Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-05-01

IA John M. Jamison in the Farmers Home
lays: Pure bred stock has an intrinsic
value above the common animal of the
farm that is without pedigree known or
unknown, and on account of this greater
value for use should be worth more mon
ey, but there is limit to the money
value that should be placed on these an
imals. The high prices that are claimed
to have been paid for animals In some
herds, particularly by some breeders of
swine in the northwest, are out OF all
reason and he that takes any stock in
these claims, or believes them, is lacking
in wisdom.
We would particularly caution the
young breeder against purchasing stock
at such rates as these high-priced breed
ers ask. There are two reasons at least
for this caution. 1t is hardly possible to
get the money back again, and more, pay
ing high price for breeding stock does
not make mans reputation as breed
er. This is something that money can
not buy, nor Dragging establish. Yet
these great claims made by breeders in
duce many to embark in the business of
breeding fine stock that are in no way
qualified to undertake it. They may have
/ not the brains or experience to keep it
up. When they get the experience, some
4 body else has so much of their money that
they find there is no profit in the bust
ness, and abandon it, disappointed and
Disguised with the whole thing.
Good stock to start with can be bought
at living prices. The pedigree may be
plain. but that is not what Is wanted to
start with so much as quality. Pedigree
must be built on quality. otherwise it is
without quality. Buy quality first, and
SO much of pedigree afterward as your
purse will allow; it is much more profit
able to go wild on quality than pedigree.
Elf without experience as to quality and
pedigree. go slow; pay only such prices
&as you have good reason to believe you
Hcan realize profit from.
Let the old and experienced breeders
pay these boom prices or swap at ex-
<crbitant rates. No man should launch
put as breeder of pedigreed stock to be
sold for breeders that has not had previ-
&ous experience in growing such breeds of
ftock for common every day use. From
<his comes the necessary experience to
make success of the undertaking.
In breeding pigs this year have a
Thought about the production of bone
muscle; don't feed in such way that you
will be compelled to leave the farm to
pny bone. This is the general cry of farm
Srs purchasing breeding stock They
want more bone, as their hogs have be-
eome too fine boned 1t does not occur
TO them that the breeders of fine hogs
nave been trying for years to get rid of
Eoarse boned animals and produce such
zone as is required to carry the animal
% market; no more of 1t nor no less than
y absolutely necessary. The farmer can
row bone cheaper than he can buy it,
mo 1t is to his interest that he should do
it for hog that lacks in bone as to
HIze and quality. lacks in vitality. Hence,
~ is necessary, If we would have healthy
1nimals that we feed for bone as we'll as
I'd
Most farmers that grow and fatten pigs
Hfeam, think and plan about four-fi
Of the time about producing fat, the re-
Mainder of the time they think of growth.
4ou say this is broad assertion; we are
5pfe in making it, and can prove It by
uoting the kind of feed used. The man.
ner of feeding and thinking should be
{eversed, plan most of the time for
Erowth, rather than fat, and then there
vii be better health among the herds,
md in the long run greater profits real
Wed- 1t is possible for the pig farmer to
ROW all crops on the farm necessary for
the proper feeding and development of the
Digs he grows for market. 1t will re-
Quire in many instances a little work out
on the usual line, a little driving away
rom old ruts, but if properly managed he
III find profit in so doing.