The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-10-15
THE VIEWS OF AN EXPERT.
What Has Been Done In Development
OF Ddirying and Stocking RAISING.

"nas nas Been Done In Development
OF Dairying and Stocking Raising.
M; mr; Z: 4. Ransom. who is well
conspicuous work I'm agricultural mat
Iers and his connection with the South
and now with the Southern Cotton Oil
company, as District Manager, At
Ianta, Ga, In writing about the infiu-
snce OF cotton seed products on the de-
says:
About 1850. a few wealthy and en-
.erprlsing Southern planters imported
1Tme Thnse Devon NrH cattle from England.
brakes with the native scrubs and al
Ioweo TO roam over large areas of
wooded country. picking up a precari-
GUS nVlng on the scant pasturage ef-
over by the forest fires in the spring.
Aitnough widely scattered and O few
IN number, the prepotency of this breed
was so great that in many sections the
evidence Of this infusion Of good blood
Is still visible in the stock.
NO well-to-do planter at that time
considered that he had milch cows
enough to supply the wants Of his fam
ny unies ne owned at least twenty-five
or thirty head. These droves Of half
%iid and half-famished animals were
iocated towards nightfall by the ring.
Ing OF a 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. q spas
nodic effort was made to extract milk
from them. penned up over might, and
second attempt made upon them the
next morning. The average yield was
about one quart per cow.
The idea OF increasing this produc-
tion by judicious feeding was not
thought or This was the rule. but of
course there were notable exceptions
People who did not own unlimited acres
OK land. and who appreciated milk
and butter, took better care of their
cows, fed them regularly, and allowed
them to during the day on
was more TO give them proper exer-
else, and keep them healthy than to
anord them any means Of subsistence.
To such an extent had the cattle in
ciated that the repairs to the farm
fence cost more than the value of the
cattle In the State, and the probability
Is that the same was equally true Of
nearly all the Southern States"
Then came the mo Fence Law"
which compelled the owners to fence
the cattle instead Of the crops. This
forced the farmers to own good mich
expensive to feed poor stock About
this time. or perhaps little earlier.
appeared the Jersey on the scene, q
breed Of cattle as suited to- the needs
OF those who were .'too poor to own q
cow. and too proud to milk a goat"
But this beautiful little animal soon
demonstrated that she was not a
"quitter." and. furthermore. that she
filled long felt want" and. with
proper attention. gave rich returns on
her cost and keep. and. like the Irish
mans pig that he raised in the cabin
with his children, she paid the rent"
hs well as the freight. AS compared
witha the Devon. she was smaller In
q H. ~
portion of cream to water in what she
did give. far exceeded that of the De-
Won, the Durham. and Holstein, and
she promptly became the prime favor
lite of small families and butter.mak..
ers. But she could not live without
feed, and butter could not be produced
proftably on corn meal, wheatpran. or
cowpea diet. nor could 1t be pFoauced
at all on what the Jersey coulG pick
up In the pastures.
Nature. always lavish. but provident.
hid away coal In the earth for ages.
only to be uncovered when the world
needed It most. pointed the way to the
gold fields only when this precious
worlds commerce. and covered from
sight the phosphate rock Of the Caro-
linas until tmprovtdent man had de-
stroyed the fertility Of the fields. like
Quirea to make dairying In the South
possible and profitable, until corii.
tons were favorable for its use.
The advent OF the Jersey COW cl-e-
FOOD. which the Oil mills supplied with
hulIg and meal. In list OF nifty Of
the leading feed materials Of the uni-
ted States. the National Department OF
drst. IN feeding value and places the
value OF cotton seed hulls for the same
purpose above the best timothy hay.
Tne use OF these PRODUCTS has fully
ana dairy farming is fast becoming an
industry OF Importance. end th!s has
been largely the result OF the liberal
policy OF tho Southern Cotton Oil CO.
OF the Carolinsa and Georgia, which
has headquarters at Columbia. g. c..
Atlanta. Ga, Savannah. Ga. and Char.
fotte. N. c.. Goldsboro. N. c., and Au-
6usta, Ga.
Around the large cities in the South.
diaries are successfully operated. sup
plying the people with wholesome
milk. and rich golden butter from cows
led on huliS ana meal The country
nails have accomplished the same
Around the factory towns the small
mills make dairying possible. ana pro
dtable. as the demand from the opera.
efves is sufficient to consume all the
milk NIL Ar and butter that can be produced.
land. which is sold reasonably BY the
Southern Cotton Oil Company, has
greatly enlarged the area devoted to
truck farming OF all kinds.
Without OIL mill products dairying
would be impossible In many sections
OF the South. The abundance, cheap
ness and convenience OF the proHHEts
has already developed the business to
an interesting extent and It is only in
its infancy. and it's growth within
crease rapidly each year with the
steady improvement In the grsftIs foe
mich cows. Oleomargarine contains
about forty per cent. milk, and the
compound is a wholesome product.
The establishment or cooperative fac
tories for Its manufacture In the VI
cinity of Oil mills where refined oil
can be had would give q tremendous
impetus 70 dairying In the South.
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