Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1870-10-06

SFO w w PoSp<speS1s s0se Aetsuhtv VI
the best isoil God ever gave 70 man,
and, at the same time, increase our
| profits, BY . rotation Of crops, BY,
mixed habandry, by mansfactur-
ing grain and grass into beef, pork,
mutton, butter and cheese, increase
the vaiae Of the tsns shipped TO mar.
ket; raise wheat crop once In six
ysarT improve the fields BY grssing,
raising corn to Be colsumed on the
iarm, either by isclosiUg cattle, sheep
or hogA or feeding in the yard and
retssning every thing to the land
'lroin whe nee i came. Tins we can
faise - much wheat - we d. now,
and derive IN income from the dairy
equal 10, the wheat sold; also, from
The beef, and an equal income from
the pork, provided, that for each acre
Of wheat planted on tho farm yen
keep one bead Of neat cattle and,
[rass asuxsliy ens hogs. -. ,ad. s
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,5l..sss has cAE1h.. .ls 80 a
The populss,on Of. the county is
increasing faster than The multitude
Of our herds .nd, while We have
glutted the wheat market, the price
Of beef, matton and pork is. steadily
rising. the pastures Of the East are
being more and more devoted TO the
dairy, to supply the increasing man.
uiacturing population; beef raisers,
like those Of wheat, are moving furth.
er west; the eastern farmer finds that
no land, however valuable, can be
made TO g. better returns than by
grazing fine 'castie. Iowa 10 well
adapted TO this business, but Eve
cents i, perhaps, the average price
we receive TOR our beef, which Is just
halt frst Glass price, live weight Our
cattl, have been competing with
Texas, Cherokee and other packing
grades. enough Of superior cattle BE-.
ing rsisod to show us our capacity in
this respect. We can ,nfuse ; better
strain Of blood into our herds
through the Durham, which I would
recommend exclusively where both
milk and beet are required. on the
same farm.
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There u, perhaps, no department
Of the farm. 80 well understood by as
a. the hog; nearly all the best breeds
being represented Id the county; the
sdvanaa9s OF crossing. end summer
pasturing, being understood by many
Of our best, farmers. There ID. per-
haps, no industry in which there is
less danger OF successiul co,npeti-
tion; our coil and lalitu0e ere go we'll
adapted to corn and hog raising that
We can produces pork cheaper with
profit than any other quarter Of the
globe; we caunot, however, maintain
the same standard Of fertility il we
raise them exclusively, but, in con.
nection with cows and feeding cattle,
they are Indispensable.
This system OF farming IS profits
bic in many respects. The same
number Of hands plant the crops and
cultivate them, milk the cows, tced
the pigs. harvest and thresh the
wheat, husk the corn. and tecd the
steers IN the winter; those who per-
enc it will find their profits steadily
Increasing. The next question OF 60
,ng in debt can be solved bv .incar-
ring obligations equal 70 the price of
the cattle you intend TO feed, winch
will not tail while the East cannot
raise its own beef. Means arc fur
nished wherewith to educate the boys
and girls up to the highest standard; j;
there is no danger OF their leaving
such farms to serve behind counters
or lose there physical robustness in
law Office. The farmer, instead ei
being pirate on the soil and behind
all other professions, will 90 to. the
head; his family becomes attached to
the soil and the ANIMALS, their pat
r,otism is Vi the best quality, and,
when he dies, they viii rise and call
him blessed. " 79f &ss.~