The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-10-05
STOCK ON DRY FARM
MIX, Eggs and Meat Contribute
to Comfort Of Family.
companioasnip Of Animate is Great
Factor In Developing Spirit of
Country Life in Young Peo-
pie--No Idle Fersod.

pie--No Idle Fer'od.
tBy PROF.. e. w. Glars, Montana, +.
the lay Farming Congress baiss.lAl
Dry farming as carried on at the
gqesenl Tile is cold basilees propU.
sltion. A yie.t to the average a.
arm reveals lonesome, so-4vwL.,,
gloomy sltualion: tnere are mar,
,aings lacking chat are necessary -
z axe this no4ne desirable. pIeasan.
place to live. The wAe--lae msstress
OF the home lees this more tns.D
anyone e.se. Ii sac were gaiseu Whe4r
fruits, vegetables ard live stock were
grown, the lack OF them to her now is
Ateniy lelt. NO farm can be truly q
Aalne wlI.-ou. 1--we stock MilA, cream,
outer, cheese, eggs and various kinds
-ot neat are LecSssary. These cen.
tribute to the cCmlort and happiness
OF the fairly Furthermore, lns com
par. onship OF animals is great rae
sof IN developing the spirit OF ccun-
Try lie I'm young people. The lamb,
cot, elf, pig aud chick ali help to
make the country pleasant and at
tractive The writer's most peasant
.econection OF his childhood days wes
the companionship oil the farm ami
mals.
There are, other reasons than the
9ne mentioned why live stock should
oe kept on every cry farm Grain is
lie m9in dry crop The farmers
eggs are ali in enc basket" Grain
is his only source Of income, and II
storm and insects take it, the expendi-
lures and efforts Vi the whole year
are lost. With few mich COWS, there
is an income all the time; butterfat
is sold to the creamery every day,
and lew calves can be vealed and
disposed of to the local butcher. A
lew hens will pick up a great deal oil
waste grain that otherwise would be
entirely lost, and the revenue there
from is usually sufficient to provide
the family with groceries, Asfew sheep
will furnish meat for the table and
cash at various times during the year,
when the farmer has no wheat to sell.
The same is true when there are
horses, beef, cattle and hogs to sell.
They provide an income when the
farmer needs it, and he can pay cash
and thereby secure many advantages
that cannot be secured by credit.
When the farmer keeps live stock,
he can give employment the whole
year, but on The grain farm there is
a long period of idleness during the
winter season Most desirable labor
cannot be secured when there Is a
short period Of employment, and con-
sequently the farmer has to put up
with low class OF farm hands, which
is demoralizing to. the young people of
the community. On the farm without
live stock, production ceases during
the winter season while on the farm
containing live stock 1t continues the
whole year, and because of 1t the
community is more prosperous.
The question Of maintaining the fer
tility of the soil is Important. The
time win come, though slower than in
humid climates, whea the productive
capacity of the soil will be greatly
reduced, unless the plant food now
being taken cut is replaced. Some
crops. remove a. great deal from the
soil. For instance, one ION of wheat
removes 81 worth Of fertility. This
is greatly In contrast to the amount
ESQ cents WORTH removed In ton Of
butter. In the raising of live stock,
the farmer must grow leguminous
plants that add fertility to the soil,
as peas, clover and alfalfa. About so
per cent. of the fertility constituents
of crops is retained on the farm when
live stock IS fed and the manure re-
turned to the SOIL BY growing 1egu.
minous PLANTS and feeding live stock,
the fertility, to a large extent, is main.
tained and depleted soils are rapidly
built up. This is impossible without
live stock.
Before going into the live stock
business too extensively. the farmer
must learn what kind OF crops can
be proftably grown. This varies great
ly between and within the states.
Some crops that can be grown sue
cessfully in Kansas and South Dakota
would probably fail in Montana. and
some that can be successfully grown
in one part of the state would fail in
another. Alfalfa, where II can be
grown. is the best all around crop.
It can be safely pastured by hogs and
horses. and is good feed in winter
and summer for all kinds Of animals,
even the chickens.