Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-15
Money in Stock Without N
while, as stated, in a previous arti-

WIlatS, as StaCed, IN a artf-
Gle, the surest and quickest returns
are secured from cattle by milking
COWS, there nevertheless is a chance
for making money without milking.
It must also not be supposed that cat
tie are the only Kind of livestock that
may be handled with profit. Many
FARMERS receive a good income per
year from number Of colts raised,
or from4sa bunch IF sheep that are
properly fed and cared for. There is
perhaps q place for the hog on every
farm, and there will doubtless be more
of them raised in the future. They,
however, do not take the place of
horses, cattle or sheep in the scheme
of farming.
Decide on What Line to Follow.
There are certain conditions which
may determine to a large extent what
kind Of stock should be kept. If the
land is all well suited to farming 1t
might not be SO profitable to turn any
large areas Of this into pasture. Com
s%equently some kind of stock should
be decided on that will not need a
great deal of pasture. In many cases
dairying is now conducted on farms
that ave no pasture at all,sthe cattle
being lot OIL stall fed the entire year.
Hogs require q very little pasture,
n II plenty of roughness is available,
horses. especially If they are worked.
may be kept on a very small amount
Of pasture land. Where the beef
breeds of, cattle are kept there should
be larger areas for pasture, so that
they may be turned out as soon as the
grass is ready in the spring, with the
expectation that they will receive very
little, If. any, attention until the pas
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Decide, and Stick to 1t.
It is, however, essential to decide
on a line Of livestock farming, and
been no greater source Of loss, espe-
cIally in livestock, than frequent
changing from one breed or kind or
stock to another. Everything favors
continuing with p certain line.6 So far
as profits are concerned, there may
be fluctuations from time to time, but
as q general rule changes are made
at the wrong time to take advantage
of these. Instead Of following the
rule Of ITO buy low and sell high"
many will get discouraged when prices
arc low and sell out, and il prices, are
particularly high on some other line
they will buy In on that, only to get
discouraged when 1T goes down again.
These fluctuations are bound to take
place as they have in the past year
with hogs. Last fall, owing to the
fact that there was a poor corn crop
and the grain was all high priced, a
great many sold their hogs very close,
with the result that the markets were
flooded and prices went. down to 6
cents, while within. six months they
We're back. up to almost double,that
price.
The knowledge and experience gain
ed in a number Of years in handling
one breed or kind of stock, is a very
valuable asset, and the longer one
continues with a certain line, the more
sure should he be of succeeding
with it.
Zone Breed Enough on a Farm-Make
it Pure Bred.
There is also a great mistake in
keeping more than one breed OF cattle,
hogs or sheep on a farm, as 1t is also
a mistake to try to gain by crossing
the different breeds. The different
breeds of livestock are the result Of
years and years Of careful work on
the part OF some Of the best farmers
Einkthe world, and; for thefbeginner to
think that he can improve on these
breeds by crossing is as great a mis-
take as "a be made.
OF the different beef breeds Of cat
tie, 1t is in reality only a question of
PERSONAL like and dislike. The same
is true largely of the dairy breeds. If
this was not SO, we would not find all
breeds represented and having their
advocates.
AS a matter Of convenience, it
would be preferable to have a single
breed represented in a/nighborhood.
In this way breeding stock. could be
exchanged with a minimum of ex-
pense, n there is also a big advan-
tage in having a single breed In; a
community, for the reason that the
stock when sold is uniform ana will
command a higher price. Hence, in
many cases it would be good advice
to the farmer who has no livestock
to get the kind which predominates in
his neighborhood.
Essentials ii. Handling Livestock.
There are a few essentials in he