The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-29

It is, one of the greatest substtutes
 for the reduced cotton acreage that can be found. et3f a. # The promoters of the State Fair | were struck a solar plexus blow by the slump in the price of cotton. All available money is being squeezed from the farmers and affiliated mer-
 chants to carry on the cotton-h holding campaign and the attention of the | planters is absorbed in seeking other forms of agriculture. It would seem that the project for a State Fair at present Is not progressing. However. there is nothing that could so ad-
 vance the industry of cattle raising
 as a State Fair. He urged aggressive
 work to get an appropriation for a Fair
 G,reparing Cattle for Market. | B. l.. Boykin, of Ackerville, spoke
 on. "A Method of Finishing Beef Cattle for Fall Market" The speaker said
 there is a great problem for the solu-
 ton of cattlemen in preparing the | beef for the market.
 | Continuing MT. Boykin said that Kentucky not excepted, Alabama can
 raise cattle at lest cost than the Western farms and that the quality of the products of our grass Is just as god as any in the United States. It was advised that the cattle be turned into the peafields in September and after they have remained there for a month they should be fed on hulis and other standard foods. This fertil- lizes the soil which Is being gradually robbed of its productiveness. The de- crease in productiveness in the Black Belt has not been so palpable as to not persuade the farmers to accept the remedy of cattle-raising.
 In growing finished cattle. the by products of cotton are recommended. The by-products should be used at home and not sold to competitive cat tlemen in the West An appeal was made to increase the number of steers for breeding this year.
 M w. Hall of James, in talk on How to Feed Dairy Cattle in Ala hama" said he was no more than a plain dairymsn, nor was he scientific authority. He said commence early in raising dairy cows and feed with nu- tritIous food the COW which Is to de- liver the calf.
 The sneaker takes the calf away from the COW early and gives 1t attention by hand, teaching 1t to drink milk from vessels. He recommended that bulls born should be knocked in the head unless they are thoroughbred. This Is applicable, of course, to exclu- sive dairy-cow industry.
 After the calf is about a month old 1t should be nourished with skinned milk. Sorghum, pea Lay, corn stalks, and other rough food should be given the COW in the early periods of ges- tat!on.
 MT. Hall uses system in feeding his dairy cows. He keeps books on the amount of milk given by every cow he has which is named. The feed Is giv- en in proportion to the daily produce of each sack.
 Mir. Hall has planted for cow forage sorghum and peas together and has achieved most satisfactory results. It is possible that the prolific growth of the sorghum subtractod from the pea hay crop and he may grow it sepa- rately.
 For pasture the speaker has some Bermuda grass but not enough for all aside poor lands for pastures. claim ing that ever when the best lands are used as pastures they should be care fully drained if necessary.
 J. E. Wirg, Editor of The Breed ers' Gazette. expressed the opinion that the sllo should be used to increase the food value. of coarse forage fed the cow The investment in the silo in Alabama should be encouraged. espe- ciaIlY Wltn our SuppiJ oI luHDer
 Corn passing through a silo under goes a degree of Fermentation. The acidity imparted to the corn and other products sent through the silo helps the digestion Of cows.
 MT. Wing said 1t might be we'll to l buy a silo from the factory. but in more instances it should be built in the | as the making process is | simple enough. The speaker explain | ed all the modern features of the silo | in answer to numerous questions. silos