The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-04-21

.RED POhb CATTLE.

T..
Pinewood. Tenn. the latter part OF last
week with drove of Red Poll Cattle.
~ hich breed he proposes to raise on his
farm MIR. Constant is very Jealous 10
his endcayors to improve the grade OF
cattle raised in this parish, and his
efforts will undoubtedly be crowned
with success. The Memphis .Scimitar.
of April 18th, makes the following
mention of the gentleman:
The Scimitar last week published an
article on what the South was doing IN
The way of raising better class OF cat
tie, and the fact that great improve
nent WAS being made along this line
was clearly illustrated by a droys OF
cows that passed through the city yes
terday. These cows were all, with the
exception of one, heifers and mich
cows, and were being carried from
Pinewood, Tenn, to Atherton, La, to
BIO used as breeders. They were
bought from herd of Red Poll cattle
at Pinewood belonging to Messrs. Ora
ham s. Graham, and were being car
ried to Atherton by Mr.. Francis L.
Constant, of that place, who has had
considerable experience IN the cattle
raising business, who mas given great
deal Of time and attention TO the mat
ter from the standpoint of the breeds
that are best suited 10 the south, and
who has also looked carefully into
what the south is doing in the way OF
Improving It's class of cattle
When seen by a reporter for the
Scimitar yesterday, and questioned
along the lines indicated in the forego-
ing. Mr.. Constant said: The south
has at last awakened TO the fact that it
has greater natural advantages for
the raising of cattle than either the
north or the west, and more attention
is being paid to the raising OF grade
cattle than was ever known in the his
tory of the Southern States, and great
err success is browning the efforts of
the southern people in that direction
than they have ever experienced.
Fhey have begun to study the question
from scientific standpoint. with a
view TO adapting themselves to condi'
tons as they exist.
There have been efforts in other years
| to bring the fine breeds of cattle to the
south, but these efforts were almost IN
every case doomed TO failure until the
conditions were studied. and it was
made possible not only to bring grade
cattle to the south, but also to raise
them here successfully. One of the
4 first of the obstacles that presented 1T.
self was the fact that finer grades had
to be brought from the north, and in
4 almost every case were unable to stand
the ticks that are so common among
our native stock. Instance after in
stance could be cited in which northern
cattle have died as soon as they were
placed on the southern pastures OF
where they might come in contact Will
/ the tick, the attack of these little fel
lows being SO severe as TO cause cas-
of fever so serious as to result in mos
cases in death. But this difficulty ha
) been removed entirely, and now tn
, better breeds can be brought here wit
perfect safety.
1.-The experiment stations are due tn
credit for this, as they have made
: possible for this to DO done. The
!. worked on the matter until they dill
covered that, instead OF putting tn
: ticks on the cattle IN limited quantitie
n so as to give them mild case of feve
b they might inoculate them with tn
blood of the native cattle. which serve
the same purpose as the ticks. an
!. which produces in the cattle an effet
IS parallsl with that which vaccsnatio
produces on persons. Since this di
coyery was made the growers of cattl
d where they wish to bring the northei
!. breeds to their farms, so as to impro'
the native stock can do so, thf elemei
of danger hitherto experienced havir
C BEEN eliminated. And the beautif
!. part of it Is that the growers themselv
can now inoculate their own seattle.
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d The rains in Mississippi are repor
! ed to have done damage to farmiI