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Show SUGGESTIONS FOR LIVESTOCK RAISERS Pefore a man Attempts to accomplish accom-plish anjthlni? It Is nlvvnB best for him to have before hla minds eo nn linage of what he wish's to do He cannot form this Iniase unless he has aome datn from which to build unless he poBseeses it knowledge of whut It rhould be when It Is ln it state o per-l't-etloii und of the different stages and conditions which lend up to that state Therefore the object of this rkileh Is not ao muih to tell how to raise stotk as It Is to point out some of the defects de-fects and to set forth a tetv of my Ideas as to what slock should be We fennels ur,. ei ready to Bay that the professional man rhould be sub-Jetted sub-Jetted lo a very rigid examination und torecd tn eome to n tcriain standard befou he Is allowed lo put hla prodULt 011 the market but that we should he allowed 10 do our work In nn) way wi choose aril jet lore nothing hv It I hold that th- standuM should be none tie less the ease with the fnrni era pinluet than is It with the pro- fl HBO! s Any stock buyer who has pasted Ihroiiftlt the rountry htijlnfr cattle I think will say that where he finds one animal that mule! be placed In the llrrt class he will Und nt leBst 11 doieti that need a rpeetal lIusb formed for them. lu thi early days of 0111 fair land of the Weat when the cattk tould tun nt large and get all the feed the) needed need-ed this question needed no dlrcurslon, Tor where Naluie had hir course she would clew lop a line animal Hut those da) s and some say It rcKreltltiHly have koiii And today one of the most serious qui rtlons tin stock rulrir has to rolve lr the question of feeding Man) of them have com- to the ninelu-slon ninelu-slon tint It Is eionomlnl noi to feed a inilnuiuince ration hence there Is no chain e for them to rulHe good 1 at tie The cow or horre Is a in-uhlno 111 one sense In that we keep them to do a ecrtnln work but either aic nine thnn a machine They are 11 produ t of his labor to whlih. the product of mans is far Inferior They hnve their tempers their likes and the dennnds of thllr animal orgunlsmn all of which must bo considered t'P to a few )ears ago ihe farmer had but one object ln raising cattle, and that was beef Hut at the present time many nre considering con-sidering the dual question of beef and milk And I think the da) is n it far distant when all will have to do mo For tho present let us take It for granted thai It Is profitable to keep Ihe eow for the calf onl), and consider whether li Is economli nl to starve the eow, Just giving her enough to keep her alive or able to get on her feet dome may think II stinnge, but I know It 10 be n fai t that many do this and they are within the circulation of The Ilanchmin A eow fed In this wa Is not In a normal condition hence the period of rut does not eome as It normally should and If It dn-s eome she stands n slim chince of becoming becom-ing pregnant As a result one cannot figure on "her coming In more thnn one-half one-half ns often ns she should A man who will fted his iowb this wi) will feed his other cattle the rime nnd as a result of this, he puts rattle on the market tint are a disgrace to the pine they came from to say nothing of the one who owned them Such farmers when asked about It will sa) that they get Just iib good a prhe as though they had fed twice the value of whut the) did This mny he true, but If so, It should not be Just n word In tegnrtl to it stindard and I will tlore for this time Hy this I don t mean the mere word, hut the stern tenllt). I mean for It to make suih requirements that when nn animal ani-mal reaches them that It Is In the nearest ante of pirfectlon that nature na-ture aided hy hrei ling, feeding and good enre, can get 'i And when a man does strive to bring his cattle to a higher pline of devclopmenle'nnd succeeds, he should be rewnrdeil for his effort b) getting n higher price than he otherwise would Then It woull not be long till nil would be working to this end ciiAiu.ns lowi:. |