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FARMER'S CYCLOPEDIA OF LIVE STOCK 



disseminate the scientific facts discov- 

 ered at the experiment stations and by 

 the United States Department of Agri- 

 culture, and tell it in a way that the 

 simplest can understand. JSTo wide- 

 awake live stock man can hope to be suc- 

 cessful and keep abreast of his business 

 without reading the stock papers and 

 subscribing regularly for two or three 

 of the best. 



Some of the better stock papers — It 

 would be impossible to enumerate all the 

 papers which stand in the front rank 

 of live stock journalism, but a few may 

 be mentioned that are noted for their 

 value to the industry. Among these are 

 the Breeders' Gazette, which is a gen- 

 eral stock paper representing all forms 

 of stock. Hoard's Dairyman and the 



effect of live stock farming on the men- 

 tal life of the man engaged therein. To 

 be identified with a pure breed of live 

 stock necessitates wide reading and wide 

 acquaintance with men. It requires a 

 study of nature's methods and the mys- 

 teries of heredity and the great influ- 

 ence of environment. The human re- 

 sponse and affection and absolute trust 

 in the master of the horse and dog, 

 and even the sheep, teach lessons con- 

 cerning the obligations of man to others. 

 Outside of his immediate care of ani- 

 mals, the breeder must be a man of 

 business. Not only must he know how 

 to breed, fatten and manage his animals, 

 but he must also be a student of the 

 market and be capable of creating a 

 market by the superior product which 



jetting the horses ready for the grand parade at the 

 ohio state fair 



Jersey Bulletin are among the better 

 papers representing the dairy interests. 

 The Horse Review and the American 

 Horse Breeder deal with the horse inter- 

 ests, American Sheep Breeder and Wool 

 Grower with the sheep interests, the 

 Swine Herd with hogs. There are many 

 others. In addition, such general farm 

 papers as American Agriculturist, 

 Orange Jvdd Farmer, Neiv England 

 Homestead, Farm and Home, Wallaces' 

 Farmer, Country Gentleman, Rural 

 Neiv-Yorlcer, National Stoclcman and 

 Farmer and the many state papers like 

 Michigan Farmer, Ohio Farmer, Nc- 

 brasha Farmer, Kansas Farmer, etc, 

 are doing a great work in fostering the 

 live stock interests of the country. 



Broadening influence of live stock 

 farming — yy e mav briefly mention the 



he produces. The highest type of farm- 

 ing is live stock farming, and the high- 

 est type of live stock farming is the 

 growing of pure breeds. 



TRANSPORTATION AND MARKET- 

 ING OF LIVE STOCK 



The marketing of live stock is the 

 business end of the industry. At what 

 age and in what condition the animal 

 should be marketed, where to market 

 and how to ship to market, are all busi- 

 ness questions on the correct answering 

 of which the success of the industry 

 largely depends. 



Animals may be marketed at any time 

 from birth to old age. They may be 

 marketed dead or alive. They may be 

 sold to traveling buyers who call at the 

 farm and take the stock away with them. 



