Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-04-27
WOULD INCREASE
STOCK RAISING
w. J. KENNEDY or IOWA STATE
COLLEGE GIVES INTERESTING
FACTS ON SUBJECT.
ENCOURAGES SHOWS
Urges Holding Of Stock Exhibitions
Throughout the State to Interest
Farmers and Spur
Them on.
ENCOURAGES

Believing that the prosperity OF Iowa
lis dependent upon the live stock INDUS
| try and that the value Of the land may
be greatly increased in the pursuance
OF stock raising, w. J. Kennedy OF tne
Iowa state college at Ames, has al
vanced an argument and an urgent re
quest to the farmers of the state an6
present stock raisers, to ~nlarge tnls
Industry and property. Mr.. Kennedy
urges the extension of stock shows
in which the best animals, colts, stal
lions and cattle to be found In many
miles are brought together for the
comparison and inspection of the thou
sands of visitors whose interest IN
stock Is thus greatly increased and
spurred on. Gradually they arouse
themselves to action and start into the
industry In earnest, to get the best re
suits, and to increase their prosperity
and at the same time. that of Iowa
The arguments that we'll PROFOUND the
advantages and benefits to be derived
from the pursuance Of the industry are
contained in the following from Mr.
kennedy:
Tho Live Stock Industry.
The live stock industry Of Iowa is
the mainstay of the state. No country
has ever continued to prosper without
live stock. The same thing Is true OF
state. Permanent agriculture always
will be closely identified with the AMI.
NAL husbandman. The crops Of the soil
furnish food for the animals and the
wastes from the animal body furnish
food for the soil. These are facts
worthy OF careful consideration.
High priced land and high priced
feeding stuffs do not necessarily cur
tail animal production. They are the
forerunners Of more intensified sys-
tenn Of farming. Intensified farming de,
mands a higher type Of farmer, a man
who uses his head as well as his hands
in the routine of his work. He pays
more attention to the. kind Of stock
he keeps on the farm. He studies the
individual animal. The profit makers
alone are retained. His system OF farm
ing does not have any place for the
"boarder" or hanger on" He de-
mands more Of the Individual In q
given length Of time His steers die
early, seldom do they see 80 months;
his hogs never cause him to lie to the
assessor, because they arrive after the
assessor is around this year and are
marketed, weighing about 200 pounds,
before he comes back next year; his
sheep shear 10 pounds each and pro
duce one and half good lusty lambs
per eve each year; his cows produce
10000 pounds of milk and 400 pounds
Of butter per COW each year and his
farm work is done by either pure bred
or high grade draft mares weighing
about 1880 pounds each, which in ad-
dition rear high class colts, the kind
that command, when mature and In
good condition, the very highest prices
in the worlds best markets.
lowa's Location.
The people of Iowa are fortunate in
their location. They are located In the
very best portion Of the very best coun-
try, agriculturally speaking, in the
world. Six, good agricultural states Dor
der Iowa. The best part of each and
every one Of these neighboring states
Is that portion which adjoins Iowa.
That is something which cannot be
truthfully said Of any other state In
the union and Is an asset Of which
every loyal Iowan should be proud.
. j 00S aIVS. oo9S N06UiS0s
Granting that we have the soil, the
location and favorable climatic condi.
lions, the next question for us to an
swer is-are we getting the greatest
possible returns? Some Of our Iowa
farmers are leading the world, others
are stumbling blocks In the building up
of our state. On the whole, our farmers
from financial standpoint, have been
as successful If not more successful,
than the farmers of any other state
or province on the American continent
or any other continent. Still the aver
age man ought to do better. Iowa ought
to be and can be made the live stock
breeding center of America. We have
the soil, climate, location and the right
kind OF stockmen. That our Iowa stock
men can produce the very best live
stock ever produced In any country has
been amply demonstrated. At the last
international live stock exposition, an
Iowa bred Percheron mare was cham
pion over all, beating all the champions
Of France; an Iowa bred Shorthorn
COW was champion, defeating the best
that Great Britain and Canada could
produce; an Iowa Angus cow defeated
the Scottish and Canadian champion
and an Iowa bred steer was pronounced
the best animal ever exhibited at any
show in any country. These are facts
which prove IN no unmistakable man
ner our supremacy as a live stock cen
ter. What we need is more such men as
the breeders Of the above mentioned
animals. No land will ever become too
high in price to prohibit the breeding
OF the best types Of horses, cattle,
sheep and swine.
Need Two Things.
The Iowa live stock industry needs
two things and needs them badly. The
first Is more general awakening and
appreciation of good stock, such as is
produced by our best breeders, by the
masses Of our farming population. The
second Is a better organized system for
getting facts relating to the supremacy
Of Iowa as live stock breeding center.
before the people Of other portions Of
this country and foreign countries. In
this connection the writer will briefly
orooonk three lines Of work each C1f