The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-02
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SrOt'K RAISING IN GEORGIA.

The Chronicle has received Il letter
from Mr.. Samuel W. Goode Of At
lln'a, enclosing u letter written by
Mr.. &. S. Schoiield, IL Now Yorker
VINO settled in Georgia on Il 1000
acre farm in LOwnGes County, and
who writes his cNpcrioncc to The
"DrOvcrs' journal" of Chicago. Scho-
field declares that for one who is fumil-
lar with the West and South, it is in
comprehensive how the people of the
North pass over the South--a most de-
slraoie country aud one that most as
suredly has the elements Of becoming Il
first class stock country without many
OF the awbacls that belong to the
West. Mr. Schoiirld declares that
many thousand cattle are shipped frDm
Georgia TO hn fattcnrd in the West and
solu IN the ChlcaGO market at II good
profit. but declares they might much
more prrtiuably be inttcnrd in the
South where the climate is better and
the TODD is just as good and cheaper
Mr.. Scholicld shows how >aluublr
iood Tor cattle goes TO waste every year
IN Georgia. and how stock NAV be fat
tened upon what our farmers throw
away. He says: Il have several hun
drcd head OF steers on natural grass
pasture, growing aud doing nicely.
one from bunch turned into uftcr-fcrd
mostly 'bcggar weed, have weighed
at the end Of each week. Here arc the
weights for four weeks: Started with
100 pounds. At the end Of the first
week, wcighch I9J: second, SlTl: third,
S9D; fourth, 312. tie is still growing.
Where could | do better? Cattle can
1--we here throughout the winter with
ont help. Where can they do this in
the WcSt?"
MI. Scholcld says that after living
in several Northern States, he left
AhlcaEo, where he 'vaS Il member Of
the board Of trade, with broken health
and declares that ''if our-hulf Of the
energy put forth in the North to keep
warm, could be expended in the S;onth
IN tn" production OF the ncccs~urirs Of
life, the Whole world wonld be TILED
with wonder at the result"
Mr.. Goodc supplements MIR. Srho-
hcld'S letter with some valuable facts
about the possibilities OF hay culture in
Georgia, and declares that the posi-
'iiltlrs IN stock raising in Georgia. are
IL'I easily TO Dc measured. Ills letter
autOcatrS the abandoning Of cotton
plalinr in large measure ny our farm.
crs and giving attention to food aud
forage crops and th" raising of cattle.
The letter Is not only interesting bat
valuable and should he carefully read
W oui ttiiiiiiE ibIlulttltill. II Will ht
found in the Sunday Chronicle:
81 have lived long rnouHh in this
State, says Capt. Mccormick. one Of
the Northcrn settlers at Fitzgerald,
TO learn that everything nccGru for
the Sustcnancc and comfort Of man can
be produced within its borders. When
ever the people Of Georgia make up
their minds to work on this !inu ;!ii,
State will bc on the broad road to per-
manrnt prosperity. In such II State,
with our varied resources and unsur-
passed chmatr, farmers ought to he
prosperous hcyoud those of any other
section. -.Auguata Chronicle.
If stock raising is profitable in Gcor-
gia why would it not he profitable in
South Carolina? The fact is, we br.
. lievc il woHid bc profitable in this
State, and have long been OF the up.n-
ion that Il stock farm properly con-
ductcd in Newbcrrv County could he
made to pay. We have wondered why
some OF our farmers have not tried it.
Everything we need for the sl,stcnuncc
OF man and beast can be grown on the
fArm, and If there WAS Il first class stock
farm when the butcher wanted Il good
bee! or mutton, why, wurIlnrrs2fIyb bGrc
Nc could get il, and when it was found
lat that he was Luying and bulchcring
only the best beef and mutton ne
would soon have the trade.
We want to diversity, and We believe
that good stock farm would be Il wuod
way to diversity. The trouble in the
way is that it takes some capital with
which to start We would be glad to
sec some one start.
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