Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-03-29
ACE AND DISEASE.
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The great change In the methods Of
supplying dressed beef To consumer. In
this country has hal marked effect
upon the character ot dairy her,is not
only In New England hut wherever dair,
COW. are kept. The dressed beef trade
has had a depressing effect upon the
trade In domestic beet of all kinds bat
especially on the cheaper grades such a.
COWS aud light oxen. First-cilss.
Young, heavy oxrn viii always sell, but
the numher of butchers Who keep M
their facilities for slaughtering and car.
Ing for domestic beef has greatly de-
creased In all country places. The conn-
try slaughter house has been abandoned
10 far greater extent than has the
country farm. Many sc-cslled buichers
~ho are doing business nov hardly know
how 10 drr.s q circtss, so that In many
PLACES even veal calves are not wanted
unle.s they have passed through some
grrat ahstiolr.
These changes 18th the constant low
pricc % dressed meat have had q ten-
dency "a
To Nrrr DAIRY COWS NUCu Io>Grn
la service. While ten years ago = COW
was old aud unsalable at ten ar twelve
years. nov II I. not uncommon Ia nnd
COWS from fourteen to sixteen or eighteen
wear. old. MANY farmers keep COWS as
long az they Will brcc,l aud until their
teeth ar. so nearly used up a. Ia max.
them very poor feeders, indeed till the,
are not worth fsttening al ell. Brcsiers
Of fancy stock often treat their animals
In thl. way, keeping them I'LL they arr
actually worthless fot any purpose.
ca milk-prciuclng farm. COWS srr
traded much mOrr than where butter az
chee-e Ia made. Owners being obliged
To supply a uniform quantity ~ milk for
their trade change Of their COWS % the
Weld decrease. for such as arr fresh In
milk. This has built up trade In dry.
partially DRY or old cheap covs. Men
sho will not bc confncd "a regular milk
ing hours or Who live AZ distance from
a milk route, fall Into this line of cow
farming aud COW trading. In Just about
the rate of increase In age Il
riIE I>cREAsE 90 DISEASE.
Every poultry keeper knows that the
rate IL mortality u much greater Ia
hens that are two wears old or over than
In those that arc not over eighteen
months. in all animal age aud disease
20 together. roultry men have learned
that hens pay best when the oil stock !.
changed annually.
sNins brc~ier. have learned that pis-
pay far better than hog, that eight ot
nine months l. a. long a. Que can Afford
to keep the-e animals for pork making
old .hecp ar, never Ia demand a. breed
er. or feeders. The profit comes from
Young snlmals.
Thi. 4. a. true ot COWS AZ 81 Other
animals, and nov that tgbcrCulosl. u
thrrAtsning the profits ~ dsirying q new
iniuccmsni pr-.sut. liself for reducing
the average axe of our herds.
FAKxTRs snoULp RAISE MORE urirLRs
and have q full supply a, all time, Ia re-
place older animals or anv that are in
any Way inferior az unsstlsfaciory. In
come towns the domestic butchsrins !.
going inio new hands, indiyidual farmers
Milling fof ncighborhood aud dividing
the quarters az half quarter. among
nsighbor. after the old Ncs England
style 10 half century ago, when pieccs
wsre borrowed snd lent.
Country people are becoming too de-
pendent on the butcher's daily appcsr-
ancr With hls western dressed beef. IL
we are afraid ~ tut-rculou. bs.f u, "a.
produce our own more than Ne have
done and use u while Il !. Young and
healthy. Young beef i a good deal bc,-
a., .uA f.r s.f,r than old. New Eug.
land Farmer.