Oklahoma farmer . Tin- First Consolidated School Tlnilt in Oklahoma is in Ijiyne County, at Yale, Oklahoma. It is January 10, 1917. THE OKLAHOMA FARMER 15 Where All the Range is Free Livestock Improvement is Retarded and Diseases Take Their Toll BY W. P. CAMPNortheastern Oklahoma. THERE is free range in NortheasternOklahoma and the farms are fencedcattle ajid hog tight. All stock runson the outside in common. It is a ques-tion, however, if the free range is a ben-efit- or detriment to the county that hasit. So long as there is free range thepeople using it will make little effort
Oklahoma farmer . Tin- First Consolidated School Tlnilt in Oklahoma is in Ijiyne County, at Yale, Oklahoma. It is January 10, 1917. THE OKLAHOMA FARMER 15 Where All the Range is Free Livestock Improvement is Retarded and Diseases Take Their Toll BY W. P. CAMPNortheastern Oklahoma. THERE is free range in NortheasternOklahoma and the farms are fencedcattle ajid hog tight. All stock runson the outside in common. It is a ques-tion, however, if the free range is a ben-efit- or detriment to the county that hasit. So long as there is free range thepeople using it will make little effort toimprove their stock. It is thought gen-erally that the razorback or mixed-breed hogs are the only ones that canbe raised on the range. And this is ina measure true under present condi-tions. There are so many kinds of hogdisease on the range that a purebredhog would probably not get by all ofthem. Of course, the people should go to•work and get rid of the diseases, thatthey can raise hogs that are worthsomething. The razorback or mixed-breed hog has to get 3 years old beforeit will weigh 100 pounds, as a generalrule. The cost of raising one of thesehogs up to this age and weight is verylittle, but the owner has not muchwhen he gets one raised. Three goodhogs weighing 250 pounds api
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