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to be a dairyman. This is no reflection whatever on the grain farmer 

 or any other farmer, because of the fact that we need the grain 

 farmer to produce the grain that we cannot produce ourselves. 



In discussing the question of livestock in Pennsylvania, I am at 

 a loss where to begin, because we cannot rank as a real stock-raising 

 state, although we do raise some and should raise lots more. But 

 it is the condition of livestock in the State, the way we care for it in 

 order to make it most profitable to the farming interest. When I 

 say we are not a stock-raising state, I should go farther and say 

 that the interests of the state are so many and varied. We probably 

 have one of the best markets of the United States right in Pennsyl- 

 vania, but we have allowed those markets to be largely supplied from 

 the outside, more particularly the animal foods. 



Pennsylvania is not considered a hog-raising state, although we 

 do raise some, and good ones too. There is money in raising sheep, 

 and certain sections of Pennsylvania are adapted to this industry. 

 The dog nuisance is a serious obstacle, but that can be remedied or 

 controlled by placing a higher value on the sheep than on the dog. 



The horse industry in this State is a very important industry. By 

 using pure bred sires, Pennsylvania may improve her horses. The 

 tractor has not yet crowded the horse and his usefulness from the 

 average farm as yet. 



The theory of preparedness will apply to the breeding, raising and 

 marketing of beef cattle. From reports of breeders of beef cattle 

 in Crawford county the farmers throughout the state are finding 

 ready sale for pure bred sires of a good strain within the last three 

 months much better than within the last five years. The choice of 

 breed is a matter of individual liking. There is no battle of breeds. 

 The average citizen takes too little interest in the bulletins issued 

 by the State and Federal Bureaus of Animal Industry, but the one 

 prepared by the Committee of Statistics and Standards of the Cham- 

 ber of Commerce of the United States should be interesting to every 

 meat-eater. It says the future supply must come from the South. 

 That section can produce more cheaply than any other section on ac- 

 count of its cheap lands. The pasture season is longer, grazing 

 good, and feed can be produced at a minimum price, and shelter 

 during the short winter is inexpensive. 



In Pennsylvania there are thousands of acres of mountain land 

 that is too rough for farming which could be used for grazing pur- 

 poses to a very good advantage. Through the northern part of the 

 State Canada blue grass can be raised, and the southern part of 

 Kentucky blue grass, and there is no better pasture than these two 

 grasses for producing a fine quality of meat. 



In one of the daily papers of a recent issue, I found this article 

 on livestock values in Pennsylvania, The article states that agri- 

 cultural conditions are excellent and prospects of a big year for the 

 farmer are bright. These are revised figures from a statistical report 

 of the State Department of Agriculture: Milk cows and other cattle 

 are rated as being 101% of the average, while horses, mules, sheep 

 and hogs are up to the average for this State. The following divisions 

 are made: 



