The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1921-07-21


Buy only 4 or cows ant
good bull, but get the best stock
you can, and then stop spending
Imoney-borrowed money, at least
and grow your own herd. In tha,
way you will not have to star;
twice to get in right. Keep youl
heifer calves and in short time
You will own quite herd. Youl
stock will increase as fast as you
gain i'll experience. As the in
come from the sale of male ami
mails justifies it, purchase more
females as seem necessary to
build up your herd. You cannot
go wrong in starting in this way.
| 1t is by becoming engulfed in
booms, fads, and fashions, and
doing so on other peoples s money,
that some breeders fail. ("
The breeders in our section
have almost to a man begun in
this way, and some of them have
grown to be the most prominent
breeders in the country. Take,
for example, E.. j. Thompson.
When | came here he had a small
herd of Shorthorns. He and John
Buckstead, who also had small
herd of Shorthorns, held their
first public sale together. From.
the money they got out of this
sale, each purchased a few more
animals of higher quality.
Thompson in few years built
up a herd valued at $4,000 or
more, and in the meantime, his
son became so interested in the
business and became such an i'm
portant part of it that the contin-
uance of the herd at least for an
other generation is assured. Mr.. |
Thompson has borrowed money |
of me at times, but as rule, has
made his purchases by simply re-
investing the money he has re-
ceived for surplus bulls.
Another Of my customers, N.
R. Rundell, made his start here
with a few Shorthorns that he
brought with him in his car when
he moved here from Wisconsin.
With no foundation other than
this, he soon built up a herd of
over so. He also breeds Percher-
on horses and has used quite a
little borrowed money at times.
He came "out Of the woods"
with a jump in February, 1917,
when his public sale of Percher- {
ons brought over $4,000 and his
sales amounted to over ]
5000. Is
Pure-bred breeders Of this sort
who start right and maintain
their business on a conservative
basis, and yet are energetic In !
asaking sales, have become most ]
valued depositors. Their bal
ances are always much larger 8
han the average, and their af- q
fairs are usually conducted in a '
much more business-like way \
han is the case with the average .
,armer. Because of their deal
ngs with people by mail, they 4
earn business methods very
quickly. e
During the past fifteen years / i
lave had the privilege of assist n
ng in building up Is herds of t
shorthorns, 8 of Aberdeen-An- i.
sus, 3 of Herefords, 90 of Poland a
jhina hogs, and other breeds in n
esser numbers. All of these men n
ave borrowed more or less mon n
7 at times, but have followed Il
ny advice as to the method of D
up their herd. q
In considering loan for the
of pure bred livestock
f any kind, I always find out all
can about the man himself. AS !.
matter of fact, / usually know ,
bout his capabilities before he y
ONES to me, because / make it a 7, .
usiness to visit all of the farm = =
rs in my territory frequently. - -
{, in my judgment a. man has the ';
bility to care for pure-bred y y
-ock properly, / do not hesitate =.
} lend him the money to buy a. q,
wv foundation animals, stipulat- - =,
lg, however, that he must pro- 9
eed slowly until he is sure of his
round
Because of my personal inter
it in the business, I am very Of OF
N able to steer sales to my Gus of
'mers. Buyers coming into fu
'wn very often come to me, and bs
/ am not able to take them to s.
Ie various herds myself, | direct tu
em to those herds where / know IN
ley can find what they want,
Id where | know the farmer st,
seds to make some sales. re
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