Annual Meeting 1133 



FOURTH SESSION 

 Thuesday Afternoon, January 23 



Meeting called to order at 2:15 r, m. 



Mr. Huson : We are very fortunate this year in having men 

 on our program who have done things as well as tell about them, 

 and Mr. Campbell, as you know, is no exception to the general 

 rule. He is very familiar, I think, with the breeders of the State 

 of New York. We have been fortunate enough to have him at 

 least on one previous occasion at a meeting of this association. 



I .take great pleasure in presenting to you Mr. John Campbell, 

 of Woodville, Ontario, Canada, who will discuss the sheej) prob- 

 lem in the State of New York. 



CAN MUTTON BE PRODUCED PROFITABLY IN THE STATE OF NEW 



YORK? 



John Campbell, Woodville, Ontario, Can. 



As the years are passing, new conditions develop, difterent 

 demands appear, and the question which is at present facing us, 

 is, how can the altered conditions be met, 'and the demands sup- 

 plied, so as to give larger returns for our investments and labor? 



Never in the past did the question of securing skilled labor on 

 the farm force itself on our attention as at present. Besides, the 

 worth of such labor is constantly increasing; therefore, in order 

 to obtain a fair share for ourselves we must manage our business 

 so it will leave us a proper margin of profit to furnish us with 

 the comforts of life. To do so, the productiveness of our farms 

 must be maintained, and, in the very large majority of cases 

 increased, that the production will bo suiRciently largo to pay 

 expenses with a liberal margin left for our own use. 



To obtain such results in New York State, or in any of the 

 older eastern states, live stock must be a leading feature on the 

 successful farm. We " cannot eat our cake and keep it." Our 

 soils must be fed, as well as our live stock. By stocking our 

 farms to the limit, and feeding carefully and liberally, we can by 

 the one process increase the values of our animals, producing at 

 the same time manure, which in its turn will feed the soil, when 

 waste is prevented and a careful application of it made as quickly 

 as possible. 



