The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-12-03
LIVESTOCK
INDUSTRY

ho nroducts of the so1l Tor our ilVell-
o,d dir city or Indirectly. Our
o,rtry the northwest) depends all
nost entirely on the raw product OF
M farms. forests and mines. Our
,mmediste country depends largely
q the products of the rm The
farm urcducee for the people and an
mails Tee animals require labor to
g,oW the foud and care for them.
ri ge are all interested In obtaining
,,om tie soil all It will produce with
inf date rioration We are also inter.
,sted Ia having more labor employed
IN aur conihunity Lahor peani the
aistribution of n 0ney and this Is
where you my. dear Trader, come in.
You, 40 matter what your calling
will prosper according to the labor
smuloyed in your locality. No com-
munity can grow indefinitely un IS
the foundation is well laid; neither
can the individual grow unless his
or her foundation is we'll laid. The
Thought comes to you that you live
in one of the greatest grain-growing
sections in the United States, but
gou forget that the grain farmer
takes from the soil a valuable ele-
meDt that lie does not return. You
forget that the grain farmer and his
employees work only about halt the
time; also that the farm land in
your country lies idle from one-third
TO one-half the time.
Livestock require food that does
mot take from the soil the important
elements nitrogen and humus) that
grain does. The most valuable food
for livestock talfslfa, clover and
peas) Supply nitrogen to the soil
Livestock supply other valuable ele-
ments through crops grown and
Through the scattering II the barn
and feed yard refuse on the soil.
You are interested in the farmer
and his help being employed contln-
8uously because il adds to the income
of your community -and you depend
on your community. In fact, you
are the community, and it is you
that must put your shoulder to the
wheel and help improve conditions
Il sometimes think there are 200
many "Micawbers" waiting for some
thing to tur" up in order that they
NAV obtain something they nave
mi earned A community becomes
prosperous because of several things
-produ ctiveness of tributary coun'
try, location as to convenience OF
transportation to markets, climate
and prosressiveness OF its people
Progressive willing people hacked D.
the Droductiyenesss of their country
can make community grow. with
out the progressive people your com
munity will lag and sometimes 9
backW ard. This IS not impossl Of
here.
The progress of the \ rthwe'
livestock association is d e to III
progressi veness and foresight OF Sc
eral stockmen of aWshington, Idah
and Oregon, men who believe th'
livestock is he foundation OF pro
petty for the northwest. l VIII n'
claim that there may not have bee
a selfish motive in tile minds oil sou
OF them, at least a hope that IN son
way their fiuancial corditlon mig
be improved; but l feel SIRE one
the incentive was that the peot
would be a ore prosperous, nave q
ter homes, that more people wouio
empl Iyed all the time and thaV I
products OF the soil would he put
to annual products cheaper IL oet'
animals were placed among the lar
ers and tia stock men aud that
soil would retain its fertility 1t
taken several years of hard "oTS
large sum of money to bring u Q
far. T.is has been given Tor
purpose OF bringing the ma VINO
the animal to sill and the man
coIld be induced to buy toEett
and 10 eun ince the puGlic OF [, e
ue of good livestock to the comm
ity.
The bree Ter who succeeds mas
man of special ability and must
vote his life and fortune to his D
ness. 1t has requires hundreds
years and many thousands oil ao'
to pro luce nigh grade ami a al
will reproduce its kind wien On
with an ordinary animal, or at
produce a better an msl an
other Parent. Herein lies tue st
OF why We need the breeder; ne
duces the animal that pieasss
eye, rsprOduces his or her good
itkes and economical qualities oil
ufacturing farm produce into an
products. THis means Dront I
farGer ana cheaper products 10
mean tHtIEl