Show HAVE LIVE STOCK INSURANCE movement first appeared along the atlantic seaboard and Is rapidly moving westward by J 0 RANKIN missouri college ot of agriculture mutual L live tock insurance was the first form of agil agricultural cultural operation cooperation co to den deploy elop in this aliis count country w and in sonic some others it appeared along the atlantic seaboard but has moved steadily west waid until it is found in practically every part of the country the mere inere fact that it is so prevalent is pretty pretty good proof that it is needed but it is not nearly ao 0 o urgently needed in this country yet as it Is in europe where it lias has reached a very much greater development de loument that lias has many lessons for vs us many a man in europe would he be left destitute or at least embarrassed for life by the loss of a horse or cow not covered by insurance many a mn who prefers to buy one good cow would buy two poorer ones for fear that one good one would lie die and lie he would lose all lie ho had if lie he could not protect himself by live stock in stir lince in england lie may insure not only the cow but practically everything else on the farm from the laborer in the field to the bees in the hive conditions in this country are every year becoming more and more like thoe across the water which demand such a great development of live stock insurance nine free farm farin land is 13 1 3 no longer of very ter y good quality and soon th the e government will have none at all competition will be keener and keener and the struggle will no longer be to amass a farni farm made fortune but only to make a living and keep what we already have at least for most of n under such circumstances live stock insurance now nv a desirable thing will become absolutely ne necessary cesary and f each ich man tin will have to decide whether to join a i mutual company or patronize a commercial company |