The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-06-21
Raise More Beef
Make More Money
So Says H. r. Smith, Stock Elk.
pert from St. Paul at Splen-
did Meeting Saturday
MANY FARMERS HEAR
First National Bank of Redwood
Falls Host at Luncheon And
Talk by MIR. Smith

1alk Dy Nlf. Om1tn
H. R. Smith, live stock expert
for the First National Bank at
St. Paul gave a splendid talk on
stock-raising to a large gather
ing Of the representative farm
ers Of this community, at the
Armory Saturday AFTERNOON,
June II. The talk was given
under the auspices of the First
National Bank of Redwood Falls,
the banks president H. A. Bald
win, being host at a luncheon
served to the farmers in the ar
mory dining hall before Mr..
Smiths talk. About a hundred
fifty men were present at the
luncheon and talk, all If them
farmers and stock raisers of
Redwood and Renville Counties.
j. J. Flanagan, president of the
Stock Yards National Bank, and
Horace Baldwin and Mr.. Kaye
of the Kaye Commission Com
pany were present.
Mr.. Smith is thoroughly con-
versant with the problems Of
stock raising, it's needs and its
benefits and his talk dealt with
the practical features and the
rudiments of raising more and
better stock, thereby directly in
creasing the farmers checking
account and indirectly increas-
ing the land values.
Corn The Crop
In the beginning of his talk
Mr.. Smith spoke of corn grow
ing, stating that one bad year,
or two + d years do not mean
that a section can not raise good
corn, that Minnesota is fast
ranking herself high among the
corn growing states, that she
has doubled her corn crop in
the last ten years and quad
rupled it in the last twenty and
that no Minnesota farmer has
any excuse for becoming pessi-
mistic upon the corn question.
Mr.. Smith urged his hsten-
ers to be sure to plant only seed
from sure-to-mature varieties
as that shipped in from other
states is often not acclimated to
Minnesota conditions. He also
urged that Minnesota Germ be
fed to Minnesota stock rather
than shipped to Iowa or illinois,
to be used to fatten beef there,
to be later shipped back to Min
nesota consumers at a greatly
increased price. With corn as
a potent factor in stock raising,
Mr.. Smith classed alfalfa and
clover, although advising corn
as the most important of the
three as a cleaner of land and a
producer of profit.
Hogs Help, Too
From corn Mr.. Smiths talk
logically turned to hogs of which
he is a warm advocate. His
word of advice on this subject
was for each farmer to keep
only as many hogs as he can
care for carefully and well, that
a number exceeding this is
wasted effort and results only
in loss of time and money. Zone
hundred dollars invested in
brood sows," says Mr.. Smith,
"should bring $500 return with
In twelve MONTHS greater
return for the length of time
than any other farm crop. Mr..
Smith gave some helpful hints
on the care of the sows and
young pigs, and passed to the
subject of sheep which he adj
vised keeping to utilize the
rough feed found on every farm.
With very little outlay for feed
and labor each sheep kept on a
farm should yield a net profit
of $40 per year.
Increase Herds
In beginning his discussion on
cattle-raising, Mr.. Smith made
the statement that since 1900
there has haan a decrease in