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JULY 12, 1917 CROOK COUNTY JOURNAL PAGE S ulil. You Imve mithliiK to do tint takn your money. Ami If you are nu( with tli hogs he will mull I h flunk to ynu, I In Ik giving you the benefit of till experience for a nom inal charge, which amounts to less than 1 per cent cm thn triinsnctiou. When producer sell hi own bogs, tlin buyer hm nil Ihn advan tage, ha U posted on Ihn murk ft ; Im docs nothliiK clue hut buy (luy after ilny mid naturally bn Is In a poBllloii to mukn a better purchase th mi I h producer I s mill). On tin other IiiiiiiI, Ihn cmnmlnMlon man In on ihn market regularly. He can gauge tlin puckers' requirements very closely hiiiI know Just when to link h higher price or whjn to sell on n decllnn. ()hii markets urn tin' lir of tint livestock Industry mill certnlnly deserve Ihn support of I he producers. Itnlw llettcr Hogs I wunt to urge you to rulsn morn Mill IIKTTKH hogs. Finish them. Tlin average yield of bogs purchuscd on tlin I'ortluml market U around 76 per rent, Thin compares with droves put up by puckers on thn Mlitilln Went liiurki'tM, which yli'lil 71 to SO per cent, W get some hog ylelilhiK 7 to 80 per cunt, but they lire nil too few, but it Ih en couraging (o buy them occusionully, us It hIiiiwh thai It run bn ilonn hern In Ihn NurthweBt. W huvn lileul conditions In tlin Pacific Northwest for box rulslng mid should tukit advantage of tin-He nutiiritl resources. It la a source of grul Ideation to nolo tho Increased proiluctlon of hogs during thn past flv year. Thin In evidence that the box la coming Into bin own In thli section of tlit country. No Hanger of Over-Product Ion Some producer! feur an ovorpro durtlon of hogs, but this In an Im possibility. CoiiNumptlon In Increaa Inn fur more rnpldly thun produc tion. We Imported from 75 to 90 per rent of the hog and hog prod urta used In the Northwest from the Middle Weat up to two or three yeum ago; mllllona of dollurs were returned to the Middle Went In pay ment for those products, but ihero are no hiK belnx shlppud In from tlin Middle West at present, and re ceipts of hog products are being steadily reduced. This means a (rent deal to the Northwest, ai the money puld for hoxa Is returned to the producers here and put Into clr culiitlim. Thn markets of the world are now at our door. Since thn opnuliiK of the Panama Canal It Is now possible to ship hog products to tlin Southern and Atluntlc states and also to Ku rope; the outlet Is unlimited. We can ship hog prod ucts from Portland to Charleston, 8. C, clicuper than the same prod ucts can bn shipped from St. Joseph, Mo. Murkct Your Hogs Alive It bus been thn custom for some producers, especially those In terri tory adjacent to some of the lurger cities of the North went, to kill their hugs on the ranch and ship them In dressed to thn butchers, or In I'ort luiid, to thn Front Street commission merchants. If thn fiirmer would only stop to figure, he would readily sen that be is losing money by doing this. In warm weather he runs the risk of having thn meat sour to such an extent that it Is a total or partlul Ions; then, too, when the murket Is overstocked with dressed hogs, the butchers and commUnlon men have no facilities for holding or packing them and the price will drop from HO cents to $1.60 per cwt. In one day, causing heavy loss to thn pro ducer. IcIIiihs In the live hog market rarely are over 25 cents per cwt. In one duy and thn usuul de cline In price Is 6 to 10 cents per cwt. The Three Khmcii) IuIh rieiiHo remember these three es sentials In your endeavor to "top the market": liaise pure-hreds, finish your hogs, and ship them alive to thn open market. TIIK V.tl.t'K OK NIIKKP ON' A HMALL FA KM (By T, II. Lafollette) Keeping a small flock of sheep on the farm Is becoming a more com mon practice In Central Oregon. There are many very good reasons for this. Such a flock when well cared for will bring In more cash In return for the feed consumed and labor be stowed on them than the same amout of capital invested In any other kind of live stock. They bring two returns a year, wool In the spring and lambs ready for the mar-' ket In the fall. Doth of these prod ucts always find a profitable market. Prices at present are exceptionally high apd no doubt will continue to be very good for several yours at tcust. The future outlook for this Industry could not be better. The world's sheep stock Is greatly re duced. It will require many years of careful breeding to replenish It. The open ranges are going at a rap id rute never to return. The farms must take up this great problem. No doubt they will. The sooner they realize this the butter It will be for the nation, Ily fur thn easiest, cheapest and most effective means of keeping j down weed pests Is by the use ofj sheep. They will eat more kinds of weeds than any other live stock and est them closer. In fact there are but a very few varieties which they will not eat with relish and thrive upon them. This Is the best way to keep summer fallow clean and In good condition for next season's crop. Plow early In spring while the ground Is yet In good con-I ditlon to work and barrow down In good shape and when the weeds start turn In the sheep and they will do the Job nicely and make you money while they do this work for you. Land treated In this way very seldom "blows" as It so often does when It has been, worked all sum mer with harrow or cultivator In fighting weeds. When most of our farmers adopt this method and our county boards are Induced to hire flocks to graze the roads at neces sary Intervals (which Is entirely practical and the cheapest means they can use) weeds will soon al most entirely disappear and crops will return a much better yield thun at present. To grow sheep on the farm suc cessfully It should be well fenced, preferably with woven wire. Such a fence is a necessity on every well managed farm, no matter what other stock Is kept, and while keep ing the stock It will also keep out most predatory animals. Coyotes will sometimes dig under but will not often do so If the fence is prop erly constructed. With a proper in crease In the present bounty, the In creased Interest which will be taken by the small sheep growers and the very effective work now being done by the federal government through Its expert hunters, the coyote will cease to be the menace it has been In the past. Sheep are more easily handled than all the other different kinds of live stock. Children usually take a great Interest In them and delight to care for them. Give the boys each an ewe or two and they will soon learn to take good care of the flock for you. It will teach them habits of Industry and thrift and cause them to stick closer to the farm. As a plentiful supply of whole some meat for the farm there is nothing that equals a flock of sheep. The carcass is JUHt the right size for economical use. There Is no meat of better quality for family use when properly grown, butchered and cared for and a surplus is easily disposed of. Perhaps, all things considered, the best breed for the farm flock In this country, Is one of the several strains of Merinos. If lambs for the market are desired, a mutton ram can be used. The Merino ewe, when rightly cared (or. Is a splendid mother and takes good care of her lamb. She Is gentle and kind and easily kept where desired. She can be depended upon to grow a good fleece. She doea not shed her wool in lute spring as some of the courser breeds do. flut after all, the breed to be selected should be the one most admired by the pros pective flock master. Experience will prove Its fitness. It should bn managed to huve the la in lis come very early in the spring before the usual rush of farm work Is on so that good care can be given them. Shelter should be provided and feeding should be liberal at this time. Feeding should be done In racks which can be built cheaply and never on the ground. Salt should be provided In some pro tected place where It will be kept clean and accessible at all times. Salt in excess when sheep have been deprived of it for a long time, will sometimes kill them. But once they are satisfied, there Is no more danger. A plentiful supply of good clean water is necessary. It should be where they can get at it at any time. Sheep do not require as much as other stock, however, but will not thrive without it. Shade is also essential in hot weather. Sheep are very fond of all kinds of roots usually grown on the farm, turnips, beets, carrots and potatoes, are all greatly relished and while not absolutely indispensable, it pays well to provide a liberal supply for them. Cabbage also makes a very good feed for sheep. All these feeds can be grown cheaply and in abundance upon a comparatively small amount of ground on most farms. It pays well to grow them for any kind of stock. Where flocks of considerable size are kept, the available summer pas ture on the farm may be insufficient during the hottest months. In such cases two or more flocks cari be combined for the summer and sent Into the mountains in charge of a herder, keeping at home only a sufficient number to keep down the weeds and supply mutton for the farm. Any surplus sheep will al ways bring a good price from local Types of Thoroughbred Stock Advocated For the Farm if "V: .4-1 A A i K . w t, ! " ', - ' . 1 butchers before the flocks come out of the mountains in the fall. In some localities outside range will be accessible. This will oft-J help very materially In keeping the flock and enable the farmer to reap the benefit of range which morally belongs to him and not to others. Sheep will glean waste grain from stubble fields closer than any other animal. If not allowed to remain ' too long when first turned In, there Is little danger of loss from founder. A little experience will determine the size of the flock. It does not pay to overstock. A small flock, well kept, is more remunerative than a large one poorly nourished. Great care should be given to the quality of the flock. The selection of the ram is of great importance. A few dollars in price should not be considered when selecting the flock; header. By careful breeding and by proper culling out of light shearing and otherwise undesirable individ uals and disposing of them for mut ton, a high average of excellence can soon be attained and a flock to be proud of established. When this is done, it is often possible to dis pose of breeding stock at advanced prices. Extra copies of this edition of The Journal may be had at 10 cents each. Send one to a friend and help, advertise the Prineville country. 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