The circle banner., 1920-05-07

Better livestock means not onl
animals of better blood lines, bu
animals of stronger vitality, free
from disease. and more capable o
adapting themselves to climatic an
feeding conditions.
In the past we have been prom,
to consider the words "better live
stock as applying only to bette
blood lines. From an economi,
standpoint it is just as essential tha
animals be freer from disease, have
more vitality and be more capable o.
adapting themselves to feeding anG
climatic conditions of the country IN
which they are being raised as it is
for them to be bred along better
blood lines.
Pick your sires from herds bred
along these lines and not bred for
the show ring.
If we desire to make a financial
success of stock raising the scrub ami
NAL must go.
The necessity of good cattle was
clearly demonstrated a few years ago
when eastern dogies were shipped in
to Montana. 1t is true some specula-
tors made money on these animals
but 1 have yet to meet the legitimate
stockman who made profit on rum
ming eastern dogies in this state.
Eastern dogies are not properly bred.
They cannot stand our climatic con-
ditions; neither can they properly di-
gest and assimilate our roughage
feed. They are not the proper cattle
for Montana. They do not have the
rugged vitality of a range animal.
Their hide is thin; they cannot stand
cold weather. They do not have suf-
ficient vitality to digest and assimi-
late their food and at the same time
maintain body heat.
The normal temperature of a COW
is 101 degrees F. This temperature
must be maintained at all times and
under all conditions. If it falls be-
low normal digestion and assimila-
tion stop, pathologic changes take
place and death may result. When
our winter temperature is 30 degrees
below zero the difference between
the temperature on the outside of an
animals skin and on the inside of
that animals skin is 121 degrees F.
You will, therefore, realize the abb
sofute necessity of an animal being
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tected with hair, and possessing a |
rugged constitution so it may digest |
and assimilate it's food.
I desire to impress upon you the /
absolute necessity of purchasing and |
raising cattle that are bred along
we'll established blood lines and at
The same time are rugged and sound.
Montana is range country. 1t is
1 short grass country in the northern
part of the temperate zone. There
ore, it should not be considered a
country. 1t is better adapt
ID for running steers. That does not
mean that we must not breed cows.
We must maintain certain number !
# breeding cattle. The number of !,
cows, however, which we ,
maintain must absolutely be limited :
" the means we have at hand to !
roperly feed and care for them, both :
efore and after calving. With our !
hanged conditions it is prime ne r
essity to feed a breeding COW con- :
entrates, such as cotton seed cake, :
opra or corn, with sufficient guam
ty of hay. 1t is equally essential
} feed calves. IA
1t has been the dream 0f those ad- C
ocating plowing our natural range s
,untry to have small farms on every "
'ctfon in the state. They say each s.
lie of these farms will grow feed and a
Use live stock. I wish I had their a