Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-05-14
Live Stock Notes

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There is no other hay 50 gcoa
ss i alfalfa for all kinds Of h y,
as stos dtDd and for horses and hogs al,
S faTtA' is isl invaluable, either as
tar1N a $ soili:,g crop, or as pasture
IT Is the exoeIling hog pasture Iha
!, n with ih hogs, makes one Of tine tine
nns probable farm combinations 4 ms
liiT Kansas and Nebraska are now w
f,, MSlsfip the greater part OF
the he hest heavy cattle that r reaches s.aas
the oh sfstss are grading unsatis
f fac credit t Of these states ,s but
r ,nle ot 10 tine credit Of their altal,
t fD' which HI is the only known
r :" E that will make a perfec
f fosding ration t with corn alone .s.
Illinois is labOring with uhe
stallion law problem. The leglsla
t",re Of that state has now unaer
o onTs de- alto such a law as a pro-
tective measure. Like Kansas
that state has long been the dump dump
; TrIa o ground for inferior stations
ins ,,ipped in from ST. states ate;
having good laws. Ohio, M'c anc
gan and Indiana are other !, s'a soIf
That are seeking to- PROVIDE Se ~
protection prot by the enactment OF
good stallion laws; ..,a 60,
more money during the last yeal
Than t ever before. In. spite OF pre-.
dictions tina the motor vehlcleS
~ nut the horse out OF busl
! no demand for good horses
is stronger than ever, TINS =, Il
accounted 90 for by the largely IN
. creased area that is now beng at
voted to farm crops and by tn
fact that younger horses are 9se(
! on the city streets. As thes
Young horses wear out much East
or than older ones, the city de
n.nJ has been greater. Thes
two reasons are assigned for tn
present demand and prices o.
horses and may serve as a mn
he progressive farmer
breed more horses as a part OF h
business.
With the prevailing prices +. z
both corn and cattle there is ii
tie temptation to feed for MAJ =
ket. With SO cent corn and J
cattle the greatest economy
needed to "break even" and tn
ne csslty fer ccoTOmy has r1I[t
the question as to whether, undt
present conditions, the marke'
Of the near future will not sho'
diminished quantity of baby bee
Will not the feeder select Old'
animals for feeding purposes
Will he not select animals tn
have practically attained the
growth, say long two or three
thus save the feed necessary
secure growth in the younger al
nal while he is being fitted /,
marketY Will the consumer
content with cattle OF his ella
or will he still demand baby bee
These questions will be answe
ed by the markets. go.
A subscriber asks the difft
ence between single standard al
double standard IOlled Durham
The single standard cattle are
called because they are record
only in the herd book of t
polled Durham Record associate
while the double standard cat
are recorded in both the Poll
Durham herd book and that
American ShOrthOrn Breede,
| association. The single standa
animals are ranked as gla
ShOrthorns while the double sta
ards are pure bred ShOrthOrl
! - single standard cows fOu
early favor because of their mi
ing qualities and the GOuble sta
I ard. animals came originally fir
heavy milking families of Sho
\ Of late, however, ma
1 breeders of double. standard Pc
l ed Durhams have been usi
] Scotch blood and their cat
4 have a higher quality as beef pl
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