The Duncan Weekly Eagle. (Duncan, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 29, 1911 Page: 3 of 8
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SHORTHORN IN FAVOR
Livestock Is Essential to Suc-
cess in Agriculture
Most of Improved Breeds of Cattle
Had Their Origin In Great Bri-
tain — Farmers Must Raise
Own Feeding Steers
(By B O COWAN)
No system of agriculture can be per-
manently successful that Is not found-
jed on livestock They are essential
to the conservation of soil fertility
This proposition has been abundantly
proven by scientific agriculturists and
progressove - stockmen Some 'one or
more breeds of livestock Is essential
to success on most farms This fact
has put the Ingenuity of farmers to
test to provide Uve stock that will
prove profitable
Most of the Improved breeds ’of cat-
tle had their origin In Great Britain
(Shorthorns were first bred In England
In the counties of Durham Lincoln
York and Northumberland along the
river Tees and are the earliest Im-
proved breed of beef cattle In their
early history they were called ”Dur-
hams” and somtlmes T’Teeswater cat-
tle" They became very popular In
England In the early part of the
eighteenth century and In the latter
part of the nineteenth century they
- were brought to this country In such
numbers that they soon spread to all
parts of the Union and became the
Prlze Winning
source from which the scrub cattle
were improved For many years Short-
horns were the only breed of Im-
proved beef cattle in this country and
In consequence cf this and of their
great popularity they were widely
distributed and wrought a marvelous
change on the native cattle It was
largely Shorthorn grade cows on
which were crossed bulls of other beef
breeds that were Imported later The
merit and popularity of Shorthorns
made It possible to make many noted
sales both in Great Britain and the
United States that are recorded in
the history of this breed However
Interesting an enumeration of these
sales might be only one will be given
and that one because of its relation
to an Influence on the cattle breeders
of Illinois
In 1857 CapL Jas N Brown of
Sangamon county whose name was
enrolled in the Illinois "Hall of Fame'
at Uybana last February organized an
importing company and acting as its
agent he went to England where he
purchased ten bulls and twenty-one
cows The sailing vessel that brought
these cattle over had a stormy pass-
age of sixty-one days One heifer and
three bulls died at sea but twenty-
seven head were landed in Philadel-
phia in July 1857 August 27 they
were sold at auction in Springfield
111 -In order to give the farmers of
Illinois the full benefit of this im-
portation bids were limited to resi-
dents of the state and while stock-
men from other states were present
and wanted the cattle they were not
- allowed to buy them This decision of
ithe importing company is unique in
the history of public sales but showed
great state pride and remarkable un-
selfishness These twenty-seven cat-
tle were sold at an average of 1165
The popularity of Shorthorns is the
Tesult of two Inherent qualities their
excellence as beef animals and their
merit for the production of milk For
early maturity feeding qualities and
- size of carcass Shorthorns are not sur-
passed by any cattle while In the
production of milk and butter they
are without question better than any
beef breed As beef animals their
record Is “known of all men” but as
milk producers their merit U not so
well known Not many Shorthorn
' breeders are dairymen so have not
j-ept milk records of their herds
fl'i'ough have been kept however to
establish the claim that has been
made for this breed Jonas Whit-
taker who was prominent in Short-
horn history in the latter part of the
seventeenth century had a herd of
Shorthorn cows that were known over
England as famous milkers About
1800 Thomas Bates established a herd
that became the most noted in Eng-
land and whllo be enjoyed an im-
mense trade In the sale of beef ani-
mals his cows were well developed In
idalry qualities some of them giving
from 24 to 34 quarts of milk per day
Today the large dairies that supply
the milk to London are composed
largely and in some cases exclusively
of Shorthorns There are many herds
'in the United States at present that
have cows of excellent milk produo-
tlon This Is particularly true of New
York Pennsylvania and Minnesota
Florence Airdrie 6th owned by the
Nebraska experiment station during a
four-year test from 1903 to 1906 In-
clusive gave 36575 pounds and
17637 pounds of butter an average
of butter production of 4409 pounds
During one of these years she pro-
duced a bull calf- that was sold for
9200 Mamie Clay has a record of
13232 pounds of milk In one year
and an average of 11127 pounds dur-
ing a four-year test Lula owned by
the Missouri agricultural college pro-
duced 12341 pounds of milk and 605
pounds of butter Prof C H Eckles
under whose management this test
was made estimated the value of her
butter and skimmllk for the year at
210 The champion Shorthorn cow
as a milk and butter producer is Rose
of Glenslde owned by May and Otis
Granville Center Pa During an offi-
cial test of twelve months ending
March 2 1910 she produced 18075
pounds of milk and 735 pounds of but-
ter a dally average of 495 pounds of
milk and two pounds of butter She
was eight years old at the beginning
of the test and at Its close weighed
1450 pounds From the herd where
this cow Is owned forty-one records
have been made that averaged 10000
pounds and fifty-one that averaged
8000 pounds of milk In one year
Several years ago when the ranch--then
had unrestricted use of govern-
ment land and unlimited grass they
produced cattle so cheaply that farm-
ers who had to grow steers on valu-
able land and expensive feed nearly
all sold their cows and quit raising
steers During recent years there has
been a decided decrease In the num-
Shorthorn Bull
ber of cattle owing largely to fencing
of government land the encroachment
of settlers and the consequent cur-
tailment of range As a result of
this feeding- steers have been ab-
normally high and farmers have often
found it difficult to get a profit for the
grain consumed by these steers Dur-
ing this spring the Chicago market
has several times shown the remark-
able condition of feeders selling as
high as good fat steers It seems time
therefore for the farmers to begin
growing their own feeding steers
This is an auspicious time to begin
and Shorthorn cows both pure bred
and grade make excellent mothers
for a good class of feeding steers
In conclusion Shorthorns have been
given an exhaustive trial of 150 years
and have proven equal to the varying
emergencies of the stockmen of every
clime '
CONCRETE BASE FOR ANCHOR
Excellent Method for Making Corner
Pott 8ecure — “Dead Man” Cuts
Quite Figure
To make a corner poRt secure In the
ground dig a large hole and fill with
concrete Another method is to add a
“dead man” made of concrete and
draw the wire with a double-acting
screw such as is sometimes used in
guying telephone poles
Dry Hen Won’t Freeze
It has been said that a healthy
dry hen cannot be frozen to death
Her coat of warm feathers protects
her For this reason it is of more
Importance to have a dry poultry
house than a warm one Keep out
rain and dampness provide plenty
of corn and other grain ration and the
hen will fare well
Care for Spray Tank
—
The spray tank or barrel should be
thoroughly washeu out so that there
will be no lime left to dry on the In-
side and make trouble when you wish
to spray again
THE REASON
safe and sane Fourth of JulyT
De Whiz — No let the boys have
all the giant firecrackers they want
De Quiz — But such things are dan-
gerous De Whiz — I know it I haven't any
boys
HIRAM CARPENTER’S WONDER-
FULCURE0F PSORIASIS
“I have been afflicted for twenty
years'with an obstinate skin disease
called by some M D’s psoriasis and
others leprosy commencing on my
scalp and in spite of all I could do
with the help of the most Bkilful doc-
tors it slowly but surely extended un-
til a year ago this winter It covered
my entire person in the form of dry
scales For the last three years I have
been unable to do any labor and
suffering intensely all the time Every
morning there would be nearly a dust-
panful of scales taken from the sheet
on my bed some of them half as large
as the envelope containing this letter
In the latter part of winter my skin
commenced cracking open I tried
everything almost that could be
thought of without any relief The
12th of June I started West in hopes
I could reach the Hot Springs I
reached Detroit and was so low I
thought I should have to go to the
hospital but finally got as far as Lan-
sing Mich where I had a sister Uv-
Ing One Dr treated me about
two weeks but dich me no good All
thought I had but a short time to live
I earnestly prayed to die Cracked
through the skin all over my back
across my ribs arms hands limbs
feet badly swollen toe-nails came off
finger-nails dead and bard as a bone
hair dead dry and lifeless as old
straw O my God! how I did suffer
“My sister wouldn't give up said
‘We will try Cuticura’ Some was ap-
plied to one hand and arm Eureka!
there was relief stopped the terrible
burning sensation from the word go
They immediately got Cuticura Re-
solvent Ointment and Soap I com-
menced by taking Cuticura Resolvent
three times a day after meals had a
bath once a day water about blood
beat used Cuticura Soap freely ap-
plied Cuticura Ointment morning and
evening Result: returned to my
borne in juBt six weeks from the time
I left and my skin as smooth as this
sheet of paper Hiram E Carpenter
Henderson N Y”
The above remarkable testimonial
was written January 19 1880 and is
republished because of the perman-
ency of the cure Under date of April
12 1910 Mr Carpenter wrote from his
present home 610 Walnut St So
Lansing Mich: “I have never suf
fered a return of the psoriasis and al-
though many years have passed I have
not forgotten the terrible suffering I
sndured before using the Cuticura
Remedies”
Just Then the Tea Bell Rang
One of the best repartees ever
tredited to a habitual maker of happy
phrases was that made by the beloved
"Autocrat of the Breakfast Table “on
a certain social occasion
Going to dine with a Boston neigh-
bor Mr Holmes was met by her with
an apology:
“I could not get another man We
are four women and you will have to
take us all in”
"Forewarned Is fourarmed” he
ald with a bow — Youth's Companion
Give Defiance Starch a fair trial-
try it for both hot and cold starching
1 and if you don't think you do better
I work in less time and at smaller cost
I return It ed your grocer will give
you back your money
Revenge
“That fellow cut me out in a very
underhanded way”
“Yet you are going to the wed-
ding” “Yes I may get a chance to soak
him with an old shoe”
LADIES CAN WEAR SHOES
one sice smaller after using Allen’s Foot-Base
tbs antiseptic powder to be shaken into the
shoea It makes tight or new shoes feel easy
Rttus substitutes For Free trial package ad-
dress Allen 8 Olmsted U Roy N Y
Any coward can fight a battle when
be's sure of winning but give me the
man who has pluck to fight when he's
sure of losing — George Eliot
If you wish beautiful clear white
alothea use Red Cross Ball Blue At all
good grocers
The time to make the harvest count
g at the time of plowing and seed-
ing — Bishop Berry
AS TOMMIE UNDERSTOOD IT
Figure Out for Yourself Just What
Had Been Done With That
Dog Ordinance
One year In a certain town In
Maine a tax was levied on dogs for
the first time It caused quite an ex-
citement among the dog owners as
many of thfem had dogs good for noth-
ing except for pets
So the next year an article was In-
serted In the town warrant to repeal
the dog law All Interested attended
the meeting
When Mr W came home his chil-
dren who had a pet dog met him
eager to hear the result Mr W said:
“Well boysl they have repealed
the dog law”
Little Tommie four years old
catching the words from his father
and entering into the spirit of the oc-
casion rushed Into where his grand-
pa sat reading and shouted: "Grand-
pa they have peeled the law dag I”
“Have what?” asked grandpa
“They have peeled the dog”
“What did they do with the peel-
ing?” asked grandpa
“Don't know I’ll ask papa” and he
legged It for the door
"Papa what did they do with the
dog-peels?”
“Buried them” said papa laughing
Tommie rushed back
“They put um on berries grandpa!”
“What did they do with the ber-
ries?” asked grandpa
"Et um I s'pose!” said Tommie
thoughtfully
HAVE YOU TRIED PAXTINE
The Great Toilet Germicide?
You don’t have to pay 50c or $100
a pint for llsterian antiseptics or per-
oxide You can make 16 pints of a
more cleansing germicidal healing
and deodorizing antiseptic solution
with' one 25c box of Paxtine — a sol-
uble antiseptic powder obtainable at
any drug store
Paxtine destroys germs that cause
disease decay and odors — that Is why
It is the best mouth wash and gargle
and why It purifies the breath
cleanses and preserves the teeth bet-
ter than ordinary dentifrices and in
sponge bathing It completely eradi-
cates perspiration and other disagree-
able body odors Every dainty wom-
an appreciates this and Its many other
toilet and hygienic uses
Paxtine is splendid for sore throat
Inflamed eyes and to purify mouth
and breath after smoking You can
get Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic at any
drug store price 25o and 60c or by
mall postpaid from The Paxton Toi-
let Co Boston Mass who will send
you a free sample if you would like
to try It before buying
Adequate Rest Is Necessary
Prof Frederlo S Lee of Columbia
university New York writing on the
subject ‘“The Physiology of Rest and
Exercise” In the Journal of the Out-
door Life for June shows by experi-
ments on dissected frogs the way in
which exercise tires the muscles and
In fact all the organs of the body He
says “There Is no known antidote
to fatigue unless It be rest with all
that rest implies Sleep allows the
reparative processes of rest to be
performed most quickly and complete-
ly A moderate degree of fatigue or
even a considerable degree when not
too often Incurred Is not detrimental
to a healthy body and Is even to be
advised The healthy body Is pro-
vided with great recuperative pow-
ers and does not rlpidly succumb to
even excessive demands on Its en-
ergy But It should he allowed the
proper condition for recuperation and
that condition is adequate rest There
is danger when the fatigue of one
day's labor Is net eliminated before
the next day’s work is begun The ef-
fect may be cumulative the tissues
may be In a continued state of depres-
sion and the end may be disastrous”
Wanted Too Much
The hansom ordered by a middle-
aged spinster was late and the cabby
came In for a good rating when he
finally drove up to the door
"I shall probably miss my train”
the Irate “fare” Informed him “and I
shall bold you responsible I want to
know your name my man Do you
understand? I — want — your — name!”
The driver clucked up his horse
easily ‘‘You’ll make your train all
right madam” he assured the woman
insido “And I’ll let you have me
number If you like But you can't
have me name That's promised ter
another young lady”
Declining With Thanks
A young woman prominent In the
social set of an Ohio town tells of a
young man there who had not famil-
iarized himself with the forms of po-
lite correspondence to the fullest ex-
tent When on one occasion he found
it necessary to decline an invitation
he did so in the following terms:
Mr Ilenry Blank declines with
pleasure Mrs Wood's Invitation for
the nineteenth and thanks her ex-
tremely for having given him the op-
portunity of doing so — Llpptncott’s
Magazine
6moka Volumes Only
Architect (showing plans)— This
room will be your library
Mr Newrlch — My llbr'yT Oh yes
of course I must have a place to
smoke— Exchange
WINTERSMITH’S
Oldest and Best Cure For MdLV&m? Malaria
A general tonic of 40 years' success Contains no
arsenicorother poisons Unlike quinine it leaves
no bad effects For sale by druggists and mer-
chants If your dealer can't supply it write to
ARTHUR PETER a COCnral Agents Louisville Ky
chill Atonic
OUT FOR BUSINESS
The Arctic Explorer — Say can you
tell me where I can find the North
Pole?
The Eskimo— Nix If I knew I’d
have had it In a museum long ago
LEWIS’ “SINGLE BINDER"
A hand-made cigar fresh from the
table wrapped in foil thus keeping
fresh until smoked A fresh cigar
made of good tobacco is the ideal
smoke The old well cured tobaccos
used are so rich In quality that many
who formerly smoked 10c cigars now
Bmoke Lewis’ Single Binder Straight
6c Lewis’ Single Binder costs the
dealer some more than other 5c cigars
but the higher price enables this fac-
tory to use extra quality tobacco
There are many imitations don’t be
fooled There is no substitute! Tell
the dealer you want a Lewis “Single
Binder”
No Connection
"I understand Skads gave you a
cigar yesterday?”
’Yes”
"It should have been a treat He
pays a dollar apiece for the cigars he
smokes”
“What be pays for the cigars be
smokes has nothing to do with what
be pays for the cigars be gives other
people to smoke”
Urn Wfnslow’a Soothing 8yrtp for Children
teething softens the guvs reduces lnftitmma
lion allays pain cures wind colic 25c a bottle
Leisure Is a very pleasant garment
to look at but a very bad one to
wear — Max Muller
BITPIITC Fortunes arc mads in patents Pra-
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PREVENTION
better than cure Tutts PUIs If taken In tiae
not only cure but will prevent
SICK HEADACHE
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rates and information Write
C D WHITNEY Traffic Manage
M A N A R R
Eureka Spring Arkansas
44 Bu to the Acre
Is a heavy yield bat that's what John Kennedy of
Bdmonwn Alberta Western Canada But from 49
cresor Spring Wheat in lUlU Reports
from oioor districts in that prov-
ince showed other excel-
lent results— such as
0 A) bushels of wheat
from 1-0 acres or 88 1-1
bu peracre 25 80 and 40
buttiielyioids were num-
erous As high as 1K3
bushels of oats to tie
acre wurothreshed from
Alberta fioldsln laiU
The Silver Cup
at the recent Spokane
t'alr waouwurdeu to ths
Alberta Government for
Its exhibit of g rains grosses and
vegetables Koports of excellent
yields for 1010 coiun also from
Saskatchewan and Manitoba In
Western Canada
Free homestead of 160
Acres and adjoining pro
empdonsof 160 acres (at
S3 ueraerejaro to be had
In ttiecholcest districts
Schools convenient ell-
mat s excellent soil the
verv bft railways close at
hand hutldlug lumlier
cheap fncl easy toget and
reasonable In price water
easily procured mixed
farming a succesi
Write a to best place for set
tlemenL settlers’ low railway
ratee descriptive Illustrated
“Last Best West’ (sent free on
application) and other Informa-
tion to Sup't of Immigration
Ottawa Cnnortotbe Canadian
Government Agent tfd)
I W ROGERS
12S W liinth St Kansas City Ma
Please writ te theagent neatest yon
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Woods, Lee. The Duncan Weekly Eagle. (Duncan, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 29, 1911, newspaper, June 29, 1911; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1715126/m1/3/: accessed July 16, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.