The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-08-05
FARMS OF COUNTY
NEED MORE HERDS
OF GRAZING STOCK

Wayne county needs more breed
ing herds of beef cattle on its farms.
On many of the farms of the county
the entire crop Of corn is fed each
year to cattle, the owners of the farms
relying on the yards at Indianapolis,
Chicago or Kansas City to furnish
the stock cattle.
The last decade has wrought great
change in the cattle industry. The
western states can no longer be
counted on as the center for producing
cattle. The great ranges have long
since been divided up, and the herds
of grazing cattle have been supplanted
by fields of grain. Close followers of
the cattle business predict that the
states of the Ohio and Mississippi val
lies, are soon to become the produc-
ton centers of feeder cattle. In
southern Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and
Kentucky are large areas of land too
profitable venture. Blue grass is
ly adapted to the production of cat
tle
There are many farms in Wayne
eastern parts, that are too billy to
make the best yields of grain. Blue
grass, and alfalfa will grow we'll on
such farms. Water is plentiful, and
there is every reason to believe that
the cattle would make good returns
on such land.
Farmers Would Profit.
On these farms a herd of good
grade COWS of any of the beef breeds,
headed by a good pure bred bull,
would be a profitable investment
Under average conditions it will
cost about $4,000 to keep a cow and
her calf for the first six months of
the calf's growth. At present prices
for feeder stuff, it is cheaper to raise
feeders than to buy on the market and
have them shipped in.
In building up herd of cows for
the production of feeder cattle, the
individuals should be selected with an
eye to getting them as uniform as
possible, in size, conformation and
color. The offspring of this herd then
will sell better together, as the buy
ers are always attracted by a nice
even bunch of youngsters.
The cows in the herd should range
in weight from twelve hundred
proved beef type, combining size and
middle with as much quality as can
be secured.
The selection of bull to head this
herd is of the utmost importance. A
pure bred of known breeding should
be secured. and it will pay to buy the
best individual that the owner can
afford. 1t must be remembered that
the bull represents firty per cent of
the herd, and each calf will bear his
stamp. Small wonder then that a
good individual is necessary.
Build Up Stock.
A few Wayne county farmers have
already prepared themselves for the
movement of the cattle industry east
ward, and have built up herds of beef
cattle on their FARMS Some of these
men have very creditable herds of
pure bred cattle as we'll.
Sylvester Cook and son, Lawrence,
Of Middleboro, have "a nice herd of
Shorthorns, headed by classy roam
bull. Their COWS show true beef type,
and the young animals coming on
promise of splendid development.
The well known firm of Jones and
Pike of Centerville, have a good herd
of Shorthorns in connection with their
herd of Poland China hogs.
Frank Clevenger also of Centeryille,
and William T. Leavell of Hagers-
town have good herds of Aberdeen
Angus cattle. Mr.. Leavell has been
breeding these cattle for several years
and has a nice bunch of COWS and
heifers. Mr.. Clevenger recently pur-
chased a breeding herd in Henry
county, and expects to make it a fea-
ture of his farm.