The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-04
These Animals
FRS at the Exposition in Chicago


Der, attend it's MEETINGS and cooper
ate in suggesting measures which will
result in a better understanding of
what Improved live stock is and how
to grOW~it and feedrait to finish on
the farms of the Northwest.
The railroads have made reduced
rates for all who may attend. Parties
purchasing tickets should take are
ceipt, for which a charge Of % cents
is made. Those holding receipts will
be entitled to return at one-third fare
{ The members of the association be-
lieve that if price and quality are
equal, live stock bred in Minnesota is
better for Minnesota men than that
brought in from other states, and mu-
tual interests are promoted by buying
at home.
That the live stock business is grow
ing in the Northwest is shown by the
business of the South st. Paul stock
yards during the past year. There be-
ing an average increase of nearly 25
per cent in all lines. Every other CEN
ter in the country, however, showed
more or less decrease.
Unfortunately, Minnesota has no
bureau of statistics, as in the more
progressive states, and it is difficult
to get accurate information whereby
local comparisons of growth can be
made and good accomplished in many
ways, but it is to be hoped the COM
ing legislature will put the state right
in this respect.
Minnesota is already great in the
production of, butter. 1t can be made
greater. 1t can be made a foremost
state in the production of meat sup
plies. Our climate is adapted to the
growth of the best qualities of beef,
pork, mutton and poultry. We are be-
hind Iowa. in these particulars. Even
Nebraska and Kansas are running
| even pace or leading us. This should
| not be so. We have material advan-
| tages over the prairie states. BY CO.
operation and a better understanding
among our farmers andAstock men,
possible through association, Mime
sofa can be made one of the great
stock raising states of the Union, and
money made to flow freely into every
community in our broad domain.
Scrub Cattle Must Go.
The common scrub cattle of this state
and-the Northwest must go. 1t must be
| so if success is desired, because it is
! not profitable to breed such stock.
| That is to say, under the most favor
| able circumstances, it is improbable
! as compared to the breeding of better
| stock It costs but little more to grow
! a Shorthorn or Hereford or Holstein
! than it does to grow the lean, bony
! scrub. Some may say that 1t costs no
more, but that is not exactly so. The
usual plan of breeding and taking care
| of improved breeds costs more than
| the usual plan Of breeding and feed
ing the scrubs. The first outlay in es-
tablishing a breed of thoroughbreds is
more, of course, but it pays very soon.
| It always has paid when it has been
carefully and practically done, and it
! always will pay. 1t may not be advisa-
| BILE to wipe all the common stock out of
! existence, but most of 1t ought to be
| slaughtered as soon as possible. 1t is
| unpaying. There are thousands of
! COWS in Minnesota that have never
paid a cent of profit, and never could
under any sort of treatment. 1t is a
waste of feed and time to keep them.
| The block is the place for such cattle.
There are thousands Of others that do
not pay that would pay some profit If
| they had better treatment. It should
| not be forgotten that our common
| stock, as q whole, would compare bet
ter care. Overnight take the best ami
/ ter care Den might take the best ami
NAL and the best breed in the world
| and treat it as some common cattle
| are treated and it would become
worthless. 1t is care as well as blood
! that makes a breed and maintains its
! standard vs@~-~
1t is not necessary nor possible to get
| rid of all native stock at one stroke.
| Breed them up. Breed them up by
careful selection, if there is no other
way. Breed them up by purchasing q
thoroughbred male when that is posi-
BILE; there ere very few communities
now that cannot afford to take this on
| wards~step. In the first place, many
| low-priced bulls airs being constantly
solT. There is scarcely public sale at
which such animals cannot be bought
There may be and usually is SONS rea-
son for their selling low that is abso-
lutely OF no consequence to the prac-
teal farmer, who wants to breed cattle
for milk or beef. Perhaps they may
not be of the most fashionable fami-
lies. For practical purposes on the
| farm that makes nc difference. An un-
fashionable cow that gives as much
and es goad milk as fashionable cew
+ IL just as good to the farmer, who is
not bresding stock 70 ssll, as any COW
can be.