The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-01-27
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and AS nature works it, it means the
survival of those animals of any kind
or breed that are best adapted to the
surroundings in which they are placed
and are best able to resist enemies and
diseases to which they are exposed.
The result is that those least suited to
the uses and surroundings of county or
locality are gradually weeded out and
those better adapted survive. So in
years past, corn being the main crop
grown in our county. in order to realize
the most possible in the quickest time,
farmers raised hogs in preference to
horses and cattle. Those were our sur
roundings aud conditions UP to within
a few years just passed, but for the last
few years our surroundings have been
changing until today on many farms in
Crawford county grass, and not corn,
is king, and as years go by we will be
compelled to grow more clover if Craw
ford county is to MAINTAIN it's supre-
macy in the corn growing counties of
Iowa.
The day is already here when many
fields in our county need renewing, and
clover being the cheapest way to do it
it is certain from now on we shall be
compelled to feed and grow our own
stock to feed our crops to if we are to
succeed. With these two important
crops, clover and corn. let us combine
we'll bred stock, and Crawford county
will forever be the banner county of the
United States of America.
| While every township in our county
has some good bred cattle, OF at least
pure bred sires, still the great majority
of our cattle are sadly in need of inn
provement. How many farmers in
hearing of my voice are aware that
over 1000 pure bred registered bulls of
the beef breeds have been shipped from
Iowa by only two dealers in this class
of animals to western ranges during the
year 1853
| in an address before the Iowa I'M
proved Stock Breeders Association,
Hon. John Cownie in speaking of pure
bred bulls, said: sit is unfortunate
that western ranchmen could be able
to secure thousands of these animals
every year, when at least $4,000 pure
bred bulls could be used in Iowa, with
profit to their owners. And while the
more progressive western ranchman is
improving his herds that he may COM
pete with the Iowa farmer in the great
beef markets, or perhaps sell his cattle
as feeders to the farmers of the corn
states, it is certainly surprising that a.
single farmer could be found in Iowa
who will still continue to mate his COWS
with scrub or even grade bulls, for in
doing SO he is sacrificing his own best
interests, for there is no profit to any
one whether breeder or feeder or shin.
per in i'll bred cattle. The demands of
the market today, are higher than they
have ever been before, and consumers
OF beef are becoming more and more
exactlng every year, and that farmer is
fortunate who is quick to adjust him
self to the changed conditions, and be
i'll position to reap the benefits that
are sure to follow the improvement in
the breeding of his cattle. While |
would not advise the average farmer to
dispose of the cows that he now has, /
would urge him for his own best inter-
ests to secure at all hazards, a pure bred
bull, and at least one, and if his means
would permit, two or three pure bred
females to lay the foundation of herd
that in few years will not only bring
wealth to the owner but prove an UNI
failing source of pleasure"
Now if SO counties in Iowa can with
profit use $4,000 pure bred bulls. how
many of that number should be allotted
to Crawford county. 1t will astonish
most of you when state that it re.
quires $50 to furnish Crawford county's
quota, and John Cownie is authority on
breeding and feeding cattle. Do not
call me prophet when | predict that
notwithstanding these facts which have
been just stated / venture to say that of
the IS pure bred bulls to be did in
Denison on March % not otir. fourth of
them will be retained in our county.
II 1t WAS pure bred hnps teurh
OF them would bo solo Bar-