The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-11-18

here every other profitable crop. Yol
people here have no such excuse. Yol
can raise anything and raise it easily
There is absolutely and honestly NJ
part of the country in the entire Unit
ed States which is better suited to thu
growing of live stock than this yer.
country in which we are today. This
Palouse country right here around
Moscow is without peer in the whole
United States for the development O
the live stock industry.
Kind of Live Stock
I'm reply to the question as to what
kind of live stock the farmers here
should go in for, l should say that
almost any kind would be splendid
here. Certainly the horses, sheep
swine, and cattle which / saw today
at the university are superb examples
They are large, beautiful, and the hide
has a perfect, mellow touch.
I'm regard to some specific advice as
relates to cattle. The farmers ALREADY
carrying on dairying business should
keep on if they are well established.
| 1t is expensive to change and the re-
suit may be a loss. Any breed prop
erly chosen and properly handled will
be good. Get straight dairy cow
Concerning Cattle
eff the farmer wants to grow cattle
for beef alone he should choose a
straight beef COW. But for the aver
age farmer on arabic land the man
who is not running dairy, for general
q hn ic ont
for beef cattle alone should possess
dual purpose cows properly bred. They
must not be scrubs. They must be
specially bred
''The beef COW will yield through
its one calf a profit of about $50 per
year. The dual purpose cow will yield
SIS worth of milk or butter and calf
worth forty dollars, or $115 per year,
gain of fifty-fve dollars over the
beef cow
Dual Purpose Cow
1T is very difficult to find that kind
of COW because, unfortunately, many
teachers in America have been teach
ing that there is no place on the aver
age, arabic farm for a dual purpose
COW. The result of that pernicious
teaching is that the farmers of Amer
lea have lost millions of dollars from
taking that bad advice. In Great Brit
ain so per cent of all the milk pro-
duced comes from the dual purpose
cows"
Mr.. Shaw then described in detail
the condition and character of the
English herds and the superb quality
of stock that had been bred carefully
up for dual purpose.
''The calf from the light kind of
dual purpose COW when two years old
will be worth $780, The increase in
beef in the United. States is coming |
from the dual purpose COW. You can
grow some beef from the dairy cattle |
but not profitably. You can get an |
increase from the straight beef herds |
but since the range is now limited |
the profits will there be diminished |
Beef must be grown not on the range |
but on the arabic farm. The price
of meat will not go down within ten J
years no matter how many people en-
gage in stock raising. Farmers may
get a dollar bushel for their wheat
next year and a dollar and q half the
year after that, but when the great
European war is over, the price Of
wheat will go down and the price of
meat will go up. Don't fear the over
production of beef. 1t is far easier to
get an over-production of potatoes,
'ruit, or other food stuffs. Experience
demonstrates that stock raising is one
If the most profitable lines of work"
Others Closed the Session
Mr.. Shaw discussed briefly both
swine and sheep and, after answering
some eager questions by auditors, took
lis seat amidst thunderous applause.
He was followed by Mr.. Faville, ed
tor and publisher of the Western
Farmer, by Mr.. Waldo G. Paine of the
inland Railway to whose efforts the
Helpful visit of the distinguished visit
Dr. was due, by Governor-elect Alexan
Ter, and by Mr.. Iddings, whose remarks
,ore out the message brought by Mr..
shaw.
The meeting closed in a general talk
est in which the visitors of the day
we're the central figures.