The Prescott daily news., 1914-12-26
LIVESTOCK FOR FARMERS

An agricultural people can never expect to become as prosperous, as independent and as frugal of their fertility as is their privilege without livestock on their farms. The rich agricultural states of this country are the states that raise and feed live stock. As an evidence of this we may compare Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois and other states that market the feed crops in such finished products as milk, butterfat, beef, pork and nut ton with any of the cotton-cursed Southern states where cotton is raised to buy meat, milk and butter. Likewise the nations of Europe where dairying and livestock breeding are the principal lines of agriculture, as for instance Denmark and Holland, are rich and prosperous, whereas the one-crop or extensive crop growing nations such as Russia and Spain are poor.
 Today we believe that the people of Texas and other states of the Southwest are determined to raise more livestock, produce more feed crops and save the fertility of their farms. This we find from letters and from the visits of our representatives who visit various localities. The most conservative estimate of the cotton re- duction is that about 40 per cent of the acreage grown in cotton this year will be planted in feed crops and crops for the home. Some place the reduc- tion at 30 per cent. Be that as 1t may, Texas and the Southwest will need breeding animals and needs them now.
 Interest is manifested by commer- cial organizations in cities and towns, banks and capitalists are showing their interest in livestock by offering to loan money with which to buy breeding stock. Reports are that loans are being accepted for this pur- pose where the borrower would bor- row for no other purpose. It is safe for the feeder and a good investment for the borrower where the farmer has feed and pasture land and where he will give attention to livestock raising.
 Those who have desirable breeding stock-hogs, cattle, sheep, goats, poultry, horses, etc,-will be fortunate. All they need to do is to advertise these animals at reasonable prices. The supply is limited. It is a great pity our farms are not now fully stocked with animals. It would mean profit for our feed crops and greater opportunities for next year and the years that follow if our farms were stocked.
 Let those who need animals get them at once before our limited sup ply is taken. Farm and Ranch is profoundly interested because it knows the importance of more live stock. 1t has urged raising more livestock for many years, and now that the people are determined to be- gin it wants to see them get a start of animals.
 Begin with a few animals if you are not able to buy as many as your farm will support. If you buy few desirable breeders and take the proper care of them you will soon have your farm stocked. Instead of growing a third of bale of cotton per acre, the average, worth only about SIG, let more acres raise dairy COWS worth from $5 to $100; hogs worth from $10 to $100; sheep worth from $10 to $40.
 Those who read Tram and Ranch and use it's advertising columns have
 as good breeding stock as can be found anywhere, but the animals will
 soon be sold Do not miss the oppor- tunity to change your farm from a cotton-ridden soil to a rich and pro-
 ductive diversified farm because of
 the livestock you feed.-Farm and
 Ranch.
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