Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-09-16
GOOD PROFIT IN LIVE STOCK
No Better Way Of Converting Grass
Crops into Money Than by Feed
ln9-Some Figures.

(By PROF. w. R. R1cHARDso
(Synopsis OF Talk on Northern Pacific
No.r,I Better ter Earning" Special, ,.h
kota Is convinced that 1t is necessary
to rotate his crops and In the rota-
ton he fnds It necessary to grow
such crops as corn or corn fodder.
clover and the other grasses. There is
q large portion Of our farmers grow
ing these crops. but they are not ma
king the best use Of them. The only
way they can be converted into
profit is by the means Of live stock.
for there Is no market for them from |
any other point. 1t is very important
to get the most out Of these crops, and |
for that reason 1t is necessary for
the farmer to raise the best types Of
live stock and feed them properly.
Many wish to turn their attention to
live stock. but seem to be uncertain
as to the class that will pay the best
returns and how they should handle
them under our conditions to make
the most out Of them. In order to oh.
tain these facts 1t will be necessary
for farmer to study the situation as
1t is very important question.
No one should hesitate about ma.
king start to raise live stock on
their farms at the present time. be:
cause nearly all classes Of live stock
are bringing good prices. Sheep and
hogs are high and beef cattle are ris-
ing continually. and predict that beef
cattle will continue to increase mate
rally in price in the next two or
three years. The reason for making
the assumption that the beef cattle
are going to rise in price is because
Of the decrease in the number which
exist in this country at the present
time compared with our supplies In
the past. There was shortage OF
100000 fat and meat cattle in the
United States according to the statts-
tics OF the department of agriculture
on January LIST, 1909. compared with
January LIST. 1908, and shortage OF
2.O0O,O00 head on January LIST. 1910.
compared with January lst 1909. This
| shortage means good deal II we take
into consideration that our population
Is continually increasing every year.
1t will take some time to overcome
this shortage. as has been the history
in the making up OF deficiencies in
any class of live stock. This shortage
Is due to encroachment of the settlers
upon the ranchmen, who are obliged
TO liquidate their holdings of cattle
during the past few years. and the
tendency of the farmers all over the
I grain producing section of this coun'
try to devote more Of their land to
grain raising because of the tempting
price for all kinds Of grain. am as
sured that whoever grows live stock
in the next three years will profit by
doing so, and every farmer in North
Dakota is especially urged to raise as
much as his conditions will warrant.
II the present rate of grain growing
continues l would not be surprised TO
see the prices of grain decline. 1t is
not only in the western states that
grain growing Is on the increase. but
we find that the high grain prices have
allured the farmers even In the corn
belts states to pillow their pastures and
consequently decrease their supply OF
live stock. and the natural conse-
quence decrease their supply Of live
stock, and the natural consequence ia
to expect an over production Of grain
A Slight decline In the price Of grain
would enhance the profit that could
be made from the live stock raised on
our farms. and our farmers should be
ready to meet this emergency so as to
make up the deficiency in grain prices
raising live stock