Woodward Dispatch. (Woodward, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, June 6, 1902 Page: 3 of 6
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Not Enough Shoeg.
According to a recant ceas'i- !>«!-
Min, in 1900, Oklahoma had just a
little more than one-tenth of one ;h r
cent of the sltoep in the United States.
But two hundred and forty-two farms
are reported as having sheer, this
being about one-third of one per cent
of the total number of farm*, la
Ohio, more than one-fourth of the
total number of farms reported sheep
and Ohio farmers own about seven
per cent of the sheep in the country
The southern states ara usually re-
garded as being neglectful of live
stock interests, yet none of tnein hav?
so few sheep as has Oklahoma
This is all wrong. Th? seventy-
five thousand farms now in Oklahoma
could support a sheep population of
more than a million without using for
feed anything else than that which
now goes to waste. There is no
question as to the success of sheep
raising in Oklahoma. Those who are
engaged in it are making money.
Those who are not raising sheep are
passing up one good chance.—Okla-
homa Farm Journal
A Tiling Worth Conddcring.
1‘oultry and high priced meats:
From lave Stock Indicator:
When so many are engaged in dis-
cussing the high price of meat it will
lie well to not forget poultry. We
have eaid that the fanner turns off
chickens at only one or two seasons
of the year. This is practically true,
and yet there are exceptions to this
rule. The average farmer sells off
his old and fat stock in the fall and
winter. He sells a few fryers in the
. early summer and that makes np the
bulk of the business engaged in by
the average farmer. Occasionally
there will be an individual who sells
them the whole year around if satis-
factory markets are available. Just
now, while there is a strong demand
for poultry, the farmer is engaged in
other matters and but very few will
find their way to market at good
prices. The brooding season is at
hand and but few care to sell at any
price. Who, then, is engaged in sup-
plying the demand for poultry?
Swift. Armour and 1‘riehe & Simetor
are the three firms who seem to be
supplying the demand for all kinds of
poultry. Broilers that went into
storage last spring at eight and nine
cents a pound found a ready sale all
winter at eighteen to twenty cents.
Boasters, which are chickens weigh-
ing from three to five jtounds, were
bought up at the holiday time at six
and seven cents a pound and were
sold for thirteen.
We look to see but little poultry
to take the place of high priced meat
of other kinds. Poultry usually de-
mands very good prices and the aver-
age buyer of meat feels that it is a
luxury to buy chicken for a meal.
Certainly they will not be bought at
enhanced prices, since there is a
feeling that there is more waste in
them than in any other kind of meat.
The future chicken trade looks
promising.
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both poor aad tmpan Mood, for it to
both a builder ana purifier — a food
and a medicine. It to the heat combi-
nation of tbo kind known to medical
acience, and ita raoeeaa lor nearly half
a> century hae led to ita oadonaoaat by
thouaanda of medical men who haw
been unable to dad a aobatitute.
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Roup and Mites.
Owinw to the extreme wet spring
mites ami roup have been very pre-
valent. In fact it has been a very
hard spring on chicks. Mr. Geo.
Foster of Cestos, who has had con-
aiderable experience with poultry,
says the complaint he finds mostly
among people of this country is the
trouble they have with mites; but the
fact of the business is. mites are not
as bad in this section of the country
as they are in countries that contain
more trees and shrubbery, its in such
sections birds, especially sparrows, are
more plentiful, which are regular
mite and disease breeders. Mr.
Foster gave us a receipt for a pre-
ventative of roup and a sure mite de-
stroyer, but we got it misplaced, but
following is a good remedy:
Keep your poultry houses well
cleaned out. whitewash frequently
and it is a good plan to spray your
fowls in
SANTA FE TIME TABLE.
Effective June. 1, 1902.
last bound:
No. 202,1’asngr, daily, deprts, 1:30 am
No. 129, accommodation, “ 8:45 am
No 492, Ft. cpt sundy, “ 3:00 am
west bound:
No. 201, pasgr. daly, deprata, 1:30am
No. 427, acomdn, “ arrives, 5:50pm
No. 491, Ft. exept sundy, “ 7:00pm
Nos. 427 and 421, do net run west of
Woodward.
No. 202, connects at Wellington and
Wichita for Kansas City and all
points east, and at Newton for all
through Colorado and California
points. Has sleeper from Carlsbad
to Wichita.
No. 428 connects at Newton for all
points.
No. 201 connects at Amarillo for all
points in the Pecos Valley, and has
sleeper from Wichita to Carlsbad.
Through tickets to all points, and
baggage checked to destination.
A. P. Glendrnnixg, Agent
wanted inventors
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A View of Th* Poultry Torli,
Written for Oklahoma Poultryman:
From the twentieth century to the
person who has given but little
thought to the subject, it must be a
relation of surprise. The first thing
we shall notice is the American
Poultry Association with its various
departments for the advancemet of
the general interest of poultry in the
United States, and for the perfection
of the American Standard of per-
fection. The American Standard of
Perfection is the text book on poultry
which has been adopted by this asso-
ciation. It is the recognized au-
thority which is used by judges; it
gives detail description of every
recognized breed of thoroughbred
fowls, ducks, turkeys and geese. The
next thing noticeable is the state and
nter-State Associations, something
ike forty in number; all of them
holding shows and fairs for the in-
couragement of the interested poultrv-
man. Then there are many specialty
clubs which publish annually beautiful
catalogues telling you all about the
good qualities of their favorite breed,
and showing ideal cuts, and giving
names of their members. We have
perhaps one hundred and fifty jour-
nals and j»apers published in the
l nited States alone, devoted to
poultry. Some of them monthly
journals, having more than 160 pages
and a circulation of upwards of 25,-
There are a
the poultry house about
every two week* with crude oil, com-
mon coal oil is good if the other is ™ '■ - »l
.. * . “ ” . “ 000copies per month, mere are a
n..t obtainable, but do not u» It too! ^ finc incnl)
freely unless some sweet oil or ard nnWiah^ ♦». i . ^
oii i(, u*w. published in these days telling you
■_______ pvery thing about fowls. The great
arm.v of poultry breeders are also get-
It is all right to make up the ticket ting out some fine literature on the
from various parts of the county, but j subject in the way of catalogues
Le careful whom you put on. I We have 76 standard breeds of
thoroughbred fowls, exclusive of ban-
tams; 14 varieties of bantams, 11
varieties of ducks, 6 varieties of
turkeys, and 7 varieties of geese.
There are all over the country, large
poultry farms devoted to the raising
and marketing of fowls. There are
three divisions of the industry, viz:
Egg farms, broiler farms, and
stock farms. Egg farms are devoted
to furnishing market eggs in quanti-
ties; broiler farms, furnish the early
market chicks in quantities, some
combine these two branches and make
it very profitable; stock farms furnish
high class breeding stock and eggs
for setting.
According to the report of the
United States Commission of Agri-
culture, New York State consumes as
many eggs as England, both disposing
of $48,000,000 worth of her fruit
annually. The United States yearly,
consumes $500,000,000 worth of
eggs and poultry. We import from
Canada, $30,000,000 worth of eggs
annually. The egg industry is worth
$150,000,000 more than all the dairy
product* of this nation. The poultry
products of this country aggregate
more than any single crop. Of all the
country’s industries, the poultry in-
dustry is the most generally persued.
Last year the poultry earnings of the
United States amounted to over
$300,000,000, being a greater value
by $52,000,000, than the entire wheat
crop; $106,000,000 more than the
swine; $30,000,000 more than our
cattle crop; more than three times as
great as all interest paid on mortr
gages during the year; $112,000,01)0
more than we spend for schools.
Missouri ranks first in the production
of chickens; Illinois second; Iowa
third; Kansas fourth; Ohio fifth.
Yet, with the large out put of this
product we are not up with other
countries in proportion to our popu-
lation and territory, and there is
plenty of room in the poultry field for
any one to embark as long as we do
not supply our own demand and are
compelled to import from other
countries. c. E. Dunlap.
Liberal, Kansas.
Laugh and the World
Laughs with you, have chills and you
chill alone. Cheatham’s Laxative
Chill Tablets cures, gives an appetite
any strength. Most convenient chill
Tonic on earth. Can carry in the
vest pocket.
Dispatch and Commoner $1.25.
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Kellogg, O. R. Woodward Dispatch. (Woodward, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, June 6, 1902, newspaper, June 6, 1902; Woodward, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc848513/m1/3/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.