Vol. LXXVTII. 
Published Weekly by The Rural Publishing Co.. 
333 W. 30th St.. New York. Price One Dollar a Year. 
NEW YORK. JUNE 7. 1019. 
Entered as Second-O'ass Matter. June 20. 1S7 1 . at the Post 
Office at New Y'ork. N. Y., under the Act of March 3. 1S7P. 
No. 4537. 
Making Meat vs. Making Milk 
The Problem as Presented in New York 
N IMPORTANT QUESTION—The difficulty in 
securing the “cost of production plus a reason¬ 
able profit’’ in the milk industry has raised this 
question in many a dairyman's mind: Is there an 
opportunity at this time under existing conditions 
to make an equal or larger profit in producing pork. 
In mb or mutton and wool, and beef, as in making 
market milk, and at the same time maintain or 
increase the fertility of our farms? There are sev- 
COU NT E It BA LAN CI NO DISADVANTAGES.—To 
offset these are some; reasons why many dairymen- 
and.others are questioning- the wisdom of continuing- 
to make the dairy industry their main, and in many 
cases their only source of income!, 1. Increasing dif¬ 
ficulty in securing efficient help who will share with 
the owner the unavoidable confinement seven days 
in the week required by the dairy business (which 
is strikingly illustrated in the article on the first 
page of your issue of May 1(M. 2. The increasing 
prices asked for dairy feeds. 3. The more exacting 
requirements placed upon the dairymen that their 
permanent flock of sheep for those sections where 
we have more or less of the cheap pasture land 
above referred'to, and'the Winter feeding of range 
or Western lambs on farms which have little or no 
permanent pasture, and where the land is more 
valuable for cultivated crops. A -whole article might 
easily be devoted to each of these two lines of work, 
for there are many points to be considered for and 
against. Almost any kind of a barn or shed will 
answer the purpose for housing a flock of sheep 
throughout the Winter. Much cheaper rations are 
required than for a dairy cow. During the Summer 
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oral factors which must he considered in discussing 
this problem, and we will try to look them squarely 
in the face, and in an unprejudicial manner if 
possible. 
DAIRY ADVANTAGES.—There are at least two 
logical reasons why the dairy industry has been, is 
and must be one of the most Important lines for the 
farmers of this State to follpw. 1. Many thousands 
of acres throughout the State are more suitable for 
pasture than for any other purpose. 2. Nearness 
to large centers of population creates, or at least 
should create, the best of market conditions. 
stables and products shall measure up to certain 
standards, necessitating more expensive equipment 
and housing conditions, which is frequently very 
sadly needed. And then the question arises if the 
advanced price of milk is sufficient to meet the in¬ 
creased cost and difficulty of production. Compare 
if you will the expensive equipment of a sanitary 
dairy with that required to care for meat animals, 
and then look at the latter as a money-making propo¬ 
sition. 
SHEER AND LAMB INDUSTRY.—This should 
be divided as indicated into two lines of work, the 
they will do well on pasture-that would not be pro¬ 
fitable for a milch cow. The price of wool, mutton 
and lamb has advanced more than the price of dairy 
products. On the other hand, a better system of 
fencing is required for sheep than for cows. The 
dog nuisance is one of the worst menaces to the 
sheep industry. Possibly there is greater loss from 
sickness and parasites—internal and external—with 
sheep than with cows. How true this might be were 
all cows tuberculin-tested and dealt with accordingly 
is an open question. 
FEEDING LAMBS.—A concrete example of what 
