The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-07-22
LIVE STOCK.
Eocz zA1sEa X rzE SOUTH

have devoted tEeuseIves 10 cattle and
sheep rnizirg. Some Of their establish
n,auts ara Izrge, including one ts three
thousand cattle, ard more sheep. The
habits q these men are almost uOuadIe
Of consequences they live without CON
forts, znd their children grow I'D With
little education. But II GsorEiz, and
probably elsewhere under similar en-
CuLlstances, they have made u1o1ey,
receiving only gold which Is PIT II
stocking OF n 6 trunk, and = really OF
no more use 70 the owner than 50 EEch
gravel Il Il by 10 means proposed 10
set this node Of agricultural life 81 Al
example 90 the southern people, simply
because IL i attended with pecuniary
profit. The instance q eltsd 70 show
that under al the disa6FzDtazas Of the
case. the only class which has devoted
itset 10 stock raising has made money.
Every rlzutsE has usTs 81 lees i've
stock Forueriy q serious attention
Was gwen 90 hog Eaisiuz- Il vas the
ambition Of the planter 70 provide his
Own b4eon, but rarely any for sale he
had q few sheep. and. under favorable
circumstanees . considerable gang o.
cattle. Bat the sheep he rarely saw
unless they were bz0ught up % be
saltsd, o. the remnant Of the hccE ran
hone fsF protecsiOl agEiuss an ine7IrsiCl
Of the dOgs- Ihs sheep were sufficient
IN number 20 make him Lose his temper
Ehen she dogs killed then but not suf-
Eeisrt either n yisId Cf mnttou OF wool.
90 commentaries the anE0yancs-
Cattle were Turned out N the spring
generally very poor. gaming flesh slow
IL, as the season advanced, saleabls az
low prices. as grass bsef n the fall. II
not sold the hope vas TO carry them
through the wInteE, without shelter,
their only feed beng straw and sh1cEs,
the supply Of both being limited No
one can say that this = an eIagzsrated
picture Of the average cattle and zhsep
raising u the cotton statss- There are.
Of course. exceptions Bat how many Of
the planters who read these lines adopt
q better system with rsz ard 10 their
sheep and cattle than the one deFcEibeds
Can TINS be called stock raising
IL q land holder should put his cotton
or corn n the ground, let then alone TO
ind their Owl food. plant roots being
able 20 travel and ind their Owl vet
uals, plants having enemies As vel, ard
then n the Autumn return 20 pick the
one ard gather the other, would he be
called q planters just a. well a. the
nan should Be called q stock raiser who
leaves his stock 20 shift for Themselves.
Under this treatue1t % crop We might
well say that farming was 3 failure, q
veil A. stock-raisIrz. Stock raising l.
business ard must be followed Is 3
business Not q sole ard separate busi-
ness, but as Eucb 80 az the cotton, corn
and wheat, etc, on q plantation, rsqzir-
ing care As regularly, though not OF 50
long daily Continuance - the crops
Growing stock must be ATTENDED 10, a.
vel - grOTIng plants. And, when
Erown- both INST Be prepared fCg mar
EetY u We expect TO derive profit from
them Corn N the s1nck. OF cotton II
the seed, would be as little likely to 6nd
sale II q distant market IS half fzs
cattle OF sheep Instead Of preparing
our stock foE market n the winter. they
lose N TIE winter What they have gained
In the simmer ard autuuu-Is u &
PeneloPs's web, lasting very often the
natural Life % the poor animal When
he Is II fair order IN the suuEer. he
cannot Be sold for fresh neat = drug.
When he would bring a good price II
market, he Is too p0oE to eat OF sell
Besides the want OF hzbisusI attention
this Offering o. live stock Tor sale AZ the
wrong season Of the year. IN eonseuusues
Of their poverty II the Eirter. isa
tsEIsl oause Of the failure 70 make i've
stock reuuueratITe atthe south. There
Il noth1rg n the sol, climate, products,
ard a. certain seasons OF the year.
markets Of the south, 20 render i've
stock improbable The ditfcuItv Il II
their treatment By rs and or havIrr
them partially ready f0g market q The
wrong tine.
Every Einscr car loads, zlnos: With
cut number. Of cattle, sheep, and hogs
are brought by ral from Keutucky and
tennessee These animals are fed mon
land ofteu reaching two hundred dollars
peg acre 10 i true that animals r.
curing corn to fzstsu them can be
raised cheaper At the Esst than az the
south But IL Il also tue that
animals which do Uos require corn to
tatten them, IS cattle and sheep. c.n be
raised WITH increased economy and
profit as we so soushEar5-
Livery really thrifty farmer VII raise
his osu colts, Illustrating cats for corn
Mnle pcrz cannot &c raised for sale AZ
the so1th, It can be raised "A sufficient
quantity Tor hone eoEsuuption-
Wherever clover VII grcw, is Fet1rires-
With the AID % peas, but little corn 70
iatten hoss. On this far. there a
seyen Berkshire sho1ts. weighing about
one hundred pounds each, all of then
Ia enough for the knife, that have had
no other food thGn that Which thew res
N a clover .0t q three quarters Of an
acre, since the middle Of April. and VII
receive no othe- food until Oss1b~r
when tie pea field Is Omen There i
scarcely farm n the south vhars sna
soil mas a cav foundation and i r1aaa
suitclently rich, where tie sane thir-
cannot be done. One acre Of rieh laud
IN clover viii keep in first nate zrowins
orier tee hogs, that VIII make two
hundred 90 two hundred and ffsv
pounds 81 PORK each from the middle Of
April 10 the middle % October. This
VII supply the market for q large
family. Ihe hogs must not be nut on
tne clover before it begins 70 blossom.
nor alter cold weather bs-ias. a the
foois become sweet, and they viii de-
St1'y II Sows With pigs, IL pat upon
clover, must have some corn
Where the sol Is Low and damn. II Is
uusuited for sheep Dry, rolling sandy
land nakss the bSst pasture. Fall cats
or rye make the cheapes. winter feed
where the perennial grasses are not
found Where the object Is 70 fazteu
mutton IN February or March for mar
ket, TIE turulp or sweet potato, The
to-mer folded, the latter SLICED With a
root sheer. with hay OF pea vines an
sEe-s and excellent pzrPose. Tarnirs
aloce VII lot fattsn sheep for the
butcher, they vii keep them in cood
order. bat some dry food u Necessary
IN addition when = fat sheep Is spoken
OF IN tbs article, the word l. used II
tte same sense As when We speak OF q
Tar hos whose SIDES shake
The perfection OF a cattle farm would
be a suthceEt amount % cane, OF swamp
lands on which che natural winter
grasses grow. also a sufficient G-ourt
81 upland well SET il Bermuda Crass-
The castle psuDed every night OF
ground designed % provide Einter food
for fattenirg them Tnres wear old
steers and heIfers raised n this Eav.
taken from the swamp II January, vel
sheltered and fed With trgruIps, potatoes.
pea vines, straw or hay. would be ready
Tor The butcher IN March, and bring :
handsome prlce. Under this treatment.
tne swamp or cane brake becomes q
Chincha island TO the farmer Who knows
what % do with IT. IL uouev csnnot
Be made by cattle raising upon q fam
50 situated, under iudicious u,anaze-