The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-18

ISOLATION for the cotton grower to know
that barring the accidental transporta-
ton Of the weevil in cotton seed or its
dissemination from the neighborhood
gin, the weevil must travel very slowly
Its rate of progress has often been
stated to be some forty to sixty miles
annually, but during the past two
years this estimate has been found to
be incorrect. especially for North Texas
conditions where the weevil seems to
have met with climatic conditions which
are extremely unfavorable to its spread
at this time. There is little doubt
however. that the infestat1on of iso-
lated fields In North Texas will supply
conditions which will thoroughly accli-
mate the weevil within the next few
years II they are permitted to remain
in these North Texas counties until
such time as they can accustom them
selves TO colder winters than those
they have endured in South and Central
Texas.
The conditions are encouraging,
therefore. for stopping the spread. of
the weevil IL only our gins are prop
erly watched during the fall season,
and the summer infestation occurring
throughout North Texas are vigorous
ly fought as they should be. during
the breeding season of the weevil-
Farm and Ranch.
Col. I. c. Wade Urges Increased Stock
raising.
One Of the most comprehensive and
notable addresses delivered before the
meeting Of the Stock Breeders Con-
/ vention was that of Col. I. c. Wade of
| Cornelia, Ga.
| He discussed stockraising in the
South from the standpoint OF the man
| who has made a success of this bust
ness in various localities In his native
State and with the directness of one
familiar with the fine points of the
business
He said that stock raising was the
highest type of agriculture, as opposed
to the lowest type, the negro and the
| mule. 1t requires brain work and COM
biEed with intelligent labor means
wealth and brings increased home COM
forts He declared that there has been
| in three years a decrease of over 5000
| 900 beef cattle in the United States. and
| that choice steaks and roasts which are
already costing 20 cents per pound in
Atlanta, will before many years be ac-
tually bringing 81 per pound He
showed how the immense ranges of the
West are curtailed by homesteaders,
| short supply of grass and lack of
breeding cattle. However, he declar-
ed that $4,000, 200. 900 is invested in this
business in the United States, n larger
| sum than the manufactures and rail-
roads represent.
| In the temperate zone, he said, with
| it's equable climate and our extra ex-
ertion of brain and muscle. we need
and health demands, beef He showed
| that the abundance of native grasses.
| the velvet bean, cassava plant and cot
| ton seed products of the South made
1t a favored section for cattle raising.
| He spoke of the distinctive forage and
hay crops of the South and alfalfa and
| corn, which are to be found in both
sections. He declared:
Alfalfa will grow all over Georgia.
| Near Athens, ! have known and seen
harvested four tons per acre. an al
| falfa field that has grown from ten or
| twelve years on land once worthless
and when turned over, raised for its
first crop forty bushels of wheat to the
f, acre. OF course, in South Georgia and
| Florida the cane will provide feed for
| stock cattle through the winter, but !
believe 1 should always like a field OF
| alfalfa anyway. Hence on this part
of our subject, we feel justified to con-
clude-the South is the home of that
most precious food protein-drawn
| from our heterogeneous plants.
| "Gaitskill and others at our cassava
conventions, held for several years at
Brunswick, say the cassava and vel
vet bean made cheaper beef by one
| half than could be produced in the
| West, with all Its immense corn fields
while cane. beggar-weed. Bermuda and
other grasses are better pastures than
the average Western man has all the
year round at his command.
| Now a word as to getting started
1 he hue -hnoN 80 n
| of almost all of our territory being
tick section, we can not go at the
Introduction of improved livestock by
| importing from England. Canada or
Northern States, for this Improvement
is the first step, after providing pas
| lures.
There are two ways, both having
been found feasible and notwithstand-
| ing the recent experiment at the Lou
| isiana Station, under DR.. Stubs. in
feeding Northern steers immunized and
making a success of it. yet I prefer
| the slower way by a year at least for
results.
by buying the very best beef-bul
calves north of the quarantine line and
having your Experiment Stations inoc-
ulate them for the tick fever.
took this matter up with Il number OF
our State Experiment Stations several
years ago, ana ali CneeTlully dSSeHleC
to the plan. Then, when these young
things, none older than yearlings
calves better, l would buy all the cat
tie l could care for. Try and select
the beef types as far as possible, fieshy
ow-legged kind. These, in a few
years, will give you the cattle you
want. You can, with a little care
make exchanges with your neighbol
for the bulls he has been using so as
not to inter-breed too closely This
interchange should be one of the main
features to promulgate at this meet
ing.
incidentally there are several side.
lines to this stock-improvement idea
The first and greatest is the stoppagt
OF land erosion. The views one get:
whilst riding through our States from
the window OF his train are In many
Instances the exact opposite We would
like TO convey Instead of pastures
with our splendid Bermuda grass w
see great ravines of red clay and whit
mud that gives a shock to the intend
ing immigrant that he will not recove
from. but going home tells what h
secs and the bad always travels IN
faster.-Southern Cultivator.
Hog Cholera.
Oklahoma Agricultural EXperlhen
station. Press Bulletin No. Jos.
Hog cholera and swine plague ar
the principal diseases of hogs that ap
near in the form of an epidemic san
that are considered very infectious an
Contagious. Both diseases general
Ionnaar In anv given outbreak but tn