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Show DRY FARM, STOCK FATTENING Monotony and Unattractiveness Removed Re-moved by Diversity Animals Are Essential Factor. So far. the live 6lock fattening problem has been discussed only from the viewpoint of the dry farms needs, but the question has also another an-other side. Not only does the dry farm need live stock, but the products of dry farms are needed for live stock fattening. Many dry farming sections are in close proximity to great ranch ing dlstrVTTjT. which raise stock but cannot pir ,;e forage to finish it for market. ' . In the past It has been often neceB sary to transport range cattle great distances to feeding districts. If the dry farms in the vicinity of these ranches could supply the necessary products, it would simplify considerably consider-ably the problem of preparing for market. This need of the products of the dry farm is especially true, since an increasing proportion of the word's production of grain will be necessary for human consumption. Dry farms can be made more stable financially and more certain of permanence per-manence by the use of stock, and the live stock fattening problem can be simplified by dry farms. Let us now inquire into the effect of thid combination combi-nation on those who are to live on these farms. The average dry farm of the past has not been the most inviting in-viting place in the world to live. Under - these conditions, life is bound to have much of monotony and but little of the diversity and attractiveness attract-iveness which a farm home should have. No great things can be expect ed from a country life of this type. If the dry farm is to be - a desirable pla"be of residence, it must have introduced intro-duced in its life all the diversity possible. pos-sible. This diversity cannot well be had without live stock of some kind. Keeping in mind these various considerations. con-siderations. It becomes evident that the successful dry farm of the future will be one in which the live stock Interests will be combined with crop production; and It seems probable that finishing for market will be one of the phases of the live stock industry indus-try which will be most benefited by the dry farm and from which the dry farm will profit most |