Sharp County record., 1878-05-10
FARM TOPICS.
Cattle versus Horaes.

1t seems hardly to be believed, but we
can see on the streets of most any of our
country towns, on a public day, good
plug-work horses, sound and not over
age, selling for less than what good
thoroughbred steers will bring. The
farmhouse seems never to be quoted
higher than $50 to $50, while the bull
lock sells readily at $40 to $50. When
we take into consideration the extra
cost of the horse, it is to be wondered
that so many farmers will pursue the
policy of raising year after year very
common colt, and never saying once,
"Here's your mule" or Here's your
beef" There is an outlay of 81 to $15
for the breeding of the mare to begin
with, and then more care is to be taken
of a colt and usually more generous feed
is given it, even if it does not consume
as much. Now if this first outlay were
invested in good grade steer-calf, and
liberal feeding indulged in until he is
three years of age, the owner can pock-
ct more cash for him than he will get
for the colt at four or five. There is
another feature of this subject when
stripped of its narrow limits; there is
not carload of shipping-cattle in the
United States that can not be shipped,
after being slaughtered, to Great
Britain at remunerative figures, while
probably one-half the horses would
scarcely sell for enough to pay freight
to seaboard city. Then
the farmers will surely be more prosper
Gus if they turn their attention to some
thing for which there is demand, and
drop off that which seems overdone.
Some very fine coach-horseS bear
transportation beyond sea, and there is
some demand for such in Eastern cities,
but it is limited and confined to stock
into the value of which enters largely
both blood and training, and more of
the latter than the ordinary farmer can
give. We do not intend to attempt to
estimate profit in raising common
scrub cattle, lest it bring us to balance,
cover the left" There is no profit in
raising, feeding or butchering q cat
horned, coarse-shouldered, tough-hide
scrub. If beef be the object, the animal
should be one just as near akin to short
I horned parents on both sides as can be
Then he should never be al
orwed to get hungry for a day. Keep
hop eating and you keep him growing.
~ ~ hree years of age you may reasona-
Ill expect to produce fine bullock, fit
he ohe export market, weighing 1000
1:~a-:600 pounds, and for which the
price is 5 to 5a cents per pound,
eight. Contrast this splendid
With the little, pinched-up, thick
,cullion that has had no breed
eeding, no care. He is left to
ong, and his head and horns
and shaggy. He has been
4 during the winter, losing
on by the scant grazing of
d he comes to the stock-yard |
lich, after the tanner, the
man and the glue-maker
e, there is little left for
and that of kind better
glue-factory than the ia
9 the price barely pays
I'd other expenses. Blue
help, but it is not neces-
to make good bullock.
me wherever corn and |
nd that is all over our
uch of the Southern
mers, then, who COM
orice of tobacco and
}rket for horses turn
eeding few cattle of
This branch of busi-
be overdone in the
hen it does the de-
ave caught up with
3, hogs, and other
export. A good
d fed is the "gin-
as the Irish
urnal.
ness.
to be a sue
aware that
entertained |
hear the
farmer," OF
IN teple- !
.nably intelli-
informed peo-
re. Jake and only |
ig, oe The busi-
,,,is2 = :, ictly honorable
If ngbtly conducted, one OF
ealthy, pleasant, and prohta-
yments that man can engage
as the wo D, 10 o ,,ooo,.s,, forr,or
er. 3, a man must be as intelligent,
-erfuI ust understand his business as
r an ghly, as he who is successful
" ol' ant or professional man. In
nump'to succeed in any business, man
I'd a understand it fully in all its
= A1ehes, and must also attend to it.
ooho is the great secret Of good farm
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