The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-08-16
Agriculture.
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Ne line 81 agriculture j. mote fascinating
10 ambitious young neu than The rearing
Of pure bred live stock. Many, however
enter into the business without giving
themselves tha, thorough training essea-
tiai 10 sneeess. they dri't iu,o u, following
their natural bent taking np the more In
,ellec,uai side o. The calling, and fail TO
drill themselves properly 10 The little do
tails Of handling. feeding and managing
Al NECESSARY 10 success Tue b,si mer-
chants are those Who have grown up in The
business iron cash boys and have learned
by years Of dradscry jus. how each branch
Of the business is conducted The young
man, the goal Of whose ambition is to
some day own aud manage heard OF pure
brcds. should begin at once by schooling
himself in handling aud managing Just
such animals as Le may iiod sbont him TO
day. Feeding calves may not appear to he
very elevating work, yet until one can sue.
cessfuly feed calves BIO should not think
OF taxing care OF older animals How can
one leave TO others duties which he can
not perform thoroughly and we'll himselff
Having learned just how young call
should appear when we'll fed, one IL ready
to take the next step in the business. IL
rightly started the young animal is on the
way to thrifty yearlIng. and here again
study is needed to makel,hat happy do
cision between Improbable overlooking
and not less expensive undertaking.
In studying how to feed and handle. too
great haste should not be incurred because
OF the drdugery; to do anything well and
easily and 10 have the Judgment rendered
louick and active one must repeat the
operation he Is studying many times. Our
Young stock breeder, reading the drec-
tions given by noted catilemen. warns mp
and feels that he can rapidly learn to dc
lust as they are doing; let him remember,
however, that these men have many oil
them grown gray in their calling and that
they started out as we'll equipped mentally
and with as great ambition to succeed as
the coming generation, and only the long
procession OF years has given these mas
tiers the dizziness and good judgment they
now exhibit. To hope to acquire the same
same degree OF experiences in brief time
is utter folly. Reading alone will mol
make expert. No one can at first pitch
base ball successfully after having care
fully studied the directions from book
Careful, thoughtful reading will help one
greatly and materially shorten the tint
required to attain success, but reading
must be followed up by extended practice
Young men who cannot own full blood
! can get excellent practice in banding
grades. They can procure pure bred sire
for any other system is absolutely mex
cusable at this time and can rapid.
grade up the herd with ample opportunit
for carefully observing tho value OF goo
blood. They can take much pride an
gain a world OF information in just thi
. work. The young man who will not i'm
prove to the utmost tho cattle he ma
happen to possess, but neglects then
,ouping for the time TO come when be ca
own better ones, is not worthy OF bis call
ing and bis pretended devotion to such
| not deeply enough planted to ever bel
7" fruit, even il it has al opportunity. !
be expert 10 pedigrees is very proper an
essential, but one had thousand tint
better begin his studies by rendering hin
self expert in feeding, handling and JUDI
> ing. When this is acquired in fair meal
ure the other can be added. and then OF
can set out on the road with little fea
but that success will ultimately crown b
efforts.
Another point: Ambitious young mi
are not always willing to begin IN smt
way and let time take up what they la
IS in money. To start with one or two pur
bred females seems entirely too small
beginning for their ambition, and rath
!, than take up with SO little they make
start at ell. No greater mistake could
you made. 10 beginning so small there
almost no chances OF failure, while the Q
portunity for studying is concentrat
IT thereby. We have in mind some OF
- very best breeders whose beginning seel
very Insignificant compared with prese
attainments The long years have bfoue
much experience 10 them. and with the
creasinp herd comes decreased expefief
and tie Judgment 81 essential to succe
We have had to look around us and q
\ SIEVE hpu be majority Of cur success
men have begun AMI advanced to get
excellent idea Of the best way to proct
IN building mp and managing herd