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

Va S'A~y AN0SSk91
sor II. l. Gar-igus Of Connecticut. who
mas probably done more TO spread the
gospel of better livestock throughout
New England than has any other one
man in our history. Of course the bulk
Of the breeders are plain farmers. in
the business for the money that is in It.
and their mounting enthusiasm ard
steadily augrrenting nuncers are the
best proof Of the high place the Here
ford may justly claim with us. Many
Of the COWS they own are descendants
of the old imported stock and IN add
ton TO the western prize winning show
Der. there are many whose sires ard
grand sires were champions at the weS,-
EN- fairs and at the Royal and Inter
national shows.
During the year ending June ist. 1919.
| have not statistics available for the
time since then although the interest
has been greater than ever. one no
table event being q lot Of 30 odd western
and southern he'f@rs shipped into Maine
six carloads and several smaller ship
.nents Of registered nerefo-ds were
brought into New England from the
west. Among them were some Of the
most successful prize winners Of the 1913
western fair circuit. Activity along this
Sc eral carloads of unregistered hefers
for breeding purposes and upward Il
goo head Of feeder steers were landed IN
New England during that time.
Demand Being Developed
"a movement has been started .ha.
should develop into a demand for a very
large number OF both pure-bred and
grade cattle and give Us & good market
for our surplus steers. when We have Il
surplus. That is the practice Of hand
ling cattle for long or short periods OH
the tobacco farms Of the fertile Con-
nectlcut alley. extending from Middle
town. Conn, 20 Southern Vermont.
Growers Hroughou; this district have
come to realize that purchased .ertili-
zeTs arc expensive and Inadequate In
mat they DO not supply the hunlus
needed. Some Of The most successful
growers have dairy cattle as side line
out many Of them do not wish 10 tie up
Dor involved That is one answer 10 The
question why Reef"' No one viii
deny that The backbone Of the live sock
mo ustry in New England today is the
dalrE COW. Our immense urban popula-
tion offers market for dairy produc::.
mat makes that inevitable. but beef has
legitimate place on our farms. not
Only IN the more remote and rougi,e-
Sectlons oIt also on the easily acce ssi
pc, intensive!y cultivated and hisi,
priced farms. No practical farmer bur
hnows the value Of livestock although
mat item OF Ia Dor preciudes many fror,
! eeepin1 dairy herd--one man can care
I !tE lo beer cattle as easily as he can
me same care the whole year while
peel draws on the labor suppIy only
Ior.ng the winter, thus solving many
p' TOE" Tor the crop farmer.
nere was never a time in Our his
loFE Wnen beef offered as strong an AS
suIshce Of permanent profit as Il does
today. New markets are heinu cor
stanuy opened. South Africa is bexin-
a n.ng 70 import whitefaced breeding
STOCK in considerable numbers Chirs
and Japan. countries which have a..
".i!s oeen largely vegetarian. are ran
laiy hecoIning beef eating. There vas !,
oe.egation here from those countries N
90 10 stud beer production and to &C
ror dressed beef and breeding stock
/ rms beef outlet has not been deyeIoned
inucn further because Of the war b,,1
II Wi undoubtedly soon equalize sr
,a .yn nan n hat the iessened European
australian aus beef from our markets.
TOT the last % years the beef suppiv in
lnls country has been steadily shrink.
n ins' IRON 70 Of beef animal per pe--
non NJ ~ 20 20 in 1918. The New Eng
ia.d homestead states that a prorn;nert
:a.utn2rlty on livestock estimates that
!. VIII require seven years for csttie
supphes to assume normal p-oportjons
, nes :, re Eiesskoning beef normal in ISL.
eraoiy more than % from the IsSsS a,,n-
ply. Reasoning from tina, basis :,
would seem that beef producers b.a
aeen SCI quite task and that the drea ~
6i,, n f,i,e, peel would not meet imrne-
sun little free range left: the ave.. 20 20
range land sells for less than q o,,as
ne, OF the per acre cost Of the Ave. "a
lame Zane farm. outside OF Aroos,ook. az.
costs en, 10 = ran raiiroad advertisement. /.
pound to bring dressed beef from chi.
caeo TO New York. But these t,tnn.
are are not the handicap to New Eneiand
" eT, ..ia s they seem at first glance'
tity. sbeen ran range Is negligible guam
wnen II IS gone. there'll be no mora
ihal u cent fare Is not the ONLY +rihut.
.na5 pound Of beef has paid the All
n rUau mere is "a comparatively small
tuuanuty OF beef marketed directly frn,r
the range: that comes mostly |, ir NE
spring grass fat. not the best a,,a,;tw
aro Oh course does not bring the hesf
in,. IncloentaiIy it has to paw for its
before i It reacbs Journey y. from the sou.
VI me rest Is sold either as caivas
weishing five to six hundred no,nds
Nh. On farms where part is finished
var, re-soid as feeders, or kent Ion 30.
er n ne range. and sold direct as feed.
or III, IN either case, it must paw for tue
or three railroad trips-and rnaka swo
CO.. ~ LOT Two or three men. beside several
IN, orl.lissionS and stockyard tolls. fini.h.
S de on tho high-priced land Of the mid
oio west and the corn belt i'iu-
=. Considering ali this s,,rei,. ,...
s..;s. England producers a chance ~ es
satisIying profit, notwitbsfan Ao1
own particular d.f.cuities and nroS,.s U".
Ssy r c wa,h difficulties We viii always
our long and expensive housinsk s r'
, +! 90 not believe that running cattle IN
me open will ever obtain a yer1, lie ~. ~
following following with US, although the ' New
wan tSn N. Agricultural collese-by the
OF the new and enthusiastic HerssorS
Or oeeeeders. owning a splendid young SON
OF Repeater 191st, and several pood
eows-oy a series Of experiments BEGUN
Two years ago. has demonstrated the