Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-11-24
LIVESTOCK RAISING.


One Of the Most Promising Branches os
Farm Enterprise.
There are greater openings In tho
line OF stock-farming than any other
branch OF farm enterprise for the man
who embarks in 1t intelligently. Not
only SO, but there is fascination
about 1t that can not be found else
where. To the young farmer about to
choose the line OF work in which he
expects to spend the years OF his life
We would say. carefully investigate the
claims Of the stock-farm before you
finally decide. As profitable rs is the
breeding good stock to-day, It must be
n better business In the near future.
The public domain Is rapidly narrow
ing into thing Of the past and must
soon be no longer disturbing element
In the stock business.
The population Of our country is
rapidly increasing. making greater
demand for all kinds OF domestic ami
mails and their products, and this con-
dition of affairs must continue to grow
more pronounced from year to year in
definitely.
1t must be borne in mind, however,
that the successful stock-grower will
not be he who is engaged in raising
scrub stock OF any kind, but the man
who raises COOL stock. stock that is
specially adapted to the market he Ia
catering for.
The man who in the future Is thor
oughly successful in the business must
be posted in his business, and the more
thorough his schooling the better his
chances OF success. He must not mere
ly understand the theory OF breeding
and feeding, OF handling and market.
ing. but he must have practical knowl
edge upon all these points.
Let the young man who chooses thi,
work begin at the bottom OF the bust
ness and grow into it--in other words
grade himself up. II he can. let him
take a position in the employ OF some
breeder who is known to be a master
OF his business, and there learn all
that he can by observation and by act
ual experience in the work. At the
same time he must not forget that this
business, like any other. must be stud
led. Let him get such standard book
rs are within his reach, and ut tn
same time take one or more good farm
papers, for farm paper is record o
what is being done throughout tn
world in his line OF business, and iron
it he will learn OF all the new thing
rs they are discovered.
If it Is not practicable to learn tn
business in the employ OF some on
else he can begin in small way 70
himself and learn the business as h,
goes along Let him not make to-
much haste. and II he reads up closel,
and watches the results of his man
agement, correcting mistakes rs they
appear. he will soon acquire tn
knowledge necessary to go on wit
the business successfully, though h
will always find new things to learn
In fact, the man who can not lear
something new about his busines
every season is not a progressive man
and it is only question Of time whe
he will drop out OF the race and be
come a mere fossil or petrifaction.
II he has not means to at once foun
II herd or flock OF pure bloods, let hir
start with common females. using onl
-blooded sires, and grade up unit
he is in a position to make a prope
} start In breeding pure-bloods. He ca
both make money and get experienc
in grading up the stock he has.
Do not expect to step full-fedged int
the business successfully. 1t was onl
in NEUROLOGICAL times that people wer
born fully developed and equipped 70
their places In action. In these day
people must grow into the stature {
manhood and into the knowledge net
essary to conduct business success
fully, and stock-raising is no exceptio
to this rule, but with proper know
edge and wide-awake. observan
mind, ready to take advantage Of an
learn from circumstances as they oc
cur, there is no more attractive fiel
than this.-Sionr city Tribune.