Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-11-13
Tho Raaf Rnainaaa

The Beef business.
More than year ago The Mirror called
attention n The fact that Western csitis
ranches were being reduced by the sn-
erOsehments OF settlers. that breeding
stock vas being sent TO market N rate
which Indicated that many were going out
ot The business, and polluted out what the
'fcci would oe on New England n this
state OF things continued. Meanwhile
oar Western brethren who have seen the
slgns referred 10 have been slow 10 give
them The proper interpretation, bat st
lsst The Yarn. Stock and Home OF Mime
sPolis E.ses . column 10 the subject, In
which II says
II there Was q shortage OF forage
throughout The country, n chances favor.
81 the starvation OF stock this winter. or
u II would be likely 10 cost more 10 win.
ter II than u would be worth In The spring.
then the wholesale selling OF cows, heller.
and calves would be reasonable and jasti.
n,ble But on The contrary, the stock OF
hay and other forage aud OF corn Il prob.
ably the largest for many years. I, IL
doubtful N Tue time has ever been when
s,oek coeld be ~inisrei more ohesply than
u can be the comlng one. There IL one
other factor ln The problem which should
~ considered IN this connection; For .
year past the demand for blooiei bulls. Of
All type, has been extremely duh. For
The ranges this has been particularly
true, tho1gh the farmer. have shown bat
little II any more eagerness 10 Increase
their herds.
Now these points and considerations
srv significant, they are full OF meaning.
sni II IL the duty Of every farmer 10 solve
The mystery n be can. Does The great en-.
oias OF stock. especially OF cows and hsif.
srs, from The ranges, coupled with the
past poor demand for balls. indicate that
cattle growing there Ia on the dscllns' n
n does 10 means q future for farm beef that
farmers should lose no time In providing
fnr. 1.-THE rushing OF all kinds from farm
sni ranch. and the inilftrsnce to lneress.
O. propagation. a. Indicated by the light
demand for males. Indicates that farmers
have become disgusisd with recent lov
prices and are getting oct OF The business,
then u require. no gin OF prophecy 20 fore
tsli what the oesf market will De two or
three years hence.
In this discusslon of the suhlsct By q
candid. widsAvske Western Journal there
are several things for Eastcru people 10
consider Firsi IL the leading ssbleei,
that indieatss, ~ We have often claimed.
taa, there vii ye, BE- = good use f0uui
fnr New Eaglsni pastures. And nett IL
he fact that the grcs, and evidently pr.
msnsni dc.sriion of the stock business
comes ai time when many OF The grain
growers Ia The West are getting sadly dis.
courAgei and asking what they shall DO
usxl The same paper already qiotei, in
an article headed "cropless Farmers,
says
An average shortage. taking from each
farmer . portion OF bis crop, might
he compensated for by higher pfic-
-. BAT no compensation l, possible 10
thousands % cases. for In thousands of
cases The failure Was toisl-no wheat -
.sll. even n u broughi ten dollars bushel.
This may lead 10 q system 90 diversified
farming 10 the West. In which more stock
viii be kspt on the average farms, bot 10
will not make up fOr what is being taken
from The ranges. sni the consumers In
thst section % country are Increasing very
rapidly. EAsisrn farmers shoali s,aiy
ne sltaAilon and Jay their plans accord
ingly. Beef and mutton are not going
cot OF fasAlon. sni when many OF The
arg, proiaecfs sre oloslng ~ IL The best
time % start ln.-Mlrfor aud Farmer.