Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-08-09
STEERS DAY is COMING
Demand for Good Wall Again Coma
Prices Rule High.

Demand for Good WILL Again Coma
Prices Rule High.
Every dog has his day, at least u
they say, and just as the years con.
round the steer will have his SsS
The Homestead.
The current testimony of eyes
man we know who has given the sn; i
ject careful attention, is that thssS
has been a decline in the numbers Nj
beef cattle ia the corn and or.s
States Of the West. The same
port, but not with the same uniforM
ity, comes from the ranches
Unfortunately in these years of hH
preston the quality of the cattle h.,
run down. Buyers tell us that N
counties in Kansas, for exammH
where they could six years ago pohA
out great numbers Of herds of hp,N
grade cattle, few can be found nov
We think this statement is true ge
orally. Commission men tell US uN
same story. Our foreign friemH
gloat over the fact, as we see frmA
our exchanges, that the grade of mS
cattle is being lowered. The thhe
therefore now to do is, figuratiyes
speaking, to spit on our hands, aE
begin at once in dead earnest hH
work OF grading up. If shows !
of blessing is to fall on the cqutH
grower, and the skies begin now Nj
promise it, the thing to do is to hds
the platter right side up, a good bs
one. and catch the shower as it fail
We cannot begin too soon.
We are quite aware that cod
many of our readers will say ths
times are hard, and talk "depreS
sion," about the way the busines
man talked want Of confidence" lays
summer. We wish them to bear N
mind, however, that the calf that n
dropped in 1893, will not lie read
for market until 1896, and the prod
uce of the cow that is bred in lSs.
will go on the market in 1897, and
not in 1894. This should never Id
left out Of the account.
No man can foreteil what price
they will bring, but as things usualy
90 in this world, there is hill o.
the other side of every hollow, and
period of prosperity in advance OF evS
cry period OF adversely. TherefuE
we advise every cattle grower in thA
country to make up his mind that b
the future he will raise the best stuff
possible, and the way to do it is Il
buy for the head Of the herd young
bull, not only OF excellent breedlS
but of very great individual merit
DO not look at the color Of his hat
but note whether the hair is harsh \
not Get a COOL handler. Buy hilE
as cheap as you can, provided he Isl
good one, but do not higgle over
few dollars. Do not buy a poor Old
at any price, no matter what BIZ
pedigree.
Select the best cows you can gtl
for mating and then be prepared u
take care of the calves. Every dolla1
lost in years past in keeping catt3
will be made back. and much mora
by the man who raises good catteI
fc DIS them we'll. and has faith "4sa
grain of mustard seed" The steel
will have his turn and his dam and
sire will be counted worthy of honu|
just as surely as the horse, sheeI
and the hog have had their turns
There is no radical change whic7
as yet has been heard Of in the h
man stomach on account of which
is likely to refuse good beef, and uf
til this change comes, OF which l
doubt our medical friends will advis
US in time, it will pay to hold on Y
the best COWS, select for them th
best sires and take care of the pr@
eny.