Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-11-14

all know, however. that appearance
has a great deal to do with value.
You know yourself how that goes
when you come to buy an article at
the store or the machinery company;
If 1t Is well-painted, bright, that is
what you buy. We are Just grown
up children, that is all, and color ap-
peals to us.
So 1t is with the hay. II the east
ern farmer could only sell his hay
that never got wet, he would never
have any to sell; 1t is a miracle to
get through the season back in Iowa
and not have hay get more or less
rain on 1t. However, the fact re-
mains that the bright colored hay is
what sells the best, and 1t would be
a good thing II we only had stock
enough on the farm to clean up the
colored hay.
l want to congratulate the faith
ful dairyman who has hung on to his
herds and is today receiving the
highest price ever paid for butter
fat. He has got the best market OF
any for his hay. 1t is not everyone
who should go into the dairy busi-
ness; you have got to like and en-
joy the work you are engaged In II
you are ging to make a success of
1t, l don't care what the work may
l.
even with butter fat where It is,
[don't 60 into 1t. But / want to say
Ey&9 that the time has come when
VOID many OF the farmers ought
Etry and make love to a good milch
Ec61. She will surely pay you well.
1t Is my opinion that good dairy
stock and dairy products will de-
crease In value from present prices
more slowly than any other farm pro-
duct. There is a reason for this.
The European countries that have
been devastated by the war are prac-
tically without dairy animals they
have practically all been killed and
used up. Our department of agricul-
ture is already informed that It Is
expected the United States must fur
nish the stock to take the place of
those gone. My understanding is that
lion head OF dairy animals from the
United States to supply European ne
cessities.
We will commence to feel this de-
mand very strong next spring. The
foreign shipments OF dairy stock are
bound to maintain a good price fol
dairy products, which in my opinion
will continue for several years-noI
at the present high price. to be sure
but at good profitable price.
Just now the dairyman In the Spo
kane and Puget Sound territorie.
are having to sell off large numbers
OF their dairy herds on account o
the scarcity of feed. Our county og
ent is investigating this matter nov
and advises me that good Holsteil
heifers, eligible to register. and bred
can be bought at around $50 pc
head: this is a very low price 70
that class of stock. I want to brinl
this TO your attention. believe
Is your opportunity to get start
Mr.. Avery will be back in abou
week. You should make 1t poin
TO inform yourself on this question
You remember that with the clos
of the war will come a constant de
mand for lower cost OF living. Every
thing that you have to buy you wi
expect to buy for less money tha
you paid during the war. This
going to be true OF everybody.
over the country, and the tendenc.
OF course. will be downward on a
, necessary products. do not kno'
that this will be Immediately fel
but Il is bound to come, and that ma
is wise who is able to convert the pre-
I ducts OF his farm over into commot
, tiles which will be affected the lea'
by this change In prices. II the Sp'
/ kane and Puget Sound farmer ca
make money feeding $50 hay, yo
: certainly can make money feedin
: s15 hay. The time you spend ba
: ing and hauling could be better spel
3 In feeding and taking care OF an
mails.
I Remember the by-products OF Il
Y COW. Manure on the farm has
: commercial value of 81 ton; tn
Y is to say, a field we'll manured vi
s yield a greater return. because
5 this. There is pretty good day
wages for someone, hauling and sea
y tering manure. Figure how MAJ
a tons you can handle In a day and s
h what you can make.
n Now that the fighting Is over, q
e election is over, and the Influenza
: fast spending its force. we shall ma
J, time to give our earnest thought
o bettering our farming here on Z
y North Side. We have got to DO
y to maintain the value of our prope
a ties A good many of you have go
8 into land at what would former
n hoac ro0arded as high price