Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 301, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 December 1914 — WHY THEY LOSE [ARTICLE]

WHY THEY LOSE

Now and then somebody tells us how ■much money this or that man loot hr investing in “fancy* stock and he naturally concludes that the stock in to blame. No doubt some persons have dropped a part of their cash by putting it into pure-toed livestock, but the fault was in themselves and not in the stock or the business of raising it for sale. During the past twenty- five years we have seen many men invest money in puretoed livestock. Some of them never got it out again; others with no better opportunities built up good herds ar flocks and established a profitable trade. There are a few reasons in plain view lor most of the failures, first is ths lack of real Interest in the stock. No .man who has not a real ■liking tor livestock should ever expect to become a successful breeder of it He would better save his money and put it into something he likes. Another common reason fur failure is lack of confidence in the business. Many a breeder stope short of success because he does not persevere under discouragement Expectation that blood will overcome lack of feed and care is a frequent cause of failure. Improved animals have come to us by careful selection and by liberal feeding—not by neglect of either; and they must be prepetuated by the same methods as developed them. One of the most frequent causes of failure with pure-bred stock Is dependence on the Idea that the stock will sell itself. It will not do so. The public must be informed as to its whereabouts and its merits if the breeder expects to secure a profitable price for it Perhaps more breeders fail here than anywhere else. .They have the courage to buy good foundation stock, the skill to breed it and the disposition to feed it, but they lack to let the world know about it These of course are not all the reasons why men may fall with purebred stock, buy they are among the most common and potent reasons. The amateur who is now investing his money in Improved animals should consider them.