The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-11-02
Stock and Dairy Kusbandry.

Stock husbandry. properly conducted.
is now most profitable. The present prices
Of live Stock-(especially improved horses.
cattle. sheep. swine. and fowls.)-and
wool, beef. pork. butter, cheese, &C.. rem
der breeding. grazing, dairying, &c. highly
remunerating in almost every section Of
the Union. And the prospect is that lhe
business will continue permanently lucra-
live. though present rates should not be
!ully maintained. The consumption Of
animal food has of late greatly increased,
and is very properly attracting attention
to the science and profit Of supplying lhe
enhanced and increasing demand. Yet
we do not apprehend that the business
will be o~yerdone, at least not for some
years. The demand and consumption
are not confined to any one Of q few local.
ties. and the benefits of supplying the same
will be participated in by stock and dairy
farmers throughout the whole county
Our railroads and other facilities are o
such that live stock, meats, and the pro-
ducts Of the dairy. can be easily and
cheaply transported to the great markets
from almost every section OF our widely
extended country-rendering it certain
that prices cannot long remain very high
at one point and low at another. Hence.
farmers remote from the great markets. 10.
Gated where land and living are cheap.
can compete successfully with those who
have heretofore been most highly favored
from their proximity to the seaboard and
its principal markets.
Those who compare present with for
mer prices OF agricultural products. will
readily perceive that the rearing of good
stock. grazing and dairying, must prove, in
all favorable localities, the most popular
branches o tfarm husbandry. And now is
the time for those who understand the bust
ness, or who can enter into'it judiciously.
10 reap a rich reward for their skill. indus
try and attention. But profitable as i,
may prove to all. (perhaps we should say
the few who know and pursue the right
course. it is not the business for the ig-
norant, careless, or penny wise. To
achieve success. the stock farmer must be
we'll informed, skillfnl, attentive, and inn
bued with the spirit Of improvement. He
must know what he is doing. or wishes to
do, and study the best mode ~ofaccomplish-
ing it. If, for instance. he is rearing horses
for sale or stock, he should study the laws
Of breeding, and ought 10 know on the
start that, by proper foresight and a little
extra expense, (ior services of a superior
sire.) an animal worth $3.50 or $500 can
be raised about as cheaply as one thai
will sell for only half the sun first named
And the same is true, to a greater or less
extent, in breeding cattle, sheep. swine
&c. The man who manages most judi
ciously, who studies the business and ex
ponds a few dollars whenever necessary
to secure improvement. will not only make
the most money, but do it in the mos
satisfactory manner to all concerned.
And there is room for skill, and a Ger
tainty of receiving proper reward for it
exercise in the dairy business. Why is i
that the butter produced in certain counties
in this State commands from six to tel
cents per pound more than that made il
others, where the cows and pastures are
or may be. equally good? The fault i
not in the animals nor the soil. certainly
1t is in the regulations you suggest. Blu
pray, how was that reputation acquired
and how is it sustained Simply and only
by intelligent and well directed skill ane
industry, and wise management. The
same result may be produced-similal
reputation acquired, and prices obtained
by adopting like management in Other
equally favorable localities.-RuraI Neu
Yorker.