Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-22
Claimed to Have as Good Pas.
. lures as Any in the World.
NEAR THE EASTERN MARKET
Climate Allows Outdoor Feeding All
Winter.
DAIRY AND TRUCK GARDENING
Immense Profits Made From To-
bacco-scenes at an Emancipa-
ton Day Picnic.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. hk III 6u4AAClP6.
ton Day Picnic.
BIZ WILLIAM e. CURTIS.
Special Correspondence Of The Star and the
Chicago Record Herald
ATLANTA. April 49, 1908.
We are not in the habit of considering
Georgia as a cattle and stock-breeding
state. but it is rapidly advancing in the
number of cattle. sheep. diaries and SIM
liar industries. and is already second only
to Missouri as a mule-raiscr. Mr.. f. M.
Bafer, assistant commissioner of immigra-
| ton. insists that there are no better pas
lures in the world than may be found in
Georgia. He says in Georgia the cattle
man is 500 miles nearer the eastern mar
ket and can put his cattle In New ork,
where they are as good as gold bullion
in the United States mint, as cheaply as
the western ranchman can put his cattle
into Omaha Thirdly. the Georgia climate
allows the cattle to feed out all the year
and the ranchmen can ship every day.
winter and summer. for the stock Will
not freeze or starve or die on the road
because they can reach the Baltimore and
New York markets in from forty-eight
to seventy-two hours.
Mr.. Hafer has been telling me about
Benjamin w. Hunt, a native of New
in 1875 and settled at Eatonton. MI
Hunt is a banker and the president of
cotton mill and notwithstanding his bur-
densome routine of daily business has
found time to experiment in many lines
for the development of the south as
breeder of fine cattle and horses. fruit
grower and a cotton planter. He was the
first man in the world to successfully i'm
munize cattle against Texas fever. and
had not the United States government ia
coveries would have saved the south mill
lions of dollars. His scientific studies
and observations at the Pasteur Institute
In Paris have aided him greatly and his
advice Is sought not only in Georgia, but
throughout the entire south In regard to
cattle breeding and animal diseases
Success Of Stock Breeding.
''Mr. Hunt is president Of the Georgia
Stock Breeders Association and president
Of the Tunis Sheep Breeders Association
Of America Mr.. Hafer explained. "He
was the first to recognize the Importance
Of African sheep for the south, and i'm
ports and breeds them. He also imports
and breeds horses from the best stock
obtainable. Mr.. Hunt says that the sue
cess Of stock breeding in the south is now
assured. and the difficulties are being
among native cattle. He has seen but
two cases In twenty-seven years. Both
Of them were brought to Georgia from
northern states. Intelligent public opin-
ion is rapidly emancipating the stock
breeding portion Of Georgia from the tick.
and soon now we will be shipping as
freely north as south, from Georgia as
from Canada; and with our cheap. pro-
ductive lands. well adapted to pastures.
our mild winters that economic stabling,
md NIT
can the live stock industry prove other
than successful in Georgia."
Mr.. W. ]. Bridges Of Spalding county
is another successful cattle man who be-
steers. fattening them and selling them
to the local butchers. Now he ships fat
cattle by the carload to Cincinnati to
Buffalo and to Armour & Company In
Chicago.
Georgia is fifth in the production of
swine among the states Of the Union. and
her annual product is valued at between
eight and ten million dollars. Mr.. Hunt
says that the climate and pasturage are
ideal for sheep breeding. The spring
and sell for high prices in the northern
cities. He thinks the Asiatic and African
fiat-tailed sheep make the best mutton:
The Angora goat industry is becoming
duction to Dr. James B. Davis OF South
Carolina. who in 1916 was sent to Tur-
Kew by President Polk in response to a
request from the sultan for the advice OF
a man who understood cotton culture.
DR.. Davis brought nine Angoras with him
when he returned to the United States,
and from him Col Richard Peters OF
Atlanta secured two pairs. By 1854 Col.
Peters had crossed his goats with so
much success that nearly every herd Of
Angoras in this country may be traced
to them.
Many Mules Raised.
The Georgia mule has been the butt
of many q joke. but he Is a source Of un-
told riches to his native habitat. As
horse and mule market combined. Atlanta
stands second in the world. Strictly as a
mule market she stands third, st. Louis
and Kansas City ranking her.
Mr.. Scott Hudson OF Lexington. KY.
realizing the importance of Atlanta as
stock market center, moved here some
two years ago. He still retains his stock
farm near Lexington. but transacts his
q deal for 200 thoroughbreds. with pedi-
grees as long as your arm. among which
were winners, both fiat racers and jump
ers, and shipped the entire number to
London via New Orleans.
The sales of mules in Atlanta will aver
age twenty-five carloads, about $50 to 800
head. per day during a season lasting
about seven months. When 1t is recalled
ln0I q kOOQ pair OI IuulSS WILL DTIuK S3UU
to $500 one can readily figure the amount
Of money in this important industry. The
Atlanta market includes North and South
Carolina. Georgia. Florida. Alabama and
Mississippi and g. part OF Tennessee, to-
gether with some OF the tropical islands
For farm use and all kinds of heavy
work the mule excels all other animals
He Is admirably adapted to warm wealth
err, such as would be too severe for the
horse or OK. hence his popularity in the
south. The mule Is longer lived and more
hardy than the horse and can work for a
much longer period. He thrives with less
care, is not subject to as many diseases
and when sick is more easily cured. A
well bred mule with an equal amount Of
attention will outlast two horses. He is
steadier in his draught and less likely to
waste his strength. He is not easily
frightened. therefore less liable to run
away than the horse. His skin tough
and he IL not SO much annoyed by flies.
The expense OF shoeing him is about one
third that required for a horse. because
his hoof is hard. more horny and slower
Of growth. The largest and best mules
are the offspring OF blooded mares. having
as sire an active and spirited jack not
less than fifteen hands high.
Mules are frequently neglected or
abused and from such treatment become
stubborn from mere self-defense, but they
usually are reliable. The mule is a much
slandered animal. illustrative OF which
the following story il told: