The Red Cloud chief., 1888-10-19
IMPROVED 1--we o @
Why ~ IL - Necessary ~ Improved Ar.
piruituvAt MashtweyS,

Closely following the advance ~ th
mechanic arts. we lind the agriculture
industries with improved marbincr,
and improved methods ~ iillagc. IN
nbling the farmer to double his acrcng,
and more than double the value of hi
prod uciion.
The Intelligent farmer readily fall
In line with these advanced ideas. No
waiting Va be told IL will be % vayivs
Investment. he at once supplies him
self with the latest understanding mn
culinary, and adopts the improved
methods ~ tillagc.
observation and experience IN,
taught him II will no longer pay u
resort 10 the old hand cradle 10 harvest
his wheat that IL will ie n paying In
vestincnt 10 put from tiOo 10 ti5O In q
modern sclf.biDding harvester.
While he Is cver ready Ia ndoJt these
improved methods In grain farming,
be IL slow to adopt improved methods
Of stOckraising. from which 70 large
part Of the profits from general farming
would be- derived.
With improved cattle the unmarked.
able and by.prodnct of the farm could
bc marketed with profit. Will. he
secs the wisdom Of investing n hun
drcd dollars or more In a self. binding
harvester. he does not see the wisdom
Of investing u like amount In n
thoroughbred bull by which he would
double the value Of his livestock pro-
duction. He does not stop to consider
that the thoroughbred bull II 10 the
scrub what the improved sclf.binding
harvester Is ~ the old h%nnd-crndle
which ho In, abandoned. Why does
he adopt the improved methods of
grain-farming and reject the improved
methods Of sto~ck-raisingp
il IL not from tho fact TINT ho hns
n experience with tho former and
proved It's value, while with the other
hc Inns Ind M experience, but takes IL
for granted that u will not pay. and
never tries itP This would seem to DO
The charitable solution ~ tn. problem
for Ind hc ever had the service NJ u
thoroughbred bull. he would DO no
rcady To return u tho scrub than
tn the old hand.crullc long since nbnn-
Now. my good farmer. you that have
proven the value III modern wgricultur.
ri machinery. but have not proven
shc value Of IL thoroughbred bull, when
compared with tho native scrub. OK.
tho fnct- ~ they are placed be-
fOre you. and nOts tho difference In
value Of imported cattle when COM
pared with tho native scrub, to which
~ dcnrly cling.
Last year the Bureau of Animal In.
ut Washington among other
obtained from authentic
sources tho railing value Of the various
of live stock, and placed In
form the average price per
|icnd III these various Glasses.
These statistics show the average
price pcr head Of thrce-ycar.old
cattle to he $3.50. - tho
average prico Of high grades. ~, Is
average price Of thrce-fOurths
$ji.i2 the average prizes ~
half bloSls. $50. W. while tho average
price of native cattle was but s?s.5 81.
licrv Is II difference ~ sS3. 10 In favor
bf 10 steers from scrub COWS by u
thoroughbred bull. and 10 steers from
same cows by u scrub bull.
In other words, the farmer with 10
scrub COWS u afford tO pay SSU for
tho service ~ IL thoroughbred bull. or
counting money with ton per cent. ho
afford to pay $500 for II thorough.
bred hull and then be M wcll ON NJ ho
IL ~brceling scrubs. Now. IL there u
with ton or fifteen common COWS
can tr%uthfully say that IL will pay
lO invest 800 or more In u self.bindiny
but will not pay to invest II
like amount In II thoroughbred short
horn bull. when with tho present prices
hc u got II good one for that money?
To 81 u little further with these figures,
his ton cows high grades (Which
they could bc with two or three crosses
with thoroughbred bulls. ton steers by
u thoroughbred bull would bc worth
u than the ton scrubs. He
'ould therefore afford Ia pay ii. 900 for
u Thoroughbred bull u use ON his ten
grade cows and thcn make ~
much money rs with his scrub cows
and scrub bull.
The farmer does not now have to
pay kj.WW for u thoroughbred bull
he cnn got u good ono for from 500 tn
eiJ. VIZ say, then. II you do not wish
Ia stand In your own light. get u thor.
Mghbrod bull ut once. and keep the
live stock branch ~ your farming
abreast with your grain farming. To
make money on u small farm the two
must go hand In hand. To do less YOU
may get u fair living for yourself aud
but YOU u not make farming
u success or ennOblc tho calling which