The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-10-18
The Economical Management Of Farm
essG Stock. ~

STOCK very OIleH proves sIilt DeSl iHNcSl-
ment ever made by a farmer; but the
selection of good and well-bred animals,
and their purchase at reasonable prices,
is not of itself sufficient to insure a
profitable result AZ wise economy is
as necessary IN this as i'll any other
branch of lfrlsbandry; whether the de-
Sign be the rearing of animals to be
sold for breeding purposes, or the pro-
'tfuction- Of meat. wool OF milk, the rule
holds true that the owner must look,
not only to the quality, breeding and
cost of the. animals purchased, but that
he must give them proper care and at
tention. without too great cost. if he
would have his balance on the right
side of the ledger. "a "a
As to what is the most economical
method of keeping stock, there is not
only much difference of opinion, but
oyagreat lack of definite idezs. Per-
haps the most common mistake made
is in failing to make full use of the
land occupied or owned, either by not
fully stocking it, or by not causing it TO
produce full crops of grass, or grain.
) Assoar pastures are lfable To- bel Short
ened sby severe drought in summer,
many farmers permit them to be UNDER
stocked during five months of the year,
in order to be secure against the over
stocking of one month of probable
drougift; while astiA greater number
stock their pastures up to their utmost
capacity and make no provision for ex-
ira food IN case tine drought should
come. ~ 80 sls.q siI
There are many who seem to. regard
the grass winch their land proauces sas
Costing nothing, and who look upon an
animal which has been. fattened upon
grass alone as yielding net proht to
the full amount OF ihe price 1or when
1t may De sold, losing SIGHT OF the ifact
that IT IS quite possible that an animal
leu on grass exclusively may nave
really cost more than one winch has.
been 1ed party upon gram II the
former has roamed over half a dozen zen
or dozen acres OF land, worth rS2o OF
more per acre, while the latter, by a
little grain or other food, has. thr1ven
on one r,two acres OF pasture, the
latter may often prove much the less
costly Of the TWO; ADDING ll even quart
sof corn meal daily TO the grass food OF
mich COW has oiten made an the dif-
ference that there Is between paying
fafr Proflt upon the cost OF keeping
and being kept at q loss yet the farm
ers who regard II as great waste TO
give Sfass,fF cow any grain what
ever are still numerous. too, II one
allows his pastures to run out, pro.
'dueing more weeds tnan grass, thus
doubling the number OF acres necessary
to support a given amount OF stock, ne
;notpfacfiqng frue ecoRg ss
1T soften eala< thft mfn Western
Nrm@S lenH Is @e 2eap&st apd laDor
the most costly part OF the requisites
to farming, but this IS not always true.
axes must be paid whether the land
4ield crop or not, and interest must
be paid upon the capital invested
tins land IN go9u copdltlon for culflya-
the capital invested - - land itself.
xcre OF corn drilled md cultivated,
t0.bc used III bfidging Qyer an August
!lozed q mQEs .adlitionai acres of grass
asnd apon soch oecasioss. And here
the cost OF the extrA labor required IS
nuch hess than that Of TIE extra guam
|tSty q land:
Ae9aIl there = of1A failure 70
make the m0st ec8ngmlcal use OF the
Eppsgrown for leading stock. 1t is
- D1r infeptions 70 press upon our
l1s&e NesterE Feeders the practice OF
sfel feedi1gl nor q recommending
that they build lax4P and costly barns
II III erdteetion ~ t1sit stock; but we
sFwio1 tqSsy 44& they cannot afford
- - op ~ ext1eme and leave
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