The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-05-21
IMPORTANT TO NJ
Interesting Speeches Delivered in st. Paul
at u Banquet Given to n Delegation
of Montana CAttlemen.
SPEECH OF A. Il. sTICKSEY.

VI A. D.. slithNE1.
1t goes without saying that a live stock mar
kt Is desirable. This city Is situated ON alive
stock trail" SO to speak. Montana shipped
through this city from seventy to eighty thou
sand bceves. The shipment this year will bs
larger, and shipments will probably increase for
are driven yearly to the Montana ranges to be
leu couple OF years or more, and then shipped
eass unr9ngh this city to a market. When, by
VIII be so heavily stocked that none will fattcn
on the range. which time l have heard variously
estimated by the ranchmen at from two to five
years distant, Montana will not shin bceyes Int
the frame.theb bone and muscle which must DO
iaetened elsewhere to make beef. Now the ques-
ZION occurs. how can this stream OF animals be
prof1tably stopped here, bought from the ranch
men, and sold to the consumer or otherwise.
inat would be a market. The incentive to buy
men would esteem IL a profit to them il they
could sell here so as to net them az much money
~ IN chicago; thus saving the time and trouble
OF gong TO Chicago. But the man OF men who
buy here must make a profit.
LARGE CAPITAL. NEEDED.
10 make a profit by Strengthening and distrib-
ut1nk dressed beet over the country requires an
enormous capital and organization, numerous
cold storage warehouses;, refrigerator cars, etc.
AS beef dressed can only be pres erved a comDar-
atlvciy lew days. 1t follows that these concerns
must slaughter every day and must have beeves
TO slaughter every day. For abont three months
only fat cattle come from the ranges, beginning
Say IN August anu ending in November, The
farms OF Illinois. Ohio, Indiana. Iowa and other
corn growing states furnish the slaughtcrhouses
the other nine months. Now, while l have esti-
mated from the best data at my command that
our local consumption and that of the country
west and north of here is fully equivalent to the
present annual product of Montana and our own
STATE. / can sec no reason why we should not
be able to at least kill beef for our own con-
sumption except the difficulty of holding the
animals here so as TO give the slaughter
houses a daily supply. THIS can only be
done by feeding. If the resources OF
our state are such that cattle can be protitably
led here during the winter months aud tattened,
| believe II Is practicable 10 establish n market
here, otherwise l am unable to see any basis Tor
such a market. IL Is upon This point that iu:or-
nation Is desired by our friends from Montana.
anu II is upon this~point We AS citizens of Min
ncsota would desire to haa: an cxpr .ssion from
them. Demonstrate that range cattle can he
bought IN the fall, yed by our farmers or other
wise during the winter, and increase their
weight sufficiently that the increased weight
added to the increased price usually obtainablc
In the winter and spring will be sufficient to
make a satisfactory profit to the feeder and a
OUR LOCAL ~oNsUMPTIoN.
II 1t Is true that the local consumption Is equal
to the surplus OF Montana and our own farms to-
gethcr. by siaughtcring here this market would
have the advantage of the Chicago market equiv
alent to the freight both ways, viz, from here to
Chicago and from Chicago back here, amounting
to hundredso of thousands of dollars, which could
be divided between the Montana producer. the
feeder and the consumer. Statistics show that
Minnesota can raise corn. In 1879, the last re-
port which have seen. shows 4 production OF
h'hhNi| II We iaL hIS' l'',p'''.N'o
bushels of corn, we can raise 80, Oou. 900 or
100, OOO, 900. The census tables show that the
average corn production Of Minnesota in 1879
was thirtv-four bushels per acrc, while in
Indiana 1t was only thlrty-onc. Ohio tllirty-four,
Illinois thir,y-six. and only seven states in the
Union produced a larger average, onc-halt OF
them being in New England, where the
fields are small and highly cultivated
The same census shows that the average per
wheat, IL bushels. With wheat mt 81 re,
bushel, rs it WAS then, and corn NJ % cents, an
acre OF wheat would br NJ al2 and an acre OF
cory $50. Sotwithstanding the Increase cost
of raising an acre of wheat, ii was pr ,bablv a
slightly more profitable crop: but "a now wheat
Is worth say GO cents, and the average produc-
ton is reduced to 5 or 10 bushels, M acre oi
wheat will bring 81. 50 to St, white an average
acre Of corn at - cents will bring IS u. and ever
at 20 cents 4 corn crop is undoubtedly more
profitable than wheat.
THE FEEDING QUESTION.
As l have said, | have had no experience in
feeding. but within the last few mouths | nave
seen figures. said to b, accurate. which seemed
to prove that the farmers of Minnesota ca;
feed cattle" say for four winter months dnrina
the fattrning process 1T IA net profit of say 81,
to $50 per head. Ii this is correct, and We coulC
by any means place it within the reach of tn,
farmers OF this state that each could care for sa,
thirty head and make a profit Of $40 per head OF
$500 tor the winter, do YOU reaiize what a boor
it would be to the farmer? Three hun
drsd dollars nhn ne, r,o'i5 to each o.
$4,000 900 net profit to the state
Do y"INrealizc how much the average farmer o
this stage needs additional industry when Wi
give him an additional income? Take the Gnitet
States census tables of 1850 and you will fine
the statistics OF the crop of 1879. You viii i'm,
in that year that Minnesota farmers produced
80, 900, 900 bushels of wheat, 2l5,ooo hushcl.
of rye. 23,OOO,O 900 bushels of oats. 15,OOO,oO
bushels of corn. a, 1000, 900 bushels of barley, Al,
900 bushels OF b~uckwhcat, a little fax. u it'll
sorghum, poultry. eggs, butter, cheese. garden
truck, potatoes, etc. etc: thai the whole vllu,
of all these products, except live stock. on tn,
farms before II had paid any freight, including al
sold and consumed by the farmer and his fam
ily, amounted to Sl9.i69 900. This was thu
gross value. without deductiuy the cost to rails,
1t. Now divide this gross sum, $40, ibo, 900, be
tween %. 400 farms then in the state, and l an
sure YOU will be astnnlshed, as | was, to find /
amounts to only 1898 TO each farm. Mind thi
is not profit, or what the crop brought over ant
above the cost of production. Applying the sam
test to our neighboring state of Iowa, we find tn
average farm produces 1874. about 40 per cen
more.
HOW TO DO IT.
What can we do to encourage the adding o
live stock raising to the agricultural industrie
OF Minnesota In my Judgment nothing woul,
do so much as an established market. AS it |
now, II the farmer raises wheat he can turn /
into cash by hauling it to the nearest railwa,
station any day in the year ut its market value
II he raises steers. he must wait I'LL some itin
Grant purchaser happens along and makes hin
an offer: or. pcrchance, he may sell it to the loca
butcher on sixty days time and take his chances
of getting paid. For the average farmer to shi
directly to Chicago is evidently inpracticablc
and il he can't sell stock what IL tn
use of raising it? l have demonstrated
to my satisfaction, at least, tina
can feed stock, and that the farmers can't kec
stock until there is a market. The farmers hay
no money to buy stock with; The most c
them think they can't feed cattle because the
can't raise corn" The question is what To q
about it. My own Judgment is that some of u
who have the courage of our convictions mus
fill it this fall with say 1000 head OF steers an
feed them during the winter on the availahl
products of the country, and demonstrate that
Crotit ran he made in fatteuinr cattle here tn
same as the bonanza farmers demonstrated tina
wheat could be raised ins the. Red river vale!
profitable, the farmers will take hold of 1t. Me
OF capital and our banks will furnish money t
carry the cattle while being fed by the tarner
THE RESULT.
A steady daily supply OF beeves will be pre-
dnccd the whole year through; then folio
Strengthening houses and their accompanying ir
dustries in their natural sequence. adding d
rectly to the wealth, population and retail trad
of our cities. and by adding TO the wealth of TIL
farming community indirectly adding largely
the wholesale ommerc and the MANUFACTURER
MISUNDERSTANDING the demand for lumber
and by better cultivation Of the land while d.
creasing the acreage cultivated in wheat wi
actually increase the quantity raised. Thus a
classes will he benefited. 1t seems to me to be
matter of 80 much Importance that 1t shoul
claim the best thought Of our best mel
Looking to the future, the question OF a prop
location for yards, feeding and Strengthening e.
Establishments may be a proper one to conslde
though ! consider this OF secondary lmportanc
Upon this matter l have triad to consider IL
question fairly and upon It's merits. II has o.
Cured to me that the location should be on
side the city proper, easily accessi' he to the cit
with good drainage and plenty Of water. Sut
u location l have secured. located about fc'
miles down the river from the city. 1t does n
follow, of course, because l have purchased til
land for this purpose. II is the best location,
that such establishments should be locate
there. In whatever we may do in this matter
want the hearty CO. cooperation Of every bnsine
man and citixen-and all these matters must
decided on their merits.
J. J. Hills REMARKS.
Mr.. Stickney introduced President Jam
J. Hill, of the Manitoba road, as a Minneso'
stock feeder who was qualified to speak FRO
experience on the subject of the cost al
profit of feeding stock Mr.. Hill was r