The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-01-14
Beef Cattle.


done so because we believed they could
make money by doing so. And at the
same time they could improve theiI
farms. We have frequently called at
tention to the high prices that good
beef was bringing. We still do so, but
we are glad to find that the prices have
declined. We say We are glad, because
the price has gone so high that it was
injuring instead Of helping the bust.
ness. Beef was so high that many
were unable to buy it, hence the con-
sumption was being seriously cut
down.
People quit eating beef, not from
choice, but from necessity. They were
simply not able to pay for it. This
sudden falling of in consumption on
one side and the increase in supply
stimulated by the high prices on the
other side have materially affected the
cattle market.
As our beef bills had not shown any
fall in price we We're little slow in
catching on to the decline in prices of
beef cattle.
We have numerous complaints OF
difficulty in getting fair prices for beef
cattle. We still insist that good beef
can be sold at good prices. This. is
true, but it may often happen that
there is no market in your immediate
neighborhood. If We get to raising
more good cattle so as TO be able to get
up carload lots it will help to get high
er prices and ready sale. The packing
houses in Atlanta and other Southern
cities are always ready to buy all good
beeves at full prices.
One trouble is that we have not
learned the difference between good
beef and poor beef. y COW may be fat
and not be a desirable beef for the
butcher or packer.
Our scrubs are too much bone and
waste and too little meat in proper
ton.
One correspondent says it is better
to sell these scrubs weighing 300
pounds than to sell one or two Short
1orhs "eisHiils tAe SAINT
scrubs cost nothing TO raise anu tue
Short Horns cost SO to raise.
We have never learned how to raise
these scrubs. or any other kind Of cat
tie 1of hothlhs. LIZ! coSt iu,'s "'
much if not more than fhe better
H. \, ,l,,-
breeds. Ihey eat as much o'! u! u'!'
and Seneraiiy require many liore u"s
10 get III salaole eo'ioi.io AIN.
You get ready 10 sen 'nes WIN No' m
bring as hlSh PRICE Dec"use 'nes arc
not rs Sooo DeeI.
Scrubs nave so much waste 'n"l Iile!
usually sell for about TWO 10 tWo anu
a half cents per pound gross. Better
beef breeds will bring about twice as
much.
A breed that has been selected for its
beef producing qualities for genera
tiors mast will grow so much faster
and fatten so much easier that it
really costs less to grow them than it
does to grow scrubs. It is mistaken
idea that they require more and bet
ter food.
1t is true that they will show higher
appreciction for good feeding and
grow faster when well fed, but that
only makes them cost less to reach any
given weight.
Herefords. Short-horned, Red-polled
and others will hold their own with
any other cattle that are given'a living
chance.
But it does not pay to raise any
breed on short rations and exposure.
The better they are cared for and the
more literally they are fed the less
will be the cost with any breed. The
first six months are the most important
part of any beef's life. They should
be pushed while calves if We wish to
get the best results.
Another says the calf has had one
half the milk for Six months or more
Calves should be separated from the