The Searchlight (Cushing, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 38, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 9, 1911 Page: 3 of 8
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Sell Unprofitable livestock
B» W. A. UNKLATER
Department of Animal Husbandry
The Sand HiU Plum
OKLAHOMA A. & M. COLLEGE. STILLWATER
With pastures dried up and very
little alfalfa and other forage for bogs,
and with prospects of a shortage of
Ciwfti and tedder, it is a good time
sow to sell off all unprofitable live-
stock. Tbts is a season that calls
for close figuring. The prospects are
that horses and cattle will cost from
$25100 to $10.00 each to carry over un-
til next spring in as good condition
as <they are in at present. Unless
such animals are work stock, profita-
ble milking cofc/s, or good breeding and
young stock, they will not be worth
•enough, more next spring to pay for
tbeir >keep. As the season advances
emrplus stock will be offered In 'large
it would seem short-sighted policy to
sell the best tfnimals because they will
bring the most money. The best breed-
ers and producers in the herd and
the best young stock should be saved
if posible, and the culls disposed of
for what they will bring. There will
be no profit in keeping anything but
first-filass stock over this winter.
Seasons when there is an abundance
of pasture and feed, scrub stock costs
bo little to keep that they are not
such a load and with general good
crops the stock owner does not feel
heavily the cost of their keep. This
season, however, big herds of such un-
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HIGH GR«kDE STTOCK—THE KIND PROFITABLE TO RAISE
Owned by A. & M. College, Stillwater.
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mumbers. and thie (fact (together with
.probable thinner ureuiitnm will make
'their value less itihe .longer sale is de-
cayed. It would &£hki. itherefore, that
'the ^sooner such surplus .horses and
cattle can be disposal of tftie better.
In the case of ihoge that weigh one
hundred pounds «ar more, >it would
-seem .advisable iff bur feeti if neces-
sary , and linish tHkem tor market just
.as .-tiooii as possible. Unless rains
come at once ther» \wIlB be .practically
mo move forage far hsxff.6, and unless
fed liberally on grain Itoey .will lose
weighs and require more .feed it<o finish
later. There is JSttie prospects of
grain iteming cheaper ixi OilaJioma this
*eason than it is now.
W+iat to Sell. In reducing the iherd
Bigheart Contributions.
The Searchlight $10.00.
Rush Springs local No.511 $25.
Waukomis Local No. 274 $5.00.
• Geary Local No. 654 $15.00.
Lawton Ubcal No. 751 $4.25.
Stratford Local No. 465, $5.00.
Red Rock Lodge, No. 282, $10.
Morse Local No. 626 $5.00.
Morrison Local $4.00.
Banner Lodge No. 39 $5.00
Edmond Lodge No. 23, $7.25.
"Wheatland Lodge No.552 $5.40.
Waterloo Lodge No. 492, $5.00.
Mulhall Lodge No. 743, $4.50.
J. F. Boydstun, Lexington, $2.
Newkirk Lodge, No. 337, $5.00.
• Brady Lodge No. 570, $3.00.
Okmulgee Lodge No. 796,$12.60
profitable livestock will bankrupt the
owner.
This should be a good season to re-
place the low-grade stock on Okla-
homa farms witb a few good ani-
mals. The man with high-grade or
pure-bred stocK wild probably have to
reduce his herds atnd offer good ani-
mals for sale that nut for shortage of
feed and revenue he would not sell.
Good pure bred or high-grade stock
if offered at reasonable prices should
be a good investment even this year,
but the animals bought should be good
ones, not merely pure bred but good
pure breds. A good small breeding
herd of any kind established this fall
should prove in the future a profitable
investment to the owner who will
manage it properly
Mount Valley Lodge No.594,$5.
Cross Road Lodge No. 699, $5.
Valley View Lodge No.644,$15.
Meridian Lodge, No. 425, $5.00.
Sunnyside Lodge,No. 407, $10.0
Solid Rock Lodge No.21, $20.00
Spring Hill Lodge No.803,$5.7o.
Wagoza Lodge No. 547, $5.00.
Lodge No. 746, $9.00.
Walnut Lodge, No.789,$5.50.
Blackburn lodge,No.125, $5.
Blanchard Lodge, No.402,$10.
Sterling Lodge, No. 621,$10.00.
Eureka lodge No, 484, $5.00.
Earlsboro lodge No. 187, $5.
Wellston lodge No. 360, $3.50.
Red Rock Lodge No. 795;, $10.
Send all money to Bro. W. M.
Marlow at Bigheart, Okla.
One of the very few native Okla-
homa fruits of value is the sand hill
plum. This plum grows on the sandy
dunes which accopip&ny with more or
less the regularity tte course of the
rivers In western and central parts
of Oklahoma. These pluma hare un-
doubtedly grown here for ages. Coro-
nado, the Spanish explorer who passed
through this plains country over three
hundred and fifty years ago, speaks
of these plums and the refreshment
they offered. The buBhes are low,
seldom rising over four feet high, and
they appear to thrive best in the thin-
nest and most sterile sand. Of late
years, cattle and other animals have
killed them out in many places, but
they still persist in many neighbor-
hoods' They are usually productive,
and no season appears dry enough to
Injure them. All of the early settlers
'in the prairie states remember these
plums as the one fruit during the first
few years when cultivated fruits were
not yet in bearing and money was in
most instances too scarce to have
fruit shipped in from tartner east.
The quality of the sand hill plum is
difficult to judge. The fact that they
were usually eaten without any other
fruits competing for favor made them
seem all the better, and It is difficult
to convince an inhabitant of the pio-
neer 3ays that there are any plums
of better flavor or texture^ than the
sand plums. As the writer remembers
them, they had a sweet rich flavor,
but were somewhat lacking in texture,
being soft and mushy. On this ac-
count they did not carry well and were
usually very uninviting in appearance
if put even on the local markets. They
are very easily transplanted. If
young bushes are pulled up in the
spring or fall and planted in tlje yard
or garden they will usually grow with'
out any trouble. They do not appear,
however, to be adapted to any other
conditions than those of the sandy
plains. Some years ago the writer,
who wits then living in Missouri, i
cured bushes of these plums which
were planted in the rich clay loam
which is found in certain portions of
the northern part of that state. They
grew vigorously from the first. Six
years later, when the writer left that
section, they were over twelve feet
high. They had not borne a single
plum, and apparently had no inten-
tions of doing so as they would not
even blossom.
Tiie botany of the sand hill plmm
was for a long time uncertain. Many
botanists for a time confused the sand
hill plux^ ' with the sand cherry
(Prunus pumila), a much inferior
fruit which grows in an altogether dif-
ferent section of the country. Today,
however, the ** urms " ~tsorii is rt'''";'-
fir~ an all dgiCEer different" spec lei.
Some botanistB give it as a variety of
the Chickasaw plum, which it certainly
resembles very closely in everything
but the size of the plant.—N. O. Booth,
Department of Horticulture, A. A M.
College.
Stolen—From Redrock, Okla.,
July 18 or 19, 1911. Two nearly
new saddles, Velie make, No.577.
One plain black, leather with
metal trimmed corners on the
skirts. The other is plain rus
sett leather ^without metal cor-
ners. Both are full Jockey seat
and front is one piece. Both have
rope loops and are rawhide trim-
med. The A.H.T.A. of Arkansas
City will give $25.00 for the arres
and conviction of the thief.
W. D. Kreamer, Pres.
Arkansas City, Kans.
The Bunnell Implement and
Seed Co., of Arkansas City will
also give $25.00 for the arrest
and conviction of the thief.
"Bread Upon the Waters."
When the conductor came to col*
lect the young lady's fare she dls-
covered that she had left her pocket
book at the office where she works
as stenographer, says the Denver
Times. It is a predicament not un-
common with city dwellers, but the
rest of the story, a« told, takes a new
and agreeable turn. "Why, I'm afraid
I haven't any money with me," she
6aid, looking very much embarrassed.
The conductor said nothing, but stood
and waited. "I guess I'll have to get
oft," said the girl. "I left my pocket-
said a Doylfjh Voice coming fra*|
across tho aisle. "I got a nickel fll^
lend you." She looked at the boy
and took the nickel. "Thank you,"
she said. "I'll pay you back if you'll
give me your name." "Don't worry
'bout that," he replied. "I'm the kid
you give the half dollar to las' Christ-
mas when you seen me selifn' papers
down by the Savoy. I ain't forgot
you. I'm selling papers there yet/*
She Bmiled at him when he left tb$
car and he was about the proudest
boy in tow
Trinity Church in Debt.
Trinity church, New York, rich as
everybody agrees beyond the thoughts
of money value, is $2,358,394 in debt.
Contrary to its former practice, it now
tells in its annual reports the values
of its properties, its income and its
debts. Its report of last year, just
issued, values productive property
owned at $15,117,00#, of which $13,-
858.000 is real estate at city assessed
valuation.
Lodge Records., Some Information.
Every Lodge should
purchase a set of the
Lodge Records. We
can now send them
out as soon as order
is received. They are
necessary if you want
to keep a complete
record of your lodge.
Price $3.50 Set.
Owing to the fact that we have
had numerous inquiries concern-
ing prices of Lodge Stationery
such as letter heads, envelopes,
etc., and have been unable to
answer them personally, we take
this method of conveying the de-
sired information. The price of
Lodge Stationery is as follows.
100 Letter heads $1.25
200 " I1.75
500 " $2.50
1000 " $3.75
100 Envelopes $1.00
200 " $1.25
500 " $1.75
1000 " $3.50
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Green, E. M. The Searchlight (Cushing, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 38, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 9, 1911, newspaper, August 9, 1911; Cushing, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc285843/m1/3/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.