The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1890-03-01

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There was once a common belief
that there was no grass in the
Southern States, and, therefore,
COWS could not be proftably kept.
This notion grew out of the fac.
that the Southern cities were
purchasers of Northern hay. The
truth is, however, that the native
grasses of the South are not only
abundant, but they make the best
of hay when anybody takes the
trouble to cut and cure them. In.
climate where cattle can find good
grazing all the year round there
seemed to be no good reason for
putting up hay, and it took long
time for the Southern people to
learn any wisdom on the subject.
In recent period our people have
not only been able to cure their
own hay. but also to make decided
progress in dairying on large scale.
The cheapness and readiness with
which cold storage is attained with
out the use Of ice has opened the
way to new industries, like the
manufacture Of beer, which is con-
Quoted in this city on q scale of
great magnitude. It makes quite
as easy the business Of dairying
and butter production. In this
connection we quote from the
Amite City La Gazette:
Since the setting in Of Northern
emigration to this section, much
has been said about dairying in the
south, and while there is q belief,
or disposition to believe, that
dairying is not profitable in the
South, It has BEEN proven in many
instances to the satifaction of many
that it is profitable in the South
and much more SO than in the
North. Even admitting that for
various reasons summer dairying
may not prove remunerative, what
can we say of space of time, say
about eight months, which is oc-
cupied by the cold in the North,
and is only moderate weather here?
The mildness of this climate. q
climate which permits grass to
grow luxuriantly through the great
er part of the year, and some varie-
ties the entire year climate, too,
that will permit the cattle to feed
in the open pasture during the
entire year, and doing away with
expensive houses, heated food and
water, and right whore the milk
and butter produced can be dis
posed of at good prices-we ask,
why not start a winter dairy and
make money?
In many places of the South the
land is broken, and some places
badly washed and in an impoyer-
ished condition. This is the case
in some parts of Mississippi, yet
that State has furnished lesson
for other sections of the South.
We of Eastern Louisiana have
no washed and impoverished lands,
and are certainly in a much better
condition to profit by this industry.
There is no variety Of tame grasses
that grow equally as we'll in Missis-
sippi that will not grow equally as
well here, and we hope our far
mers will plant largely Of these
grasses and with the improved
grasses and improved stock
our section of country in i've
years will have the appearance Of
some favored spot being suddenly
lifted from the North and set
quietly down in our magnificent
country. In addition to the grasses
and other crops that can be 80
abundautly raised here, we win be
right at the door Of the cotton gin.
where We can obtain the cotton
seed meal which is now recognized
as the finest OF food for milk stock.
It has been said that nine-tenths
of the cotton seed meal is fed to
Northern COWS in q Northern land,
to produce butter to ship back
to the South to sell to Southern
people. This should all be changed.
us butter can be shipped AZ we'll
North as the strawberry. There
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