Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-09-13

Yearly eur farmers are learning to
appreciate it's value, SO much so that
the day is not distant, as we believe
and maintain, when our extensive
vallies, and even our hills, will be
verdAnt with this great and vital
factor in stock raising.
But there are other grasses about
which there is and can be no doubt
We refer to orchard grass, herd $
grass, timothy and clover. All these
do well in East Tennessee. Orchard
grass, for grazing purposes, can't be
excelled. Our climate and soil suit it
exactly. It.eomes early, grows luxu
riantly, forms splendid sod and is
exceedingly nutritious. Herds grass
is a success on our low or very moist
lands and makes capital meadows.
Timothy grows to perfection and is
better adapted to our elevated lands.
| Clover is indigenous to our soil and
climate and is wonderful recuper-
ator of our exhausted lands, to say
nothing of the fact that it affords a
fine pasture for mules, horses, cattle,
sheep and hogs.
In discussing East Tennessee as a
stock-raising section, we are obliged
to assume that the grasses form
the basis of it. They are sing
qua non - an indispensable pre-
requisite. If the farmer can
not raise grass, he can't raise stock.
The two are inseparable and must
go together. Stock raising is fall
ure and is oblige to be in the alb
sence o: grazing fields. This is Pc
culiarly and strikingly illustrated in
the cotton belt, where grass does no
good. Here in East Tennessee, as
minated, we can have extensive
| pasture lands-an immense area for
| grazing purposes. There is ample
room for thousands of cattle, and
for mules, horses and sheep. All
that is needed, is more enterprise On
the part of our farmers to make this
highly favored section one of the
best and most prosperous sections
for the rearing Of stock in the Union.
Gradually they are working into it,
raising more and more stock every
year and of vastly better quality.
Magnificent Shorthorn cattle, un-
known on many of our best landed
estates few years ago, now are
found in considerable numbers.
Registered stock was not heard OF
twenty years ago in East Tennessee.
Now it is no unusual thing.
But there is one feature of this
section exceedingly favorable to
stock raising we have aforementioned.
We allude to the immense grazing
range afforded by our mountains
and which skirt our southern and
mort horn limits. Hora thousands of
stock can be kept and kept well, at a
nominal cost, during the entire sum
mer season till late in the fail, say
till the first of November and some-
times all winter. Our winters are
so short and mild that it takes but
little provender to take care OF our
stock, and this is another powerful
argument in favor of East Tennes
see as a stock raising section. The
cost of keeping them in the noun
tains is merely nominal, that of herd.
ing and sailing them.
OF course a good and convenient
market Is an important factor IN
stock raising. This East Tennessee
has. She has access to the best
markets of the country, as
may be seen by studying
it's geographical position. On the
east are the well known markets
of Lynchburg, R edmond, Baltimore
Philadelphia and New York, and OF
the South Atlanta, Macon, Savan
nah, Augusta, Charleston, &c.
In conclusion, what a favorable
section for enterprising farmers from
any part of the Union. With eli
mate equal to the best; with a soil
capable of fabulous production and
with markets accessible by railroads,
we offer inducements such as should
arrest the prompt attention OF
thoughtful persons from other Sec
tons of the country, and especially