The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-10-29
HOW To GET BETTER PRICES
FOR CATTLE

The Farmer should First Ges Better |
Cattle. Then Provide Good faszzr-
age and Home Grown fced. and
Learn Co Produce the Bert the
Markets WIN Appreciate.
From The Progressive Farmer.
Messrs. Editors: A reader Of The
Progressive Fxrmer located In the
Appalachian section wants informa-
ton concerning q market for some
young cattle she has for sale. stating
that the local market will pay only
2se. per pound on foot. and that
there Is nothing In IL at that figure.
Nothing Is said of the quality of the
cattle. and / take IL they must be
scrub stock to command no more
than 2ac locally. as good beef stock
should bring, at this time. rot less
than &c. anywhere on the railroad
within reasonable distance OF large
consuming center IL the writer had
this bunch of cattle he would take a
run up to Asheville and see what
could be done with the butchers In
that city. The present Is about the
worst time of the year to dispose OF
beef cattle, as every one having a
bunch of scrub stock that viii not
pay for winter feeding is endeavor-
ing to put 1t on the market before
grass fails.
Get Rid of Scrubs and Grow Good
Beef.
For a number of years the writer
has been trying to convince our folks
that scrub cattle do not pay for
handling under any ordinary condi-
tions, and the first thing We must do
is to get rid Of scrubs, then when we
have secured good stock give this
stock good care and good feed. Then
the next thing to do is to send this
good product to a market that will
pay the price good stock is worth.
We farmers must learn business prin-
ciples. In case we have not a car
load of beef of our own raising get
our neighbors to supply enough to
fill a car; then let some one of the
party go with the stock to market,
weigh each lot separately when sold
and divide the expense of marketing
according to the number of head each
party contributed to the shipment.
There is no excuse for any good
Southern farmer growing beef that
will sell at only &c. to &c. per pound
on foot. The following are few of
last weeks Chicago prices on cattle
on foot, and as large number of
these animals are shipped to Eastern
markets, what is to hinder our people
growing this sort of beef, shipping
direct to Eastern markets, and OBJ
tanning Chicago prices, at least with
shipping expense deducted:
Choice fat steers, 1000 to 1850
pounds were selling at Chicago last
| week at $6.75 to $7.75 per hundred.
Medium fat steers, 1850 to 1,4O0
| pounds, 1915 to 500 per hundred.
Yearling steers. $500 to $3.50 per
hundred.
Good to choice yearling heifers,
$3.50 to $3.50 per hundred.
Good to choice butchers heifers,
| $500 to $4.75 per hundred.
Good to choice veal calves, $500
| to 1925 per hundred.
| Fair to good heavy calves, $500 to
| $500 per hundred.
Raise What the Markets Appreciate.
| Now, will guarantee that none of
the above stock (unless it might be
veal calves) were the get of scrub or
| grade bulls. All were sired by good
pure-bred bulls, and were given good
care and feed from birth. Then they
weresent by rail to a good market and
the best steers brought $127.87 each
and the best yearling heifers $500
pounds) brought $50 each. Our folks
will not produce this best grade OF
cattle for some years yet; but with
corn silage, clover, or peavine hay
and good grass for roughage and cot
tonseed meal and corn for grain ra-
tion-all of which feed can be pro.
duced right here in our own State
good yearling steers may be produced
here that will sell at sc per pound al
home, showing a net profit on the
feeding and as great a profit in i'm.
provement of the SOIL The necessities
for the production of this sort OF
steers are CD pure-bred beef bulls OF
correct type and good breeding, (2)
real pasture grass (not brush.) (3)
good common-sense care, (4) corr
silage, clover or peavine hay, and
corn and cottonseed meal.
| In the above you have the thing
in a nutshell"
i A. L. FRENCH.