The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-27

Grades of Stockers From Dairy
Farms the Bulk of Present Offer
inEs.
A shipper to the South St. Paul stock yards
was giving to the writer, a few days ago,
some interesting points of experience in his
particular line of occupation. Ee is a North
Dakota farmer, with section of land OF MS
OWE and the range of tributary LANDS upon
which to Craze cattle. He is now caring for
some 200 head and bringing them to marke-
whenever he can make selection OF enough
that are sufficiently fat to kill He remarked
incidentally that there was much encourage
ment afforded to those engaged in The in
dustry by reason of the eis.ence OF so good
market at this pcint to which, as he said.
all TIE railroads seemed to run. He was
asked some questions to profits and the
grades of animals which made the best re-
turns. His answers were substantially to
the effect that raising and feeding good
cattle profitable, bu: that it 70 ly
to feed poor stock and hogs TO make any
money in the enterprise.
This man usually buys his young stock
on this market. He knows precisely what he
wants, and never buys unless he can secure
1t. On this occasion he was returning home
without having made any purchases. be-
cause he failed to see a single stocker in
the pens that ii would pay to ship. He sad,
however that oftentimes he able 10 pick
out good lots, and that nearly al,
those which he viii. market here this c-mirg
season will be animals selected at the Sou.h
81. Paul yards. But" he added, 1.-THE only
weakness here is that many of the young
cattle offered are dairy stock, and they are
no good for fattening l have tried it and
know what l say is Fer instance. one of
the steers brough: in today was a Hostein.
When l bought him l knew, OF course what
breed he was. and l paid S. .ess for him
than for the others. He was good-ooking
fellow, and I thought I would just take
him for an experiment. He took his chances
with all the Others had just as much feed
aid care, but when he went into TIE yards
he brought a little over so less than the
others. You can't put the fat on him, and
that is all there is OF it,"
careful inspection Of the young stock
which has just been coming forward during
thS past six weeks or two months indicated
the scarcity Of really fine specimens in til Sc
lines Occasionally there have been some
which bore the markings of the Shorthorn.
the Poiled Angus and the Hereford strains.
but these were few. Undoubtedly the fact
that the large dairy interests of Minnesota
ana wisconsin are so large has much to do
with this condition; but it wou seem that
farmers, recognizing the proximity of so ex-
cellent market, would incline to expand the
industry of growing beef cattle in conju-c-
ton with the dairy herds.
Some excellent advice Is frequently chilled
forth by correspondents seeking in 'orm, I'm
who write directly to live stock or farm ne j.
odlcals. AS an indication of this and because
OF the value of the advice afford and III -,
NVhG II iS
lowing from the Iowa Homestead:
A START IN CATTLE.
A correspondent who describes h.mre,f as
having recently married and gone to farmi o.
on his own account, writes asking for s m
suggestions as to how he had bett,r make a
start in growing beef cattle He saws IN.
ne mas been familiar with the ordinary farm
management; OF cattle ever since he wa; big
enough to be about them; that he reiieyes h ,ef
cattle have to be well bred. but that he has
no present intention of becoming a bree de
of pure bred stock although he NAV drift INF,
tfls KIND CT breeding if he finds himself adj
apted 10 the work. He wou d like some hints
about how 10 begin. and whether to start with
pure bred cattle. -.
- umlng mat our correspondents fam
tastes and surrounding conditions are of the
KIND that make it proper for him TO engage
~ growing beef cattle we would NOT a-v Sc
nm at least for the present to purcha o
pure bred female herd. Instead. we wou d
collect some good native COWS the numher
depending on TIE SIZE of the farm wbe h p
the rocketbo2k was lean or reasonably Fat
e eSc,, taxing care however, to get good cow
even tnough TO do so one Is compelled to buv
smaller number than he would like to h We
Ihen selecting the breed preferred if h.
bTcd buT 81 G,w5 IS fairly large good pure
DItC pun should be purchased and Ia t |;
case be sure that he suits after stujvi o
MN wei! both as regards iEd v!dualitv and
d;ao.oP eoigree ones best tffort should be
tAe tyre OF steer that it is d sired 10 n o.
SSuce' ana take srecial pains 10 see that he
mas good constitution. He should h.
Strhigh; in top and bottom lines bl1ckv w
punt strong through the heart and in the
IONS: Win iull quarters and bone enough to
carry plenty of flesh. Look to his hide, too
ana see that it Is mellow and wei c9yere,
WIZ good coat of fine hair, bee use ths
Is NE NE pest 5 sign Of good feed,r. If The SIX
want him When the lines upon which II Is
proposed 70 move forward have b. en- select d,
anu az NE me character OF the animals it is pro-
70 Iaise IS hxed IN the mind, don't sb e.
quently depart from them unless 1t be,T m -
ct 6.il that an entire mistake was made n
cured is small. then it may be be.ter Mt -
puy for the present but to secure the uSe of
one. Get the b5st that is in sight in this
cas- although the matter Will rot lie a,
entirely within the control of the beginner
II would be if he were in a situation t. h.
pIrcfaser. havfng determined on the breed.
9oht swerve from it: don't use Sholt-h1,n
Ior whi.e' and then Polled Angus and then
a Lereiord, but having made the select on
f fimH 70 IT, IT. and while changing bulls from
heifer calves and feed all the calves from N
ulme they are born until they are ready tn
sell, IN whatever shape they are to be so d,
BY retaining the heifers until ali If is Sesi 4
70 carry are supplied, it will not BE- Ing
uht'I me cattle grower can commence waedi1.3
put 'ne poorest and the aged cows and III
nf1G VIII soon be half blood and be ter s,me
disposition to try growing pure bred st ok
one or two good registered cows of IN b. I "a
70 which the bull belongs may be purchaser
ana ms VIII give start in blood elg bic to
registry, while the rest of the herd will s,nn
become, for all practical beef purposes, eou Il
10 pure bred. Never be tempted to usa ~ "a
Oh the grade bulls, however, no matter low
plenty OF money, and sufficient expert nre 70
teach him how to spend it. C n buy prettv
mucA as ne pleases and Is not kelly to 81
wrong, put IN beginning with cattle and II nit
Gu means and experience, it is as in q mos
any other branch of business. best to bsen i,
a small way. and, being sure that lines alo1e
which 1t must grow are right, let is grow
MONTANA WOOL OUTLOOK.
TIE yield of wool in Montana this wear
Will be exceptionally large and prices he te
than they have been in several yea,s Sbeo,
raisers are better off financially and are MOI
pressed by hard-times and industrial de-
press-on to let go at any offer the buyer
may see Mt to make. There is big differ
ence when man is in a position to be ind ;
pendent. This year the demand for both
mutton and wool Is strong, and the Aockmas-
ter on the range who is in no hurry IN sci,
car get the full strength of the market for
bo.h. Prosperity in this industry has attract
co more people to the business and so for a.
t tn there Will ~, be rO7g demand for bre d.
when 1t will be oveTdone. but probably moi
for few years.-Drovers' Journal