The Bozeman courier., 1921-01-26
LIVESTOCK OFFERS
ONLY WAY TO PROFIT

Declaring that the raising of live t
stock on the farm is the only means a
of finally realizing a profit from farm
ing operations, l. D. O'Donnell of Bill
lings, practical farming expert and
owner and manager of what is per- :
haps the most valuable producing S
farm ofsits size in the state today, re- c
Gently outlined a plan of rebuilding s
the livestock industry in Montana, 5
which problem he holds to be funda- {
mental vital to this particular section
Of the country.
"You probably scarcely realize how
the livestock in this section has been
depleted" said Mr.. O'Donnell, speak
ing to the Killings Rotary club. ut
will take a million, possibly two mil
: lion head of stock to restore it. Many
rancher has scarcely a hoof left on
his place."
: Mr.. O'Donnell's plan to restore the
, industry is a cooperative organiza-
{ tion of some kind, that will be able to
finance stock growers for the length
> of time necessary for them to breed
and raise different kinds of stock,
in the cases of hogs and sheep, lesser
time than for cattle and horses. He /
t explained that he had not worked out
a the details of the plan, but had
e thought of it in some form similar to
n that in which building and loan as
sociations operate. These organiza-
tions function for the benefit of city
* dwellers, he pointed out, and the idea
K which he said he had long been con-
q, sidering, was some similar organiZa-
ID ton to function principally In the
er country. The speaker appealed for
Is general support in launching the
TO scheme. He said ho thought that
IL Billings, as well as any other place,
might start something along the lines
be he discussed. A suggestion that local
banks develop some side organization
,o+ to finance stockgrowers, was contain
:, ed in the speakers remarks.
That some such plan must be put
II into operation, is absolutely essential
&C to the welfare of this community, ac-
- cording to Mr.. ODonnell. He opened
-. his address, which was given at the
W. invitation of the Rotary club, with g
-: discussion of what he termed the big
tbo topic of the day for agriculturists-
ie cooperative marketing and rura
no credits. He explained that in Europ'
We nearly all rural marketing and de
VOC velopment is carried on through co
operative organization, and pointe
out wherein the general plan woul
as have to be different in this country
7ere where he says the spirit of co-opera
the tion is largely wanting as yet. Market
Iger ing conditions in this country toda
,rge are absurd, said the speaker. h
S of cited the problems of the growers {
: of the principal crops in this territor,
nee, showing that it is necessary to dunn
of the entire store of produce on II
to- market practically within few da!
lone after it is harvested He pointed Of
and the stabilizing effect of a syste
next under which the marketing of Il
med various crops might be distribute
the over the season. Dairying was me
The toned as one of the industries
thus which it is possible to distribute t
any marketing of the produce througho
He the year. The wheat crop was cit
tip as the chief example of enforced a
disadvantageous marketing within
very short period.
city nonossoT, - hove rtoclr ON tbe fa,
in order to make farming pay in
10 IN long run. He said in the operation
his own place, Hesper farm, he COZ
raise wheat, hay, or beets' sell
- produce, and then he would just abe
break even, but that the maintenal
of stock on the place enabled him
pick up the enormous waste ordinar
resulting from farming, and turn it
profit. Stock is the only means
ID picking up this waste, he declaT
III One form of waste mentioned, he i'll
trated by explaining how a field VIII
has yielded its crop still holds la
'om quantities of feed strewn on
ground, in fence corners, and OF
places, sufficient to keep a band
sheep for 60 days and fatten tn
,nv. This country, said the speaker,
everything essential to the livest
everything but the st
itself Breeding stock is needed,
said, and growers can't get the mo
before with which to provide themselves v
l,." iesiue, breeding stock.
npuri- ne Se0Ae. VI SUCCESS =. 'iio - "a
Ilness. ative plan advocated by Mr.. O'Donr
he said, would lie in its saving asp
drink He explained how the organiza
ly an could be conducted on basis perl
st be +;ro of s,,,.ll- donoS;tr bv form w,
waste 80 -. = -
crates farmers, who would regard it me
n are as means Of saving their mo-
blood The speaker said he thought It WI
when in no way affect the savings dep
+" suS ment of banking houses.
stWS MI, ct work ont some organ