The Russellville Democrat., 1883-08-09
THE JERSEY LIVE STOCK
COMPANY.
The Harness Horse and Mule
Company. The Sheep and
Ang0ra Goat Company.
The Hog and Poultry
Company.
Pine Blun Press : Eagle.

Pine Blur Press Eagle.
ferson.
In my last article l stated the val
ne of live stock in Arkansas, Mis-
souri, and Illinois. These facts
prove that we have no live stock in
Arkansas. Our condition proves
that it is absolutely necessary that
we should do everything we can to
retain in our country much the larg-
est portion Of what we do make
The beginning OF this will follow the
grass crop. We must commence
raising all the live stock mentioned
above: Cattle, horses, mules, hogs,
sheep, Angora goats and poultry.
The late improvements in the
quality and value of much Of this
stock requires a combination Of cap.
ital to bring them into this country /;
hence / use the word company"
which means many working togeth-
er. No one man is able to do any
thing on his own means, but ten or
twenty or forty combined can make
a beginning and bring INTO the State
a few of the most improved stock Of
animals in the list of live stock. The
grass crop then growing will sup
port them and their offspring: and
they will multiply and replenish the
fields Of grass which heretofore grew
cotton, to send out of the country to
pay the expenses of growing it.
These companies combine their cap
ital and send out selected agents,
with instructions to bring to the
grass fields on the alluvial bottoms
OF the Arkansas, the following stock,
viz: 100 cows, Jersey, Holstein or
Durham; 100 mares; 100 Merino
ewes and as many Angora goat ewes;
100 Berkshire sows, 800 eggs and an
incubator to hatch them. At the
end Of the year the crop is to be
gathered; and what is it? The Jer-
sey, Holstein and Durham COWS have
100 calves; the 100 mares have so
harness horses and SO mule colts;
the Merino ewes have 125 lambs
and the Angora goats have 150 kids /:
the Berkshire sows have 500 pigs;
the incubator has Matched 100 bronze
turkeys, 100 Guinea chickens, 100
Plymouth Rock chickens and 1000
native chickens besides. This, then,
is the product Of the 'grass CROP"
This product Of the grass crop Is
not sent out OF the country, as the
stock was bought by the combine
tion companies, and they are not
mortgaged to 90 20 New Orleans to
send bale Of cotton to merchants
for every $40 sdvanced. In abort,
you, as cotton growers, are forced BY
necessity TO mortgage your property
to pay commission merchant $40
for $40 advanced.
have been cotton grower forty
years and say to you, this wont
do. Resolve that it will not do and
stand by the resolution. Join some
OF the live stock companies; start q
grass crop and keep it growing
and have live stock of some class to
consume it.
This ia my judgment and my sd-
vice. / intend to start the Jersey
Live Stock Company at Pine Bluff,
and the creamery follows, as the
Jersey is butter COW, Holstein the
milk and the Durham the beef COW.
There are l 400 farmers and planters
in Jefferson county, besides 600 mer-
chants and professional men. This
makes 1000 men in the country who
may aid in starting the four compa-
nies have mentioned above. Sub
scriptions payable one-half cash,
one-half in twelve months, secured
by note-that 10, it gives two crops
to pay 1t in-stock $25 share, four
shares are 500; Of this $50 cash q
little over bale of cotton, and cot
ton will be received for stock, and
$50 out of the next crop. The only
risk about losses is in the cattle
stock from malaria and fever there
from. Insurance for one summer,
Is the remedy propose.
The planters and farmers of every
township in the county are interest.
ed in the company which proposes
TO bring the fine bulls-Jcrsey, Hol-
stein and Durham-into the county.
Calves from the native Arkansas
cows commence to increase in value
when sired by either race, as they
are the best known to breeders. The
first lot of bull calves will be for dis.
tribution in the country. Three or
-four farmers unite and buy calf
for all their cows. The calves Of the
COWS to be purchased will all be
ready for registration when offered
for sale.
want every township to make
some subscriptions to the Jersey
Company at Pine Bluff. This IS the
most costly and the most valuable
stock that will be brought to the
county. We would like to start the
herd with 80 Jerseys, 5 Holstein and
Durham. These are the butter,
milk and beef races and fll the
whole bill of cattle. There will be
calves from each stock for SALE
Without an organized company and
com bination of capital, this stock
can not be brought to this couatry.
propose TO have the grass crop
ready to receive them and support
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