The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-03-05


That lack Of supply Is caused in part
by the occupancy of the range pas
lures by dry land farmers who are
now growing grain. 1t is caused in
part by the rapid increase in the pop
ulation, but it is caused more by the
erroneous teaching of those who
claimed that there is no legitimate
place. for the dual COW on the Ameri-
can farm.
Those who advocated this heresy
are legion, and this advocacy has been
most persistent for the past quarter
OF century. This advocacy has
borne fruit that is most regretful
It has discouraged the farmer from
growing the true dual COW, the only
cow that can aid in materially in
creasing the supply of beef in the
future. The loss to the country that
has come from this line of advocacy,
how can it be measured?
The price OF meat Is now about as
dear In America as in Britain. How
Is it to be prevented from growing
higher? Where is the additional
meat to come from? 1t cannot come
In any marked degree from straight
dairy cattle, since the breeders Of
these in the grade usually kill their
surplus calves at birth or sell them as
veals. 1t cannot come from the
straight beef cattle, as it will not pay
to grow them thus, as will be shown
below.
Where Will We Get Beef?
Where, then, is the increase in beef
production to come from? 1t cannot
come in quantities that will appreci-
ably affect the market from Argen-
tina or Australia, as Great Britain
and other European countries are
competitors for this meat, and the
competition will materially divert the
trade in such meat
1t Is up to those who have all
along claimed that there is no place
for the dual cow on the farm to
show where the people of this coun-
try are going to get their future sup
ply Of meat What is their answer
to this question? Their advocacy has
been all along cutting off this supply.
Have they anything to say bearing
on the sources of the supply of beef
in the future?
Beyond all question they have
helped to create this shortage. Have
they a single word to utter that will
throw light upon the question as to
how this shortage is to be met? If
they have, now Is the time to speak.
II they do not have, let them forever
keep silence,
Need for Dual Cow.
The beef supply cannot be materi-
ally increased from the straight beef
cow. 1t could be increased il there
were still unoccupied ranges. but
there are not. 1t could be increased
from this source If there were still
areas of land unoccupied as extensive
farming land, but these are all, or
nearly all, occupied.
The demand could lie met in part
II two or more calves could be pro-
cured to rear on one COW, but the sup
ply of these is limited. The truth
Is that the growing of beef from
straight beef aninlais has never paid
ldl 30 uiNlutuuH w ihc SiO"Cio oA
the arabic farm, njr can they make
these nGw.
That beef cannot be grown from
the straight beef COW today on the
arabic farm as cheaply as 1t can be
grown from the dual COW can be
readily shown. A beef COW suckles
her calf That calf at one year old
weighs, say 500 pounds. On the basis
Of present prices, that calf will bring
in the stockyards cents pound,
or $64. Deduct say 81 freight, the
net return is $50.
Comparisons.
Now the estimate is very reason
able that places the cost of food for
the COW at $50. The only profit,
therefore, is from the remaining $50,
less the food eaten by the calf other
than that supplied by the cow This
will still leave a margin Of profit, but
II will not be a large one, and it will
be still further narrowed If the in
terest on the investment is consid-
cred. On margins of profit so mar
row. farmers generally are not going
to engage in growing beef from the
source named.
With the good dual purpose COW it
is far different. Her milk product
including the skim milk over and
above what her calf takes, will be
worth about 500, based on the pres
ent prices of dairy products.