Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-03-16
FARMER ANDPLANTER.
PLEA FOR IMPROVED STOCK.
4 Product of the Farm that WIN Always
Sell and Command Good Price.

a IfouuCt OF the Enrm inul VIII AiNNNh
Sell and Command Good Price.
The breeding Of thoroughbred stock
for the past decade has not been ms !
profitable MS it was some years ago.
That fascinating business, though, has
kept its place among the other indus
tries Of the country, and while it is
true that its returns in cold cash have
not rewarded the faithful and persovcr
ing breeder as he deserved, it has paid
better than breeding scrubs" in its
cash results, and in its satisfaction and
pleasure to intelligent and enterprising
breeders. 1t has paid an hundred fold
more than the scrub" has in money
and pleasure. If money had to be
raised to meet existing obligations, or
perhaps to meet interest on the farm
mortgage, there was always chance
to sell good stock at some price, and
raise the needed funds
Good stock will always sell, even If
it does not bring its value for the dis
Greet, thinking business man will be
able to turn his purchase into n profit
able investment, though it be small
one, because he may not be forced to
sell, but can take advantage of time
and circumstances to recoup his outlay
with a fair profit on his purchase. The
breeder of the scrub" animal has not
this advantage. Neither the beauty of
the scrub nor the allurements of
gain will be sufficient to convince the
discreet buyer that there is any hope of
making adequate returns for the outlay.
These considerations apply to all the
different breeds of animals, and prove
that the farmer who raises the best
stock of his chosen breed will be more
prosperous than his neighbor who
raises the "scrub" of that same breed
TO raise SCRUB" stock dwarfs the in
tellect and ambition of the man who
engages in it as badly as it depresscs or
fattens his pocket book, while it ban
ishes thrift enterprise and energy from
his farm, and soon develops the scrub"
farmer, while it writes scrub" on
every building and in every field of the
farm.
Good stock generally indicates . good
iafmerA 1t inspires desire to better
all the surroundings Of the farm, and
soon manifests itself in improved facili-
ties for farming; in better buildings, in
better and more beautiful surround
ings, all showing the value of i'm
proved stock as a money-maher and
debt-payer over the scrub" farming
that is the sure index of the scrub"
raiser
The breeder of improved stock is a
! public benefactor in a measure, and the
scope of his good work and the profits
! he may realize on his business will
often depend on how far he is removed
from 'scrub" influences and scrub
practices himself The example of the
breeder has much to do with his sue
cess. If he is engaged in raising thor
oughbred horses, or, to be more exact,
will say an improved breed of horses,
it will not inspire the man who visits
his barn to see on his way scrub
bull paying his devotions to lot of
scrub" cows, or to have his ears
greeted by the razor-bacll porcne
beauty borrowed from neighbor to
add numbers to the scrub squealers
who block the way to the stable where
the beautiful ClyGnsdale or thorough
bred stands to be admired. The prac-
tees of such man detracts from his
arguments in favor of his fine bred
horses, and his practice is as strong an
argument to the unthinlling or igno.
rant as his good horses are to the APP
precative visitor. The breeder of fine
stock must, as soon as he possibly can
divorce himself from the breeding Of
"scrub" stock of any kind and make
all the surrounding as near thorough
bred as possible. 1t will even add tC
the beauty of the barn-yard to have
the chickens belonging to an improved
breed, and such example may strike
even dull visitor and educate him III
to an appreciation of good stock, anC
in the future make him a purchaser
and breeder of some one of the improved
kinds to which his inclinations may
lead, and his purpose enable him to en-
bark in.
have remarked that the breeder o
fine stock is n public benefactor.
know of no greater benefit that can &C
crue to the farmers than TO enable then
to replace their scrub" stock with tn,
improved kinds. 1t will enable then
to largely increase their income with
out increasing their labor, expense o
care; and if human happiness is of an.
use to man, do not know of anything
in nature that will inspire more genu
inc happiness in a man than to view
and admire his own herd of fine cattle
horses, sheep or swine. While this i
the acme of human happiness t.
the successful breeder, it is no less
kind. How then shall the breeding o
fine stock be made profitable to tn
breeder and market secured for hi
surplus products? One important con
sideration is to keep, breed and sci
only the best for breeding purposes
Make the stock it own standing advel
tiser of it's merits, Breed as near pei
lection as possible, having an ideal t
, which you will endeavor to model tn
produce of the herd. In breeding cat
tie the Indifferent male will make
good steer and will make as muc
money as if left entire, and may saw
the reputation of the breeder. A poo
breeding animal leaving a herd is of n
credit to it, and while it may leave
few dollars in its place, it will proven
any more dollars going to that her
from the neighborhood where it ha
taken up its abode. This same polio
should apply to all kinds of fine stool
1t is not creditable to breeder VIII
{ knows what good type of breed is t
sell or impose one for breeding pu,
9 poses on man who is not familia
r with the merits of the breed, or who
: ignorant of the defects of the anim5
he buys.
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