Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-10-26
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THE GROWING OF NEAT STOCK.

There is no industry connected with
arniug that offers more sure returns or
greater inducements to the farmer
the present time than does the
udicious breeding of neat stock for the
Hairy, for working cattle and beef, even
II New England 1t has been shown in
former paper that it is no hard matter
0 raise Il steer or heifer, which at two
ears of age would command $50 or $40
$ beef-which is fairly remunerative to
he producer. And still further, if these
nimalS were kept in "A thrifty condition
Il greater age, the hefer If allowed to
reed would increase in value from year
year till five or six years of age, and
the same time return in milk sufficient
pay for her keeping. In the case of
he steer no yearly return for his keeping
received, but there is greater increase
value consequent upon his greater
rowth, and as sure return in the demand
Or steers to "match up with others of
is kind. Nice ShOrthOrn steers are con-
nually being sought after for this pur-
ose. The Jersy craze has somewhat in
.rfered with the supply of animals of
ne latter class, and has also done con-
derablc to lessen the amount of neat
ock in the grazing districts.
a contributor to weekly farm journal
ON one of the large dairying sections
Vermont says that "AbOut one-half of
be calves are killed when day or two
d. few are fattened for veal and find
eir way to Boston market. The re-
ainder are fed on skim milk till August
September and many are sold to deal
s, who pay from 81 to $40 per head to
Ike them To other States. Some are
ppt till one year old and sold for $40 or
, per head, at which price but two
: nts a day are returned to the farmer
4 all his care and feed"
Ny own experience has taught me
at ordinarily common calves return
lt little profit to the producer if put
pom the market, when but from six
Dnth~ To year and half old. This
counts for the statement made that a
e-Weck-od veal calf will bring as
lch Is yearlng. Those who raise
EN- ought not to be obliged to sell them
hen they are not in demand. A heifer
II command "A more rcmunerative price
kept till she has arrived at maternity
steers also there is Il greater demand
zen it can be more easily told what
pv will make, or are of suitable size to
converted into beef. Iligh-blooded
,ck are the exception to the above
tement. As we have already stated,
milch COW and calf trade sadly inter
res with improvement in neat stock
REGULATORS are everywhere making
hpting offers for the best animals, offers
Iich when made to those in need OF
|ney, require considerable courage to
use. A farmer who had been in the
lctice of raising number of calves
n year told me recently that he had
Il off all his best cows, he could not
,rd to keep them at the prices offered
viewer shortsighted this may appear
one of the factors working against
pgressive stock raising. Others in the
nnecticut valley pursue the same
lrse as do the milkmen near our cities
uy the best cows, feed them higf
ough the winter, and sell them fol
purpose for which they will com
nd the greatest price, which is usually
beef. As Maj. Alvord says, at may
ult in temporary profit, but destroys
possibility of one important brancf
progressive farmng."--[ Springfield
publican.