The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-08-13

possession of it eight years ago. Mr. Hannas en-
tire surroundings are neat and attractive. His
garden was pronounced the cleanest the commit
tee had seen. Mr.. Archer remarked that
farmers do not pay sufficient attention to the
first consideration, as they furnish one-half Of
the farmers living. Mr.. Hannas stables and
outbudings are conveniently arranged: He has
very handsome; These COWS have produced as
high as IS lbs. of butter in week. He also has a
pure bred Jersey bull and remarkably fine lot
of grade Southdown sheep. The farm is well ar
ranged, the barn being situated so that all of the
fields can be directly reached from 1t.
VIM. Webster said that when MIR. Hanna took
the place it was entirely out of condition and he
therefore deserved great credit for the improve
ment he has made.
The topic for discussion selected by Mr.. Hanna.
was: Does it pay to raise stock? IL so, what
Mr.. Hanna was of the opinion that it would pay
to raise stock of all kinds to a certain EXTENT
For instance, it would pay to raise and sell one
or two colts every year. He prefers TO cross
large, muscular mares with Percheron horses
The colts from this cross are large, make fine
workers, good drivers and will sell well at any
time farmer should also raise all his best
calves, either for milk, butter or beef. lIcdoubt-
ed whether there was any profit here In raising
stock cattle to sell. There is more profit in rails
ing sheep than any other stock. With a flock of
sheep you can double your money in less than a
year. A few years ago he bought 20 ewes, Cots.
void crossed with Southdown. They gave To-.
lambs. Of which he raised % and sold them at $3 %
each, making $33250. The wool brought $Si.B0,
making $4l710 in all. They cost 1925 piece, or
S2l3.75. Thus the net profit was Sl73.S5, with the
was the price at which he sold some of them. His
investment of S243' in less than one year had in
creased to Si3935. He had always had good luck
with sheep he said. Mr.. Hanna added that he
would not raise lambs if he wanted large flock
but would rather buy good stock ewes. He had
also found hogs profitable. Every farmer should
raise his own meat and have some to sell. Chick
ems also as profitable any stock that can be
james Lee said he believed it would pay better
to raise horses and mules than to buy themes
pecialiy heavy draft horses. These may be had
prn mi
ing mules might be more profitable than raising
horses Blooded horses are not profitable here
1t will pay to raise calves from our good cows
but 1t would not pay to keep cows especially for
raising calves. Hogs arc profitable also.
Robert +. Hanna was in favor of raising horses.
a good colt at years old will be worth from $50
TO 500. Sheep had paid him from 100 to $50 per
cent every year. 1t is better to buy stock sheep
and sell the lambs instead of raising them. He
has three hefers and one old COW, which produce
from 50 to 80 lbs. of butter week. They are fed
little ground corn and oats every day, even
when on pasture. He preferred corn and oats
ground together, at the rate of Il bushel of corn
for COWS. 1t makes the butter firm.
Edward 2. Moores said the ACCESSIBILITY of rails
ing stock depends on the way farmer is stu
which is under cultivation, but on large farm,
where there is waste land, it would be profita-
BILE. He thought the estimate of cost for rails
ing a colt was exaggerated. Sheep will pay bet
ter than any other stock.
views.
VIM. d. Lee finds it profitable to raise stock of
all kinds. He works only good-sized mares alto
gether and breeds them with profit. He is now
raising three mules. Horses are now higher
than any other stock. He has Il flock of South
down sheep that pay well Some OF the
bucks are sold every year for breeding purposes.
lie raises the best eve lambs Cotswods crossed
with Southdown are the most profitable sheep
They give more size and yield more wool than any
other sheep. He has full Berkshire sows, crossed
with Poland China, and finds they make more
either kind. He had found it paid well to raise
grade Shorthorn cSttle.
b. H. Barnes believed nearly every kind of
stock can be raised with profit. There is some
profit in raising horses, particularly, if they are
sold at the right time. At four years old they
will always command fair price. He thought
the Cleveland Bay the best horse to breed from.
The colts are of good coors, good dispositions and
large enough to make good coach horses, A pair
of good Cleveland bays, weighing 200 lbs each
would sell for $1,000. The Percherons are too
large, generally, for our purposes. There is also
in almost any kind of hog it will come out right.
The last few years he has been crossing pure
good results. Many of his spring pigs average
200 lbs. each by the LIST of December. For far
mers o purposes however pork PORK, ought to be from
home-raised steers, three years old, that weighed
400 lbs: He realized $500 for them.
Il. b. Whistler also thought there is profit in
horses, the heaviest being most in demand. His
experience with sheep was not as favorable rs
M sa ksg % @ p a9FGe a d
cattle would have yielded him 800 advance every
year. He would raise all the heifer calves from
can make more pork from Chester hogs, for a
given amount of feed, than from any other kind,
but the Chester are too fat for table use. He
prefers Berkshire and Chester crossed
VIM. Munnikhuysen thought every farmer
should raise some stock. In doing this the most
important thing is to have pure-bred males. If
dairy cattle, have a pure-bred Jersey bull or for
beef pure-bred Shorthorn. In breeding horses
it is especially important to have pure-bred
male Colts produced by cross of the Percheron
with our mares would be the most profitable.
Everybody tries to raise fancy horses and if they
huvn mi haV re nf lg iU
will sell anywhere. There may be some profit in
raising mules, but they are not as saeable as they
are almost certain to get matches, which is a
great advantage in selling large horses. Sheep
a nSS are ed yUd b TO ro
pure bred males. He believed there was more
profit in raising heifers than steers.
John Moores said II there is no profit in raising
stock he don't know where there is any profit for
the farmer. Farmers recognize this fact and more
colts and young cattle are being raised now than
ever before. Farmers ought to be encouraged to
raise horses; but not mules. With mules on a
farm you are at your ropes end and can't raise
colts. 1t is well to raise few OF all kinds
horses, cattle, sheep. hogs, even poultry. Then
you will always have something to sell. One year
during the war he kept 60 sheep, his sales of wool
and lambs amounting to $40. The lambs were
sold at $40 head.
r. Harris Archer thought it depended very
much upon how man is situated whether he can
probably raise stock or not. On small farm,
with nice clean land, if you raise colts, calves,
pigs, sheep and chickens the place will soon be
overrun and your grass all eaten up There is
now mania for raising colts, but it may be run
into the ground. 1t will take four years before
you get your money back and by that time horses
may be cheap On good farm of say 100 acres it
will pay better to fatten Is cattle every year than
to raise much stock. On 200 acres more stock
could be raised
VIM. Webster said no farmer should buy what
he can raise. There IS profit in raising all the
stock he needs. No matter how small the farm
is the farmer can raise colt. calf or few
sheep All the good calves S ssG pn be raised and
profitable stock to raise. If you want a good
flock you must raise them. The plan is to buy
goodstock ewes and pure-bre buck. Every year
keep from to II of the best ewes. The profit
may not be so great as from buying stock ewes
every year or two, but there is much satisfaction
in observing the improvement of the flock. He
would say there is profit in raising stock of all
kinds. but he would make no specially of any
Judge Jas. D. Waters said raising certain
amount of stock is an essential part of every far
mer's work. There is no question that 1t pays. 1t
is necessary to keep COWS Tor milk and butter
and it certainly pays to raise calves. A farmer
must have work stock and it pays to raise colts.
some mares and raise colt between times. A
farmer has 40 business with thoroughbred
horse, but should raise good-sized horses: For
these he can get good prices. Judge Waters
prefers the Percherons. If farmer keeps Jer-
sey COWS it will pay to raise the heifers but not
not pay to keep Shorhorns for milk. He had a
Shorthorn COW that supplied two families with
milk and butter for weeks. He did not see why
such Shorthorns would not answer for farmers
purposes The difference in the price of thorough
bred and grade stock is now so little that he
thought farmers should use thorough-breds on
both sides. By breeding large mares to good
horses the colts at three or four years could be
sold at an average of $3.50. occasionally more
Hogs are necessary evil on a farm and he wants
Berkshires. Sheep are profitable but require
large range to go into the business extensively
Every farmer should have a little flock. There
is more profit in stock than in grain. Plow as
little as you and raise all the stock possible
H. w. Whistler thought that on a good sized
farm sheep would be the most profitable stock to
raise. Farmers would also find it profitable to
raise heavy draft horses, which always sell at a
good price. 1t is nice to have horse that can
step along fast but IL farmer has one he is apt
to step out too often. Nine times out of ten in
breeding for fast horses you get horse that is
neither fast nor fit for work horse.
X. John Rogers, the President, said that no
agreed generally with the other members. On
small farm il a farmer raises little stock of
every kind n ia ant TO get OyerstOcked, and