CHAPTER IV 



THE KIND OF STOCK TO BUY 



Cows, Pigs, Sheep, and Poultry, the Es- 

 sentials TO BE Observed in Their Se- 

 lection. 



THE importance of stocking the farm with 

 animals best suited to that particular 

 branch of agriculture which the owner most 

 desires to develop, is too frequently overlooked. 

 In fact, success or failure depends in a large 

 measure upon the breed of stock kept. 



For instance, to keep a herd of Holstein cat- 

 tle for the purpose of supplying cream to pri- 

 vate customers; or to maintain a flock of Leg- 

 horn fowls from which to raise roasters, would 

 be to court disaster. The Holsteins are, to be 

 sure, great milk producers; but the Jersey cows 

 are acknowledged to be the most economi- 

 cal machines for cream-production. Leghorns 



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