The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-09-17
(By w. M. KELLY.)

(By w. M. KELLY)
In order to grow successful crops for
less cost than they will sell for in the
market we must feed them out on the
farm, SO that we shall realize more
than the market price for them, and
thus make two profits. Could we mar
ket what we raise for an increased
price we would not need to raise so
much to meet expenses. And If we
could realize a profit above the mar
ket price for our feeding crops, we
should in many instances double our
incomes, and without adding to the
cost of production and so have less
cause to complain of low prices and
overproduction.
The first step towards more profit
able feeding is improved stock. There
are very few farms that are not sup
porting animals at a loss ON account of
their inferior quality.
We should keep not only more good
stock, but we should keep those that
are adapted to our needs.
Diversified farming is the safest.
Different soils require different crops;
and upon ALL farm rotation is essential
to profitable production. But the feed
ing of live stock is a separate and
distinct branch of the business; and
the narrower the limits to which we
confine ourselves the better the re-
suits.
Study the adaptation of your farm;
its location to good markets, your own
likes and dislikes and then specialize
upon the kind of stock husbandry that
judgment teaches is best for your
farm.
The beef producer will not find it
profitable to keep Jerseys, nor the
dairyman Herefords.
1t is feeding special-purpose animals
that has enabled feeders to realize
profits on the amount of feed that is
consumed and it is the feeding of dairy
animals that has enabled dairymen to
make their business profitable.
The better the animals the larger
the profits, and the animals that are
bred for special purposes are more
certain OF giving good results.
While it is my opinion that dairy
farming is the most profitable manner
of realizing good profits on home
grown feeds. yet 1t is out of the ques-
tion for all of us to become dairy farm
ers. Some will dc better with sheep
and some with horses.
It is not profitable TOR a man to
handle animals that he does not like
and that he can take no pride and in
terest in keeping in a good condition.
The most important requisite for feed
ing any kind of stock is pure water
and plenty of it; other things may be
neglected to certain extent, but the
water is Indispensable.
More than one-half of the live
weight of all our domestic animals is
water, and water is the universal sol
vent, the medium by which all sub
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