Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-09-27
Turning Corn Into Beef.

Cor Country Gentleman.
The remarks Of Mr.. Stahi, about
feeding the refuse fodder of the corn
fields along with the cheap corn, and
making handsome profit of its
is one Of the most complete answers
to the inquiry, "why farming does
not pay" that I have seen in a long
time. also notice that last week co.
600 cattle were received at the Chica>
60 cattle yards, out of which only
1000 head were so excellent as to
command S. and better per cwt., the
great bulk selling below $3.50; and
why was this so, with corn selling at
16 to DC, and 4O,0OO,0OO acres of corn
fodder absolutely wasted? Why
should not the two have been COM
bined, and the $2.ll-per.cwt. steer
made to bring $50 in the Chicago
market?
This recalls remark made at a
Minnesota institute. AT a "recess"
one of the corps workers heard a far
mer say that the institutes did not
pay, and further that no foreign"
speaker could give the farmers any
pointers that would benefit them;
that farmers were doing all that
could be done now to solve this prob
lem.
1t so CHANGED that the foreign
peaker veorheard the remark, and
"let go" something like this: "The
counties in the southern part of Min
nesota no doubt raised close to a mil
lion acres of corn, two thirds of which
was wasted so far as relates to the
fodder-which is the best half of the
corn crop if rightly saved. Corn is
selling for 22c. for 56 lbs. Two-year
old steers sell for $2@2.5O per cwt.-
about $50 each at the best. Now j
one>half of this corn had been ensil'
aged, ears and all-say 100000 acres
of it at cost of S. per acre-everJ
acre of this corn would have amply
fed $30-steer, so that in March HI
would weigh l 400 lbs, and sell fol
$7O@75. Instead of selling 40 bush
els of corn for about 80, and throwing
the fodder away, the crop could b,
sold for about $40 per acre and over
and the manure made would pay TO
the labor of feeding. These 39O,OO
steers would furnish Chicago will
10000 head per week for 10 week
and sell for at least $12,0O0,0OO. TIL
corn would barely bring $780, 900
and where would the ranch men art
their $3.50 beef be while selling tn
Minnesota steers?"
1t is no use to say that farmin,
does not pay until we have provet
hat all the farm resources have bee
gathered up and economically utili2
ed, and the grass crops of the farm
like corn fodder, &C., been put to sui
stantial use, and condensed into bee
mutton or milk. Politics, organiza
ton, or a man who wants office, car
not so direct person as to make
good farmer of him. This elemen
comes from the man who lives O
the farm, and it is he who mus
: grow cheaply the big fat steer, mil
the good COW, raise the large crol
, and administer the affairs of tn
farm. AS Mr.. Stahl says, it is MOI
grit" corn-knives, slices, and MOI
l good animals, that give the profit j
: farming; not grumbling, and tryir
, to shift the responsibility of POI
1 crops, thin steers, sixteen-dollar Gov
, and eight>cent butter upon those {
whom we are dependent for the COZ
1 sumption of our surplus farm pr,
duce. While they are asking us q
the time for higher grade of pr
duce, are we always doing our be
: to supply that demand?