Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-02-01
NUTS FOR MEAT MAKERS TO CRACK,

Paris. Ne.
NUTS FOR MEAT MAKERS TO CRACK.
AT the late gathering Of the Live STOCK
Exchange at Sioux City, Pres. W. ii.
Thompson, Jr., delivered an address from
which ~e make some abstracts OF value
10 growers East as well ss West, snd
lessons Of Importance TO growers every
here.
The maintenance of the avenues oil
outlet, the foreign markets, for our sur
plus rests largely with the producer.
There his product comes 10 strong CON-
petition with that OF other nstious, pro-
ducvd AT times under more favorsal,
that of our own.
The time Is last approaching when the
quality of our productions ~ill be The
standard Of admission To foreign mar
kets. liz should be the aim not only OF
the producer, but also those Who are
interested Ia the expectation OF live
stock and meat food products 10 know
that none but the very best In quality Is
sent abroad.
Undoubtedly the be-f-producing In
dusiry Is the branch OF agriculture just
!, Claiming the most serious considers-
ton, and IL Is one OF more Importance 10
our constituents than any other. Ii l.
important because large amounts OF
money are represented in the raw ma
terisl; IL Is important because OF the
great expense In caring for, furnishing
teed, and fattening for market. And let
me right here remind you OF the tsct
With nich YOU are all douotless familiar.
that this latter expense Is about the
same per head on fstts ming common or
inferior class Of cattle as IL is on the
grades and thoroughoreds. The results
derived from feeding given quantity oil
corn and other fst-produciDg food 10
given number of cattle, as far as increase
In weight il concerned, may be prsticslly
the same with cattle as with grade or
thorOughhreds, while the market value
OF the mstured animals is from 80 cents
To 81 30 per 100 pounds In favor OF the
latter, which fact should convince the
producer that In order TO obtain the best
price for his feed he should feed II to the
better grade of cattle.
Prepare and market your beef steer
either as a yearliug or year-old; In no
case keep them beyond three years. IL
Il during these years that the sap IL In
the beef, and IL fat the animal Is In IN.
best condition for the market be will
ever be, or you can ever make him.
There Is no surplus Of bone or Tat that
natures after the third year that adds TO
his marketable value, and then again,
after that time greater quantity and
heavier feed il required. The heavy
cuts Of beef that were once In demand
are fast losing their prestige, as now the
general inquiry and demand OF the con-
sumer l. for prime young lightweights
OF beef.
As an auxiliary 10 profitable cattle
feeding. the hoy il necessity. The
same suggestion regarding early matur-
ity and marketing apply with equal force
10 this animal As 10 beef csttle. Not
many years ago the heavy hog was In
the greatest demand by slaughterers on
account Of the heavy cuts OF mest and
the large Weld Of lard obtained, while
to-day the lighter cuts OF pork have the
preference OF the consumer, and there
fore the slsughterer, who l. Obliged to
cater 10 the customers, must have the
lighter weights, aud then sgSin, ther.
have been manufactured and placed on
the market substitutes which with many
consumers take the place OF lard and si
a less cost 20 them, and 10 such an ex-
tent, that for the present at least, the
heavy packing hog has given way 10 hi-
e-rly msrured lighter weight brother.
Have them ready for market and mar
ket them as young As possib!r, not
Aeighiug TO exceed 800 pounds, or, What
Sould De better still, aim 10 have them
20 bred and raised that they Will be 10
tine condition and ready for market
h-n Weighing from 200 TO 2ao pounds.
The quality If our mutton Is n"t OF
the best, A. believe our producers have
% aid more attention 10 the wool than 10
the meat. The English sheep raiser,
through proper breeding aud care ih
feeding, produces grade of mutton
superior 10 ours 10 edible qualities, ana
therefore secures better price for II al
the same time shearlng AS much and ~
good quality Of WOOL As an American
hence his advantage and ability 10 make
u take u back seat, SD TO speak, WITH
our mutton. Why not take advantage
uf the experience furnished oy MA, ana
40 grade and improve our rocks un,i'
they are not only the peer OF, but su-
perior TO, sny Ia the world, and such A.
lii evidence their superiority when
their earcssses are ia foreign markets
hung side oy side with those produced
oy our brethren across The water: