Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-04-03
Butter or Beef.

Jas, now while 90 many OF osr farmers
are considering the matter OF starting up
cresmery enterprises, the subject OF butter
making u sg,iust The f,ediug for beef, 10
. timely one, ard We give The following ar
tiele with it, nsares, from the Prairie
Farmer, Tor them 10 cyphsr upon. IL any
Ons Of our readers fnds his experience
does not oorrOborsts the conclusion reach
- We will gladly give him an opportunity
20 DC heard. Ills certain farmers must do
s0msthlng which shall bring an Income,
and " The farm is large or arespseiAbls in-
cone 10 desired. that which they take up
must be In large measure Q specially.
what shall u hr, butter or besff Let us
hear from oar readers on The subject
TOE farmer 10 mallng up bis mind which
of these products be shsll make specially
Of. will lad . good many points 70 eonsld-
or and comparisons IN make.
RELlTtvE CosT -First s 10 the cost l
believe II 10 sstlms,sd 90 cost no more 10
produce . pound % butter than 10 doe 10
make One and q quarter pounds of bee.
Bet puiiing 10 Nl 2 poends OF beef 10 The
poutd of butter. let rs see where We Will
come cut patiing besf.i 6 ceGis and butter
st Is csnts PER pound respectively. This
10 relatively higher price foF the beef than
for the batter. az 81 present 10 would tshs
show beef % hfips cents. whereas plenty
of daifynsn are getting q cents per pound
for their butter.
wouli II not be fair - pa, the gain OF q
steer for year a. e0e poundsl Then pat
The Yield Of batter Al $50 pounds; and ve
have &c 10 The credit Of the stssr and
ga So due, Q & fsrenee OF - 50 In favor OF
ne latter lfyoa thins go pounds .. not
enough gain % allow the steer, pat IL 81
20 pounds. bat yoa must allow The COW
80 pOuud. NOR. butter. ssy 500 pounds.
Then We have st5 and So, and The COW
gains by The change last $50. OF . bal
ance Ia her favor of so Zach one can ng.
are ou, the cosi sccordlug 10 bis own cir
cumsiancss. taking into consideration The
fact that he marie, can somsiimss De over.
stocked ulth beef. Bat rarely With batter
both. of course, 20 BE- slli-sdg.d.
bat yoa have cot % milk your COW
twice day. sst The MILK. make the butter,
etc SO ~ have, and 90 orsst that In
measure. Ne have calf. lot ofsfim' rnilt,
some buiisrmit. ,bi stll have The COW.
Bat The steer 10 gors and has carried oi
from The farm the msnurlsl elements eop-
t,lusd 10 SO pounds % Beef We have The
same COW 10 contlnge buslbsss With, bai
-ill have % boy another steer and run Tie
rlsk 90 getting a good feeder besides
HUrfEK on nEKT 1t must D. butter ~
hesf. when you NEEDLE With The butter
dsi BEEF animal, you cannot Esi nfb
quality ofslth,r pfoiuct When 700 grow
beef you want Tie ,nlmal Which Will give
you the mosi unis % iinerease fora given
amount 90 food. whcn yoa make butter.
a. animal 10 fsgalred which will make The
greatest uumb.f % poanis % batter from
a sivsn amount of food, AMI - select an
suimA ia, will not % this is 10 waste
f.od snd lO.s mouey. | have tiei The
beef mAilng plan sbi dii no, fod much
proft ln IL; am now Tying The buiisr'msk'
ins wsy and 30 FAD considerable money IN
H. bot my boil c,l',. n tarusd into steers
-ould ,l-.ys sell a. q blg lose Of three
year. of ass; vaef,n my heller calvs. al
t-o year. oli begin % pay their way. srd
will coniinue - 80 50 Tor years n come.
Ard "A ought % - taken into The ,co0unt
that thef. 10 more ssiisi.ction and genuine
pleasure In ownlng an ANIMAL year ,tsr
ys,r, knOvins that II 10 makiug moner TOT
yoa al The time, Than ihsfs 10 In t,eplng
obe uuul 700 begin 10 i,fs PRIDE IN hlm
snd then eel bin - he hatcher.
Tur ETmCs oF Ir.-I am aware ihs
there 1. no money pro1t 10 iooNng a.
q herd 0f profitable cows, bat there are
other kinds OF gfodI besides that OF money.
Aud ihe nan who tales pride in bis cows,
lovss 10 feed them aud &C. that their wants
are all supplied. s,stds perhaps = better
chauc. % loug ne. ani cheerful NE,
than be -no merely feeds loi OF steers
Is., % get the la.i dollar % proai out OF
thsm ant never pats bis hand. on them M
ls,. % -. how much tssh they are taking
ou.-Nalne Farmer.