1907. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
6i5 
HORSES AND BEEF CATTLE IN 
NEW YORK. 
One of our readers in Iowa is a stock 
man, raising horses and Short-horn cat¬ 
tle. He is thinking of moving to an east¬ 
ern farm, not far from New York City. He 
does not know much about the conditions of 
farm life in the East, and wants to know 
about raising horses and beef cattle in this 
section. He has some good mares that he 
would like to use for breeding purposes In the 
East. He also has a good bunch of Short¬ 
horn cattle. He is familiar with both kinds 
of animals. Would it pay such a man to 
bring these animals east and go to breed¬ 
ing horses? If so, what breeds would you 
advise? Do you think such a man could find 
a market for good Short-horn cattle? 
Short-Horn Cattle in the East. 
In a general way, I believe that the 
East should continue to make milk and 
let the Mississippi Basin and the range 
country beyond make the beef for the 
country. There are sound economic rea¬ 
sons, mainly problems of markets and 
transportation, for this division of indus¬ 
try, and on the whole our agricultural de¬ 
velopment is along these lines, although 
the Central West is furnishing an enor¬ 
mous amount of butter as well. There is 
no room for debate thfet dairying is a 
more intense and higher grade business 
than beef making. A ton of grain fed to 
a good dairy cow will furnish far and away 
more gross or net returns than can pos¬ 
sibly be secured from a steer. Then, too, 
most of us feel that the dairyman makes 
a mistake if he does not tie to one of the 
three or four recognized dairy breeds. So 
much for my personal sentiments in the 
matter. But, nevertheless, I believe that 
the inquirer would make no mistake in 
bringing his herd of good Short-horn cat¬ 
tle east with him. I believe he would find 
a market for the progeny. The memory 
of beef-making days still lingers in New 
York, and there are many men who re¬ 
tain a sentimental regard for the red and 
roans such as they have for no other 
breed. Then, too, there are thousands of 
dairymen who are harassed by the labor 
problem, and who would turn toward 
anything that promised relief from the 
labor of caring for the dairy herd. Beef¬ 
making, or perhaps the general-purpose 
cow appeals to these men. The idea is 
new in the East, but I believe that it 
could be further exploited. I know of 
two Short-horn herds right here in New 
York that seem to be making sales read¬ 
ily without any large expenditure for ad¬ 
vertising. I feel that the stock could be 
sold, although I fear that those who buy 
it seek for success along wrong lines. 
Then, too, we must not forget that there, 
are some big, fine Short-horn cows that 
are a delight to look at, and are very 
creditable dairy animals as well. So far 
as the horse question is concerned, I see 
no reason why any one of the utility types 
of horses cannot be profitably produced in 
New York, jared van wagenen, jr. 
Good Chance for Horse Breeding. 
I feel very sure there is good money 
to be made raising horses in the East, 
particularly on some of the cheaper lands, 
when the labor question is taken into ac¬ 
count, if a man understands his business, 
has the right kind of mares, uses a good 
horse and does not attempt to run a fancy 
stud farm. A good young horse at four 
years old is worth to-day (and likely to 
be) not less than $200. Outside of the 
service it will not cost more than one- 
third more than a heifer or steer of the 
same age, which will not be worth half as 
much. T should advise Percherons. They 
are good horses, easily broken and in de¬ 
mand. If he can raise them in the West 
at a profit, on land costing more per acre 
and sell them East after paying transpor¬ 
tation, he certainly ought to do so here, 
on cheap land, with a market at his door. 
The same thing is true on the right kind 
of land as to Short-horn cattle. Corn 
can be grown, and by the aid of the silo 
very cheap beef can be made. I feel very 
sure, in view of the high price and scar¬ 
city of labor, many men now dairying 
would better go into raising or fattening 
beef. My next neighbor (now dead) for 
several Winters fed steers on silage with 
a good profit. edward van alstyne. 
Leave Beef Breeds West. 
In my opinion, the opening for breed¬ 
ing horses is far greater in the East than 
for breeding beef cattle. It sounds all 
very well as a loyal way of standing up 
for our eastern institutions to say that 
we should raise our own beef and not 
send the money to the Western States, but 
there are two things which are fundamen¬ 
tal in making fine beef, good pasturage 
and plenty of corn and Alfalfa. Few of 
the pastures in the East are good enough 
to make fine beef without extra feed, and 
while we are shipping great quantities of 
porn and feeding all other animals, it is 
a recognized fact that milk has paid bet¬ 
ter than beef and enabled us to buy these 
western feeds and convert them. The 
horse breeding business is, however, upon 
just a slightly different basis. The ma¬ 
ture animal is worth two or three times as 
much as the steer, and the market will 
readily absorb horses at their full value. 
The readjustment of our activities may 
be such that we shall have a greater va¬ 
riety of farm products in the future. No 
one can prophesy concerning it. I should 
say to this man: Yes, by all means come 
to New York State and raise horses, but 
leave some member of the family on the 
old Iowa farm, and for the present breed 
the beef cattle there. h. e. cook. 
Good Opening in Central New York. 
I think your friend from Iowa can do 
well to bring his breeding mares and also 
his cattle here to western New York. 
Horses weighing from 1,100 to 1,400 are 
in best demand, and bringing the best 
prices. Seven carloads of western horses 
were sold in Yates County this Spring, 
and about the same each Spring. Prices 
run from $175 to $225 each for a good 
young, sound horse. People are not par¬ 
ticular about the breed. I think raising 
horses will pay him rather better than cat¬ 
tle, yet I believe he will do well with both. 
This section is good hay and pasture land. 
I raise upwards of 500 tons for the mar¬ 
ket each year. The inquirer can buy land 
here for less than one-third of what it is 
actually worth. He can buy land three 
miles from railway station, free delivery 
mail service and good schools, land picked 
up, first class water, fruit in abundance, 
fair buildings, land only one and a half 
mile from lake, for $12 to $20 per acre. 
Every acre of this land will pay for itself 
in one year to hay after it is properly 
seeded. He can get higher priced land 
here if he wants to. This land is all good 
and productive. Land here where I live 
is worth about $40 per acre. Land is 
cheaper here in western New York. I be¬ 
lieve, than it is anywhere else in the 
United States, according to its worth. 
While in Iowa in 1900 I decided that I 
would rather have a farm here for a home 
that I could buy for $15 per acre than a 
farm there at $80 per acre. 
THOMAS W. CAMPBELL. 
Yates Co.. N. Y. 
I cannot say whether it would be advis¬ 
able or not to raise Short-horns and 
horses near New York City, as I am not 
familiar with the conditions as to land, 
cost of same and adaptability. I think in 
the western part of New York State it 
would pay to raise horses and cattle, par¬ 
ticularly horses. About $8(>.000 worth of 
horses are brought into this county (Gen¬ 
esee) every year and sold. I would ad¬ 
vise raising grade draft horses and Dur¬ 
ham Short-horn cattle. Good land, adapt¬ 
ed for this purpose, well, watered and lo¬ 
cated, can be bought for $50 per acre. 
Grade draft three-year-old colts from the 
West sold at $175 here last Spring. 
Genesee County, N. Y. j. w. burke. 
I can say, from many years’ experience 
and study of the live stock conditions in 
the East, that with some good draft mares 
and Short-horn cattle, located on a good 
farm not far from New York City, with 
the same push and business methods used 
in the West, I believe he can make more 
clear profit than anywhere in the United 
States. I should certainly advise bringing 
all the good, heavy brood mares East tWat 
he can .use, and perhaps a few more, as a 
number of medium weights could be sold 
East in any section at a profit now. My 
advice would be to bring Percherons, and 
my second choice would be Belgians. Of 
course, judgment must be used, as qual¬ 
ity counts as well as the breed. You can 
raise a $200 or a $500 heavy market horse 
with the same amount of care, feed and 
time. The higher priced animal represents 
the good judgment used in the breeding 
business. Short-horn cattle, I believe, 
should be, and will be, far more popular 
with the more progressive farmers in the 
East from now on than in the past, with 
the present conditions on the eastern 
farm, scarcity of farm help and high- 
priced labor. There is a great opportunity 
for the production of draft horses and 
beef cattle. E. s. akin. 
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“Where was that?” Her: “On the 
street. I must have been carrying my 
umbrella carelessly, for he bumped his 
eye into it. And I said, ‘Pardon me,” 
and he said, ‘Don’t mention it. I have an¬ 
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