The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-05-17

ne dlHerence these slret by the pure |
bred bull brought over the scrubs.
believe Mr.. Bell uses the figure of
IS per head, that would amount to ST.
100000 In round numbers. s1,SOO,0OO |
more money would have been paid out |
TO the farmers Of Kentucky by breed |
ing with pure bred bull instead of |
scrubs, but TO be conservative, Just
cut this number in half, say 81 per
head, that would still mean, a large
amount, approximately $95O,O0O that
would have been paid to Kentucky
who shipped cattle to the Louisville
market. Now that Is speaking in dol
lars and cents and In order to reach
his heart, believe that il the way to
speak to him. | FIVE can show him
that the pure bred bull will actually
increase his profits by that amount,
then we will have no trouble in replac-
ing the scrub bulls In Kentucky with
pure bred bulls.
We cannot estimate how big the an
nual income to the farmers of Ken
lucky would be IL all of sudden we
would wipe out the scrub and replace
with pure bred To give you some idea
Of the proportion of scrub bulls in the
state of Kentucky to the pure bred
bulls, we gathered these statistics
from the State Department of Agricul-
ture. These are not correct, not alb
solutely so, as the Department de-
ponds upon its representatives in vari-
Gus counties to make an accurate re,
port, and these are compiled from
those making report in about 100
counties, December LIST, 1918, 20 pure
bred bulls standing for service fee in
the State Of Kentucky. On the same
day, there were 645 grade and scrub
bulls standing for service. In Decem-
Der, 1919, we have larger figures per-
haps, more accurate reports and I'M
der conditions which were very stim-
ulating for the production Of cattle
and find 900 pure bred bulls were be-
ing stood for service and 1878 grade
and scrub bulls. Now this makes a
proportion of five scrub bulls to every
pure bred.
No wthat cattle prices are not as
good as they we're years ago, the ten
dency on the part Of the farmers is
not to produce as much and not pay as
much attention to producing good ami
mails. Now they are absolutely wrong
in that contention. The lower you have
to sell your cattle, the more yol
should strive to produce the best. TIT
best is the most economical to pro
duce regardless of how they sell. Som,
one has said that you cannot get tn,
farmers to see this. | have Just beef
thrugh the cattle pens Of the Bourbon
Stock Yards and made an effort to Sc
every pen. 1t occurred to me that |
, it we're possible to bring q large mum
Der of farmers, who believe that tn
scrub bull is as good as the pure bret
to the yards and take them throug
the cattle pens, there is no doubht bu
they would be convinced Of their errol
The pure bred stock from their condi
ton and quality show clearly they ar
, the most economical to produce.
In getting down strictly to the sub
, ject. foundation Of a pure herd, yo
want to consider all things before yo
buy your cattle. First, consider ar
, you in a good cattle country? l wan
, to say to every one Of you that Their
> is no section of the world that Is BET
T ter suited for cattle production tina
, the state of Kentucky. Some sections
1t Is true, are better than others, bu
, take 1t as whole, the wonderful Blu
Grass section, the limestone water an
the even temperature, also the prox
J unity to market, you can't beat 1t any
, where.
, We stand at the gateway OF tn
South. The South is the coming cattl
producing section Of this country, Tn
boil weevil has gotten such a hold 4
the South that the cotton cannot b
relied upon and the Southerners hav
, taken TO live stock raising.
t There are no pure bred heards es
= tablished in the South and when tn
Y planter starts to establish his heard'
3 he naturally will have to come to tn
| North and West for his selection. W
! as his nearest neighbor would be tn
e one he would most likely come to, a
e II would save expenses in travelling,
o shipping home and It would not TAX
d so long TO acclimate the herd. Goo
s grass and good corn producing lant
are necessary for the production
e beef cattle and Kentucky has both
S addition to the limestone water, an
: even temperature. With the exceptic
}. of fow cold spells, the cattle in Kel
e lucky remained out all winter, and u
e farmers are not put to the expense
II providing expensive shelter for h
e stock as 1t is necessary North al
A West the winters are severe. This ia