The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-08-11
PRACTICAL ADVICE ABOUT
q DIVERSIFIED FARMING
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thirty or even fifty miles will not be
great. However. there is an advan-
tage in having them located as closely
together as possible, and that Is, 1t
will simplify marketing. Where 120
cows are being bred to Shorthorn
bulls In one community, II Is only n
question Of short time bssore that
community getsthe reputation Of pro-
ducing a good quality OF Shorthorn
cattle. The reputation spreads and
other breeders from a distance will
soon come to this point for securing
animals for breeding purposes. and
the butcher buyers. in periods Of high
prices, will go out into the country
districts to make their purchases. In
order to cheaper the cost of market
ing. cattle should he shipped in car
load lots. II the car load consists OF
animals uniform age. size. finish,
color, conformation and breed type,
tractive appearance in the stock yards
and consequently they will sell at a
higher price. II all Of the asso cia-
ton, therefore, are located within
radius of ten miles, these benefits
will be realized by the breeders; how
ever. this IS not essential.
The descendants from the first
cross will be half-bred Herefords, the
descendants from the second cross
will be three-fourths, and the de-
scendants from the third cross will be
seven-eighths. The seven-eighths
Herefords, for all practical PURPOSES.
will be approximately az profitable
meat producers as pure breds. On
the other hand, IL it is desired to con-
tinue this cooperative ownership Of
sires. though it's not probable that
these original groups will continue
for long time. there is no objection
to purchasing three additional bulls
Of the same breed at the end OF six
years. II this were done. at the end
Of twelve years for the cost OF two
sires in each community the individ-
ual farmer would have his herd grad
ed up to the place whore they would
be NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. pure. The
probabilities are that after pure-bred
sires have been used in q community
for six years the practical demonstra-
tion OF the ADVANTAGES to be derived
from the use of good blood will have
been so clearly shown. and the indus
i try will have developed to such a de-
gree that instead of one entire COM
munity buying a single sire. there
will be many individual farmers who
| will buy one or more bulls for their
| exclusive use.
A satisfactory sire will probably
cost $50, but this is Insignificant in
comparison with the returns he will
| make. AS with all other articles of
| commerce and trade, cattle sell on
their merit, and the butcher Is always
! willing to pay appreciably more for
good beef animals than for unim-
proved scrubs" This is particularly
true, because the well-bred animals
give a higher dressing percentage.
The native" steer will probably not
| dress out more than fifty per cent.
| edible meat to the live weight, where
as a high-grade, well-finished beef
steer will easily dress sixty-two per
cent. On this basis a 1000-pound
scrub would give a carcass weighing
500 pounds, whereas the carcass of
the well-bred steer would weigh $50
pounds. Even II there was no differ
ence in the quality Of meat, but both
carcasses were sold wholesale at ten
cents per pound. the former would
bring $50, while the latter would
bring $50 On this basis the butcher
could and would pay $500 per hun
dredweight. live weight, for the infer
Tor good steer. II, on this basis OF
steers from registered sires selling at
s5 per hundredweight, 1t would not
be unfair to assume that the unim-
proved steer would sell at 81 per hun
dredweight. There is an additional
reason why the butcher should pay an
advance for the well-bred animals.
and that is because It will produce a
more palatable quality Of meat for
the consumer. and the consumer Is.
therefore. willing to pay at a higher
price for 1t.
For the sake of comparison, sup
pose that the bull is mated with forty
cows each year for six years and that
he sires thirty calves, or seventy-five
per cent; in the six years he would
have begotten $50 calves. II they
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