. Minnesota .. . nd are a practical example of Minnesotascooperative spirit. LIVE STOCK A report of the United States Department ofAgriculture for January I, 1919, shows the numberand value of live stock in Minnesota: Number Value Horses 050,000 $93,100,000 Cows ,000 Other cattle 1, 54, Sheep ,400 Swine ,000 This allows for each of the 160,000 farmers in theState 6 horses, 19 head of cattle, 17 hogs, and 4sheep. Taking into account the fact that thousandsof farms were recorded in the newer settled portionsof the State, whose ver> r
. Minnesota .. . nd are a practical example of Minnesotascooperative spirit. LIVE STOCK A report of the United States Department ofAgriculture for January I, 1919, shows the numberand value of live stock in Minnesota: Number Value Horses 050,000 $93,100,000 Cows ,000 Other cattle 1, 54, Sheep ,400 Swine ,000 This allows for each of the 160,000 farmers in theState 6 horses, 19 head of cattle, 17 hogs, and 4sheep. Taking into account the fact that thousandsof farms were recorded in the newer settled portionsof the State, whose ver> recent development hadnot allowed time to accumulate much stock, an ideacan be gained of the large amount of stock foundon the average well developed farm. As a betteridea of what a well developed Minnesota farmactually does contain, the average figures for RockCounty, one of the older and well settled counties,are given. On the 1,200 farms reported for thislittle county of twelve townships, there was an MINNESOTA. Sheep keep down the brush and make clearing easier As the brush and stumps disappear, the farm develops average for every farm of 9 horses, 36 head of cattle,90 hogs, and 5 sheep. On the larger farms of Southern and CentralMinnesota, the raising of beef cattle and the feedingof cattle for market is common. Purebred herds ofall the beef breeds are common, some of the bestherds in America being found in Minnesota. Pure-bred sires for the heading of grade and purebredherds may be readily obtained, and as a consequencethe herds are showing constant improvement. Throughout the area the feeding of beef steersis a profitable practice. Especially on the largerfarms, where a large amount of feed is availablewith a relatively small amount of help, the feedyard is the main channel for the disposal of theseasons crop. The advantage of being able to shipto the South St. Paul market or to the Chicago orSioux City markets, as circumstances warrant, isnot lost to these feeders, nor i
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