The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-06-02
The agricultural Trinity
Livestock and Prosperity
BY Dr. W. E. Carroll, Professor of Animal Husbandry
Utah Agricultural College

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tention. This is more or less undo
sirahle because 1t Will probably take
him AWAY from his farm. the fences.
buildings and equipment Of which need
constant attention II they are 10 es-
cape excessive depreciation which
comes to uninhabited premises.
A Market for Unmsrketabls Crops.
On all farms there are always some
scattered crops that cannot be har
vested completely without the use OF
livestock. Low grade or partially spoil
ed crops'frequently are totally unmar
ketable and would be total loss
where livestock are not kept. These
.rops are fully utilized on the live
stock farm and return profit instead
of a loss. Waste land and cornerl
that are difficult Of cultivation and
larvest are all profitably utilized by
livestock. Fields after harvest con-
tain much feed of money value II
marketed through livestock. which
-ould be a total loss otherwise.
The Children and Livestock
One Of the chief advantages of live
stock farming comes f.om the appeal
L has to the farm boys and girls.
The association with their lire dumb
friends gives them an Interest In the
production OF the farm Which cannot
come from any other source. TINS H.
terest will not only insure better work
on the farm. but it will hold their at
tent on from the glamor of tie UNI
realities of life which are espeeial.
appealing during certain periods OF the
life of all boys and girls.
There is nothing necessarily OK
fundamentally bad in city LIE, but FOR
the farm boy and girl unused TO many
of the city ways of doing things 1t does
hold many opportunities for mistakes
which may have lasting effect.
Live stock Farm Business College
One of abe big advantages to live
stock farming lies in the opportunity
affors of making partners or the
Joys and girls of the farm. Poultry
nogs, sheep, and even cattle and horses
can well enter into u partnership OF
this kind. If properly handled sucn
4 business can be interesting anu
profitable to both parties and at the
same time be the means of laying the
foundation of good business methods
In the young people. Strict fairness
and honesty are necessary on the part
Of the "grownups" If such business
principles are to be inst.lled In the
young and If the partnership is 70 sue
coed. If boy is given a fair busl-
ness opportunity to earn money py
raising q calf or q litter of pigs ana
then has the responsibility or rem
vesting and spending the money ne
will acquire q training and experience
which fit him for similar TRANSACTIONS
with other men than his father.
Greater Profit in Livestock Farming
Finally, livestock farming should be
more profitable on the average than
farming without them. A profit must
on the average. be made on the crops
grown and also on the feeding OF
livestock. The two profits just as
well be combined on the same farm
as to be divided between TWO prop1e-
tors.
A careful consideration Of the var
ious points involved in the discussion
above should lead the adoption of the
INST rational ant profitable systems
of permanent agriculture In the var
ious sections, and result In con-
tentment and stability in our rural
population which win indeed be the
backbone of the nation.