The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-27
FEED RANGE SHEEP
THERE is MONEY IN DOING so
SAYS PROF. SHAW, OF THE
AGRICULTURAL STATION.
GOOD MARKETS AT HOME
FOR STOCK PATTERNED ON MINNIE
sofa FARMS-STATE'S EXPERT.
NIENT PROVES IT.
FARMERS BECOMING INTERESTED.
Next Sheep Rally to Occur at Madi-
GOOD MARKETS AT HOME
FARMERS BECOMING INTERESTED
Next Sheep Rally to Occur at Madi-
son, Mimi, May
10,

The increased interest being shown
among farmers regarding the gather
ing of range sheep on Minnesota farms,
has led to the calling of another sheep
rally, which will be held at Madison,
Lac qui Parle county, May 10. On the
subject of sheep feeding and killing for
the home market, Prof. Shaw. Of the
experimental station, in letter to the
Clio b says:
That our state will soon rank high
among the states of the Northwest as
a meat producing state, can scarcely be
questioned. That it has not ranked
thus hitherto is preculiarly unfortunate.
Had our people but given due atten-
tion TO this question years ago, we
would have been many millions richer
than we are today. Well, we cannot
recall the past, but We can pront by
its mistakes, and it is not yet too late
to make amends for our shortSlghteo-
ness.
The feeding of live stock from the
range at our station last winter, was
an unqualified success. The lambs not
only fed we'll, but, when put upon the
markets of St. Paul, they killed We'll,
furnishing an excellent quality of meat,
nor had they to be sent to st. Paul to
find a market They were sold to E.
NJ. PrOuty & Co., Of South st. Paul, and
W. e Mccormick. By the latter they
were slaughtered and sold to the re-
tailers, whom he supplies with meat.
They killed we'll and dressed well, yield
ing a much larger percentage OF dead
meat to the live weight than do lambs
as ordinarily fattened. And IN feeding
them a net cash profit was made OF
$l37 per head. If a farmer can make
that profit by feeding q carload or
lambs he is making good money while
thus engaged. The supply Of lambs
for feeding is not soon likely to run
short Sheep are increasing on the
ranges and the farmers are more and
more inclined to sell the wethers as
lambs, since when thus sold, further
hazard is taken away. And it is lambs
that we ought to buy for fattenlng.
Lambs make better gains than matured
Wethers They bring a better price
per pound, and they make better eat
ing. 1t is meet then that sheep rallies
should be the order of the day until
our people get to fattening sheep. The
next sheep rally is to be held at Madi-
son, in Lac Qui Parle county, on May
10. and it is expected that a great crowd
will be there.
The range steers fed at the expert
ment farm last winter, also gave
good account of themselves. They
were sold by Hon. w. M. Liggett, the
director of our station, to z. NJ. PrOuty
q Co. and w. f. Mccormick. They
buy meat from w. r. Mccormick, and
il any one wants to get piece of first
class range steer, l would suggest that
he find out who those retailers are. Mr..
Mccormick is greatly pleased with the
way those steers kill and dress, and
the animal industry department Of the
state farm is greatly pleased over the
$40 per head Of profit made from feeding
them, of course the season was a faV
orable one. The price of food Is low,
and the price of meat is good. Some
times these conditions are reversed. But
tell me, readers of the b e, did
you ever know community of farmers
given to feeding live stock who were
not prosperous?
To the writer it is exceedingly graft
flying that we have men with sufficient
enterprise to buy good meat that is
fattened in our state and to make it
accessible to our citizens without first
sending it to be slaughtered in Chicago.
All honor to the men who have the
nerve to put meat on the market with
out first asking the kings of the dead
meat trade for permission to do so.
Here then is a business that every
patriot in the state should foster. Look
into it, men of the peers. Turn upon it
the Searchlight Of critical examination.
1t will stand it. There are millions in
1t to Minnesota.
am glad to see so much
attention being given to the sugar
beet question. Even though no factories
are built, the growing of beets will be
a good lesson to the farmers. 1t will
help them in many ways, and most of
all, perhaps, in showing them the value
OF sugar beets as a factor in feeding
live stock. But important as that in
dUstry may prove to the farmers, there
is not a little of the money in it to the
state that will come from the growing.
and more especially the fattening of
live stock within our borders.