The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-07-16
Idaho Country Life I

steer, or mongrel-bred sheep or fowl
represents very high stage in live
stock raising? Could the southern
i farmer make cotton production prof.
liable if it were still necessary for
him to pick seed from the fiber by
hand? Could the western wheat raiser
make very much progress in wheat
production IL he still had to depend
| upon the sickle and the fail? Could
the New England farmer get very far
along In the production of ensilage
| Ii he still followed Squanto's plan of
dropping a fish under every hill Of
corn?
In not one OF these sections would
agriculture pay. The methods would
not do for this century.
Just SO the scrub animal is an old
fashioned Matchmaking machine. 1t is
out of date. 1t is too slow In doing
its work; and when that work Is done
Its quality is SO poor as to be unsat-
isfactory both to the producer and
consumer. MI
When we get to the point Of hav-
ing good meat machines bred
cattle and sheep and swine and poul-
try, we shall have no trouble In in
creasing the profits on the farm.
Then we want more live stock.
As 1t Is today, there Is some profit
In the razorback hog, In the long
legged, thin-backed, racing steer, ana
in the light-carcassed wether. Poor
as the quality Is, live stock is still
lacking In numbers In some sections
Of our country. Wherever one-crop
system Of farming Ii practiced live
stock is needed. There being no cat
tie, there Is no manure; and IL there
is no manure, there will soon be light
crops, II such is not already the case.
More stock for each farm will great
ly increase the manure made. Then
| want to assure you doubling
Thomases that with more manure
you will have little trouble in reach
ing that goal where five hundred dol
lars more a year awaits you.
Believe me; of the many ways /
am discussing that are open in order
to reach that goal--either by taking.
one or all of them the simplest, the
easiest, the quickest lis along this
live stock route. You will pick up
dollars all along the way, and these
will help YOU with more and better
stock.
Suppose you raise a bunch of hogs,
only twenty-five in number, this com
ing year. The offspring OF two brood
soWs will make that number, and
these you raise and fatten; some graz
ing land or crops; few acres OF corn
extra to finish for market That is
all. Moderately well-bred hogs, rea-
sonably well fed, will mature in eight
or nine months (they should do SO
In sikh, and will bring on hoof or in
the carcass ten to fifteen dollars
apiece.
Make friends with hog and be-
lieve in him. He pays his way al
ways, and when he finds mortgage
he is never unsuccessful in raising it.
Invite him to come to your farm; give
him grazinz land; give him plenty of
room, not merely little pen; he will
stay with you and not fail you even
though you neglect him.
But we want cattle too. We want !!
both dairy cattle and beef cattle. We
want them for butter and milk and I
meat. Today many sections of the I
country are not supplying their own
local markets. Meat goes to the east l
and to the south by train loads; but
ter, cheese and canned milk and
cream by express and freight; and
the people in these sections, regard
less OF their own ability in these lines,
buy from elsewhere; they send away
enough for these commodities, that
kept at home might make each sec
ion rich.
Live Stock Will Bring Success
II on each and every farm there
we're a few head OF cattle to make \,
manure for the land and increase for
he market. the farming sales at the [
md Of the year would be materially |
increased. Ten acres when given good |
illage and an application of stable /
manure every few years will beat {
wenty acres without good tillage or |
manure and give some profit to boot t
md this saves labor and expense h
)ne, two or ten steers, IL of good s
reeding and good raising, to be sold c
ach year will soon carry even the I
mallest farmer to victory; improve I
our home, your, fields, your land;
Ill give papers and books to your e
lmily; will educate your children. L
ish | might take you doubling ones /
, the live stock section of the west or fl
, any live stock section of the world;
lere could show you green fields b
nd fertiel ones; big barns and pleas Ii