The Glenwood post., 1917-07-14
FARM AND STOCK NOTE
By II. A. Lindgren, Agriculturist aud
Demonstration on U. S. Reclaim
nation Projects.

| Ihere Is III TINS time Il great need Tor
the conservation of the supply of live
stock in the United States There is
an appeal going out to the farming pop
| ulation to increase the acreage of cere-
ais and other crops. 1t is important
that the meat production side be en-
! phasizcd also. Prof. &. T. Morton has
recently issued an article on the sub.
ject. which is timely and contains va,u-
able information. The article follows:
COLORADO must realize that the state
and country are facing real food
shortage. Most farmers probably are
| beginning to see that such shortage
exists in cereals, but it is just as true
of live, stock and meat products. The
severe winter and lack of foodstuffs iu
many sections has resulted in heavy
losses of beef cattle and in thousands
more coming through the winter in poor
shape.
The confinement of poultry caused
! by weather conditions apparently h.s
J ." eAtreiltlN low fertility of
eggs, and poor matches. The high pric,
OF all meat animals has induced MANY
to cash i'll on cows and old sows. TINS
reducing the breeding stock available.
Everything possible must be done to
counteract this.
The production of cereals for direct
human consumption is necessary, but
care should be taken not to break too
much alfalfa ground in the attempt 10
increase the cereal production. Other.
wise we will face another shortage of
forage next winter, with second sea
son of severe livestock losses.
In dry land sections the acreage of
forage crops should be increased to the
limit Increase in these sections will
not curtail cereal production, as spring
grains without irrigation are merely a
gamble which is not justifiable under
present conditions.
'ln order to care for the forage
crops in case of drouth and to make the
fullest possible utilization of them if
they come to maturity, pit silos should
be built by every farmer in the ar,I
section. The pit silo in great mane
sections can be built simply by digging
a hole IN the ground. For permanancy
this should be lined with two-inch
concrete wall, but under the stress of
circumstances this could be DELAYED a
season If the pit is not sunk too deep.
In these sections cows should lie
MIXED wherever possible, raising the
calves on the skim milk, rather than to
allow them to suckle their mothers. The
net amount of human food gotten by
the production Of butter fat and the
growing of calves on skim milk is far
greater than where the calves are
grown on whole milk
''Care should be taken to conserve
the milk supply near the cities, becau,.
if the supply of whole milk to cities is
diminished it means the extended use
OF costlier and less satisfactory foods
for children. A dangerous situati IN
exists near Denver today. The cost NJ
foodstutis has been going up for years
and has shot skyward during the past
year The price of milk has not gone
up in Denver to the point that it has
in every large city in the east. As Il
result numerous herds of dairy cows in
Denver are being sold and scattered
over the state. Their product will npt
be lost to the state, but will appear III
can be more readily dispensed win
than can whole milk. Unless the peo-
pie of Denver realize the situation
promptly and meet the dairymen on Il
raise of price to 10 cents per quart,
they will face milk shortage next win
ter and they will be compelled to offer
that price and not be able to procure
the milk.
"Dairymen should not veal calves
from large bodied cows. Anything of
large enough frame that will make beef,
even though it is dairy bred, should go
into the hands of men in the countr"
with cheaper feedstuffs who can raise
these calves to maturity for beef.
"Veal at best is wasteful meat,
very watery and lacking in nutrition.
Every householder and butcher should
discourage its use. t.... 90. D
"The most encouraging phase of the
meat situation is the sharp demand for
h God sows. This demand indicates a
strong production of pork, which is one
of the most economical of meats, as
swine dress out higher percentage of
meat than any other class of animal.
The chief trouble with pork for country