Lower coast gazette., 1909-05-01
MORE CATTLE
REEF INDUSTRY is NEGLECTED.
IN THE SOUTH.
Writer Of Opinion That Too Muen I'M
portance Has Been Attached to-
the Cotton Crop-Facts
Worth Consideration.

Recently there was published IN
lhe Atlanta Constitution two artlcles
giving almost opposite views OF tne
cattle industry in Georgia. Mr.. White
took a decidedly optimistic view OF 'he
future of this industry while MIR. saw
tell took a rather pessimistic view.
Both of these gentlemen believed that
the south country is well adapted 10
tho production of beef cattle. MIR. Saw
tell summed the situation up by staV'
ing that the main reason the cattle
industry has not developed IS the lac'
that farmers pin their faith and their
efforts to cotton | hardly agree with
him in his statement that the industry
| will not develop, writes a correspond
| emf of the Southern Ruralist.. o
| sidering the influences that are Delng
brought to bear upon the farmer the
industry is prettS certain to develop
to a certain extent. How a as III
t~elljgent a people as we have IN the
south help but see the folly OF depend
ing upOn the sale of cotton to pur'
chase their meat from other sections
of the country when meat can be pro
duced at home at a lower cost! no"
can thew see their commercial fer
tilizer bills grow larger every veal
and their profits smaller, and still no
toLo IN a system of farming that will
J reverse things?
One of the most important step
towards establishing the beet cattl
industry in Georgia would be the lntre
dnction of bulls of the beef and dua
{ purpose breeds. There is too grea
/ a scarcity of beef blood. The Jerse
will never make a good beef anlma
and vet more blood of this breed is l
. evidence than of all other breeds. re
strictly dairy purposes the Jersey
excellent but for the general tarme
Who keeps several cows and is not s
situated that he can we'll dispose
a dairy products cattle of the Deef
dual purpose breeds are better The1
should be breeders of beef and du
purpose cattle just the same as the
are breeders of the dairy breeds. SUI
= breeders will distribute bulls OF u
r beef type about the country and
o crossing upon common stock the
will be laid the foundation OF T.
l. beef cattle business.
e. In this matter of the introduction
ir beef blood the large packer can VIE
a great influence. He can encoura
the importation of beef blood and
can show the farmer that he is W
% ing to give a square deal when
comes to marketing the cattle.
20 vet there has never been a market
h. we'll bred fat cattle in Georgia. I
ce very prices that would be offered
IL. we'll bred fat steers would be SUFFICE
to discourage the production of prl
beef. The poor prices are not
tirely the fault of the butcher
IN packer, however. They are due
IT. part to the fact that steers OF pr
Ills quality so seldom appear upon Geol
ne. markets that butchers have not b
ne educated to paying for them what
90 are worth and would bring upol
'at western market. AS an Illustrate
know of feeders in this state who
me to Tennessee and buy steers of
len beef breeds, and fatten them on
IT, ton seed meal and hulls, and W
they are fat the feeder sends then
Cincinnati where he can get a IL
price for them. The probabilities
Mr., that the %carcasses of these anil
are shipped back south and the G
, to gia consumer pays the freight
ways and each dealer a profit.
The best that we can expect fo1
hat south is that cattle of the beef br
will be more in evidence and that
me farmer will learn to feed cattle
SAINT marketable condition, and then
the packer and butcher will pay p
INV e.. 4ho,, hot proht tho farmer