Avoid the Single Farming Interest 



The unsatisfactory condition of the dairy business shows 

 the folly of depending on one commodity for success. If a 

 farmer will give some of his energy to raising pork, beef, 

 mutton, poultry, fruit and vegetables, he can gradually 

 draw out of the production of milk, and will find his 

 profits steadily growing. 



It ought not to be difficult for a farmer owning a herd 

 of cows to push forward a lot of hogs, calves and beef 

 animals. He need not give up live stock raising because 

 one branch of it is unprofitable. A fair proportion of 

 horses, cattle, sheep and swine is advisable in order to 

 keep up soil fertility. The needful thing is to avoid any 

 single farming interest. Diversity is the order of the day, 

 and will bring big profits to the farmer who makes his 

 operations conform to market requirements. 



As beef is extremely profitable just now, owing to a 

 general scarcity, this is a safe line of enterprise for 

 farmers, especially those who have dairy herds. 



The feed problem is less difficult in this channel than 

 in dairying, and all farmers ought to aim to keep up with 

 the times in providing both early and late fodder crops 

 and silage. 



Any who have determined to turn from dairying to 

 beef production, wholly or in part, should get a good 

 Hereford or Shorthorn sire and develop stock suitable 

 to the new programme. These breeds will make beef 

 more cheaply than most of the others. In buying cattle 

 to fatten for market, none will pay better than the breeds 

 named. 



There is a great future for the silo in this country. By 



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