Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-03-01
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me give you an example Of how cheap
ly cattle may be winlered here MIR.
Il. II. Wade, a farmer Of great euer,
gy and Judgment, living near Brad
ford, Tenn, wintered fifty head of cat
tie for 81 90 per head. He fed them
four months. The mode Of his cnlru
latlon was 10 calculate rent for the aud
in grass; also to calculate the labor re-
quired to NOW and save the grass, and
to charge for the cotton seed used al
the market price. ~
Let me submit another example.
showing the result reached on bunch
of twenty.one steers, recently sold b,
Mr.. j. P. johnson, young farmer If
great promise, who lives near Brazil,
Tenn. He bUught these steersa about
one year Of age, and at an average ri
about ten dollars each. He kept them
until last January, when they wer
fouryears old, and then sold them NJ
his door for five cents on foot, the 10
of tweniy.one bringing him $l,276
being nearly $61 each. These were
only West Tennessee steers. Mr.
johnson estimates the purchase price
pasturage, hay and corn, for several
months before selling, and labor Al
$500, leaving SITS over payment f"
everything used in buying and putting
them on the market.
But, while we have one among the
best cattle sections, and one where
much more can be made than section,
that are ice locked for seven months
each year, nevertheless we, have nol
made great progress. And, to-day.
we are here to be taught BY our visit,
ing friends on the great questions Of
beef and dairy products. We mus
learn from experience of others. IT,
commence, we must build larger aud
better arranged barns, thereby letting
our feed 90 to growth and fat, in place
Of waste, in winter and thereby saving
more and better manure. And we
must also have more hay for cutting,
ard more pasturage for grazing.
And along with the dairy business
comes the raising more hogs. The
Wisconsin Experiment station has
made series of experiments in, feed.
ing milk to pigs. In a test Of twenty.
five days, the miIk.fei pigs gained fifty
and one.half pounds, while the lot fed
for the same time on meal gained forty
and three'quarter pounds. This is
great hog country, and when hogs are
kept healthy and handled wisely the
profits for the investment are very
great. For rougher treatment on the
range, the Berkshire is the best, but
for very careful attention the Chester
White is more remunerative.
Sheep husbandry ought to he in>
creased. With our mild winters and
early seasons we can Outstrip the great
bulk Of the country in supplying New
York, Chicago and other great cenlers
Of population with spring lambs, at
high figures. Wool, too. always brings
remunerative price. And sheep are
very cheap feeders. Truly has the
sheep been called a "golden hoofed"
animal, scattering metal IN its track for
the farmer. And, to avoid dogs, train
them to come home at night, and put
them in adog>proof fence--and change
this from time to time to enrich your
ground. If you have large focks have
a shepherd, or do as the Mexicans, train
several pups to suck yews with flow of
milk, and after they grow up these
dogs will run with the flock and fight
every dog or other enemy that ap>
breaches.
Much attention would also be given
to growing more horses and mules. In.
deed, if we will seed grass to a proper
extent, and g. into the general growth
OF all kinds Of stock, our profits will
be many times greater, our coil, by
creation fertile, will be preserved and
our prosperity assured. But to accom-,
plish this we must be active in brain
rs we'll as in hand, looking to breeds,
mode Of raising, and when and where
tn sell. I'D