dinner dis-
tress—cure
indigestion,'
improve the complexion, brighten the eyes.
SMALL PILL, SMALL DOSE, SMALL PRICE.
Genuine must bear Signature
A WONDERFUL DISCOVERY.
In this age of research and experiment, all natura
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In ttao past century, htA among the-by no means
leaM important discoveries in medicine is that or
The rapion, which lias been used with great success n
Fronch Hospitals and that U is worthy the attention
of those who sutler from kidney, bladder, nervous
diseases, chronic weaknesses ulcers skin eruptions,
files Ac there is no doubt. In fact ltseemsevident
rom'the big stir created amongst specialists, that
THEfkAPION is deskined to cast into oblivion all
those questionable remedies that were formerly the
■ole reliance of medlcai men It Is of course Impos-
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Soule, J. S. Indiahoma Champion (Indiahoma, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 8, 1912, newspaper, August 8, 1912; Indiahoma, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc167635/m1/3/: accessed April 10, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.