The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-10-01

uihsi He Been Done in Development
q DaisyinS and Stoekins Raising.

q Dairyins and Ssoekins Raising.
Mr.. L A. Ransom. who is wen
known i'm the South on account OF his
conspicuous work In agricultural mat
tern and his connection with the South
Carolina department Of agriculture,
and now with the Southern Cotton OH
Company. as District Manager, NJ At
lahta, Ga. In writing about the tnhu-
ence OF cotton seed products on the de-
velopment Of dairying In the South.
says:
terprisinS Southern planters imported
some Devon cattle from England.
These were turned loose In cane
brakes with the native scrubs and al
lowed to roam over large areas OF
wooded country. picking up a precari-
ous living on the scant pasturage at
fordcd by the woods freshly burned
over by the forest fires In the spring.
Although widely scattered and q few
In number. the prepotency Of this breed
was 10 grea. that In many sections the
evidence Of this infusion Of good blood
in still visible In the stock.
mo well-to-do planter at that time
considered that he had milch cows
enough to supply the wants OF his fam
ily unles he owned at least twenty-five
or thirty head. These droves OF half
wild and half-famished animals were
located towards nightfall by the ring
ing Of q bell hung around the neck Of
the leader. They were driven to the
cow.pen, sometimes miles from where
they were found In the woods, spas
modic effort was made to extract milk
from them. penned up over night. and
next morning. The average yield was
o1 1Sns.f ffv0 nt1art c0yy
"The idea Of increasing this produe-
tion by tudicious feeding was not
thought Of. This was the rule. but of
course there were notable exceptions.
People who did not own unlimited acres
Of land, and who appreciated milk
and butter. took better care OF their
cows. fed them regularly. and allowed
them to pasture during the day on
their neighbors' land. This pasturing
: else. and Keep them healthy than to
AFFORD them any means Of subsistence.
To such an extent had the cattle in
terests Of South Carolina in 1880 depre-
cieted that the repairs to the farm
fence cost more than the value Of the
cattle In the State. and the probability
n that the same was equally true Of
nearly tn Southern States."
Then anne the mo Fence Law"
which compelled the owners to fence
the cattle instead OF the crops. This
forced the farmers to own good mich
cows, or none at all. az II became too
expenstve TO feed poor stock. About
suUeared the Jersey" on the scene, q
breed Of cattle as suited to the needs
:of those who were too poor to own q
cuW. and too proud to milk u goat"
But this beautiful little animal soon
demonstrated that she was not q
suuitfer," and, furthermore. that she
S.6ilcd q long felt want" and. with
proper attention. gave rich returns on
her cost and keep, and. dee the Irish.
mans pig tat he raised in the cabin
with his children. she paid the rent"
wtthethe Devon. she was smaller In
statue and gave less milk, but the pro-
portion OF cream to water in what she
did give. Ear exceeded that Of the De-
Won. the Durham, and Holstein, and
1he promptly became the prime favor
ite or s-nail families and butter-mak-
era. But she could not live without
feed. and butter could not be produced
probably on corn meal. wheatbran. or
cowpea diet, nor could II be produced
NJ all on what the Jersey could pick
Nature, always lavish, but prsvident.
hid away coal In the earth for ages.
only to be uncovered when the world
needed IL most, pointed the way to the
gold helds only when this precious
metal was absolutely required for the
worlds commerce. and covered from
sight the phosphate rock Of the Caro-
hnas until improvident man had de-
stroyed the fertility Of the fields. like
NUn t.A AnrA A. ~
Qusred to make dairyinE in the South
possible and profitable. until condi-
tons were favorable for its use.
The advent Of the Jersey cow Gre
ated q demand for q cheap and rich
food. which the oil mills supplied wi.
hulis and meal. In q list OF fifty OF
the leading feed materials Of the Uni
ted States. the National Department of
Agriculture ranks cotton seed meal
first. In feeding value and places the
value Of cotton seed hulls for the same
The use Of these products has fully
sustained the departments reports.
and dairy farming is fast becoming an
industry Of importance. and this has
been largely the result Of the liberal
policy Of the Southern Cotton Oil Co.
Of the Carolinas and Georgia. which
has headquarters at Columbia. 8. c..
Atlanta, Ga. Savannah, Ga. and Char
iotte. N. C.. 0oldshoro. N. C.. and Au-
Around the large cities In the South,
dairies are successfully operated. sup
plying the people with wholesome
milk. and rich golden butter from cows
fed on hulls and meal. The country
mills have accomplished the same
thing for the farms and small towns.
Around the factory towns the small
mills make dairytng possible. and pro-
fitable. az the demand from the opera
ttves is sumcient to consume all the
milk and butter that can be produced.
land. which is sold reasonably by the
Southern Cotton Oh Company. has
greatly ENLARGED the area devoted to
truck farming Of all kinda.
without on min products Carrying
would be impossible In many sections
Of the South. The abundance, cheap
ness and convenience Of the products
has already developed tho buainess to
an intereetinS extent and Il n only T.:
its infancy. and its growth win in
crease rapidly each year with the
milch cows. Oleomargarins contains
about forty per cent. milk, and the
compound is o wholesome product.
The establishment Of cooperative fac
tories for its manufacture in the vi
cinity OF OH mills where refined oil
can be had would give Q tremendous
impetus TO dairyinG In the South.
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