The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-09-23
Disposing Of Poor Stock.

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Poor stock is quite likely to accumu
late on farms. There is always deman,
for superior animals of every kind. Som
horse-trader is certain ito have his CIV,
On a promising colt from the time it Il
hrst foaled- The local butcher viii b,
tolerably sure to notice the earliest ane
pest lambs in the flock and to '.speak TO,
them as soon as they are large enough
to be slaughtered. He will also ask IN
owner Ito name the price" for the besl
steers, fat wethers and pigs. In nearly
every part of the country dairymen Or
about picking up young cows that are
known to be deep mixers. and thev are
generally willing to give high prices for
very promising heifers. Often the pr;ce
offered for good dairy stock is such that
the farmers are tempted to disnosa M
their best cows and heifers and are left
WIN very poor mixers to supply the
family with dairy products. Dairymen
nave learned the difference in value he
tween COW that will give twenty Quarts
OF mix IN day and one that will furnish
only nan that amount. They know that
there Is no profit in keeping cows that
can not produce and maintain n LARGE
milking record. They are penerajIv
ready to offer what seems tn be a vary
large price for cows that win rive AN nm.
commonly large amount of milk. ia
morse raised on farm develops remark
able speed under ordinary manaoement
some Iancier is quite likely to think that
nc an make money in buying it and
training it for the turf. There S now
great demand for very heavy horses in
cl'les' ana those that can draw heavy
pur9ens are cate likely to be bought by
ioes ueaie.s for shipping to cities and
laage Owns where large amount of
nea' steaming is carried on. As con-
-squence, the best animals are sold to
persons who come to the farm to buy
them. and the most inferior ones remain.
Many farmers are prone to keep cattle.
sheep, and sometimes hogs till the period
when they have little value in any market.
They accordingly continue to feed them
long after they have 'soutlived their use
fuiness." When they become aware of
the fact that they are no longer profitable
they seek to sell them, but can find no
purchaser. They then think about fat
tening them, but the season is SO far adj
vanced that the grass nearly is all gone.
and they must prepared for the butcher
by feeding them grain or other expen-
slve sorts OF food. 1t is often the case
that an animal fattened on corn and |
other expensive kinds of food will not |
bring as much as the food costs. 1t is
not fed to them till the weather be-
comes cold and most of the fattening
material 1T contained is consumed in gen.
Grating heat or repairing the waste in the
system. In many cases the teeth of the
animals are poor and they are not able
to chew their food properly. In other
cases their digestive apparatus is i'm.
paired, and the grain they eat produces
little fat or muscle.
Farmers, or the members of thei,
antilles, often become attached to certain
'nimals and keep them, not for the
rood they now do, or for any they are
to do in the future, but for the
rood they have DONE This sort of septi-
mentality is commendable, as it gives
violence of kindly feelings, but it is very
expensive. and an indulgence in it to n
extent will be very certain
render stock-raiser poor. With rare
RECEPTIONS only quite young animals are
rohtable to keep. Every farm animal
caches an age when its value begins to
teadily decline, no matter how well it
nay be fed and cared for. What is true of
nlmals is also true of all kinds of fowls.
III kinds OF farm stock should be dis
osed OF before this period of decline is
cached. Only animals and fowls in
ood vlgor can be fattened easily, and
lade to bring fair price in the market.
Farmers would do well at this season
the year to carefully look over the live
'ock they have and determine what
nimals and fowls are profitable to keep
yer another winter. Meat of all kinds ,,
high, and that afforded BY inferior
nimals will probably sell for as much )
le coming fall and winter as it will at
ny future time. Farmers often winter
limals and find that they are worth less
the spring than they were in the /,
'evious fall. They have eaten a large !
mount of hay and grain. and required :
great amount of care, and have been !;
objected to many dangers, but are not
lie to command the price they would
veral months before. There is moth :
g to show for the food they have eaten !,
cept a few loads of manure. The :
cord OF the cows kept for giving milk !,
ould be carefully examined, and if it is !
It good the inferior animals should be :
epared for the butcher. Few persons !.
gagged ia general farming keep good 9
TRY stock. They have ordinarily sew :
al general purpose cows-that is, !,
ws that will breed calves of fair quail = =
as beef-producers, and which : :
il give some milk for quite limited Z
Rod. They are not cows. however, I
iich an intelligent dairyman would :,
ep for term of years, even if he q
uld obtain them as gift. These in =
'ior mixers should be converted into :.
eft, and their places supplied BY COWS :
1t will give double the amount Of milk. =
)st flock-masters agree in the opinion -