Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-24
Why Does New England lmpor
Millions Of Dollars Worth Of Bee
and Pork and Poultry Ever,

Why Does New England Import
Millions Of Dollars Worth Of Beef
and Pork and Poultry Every
Year?
! Farmers of New England years ago
when beef sold for 4oc. per pound and
less. dressed weight, said. and perhaps
i truthfully, I'VE cannot compete with
western conditions in raising beef cat
tle." and they APPARENTLY nailed the s.o-
gan to their mastheads and handed
down slogan, masthead and all to thei-
children.
/, The children, mindful OF their parents
advice. and by nature taking it TO.
granted that it is easier to say 1T can't
be done than to go and do it, assent
! TO the old teaching and go on buying
their beef and letting the pastures grow
up.
| Now if hard headed business farme.
| from some foreign country should coma
! to the United States and seek to en-
gage in the profitable raising Of live
stock. he would. of course. take his mo
and carefully study conditions in all
parts Of the country and having made
an exhaustive survey of conditions.
markets. etc. he would end by pu--
chasing a block of Maine farms.
| He would fird that in Texas. Oslaho-
! ma, Kansas and the Southwest his stock
would be liable to face drought cond:-
tons that would surely handicap their
growth and the prosperity of his herd in
two years out Of FIVE.
In the South he would find that the ex-
IRENE heat practically kills blue grass
and clover three months during the
summer. while in Wyoming and Mon
tana he would find scanty rainfall, every
year.
! In the corn belt he would find land
worth 500 to $500 per acre, and while the
corn was raised easier, New England
would produce nearly. if not just as
great yield Of shelled corn per acre.
he would find Maine. or New Engl md
pastures GOOD EVERY YEAR. that
clover and. Kentucky blue grass thrive
ALL SUMMER and that the East IS
the natural grass belt of the country.
tnat pasturage costs only fourth Or
less the price in the west If hired and
II owned. still lower in cost. and that re
could own 1000 acres in New England for
the price of 9 in the corn belt or 100 in
the Kansas country. that he could pro-
duce beef at less cost if he will keep
sun1clent size herd, and under the la
Dor saving plan of the western country
cattle running under open sheds in
Wlnter.-herdS Of 50 or 100 or more
for each maa to care for. feeding large.
~ on ensilase. and market his steers
fott
ieealng OF grain while in pasturage the
second summer. and marketing them at
IS or % months of age.
| Here We have the highest markets Of
! the country. the cheapest land anil
pasturage. the surest crop OF grass and
corn. and the lowest labor. In SPITE a..
az these advantages we let the Yves.
snip us untold millions of dollars worth
OF meat product and allow our own nas.
lures to grow up to bushes and weeds
/ WHAT is the answer
Inc price being paid for nastura~a
: as quoted in the BREEDERS GAz.
ETTE. in Kansas is from SIS to so p.-
mead per season and in Indiana from =
20 y per head per month. while good
pas'urage may be had in Maine for
from % 10 . per head per season.
, why Chose the PolIed Angus.
IL you were selecting machine or 4
farm 1901. you would naturally look up
10 the best, then the most economical.
ana make your selection Of the on.
that in your opinion combined the great.
est number of desirable POINTS with tia
least number Of undesira Bile.
Looking at the records Of the Inte..
national Fat Stock Chow at Chicaeo
we find that in II out Of II wears the
Poiled Angus have won LIST on fat car.
loads. the Herefords have won .hre.
times. and the Shorthorns one. al,
breeds contesting. In the years when
they missed the first prize they ALWAYS
won I'd.
Now that Is some record.-14 out ~
possible II. all breeds competing. wh,-
other breed can approach that?
In the same years the Angus ami
sraoe angus won first on dressed car.
cass IN Is out Of Is years. the Short.
hcrns winning once.
now II other things were equal. n.
above record would seem to make IN
ones mind that the Polled Angus led al, |
the other breeds for beef.
IN addition they were without horn.
saving the painful and many times dis.
Hsurlng removal Of horne, and thar
eoai olack coats and uniform type stamn
them as the favorite of all good breed.
ers fond OF handsome cattle.
They mature younger and hold in con.
o't'on longer. are more economical in
digestion or easier keepers" and ara
great rustlers for living in short ma
lures. as their ancestors for xeners
tons roamed the bonnie hills O. Scot.
land and thrived and got fat on them
Originally imported to this country a.
dairy cattle. their beef PRODUCING on.I.
ties soon attracted the attention Of ~.
beef breeders of the West. and tho m.
ture beef cattle Of New England will I'm.
doubleday be black
Their prepotency 10 such that ~.
breeder will sell the best bull With
guarantee that soee Of the progeny vi,h
The 6Tst cross upon horned c.rtl. -