Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-10-21
RETTR inns AHEAD.
lave stock and Farm Produce SAos
an Increase in Value


an Increase i'm Ta1ue-
Owners of live stock have been dis
couraged, as rule, during the past I'VE
years Horses and sheep have been 1oE
immediate returns very poor property
Cattle and hogs have 1T times been FaiIl-
able. but they too often have Afforded
no encouraging returns The signs OF
the times are changing, and there Is
now outlook for at least moderate I'D
provement In all classes OF i've stock
There is steady improvement II man
ufaeturing business and with the In
crease in such work there VIII be q
greatly improved demand for good
horses. As the income Of salarled peo-
pie and wage-workers Is advanced, the
grocers and other retail merchants VIII
be obliged TO have more of the average
sized horses for use on delivery wagons.
This VIII afford market TO many farm
ers for their average horses, and there
VIII be a tendency continually among
breeders, with advancing values, 10 pro
duce a better grade Of stock for the 1u-
ture. As values of al the different
grades of equine stock improve there
a
the general farmers which viii cause
them 10 invest in much-needed new I'M
plements and machinery
II is usually necessary on the aver
age farm TO depend upon such products
as the meats, butter, eggs, wool, etc,
for the current expenses and living OF
the family. Permanent Improvements
must be made, as q rule. from the re-
turns of the occasional sale of q team
or a single horse.
With the Increasing value of all kinds
of grain there is every reason to expect
an advance in the prices offered for all
grades OF live stock. There has been a
greatly diminished condition Of the
focks Of the country. SO that the heeces
viii not gIut the near future. The dis
position of so many people TO economic
in clothing during later years viii
necessarily, of course, force the masses
TO buy more freely in 1.-The near future.
This urgent demand viii advance val
ues materially. With the masses oi
working people employed also, there
viii be q steady advance in the demand
for meats and the greater variety OF
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their expenditures for the table there
viii be a sure and steady call for more
of the farmers products
IT is generally claimed that the sup
ply of hogs throughout the country Is
less than for some years hitherto. The
markets at the yards indicate an up
ward tendency, so that producers OF
pork may take courage TO give much
better care TO the swine than they were
disposed to do of late because of low
values.
1t must be remembered that with i'm
proving times and values in their
products the farmers themselves viii
be disposed 10 use more freely better
foods for their tables and more Of their
best products generally. because of the
fact that an increase in their incomes
VIII permit more liberal living. In too
many cases during panic times some
farmers felt themselves compelled to
use for their own provisions largely the
products which were perishable and to
some extent unstable. A slight i'm
provement all along the line should
give courage for renewed effort.
Everything produced on the farm has
now enough worth to warrant the own.
Prs IN giving If the best care and Rtten
don.-Farm and Fireside.