St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-06-10
FARMtk AND PLANTER.
STOCK AND PASTURE.
Line of liberalization That Should
Find Favor I'm Many Parts
of the south.

we nave always lOVed ana COlSlQ-
cred stock not only as necessary part
Of the farm, but as the most attractive
part. Where food is raised on the
place, and iudiciousIy fed to them, so
dition, they certainly constitute one of
the most remunerative products of the
farm We wish our readers could have
heard a conversation we had this week
with the largest individual buyer and
feeder of cattle IN Georgia. We asked
him if he looked for much improve
ment in the cattle to be brought into
market during the next few years as
a result of the shorthorn blood intro
duced by recent purchases Of males
and heifers throughout this section. He
replied mo He had no hope or ex-
pectation from the southern farmer,
except as a cotton raiser. That all
the farmers diverging from cotton
growing was merely sporadic, and. not
to be counted upon as lasting. For
just as soon as cotton went up again,
away went everything else. And they
1CLOl uCO W oil SOCGoA SAS0AAA'
there is much ground for his words
and his pessimism, we are glad to say
we do not agree with him fully TOR we
have more confidence in the ability Oh
the southern farmer to progress ana
to prosper in other branches OF agrl-
culture, save cotton raising. To sue
cessfully raise stock, a farmer must not
20 into it to vaci1late with every rise
and depression of the market, but
should start out to raise good stock
and to follow continuously his chosen
course with an answering adherence,
which should mark the career OF all
successful and worthy men. Sticking
to his business prudently and IN busl-
ness way, the downs" would find him
not discouraged, and the ups would
find him ready to avail himself OF all
its advantages. Such farmer Will
not only be crowned with final success,
but he will develop into better farm
er and a much broader man. His chill
dren will rise up to call his blessed,
and not an all cotton crank and be
better satisfied to remain at home and
pursue calling, which thus shows It
self worthy of the best and highest
efforts of any man Stock raising IS
higher form of farming than cotton
raising. The breeders of the world are
more intelligent class than the tlllers.
We want to encourage every diversity
in farming, because it not only gives
us more money, but it aWakens more
intelliengce. And brains on the farm
is one of our greatest needs. Some
say we can not successfully raise STOCK
in the south because ours is not lime
stone soil. But this is mistake. Stock
of all kinds are raised successfully In
many parts of the world where they
have not a limestone soil. There are
scattered all over the south thousands
of farnfs, which, by their location, are
especially adapted to stock raising.
Some on account of their billy nature.
some by being covered with Bermuda
grass, some by their eane-brakes, etc.
But, whether these conditions naturally
exist or not. there is more in the man
than there is in the land" and any
one can go intelligently to work and
prepare for raising stock successfully
if he desires. And we advise all who
have faith enough in their ability Ito
hold fast to that which is good. to
20 into the business.-Southern Guilt
Vatcy