Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-11-07
Stock and =
- Farm News

written Especially fos Missouri Rar
allst By Col. W. C. Smith. Thomp
son. Audrain County. Nissourt9 !
When one contemplate embark
ing in the purebred livestock industry
there arr many things to be oonsid
cred. About the first is what hna
shall / raiser This can best be am
lswered BY first considering ones v
environment and general trend Of ma
ture. one person may be particular
fitted for dsirying, another for oeet
production. g'hen IN these two
lines there are the various breeds
Ito be considered and at present It %
not altogether a choice OF breeds bn
iof TYNE OF the breed that troubles
most beginners. In the breeding OF
sheep the same trouble is confronted
the production Of mutton and WOOL
and this must be determined BY the
llsealit, ia which the breeder is iocat
ed 10 a certain extent and the outlet
- ~
he has for his surplus stock.
In the swine business there is not
as great a variance as bacon and lar
are the Two main products Of me
hog business. While we have the pa
con hog and the lard hog It Is hard
!, IN necessary to state that the bacon
hog Is an Improbable animal In the
. region where corr is the main diet,
tor in q few generations he will be
come the same AS the lard hog, Just
as the lard hos viii become a bacon
hog il placed where herbs, roots
and the lighter cereals are the princi
lpal diet.
! After we have determined the
kind the second question is, will u
: pay? Sc this depends upon many
things. The selection OF the proper
foundation stock and this must be in
!. keeping with the investors knowledg
Of the business. The pure bloodet
= livestock industry is a growing bust
ness and no one can buy a reputa-
ton. This he must build for him
self by producing the animals tina
the buying demand calls for. The eaai
ment for handling stock must also b
considered, SO as not TO overstock
Zones self and give chance for dii
.erl couragement- After the proper ind
Id yiduals have been selected In accor'
ms ance with the finances Of the begil
e ner (and here / would advise II
purchase Of a few good individuals !
OF a goodly number OF II
palmer sort-the latter kind migl
u do when you are going TO drive
lyour surplus over the scales). the
next thing is TO be eve ready
observe defects in disposition and q
formation. Spend much Of your spar
litme out with your animals. col
pare one with another, visit son
of the better shows at county a
state fairs, get the ideas of the be
breeders end judges, for this Is 7
way all the constructive men in {
several breeds have wrought su
Lgreat Improvement
There is one factor in this bus
ness that should not be overlooke'
and that Is the association n b
with various breeders who are eve
striving 10 uplift the breed he Il
cies. This gives a man an inspi
ltlon 10 better himself and to be eel
TO the best and better than the re
Taken altogether it gives ms an arr
or men contending good naturedly
reach the highest goal In their or
patton.
Despite the Indictment weather
Thursday, W. W. Pollock's regist
ed Shorthorn cattle sale was fai
wen attended, but prices were
as good as they should have be
considering the class Of stock 50
The sale totaled s6.0s5. 20.
Cattle brought from S27 to $102
Horses sold from 500 to $3.50. MI
brought proportionate prices.
w. A. willingham paid $212.5O
la black mare; G. NJ. Fox gave :
fer a pair Of gray mules; Joe {
sidine gave 1866 for a paid Of no
VI mules.
'EI Some OF the other sales were;
- Steve Allison, 3 yearling
steers ~
3 av ]. 4. Johnson. five 2-year-old
Ie 10 steers "a
IS. P. Emmons & Son. Empress
New Goods 10
Walter Peck, Violet Bloom 3
AIR. /. Phillip. Royal Lady 10
u. c. Mundy, Butterfly Scotch 6
Ii. NJ. Fox, Violet Secret 5
lie. M. Fox, Lavender Rose 10
Other stock sold at proportion
prices.
John W. Brewer is in Chic
% with a load Of mules
The thoroughbred Poland q
hog sale Of j. r. Bell at his I
Wednesday, was fairly wen
.ssas tended. Hogs did not bring as {
prices as they should. consideri
the quality The sale totaled al
s5i6. Six head Of cattle also We
sold that brought 1910,
J. Y. Horton paid ss4 for a
and 5 pigs.
G. p. Dunlap paid st4 for a
and 5 pigs. Andrew Fegar paid
for a boar. Frank Erisman paid
for a boar. ]. w, Peck paid 81
for a boar. j. II. Worsham and
A. Willingham each paid $40 mp
for two gifts. Other hogs sold pro
tlonately.
II. r. Bork, a prominent b
dealer Of Kansas City, We 81 !
leo Saturday buying horses.
although the Missouri hen
ready produces ten times as n
wealth as the Missouri fruit or
says the Joplin Globe, ian effor