The Successful Breeder News.Thousands of farmers are taking heavy losses this year in hogs, cattle cattle, name for the ruminant mammals of the genus Bos, and particularly those of the domesticated species, Bos taurus and B. indica. The term oxen, broadly used, refers also to closely related animals, such as the buffalo and the bison. and poultry poultry, domesticated fowl kept primarily for meat and eggs; including birds of the order Galliformes, e.g., the chicken, turkey, guinea fowl, pheasant, quail, and peacock; and natatorial (swimming) birds, e.g., the duck and goose. . The loss sustained on cattle throughout the western states is ranging from $6.00 to $15.00 per head. Poultry raisers have been hit hard. Hogs are being sold for far less than the cost of raising. Why thousands of farmer and suburban acreage owners continue to ignore the rabbit rabbit, name for herbivorous mammals of the family Leporidae, which also includes the hare and the pika. Rabbits and hares have large front teeth, short tails, and large hind legs and feet adapted for running or jumping. business is hard to understand. Many, however, have found out that rabbit raising for meat, fur or breeding stock is really profitable and 1932 promises to be the big year in rabbit history. --Farm Life, January January: see month. 1932 |
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