The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-04-30

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The stock breedsr u ofteu ssriously
handicapped in his work BY the uosl
~ les complete isolation q his W0kk.
ThA h especially true In the w.
where many sections are NOT ~ thtckIy
settled - tho older portions OF tn
country. Sometimes this eonditioa i
due to mistaken attitude on the PM
Of the breeders tendency which Il
quits natural to men who are not aecuo-
toned to Organized effort In iooom-
plishing given object. refer to The
quite prevalent whim that If ssYerAI
mon engage in the Ams business the
work will be over-doDe, and the mar
ket for the products destroyed O. ssri-
ously impaired. In no depaYtmeut Of
agriculture 10 this condition Ieas likely
to prevail than In the production 81
pure bred o. even we'll bred live stock.
The more animals Of merit produced in
any given locality, the greater likeIi-
hood of better market, owing to the
fact that often few superior animals.
even, are not sufficient to attract the
interest OF the prospective buyer. The
buyer which the stock breeder wishes
to interest il the man who ID looking
for several head, car load, or perhaps
several carloads, of animals ct one
time. Any one who has attempted to
look up carload of cattle Of any par
ticulAr type or breed, can we'll under.
stand how difficult it il to find the de-
sired number of suitable animals in
any one locality; and in case the ami
mails have to be selected from remote
herds what veIing problem It Is to
assemble the animals at any given
point for shipment. Now if = number
OF farmers in any given locality would |
all agree TO breed the same kind Of |
livestock, then it might BE- possible for |
> buyer to get the entire lot desired |
from that particular section.
Another important point in favor Of
breeding would b the OPP
portunity offered for comparison. When
; breeder is isolated from other men
who are handling the same hind Of
.tock. he may not have the opportunity
10 check up his stock to see if the de-
,irsble points are being brought out n
hey should be. Some important char
lcteristics may be overlooked unless
here is some standard Of excellence
with which to compare his
,wn results.
One of the most serious hindrances to
he Improvement of the breeds of live
took in the West, is the difficulty in
ecuring new blood when it should be
Several Individual cases
ave come ander our observation where
splendid foundation was allowed to
un out, through too close breeding,
which could not be avoided, except at q
reat expense and trouble in securing
ew blood from remote sections of the
ountry.
The question of feed and care could
9 much better solved in any given
Immunity If dozen men were hand
Dg the same kinds of live stock, rather
ian dozen different types and breeds.
These ideas are being put into actual
ractice in come sections of the Missis-
ppi valley, and if needed there, where
lie country is densely populated, it is
,ubly important in the Pacific North
est, where farmers have not many of
Ie conveniences Of transportation
i'd rapid communication that are en-
yed in the mere densely populated
ctions of the country.