Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-10

think tie value OF the practice !: oouo.-
ful and whether they are housed or nos
,hey mus, be fed Yet I oeisTe ~.
nos Of many other sections and TIA.
ne proht per head OF cattle kept IA
-. with right management. srea'T
ian in most other places
New ErElan6 IS Land OF SA1a4i
farms and OF small herds aad 70 &c, TIE
maximum Ct prof. ne should keep, not
iuet cattle. but purebred cattle. II our
herds are small. all the more re1son
why they SHOULD lie the best OF the-T
tered COWS means in Just = Few yeaE ;
Siye blaze 10 The registered calves.
Prospects in Beef Raising
tina. beef raising IS a desirable 90
;unct TO general farming md thA: i -
a: tie present time, those who have at
tended our Agricultural fairs mus !,
know. That the Hereford Is the breed
preferred b. the grea. majority OF New
England breeders all fair-goers must
s s s ssa aaS y i Has aS
Hereford there. more than 30 head,
sleek. massive, beautiful creatures.
could doubt it. Mr.. Miller OF kansas
judging the fat steer class. Mr.. Miller.
who has judged at many western fairs,
stated that our steer class was sur
prise TO lin, that he had not seen o
similar class that exceeded ours IN quail
~ ard IN general excellence
There is nothing TO be said for other
breeds that cannot be said with greater
emphasis, Of the Hereford. Their quail
ties as rustiers. their tractibiiity. their
cary maturity, their healshtainess. TIE
Of its production. their beauty. make
them pre-eminently the breed for both
the breeder OF fancy stock and for the
ordinary farm herd. Their heAlthfui-
freedom from tuberculosis. the sceulge
50 dreaded By the cattlerlat. An official
study made by the United States Gov
eminent and published in the bulletin OF
the Bureau OF Animal Industry. shows
that the tuberculosis percentage in The
and Hereford. LN.
Of which they may Justly boast; though
there is only one class that know o.
any great practical value to the New
England farmer. and that Is the short
fed specials at the International. This
is ar inter-breed contest, the AWARDS
are determined on a basis Of gain. econ.
omy OF gain.--a strict account Of cos
and in this class Herefords have always
won most OF the prizes. But their value
IS best demonstrated In the open mar
ke,. II is the butcher who speaks the
word. Wh.te-faced cattle have estao-
lished the vast majority Of the top
and record prices il the big beef cen
! iers. Our own Boston butchers. StUrte.
want and Haley. paid the worlds recor5
price for other than show fed beef. 81 =
, per hundred for a carload Of Herefo-di
: in Chicago last December. Nearly al
! the market reports listing calves. stock
! ers and feeders show price balance If
/ favor OF Herefords.
! liard-headed New England farmers and
! explains why the revival of beef hers
; means the revival Of Herefords. We, az
; New Eng!ande-s. hav. perhaps erred CT
the side Of reticence, confusing. boosting
with Doasting. There is only the differ.
! ence OF one letter in the spelling. but
I in the doing booster might be one who
/ tries constantly to better that OF whic!
! he boasts. In these vociferous. adrer.
| Using days. ore must blow his o~T1
: Maine has much OF which to boas ].
/ Her swee. corn Is known country wide
! tabout a year ago ] received a lette!
from the Gr.nne,l Canning Company o.
for the benefit OF their growers how w
raised such crops Of sweet com here}
or potatoes average :wo and one-hai,
times the per acre yield of the rest OF
! the country. We nave over in the east.
ern part o. tn. state, the champion
! yellow corn grower OF the country, g
/ boy whose yield per acre SURPASSED
/ anything before known. Those are JUS
| a. few things q the many Of Which
! Maine can t-lthfully say II lead Sc
! lic;ghbors le;'s all boost with all ou,
! might. boost for Maine. for New Eng.
/ land and our own particular branch ~
! endeavor. OF those who do no. know u.
may think we have sunk in state 0.
! utter ietha-gy and decadence"