The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-31
PURE BRED STOCK
Is Profitable lnvestment-Farm
Owners of Wichita and Vicinity

When the Arkansas valley was an open
range there was money in handling COM
mon cattle and horses, but as this beau
tiful valley was turned into farms and
these farms began to produce immense
crops of grain, better cattle and horses
have gradually driven the scrubs out,
and now they are stocked with cattle
and horses showing a large per cent of
improved blood. But this is only one
step in the right direction. Every farm
in this valley should have registered
hogs, horses or cattle to consume the
grain and alfalfa that grow in such pro-
fusion. This valley should supply the
less favored sections with registered
animals tor the improvement of herds,
or TO become the basis of other herds in
less favored localities.
a registered cow produces a calf-if il
is a bull, it is suited TO head herd and
brings at one year old from six to ten
times as much as a grade bull of the
same age; if heifer, at yearling it
is worth as much almost as its dam
cost for breeding purposes.
This is the profitable class of cattle TO
keep. The lands in this valley are worth
too much to be stocked with common
cattle The increased value of the land
has caused it to be subdivided into small
holdings, so that many farmers cannot
keep over twenty cattle. There is. how
ever. more money in twenty cattle OF the
right kind than il a hundred scrubs.
Registered cattle enable a farmer to
concentrate his capital into few head,
requiring less land. less feed. and less
labor: but the increased value of the
produce Of 2 few registered cattle brings
at the end of the year a larger bank
balance. Twenty registered cows with
good attention should produce eighteen
calves. or better-half bulls and half
heifers. These nine bulls at one year old
should bring Slo0 each and the heifers
as much or more. or eighteen hundred
dollars for the calf crop al one year old.
One hundred handsome grade COWS
would produce ninety calves or better
worth at yearlinss SO each. OF $3.50 for
the lot. The difference in cost Of feed
alone is what is making other states
rich from their registered cattle trade.
The Eagle hopes TO see Wichita a great
fine stock center. and the way TO CO this
is for our farmers 10 stock their farms
with the best registered stock. At the
Union stoeky ards. on January l. an op-
rortunity viii De offered to secure some
Of the hest Short Horn blood in the
orld. Many Of this lot show that the
purchaser win soon have two for the
money paid for one. What better in
vestmeat can farmer make FOR his
boy or aoyse Some OF these registered
short Horns would make the farm have
uew charm for them. These heifers
vill prove mortgage filters and money
makers The Eagle hopes ths farmers
aud breeders in This valley VIII attend
his sale Of the Groom registered Short
tiorus. These sales are attended by
! buyers from distance but We trusg cur
home breeders will out-bid them and
Seep these valuable breeding animals n
|, his valley. The hundreds 81 Wichita
zen who own farms in SedgwiCS and ad-
shining counties who want 10 s.e this
! alley noted for its fire registered cat
l. and enhance the value OF their land.
nd AZ the same sine profit BY their in
cstrlenI should Introduce Improved
load into sh,l- herds and thus make
2sis section noted Tor It's fDe cattle
every s2rm owner in Wichita and III
nifty Should s1y one o. z doren = the
- registered short Horn cattle TOW st
80 Union stockyart's. which VIII b. sold
u public sale tomorrow New Years day.
| They could make 10 better investment