Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-04-29
1ar SOUTH ANo 1--we STOCK.

The South needs more and lo,tr
live stock n would be 90 hes ad.
vantage to double ,hc number a. ,s..
lie raised. to improve the quality. ID.
shorten by one.hllf che time rcIJ,.-
ed Tor maturity. 60 increase tie size
OF each animal by one-half and 60
Increase the proportion Of high-priced
parts. The course OF cattle raising I'm
Teas shows that the South can grow
just as good cattle and at a lower
cot than can any other part Of the
country. Climate Is ia favor Of the
South a. a great breeding ground and
grower Of young animals. COttonseed
meal and other cheap foods which
the South can produce Co better id
ypntage than can the North or West
gives her a peculiar advantage as
feeding or finishing section for good
beef aud other products. says The
Cotton Journal
There are two chief factors which
have oOnspircd 10 hold live stock hus-
bandry In check throughout the cot
ton belt. The first OF these Is the
cattle tick. the presence OF which
means death to from IS to 80 per
per cent OF all imported uninnOcu-
lated stock. This has initiated
against quality. as IL has been very
difficult to maintain improved breed
ing animals any great length OF
time. free Of these ticks. In the light
OF modern discoveries II is becoming
a comparatively simple matter by
dipping cattle and proper rotating Of
pastures TO keep them free Of ticks, |
which in a short time may be elimi. |
mated completely. Thus the great OBJ
stacle TO the improvement Of South
ern cattle is within control Of man.
That means that better cattle may be
raised.
The second factor holding live
stock development back is that of
insufficient forage and pasture. Our
farmers are spending much time and
energy each year in vain efforts to
kill Bermuda and other grasses. that
would make from three TO four hun
dred pounds of beef per acre at alb
sOlutely no labor cost. In order to
make from fifteen TO twenty dollars
worth Of cotton at costs varying from
fifteen to twenty-five dollars. Is Il
not time for some thought along this
line? Continued cotton growing i'm
pOverishes soils, while live stock
properly conducted en-
riches them. Il would be well for
our farmers TO begin a move right
now which in the course OF a few
years will enable them 20 market one
hundred pounds Of beef for each bale
of cotton produced
Better pastures are necessary in
This move. Good Bermuda land
should have as high earning capacity .
as a similar area In corn or cotton.
We must pay more attention 90 pas
lures. Put the land In good shape.
Iertilize properly. put In the right
kind Of grass I'm the right quantity
and then get good stock 90 consume
the growth. Rut whatever else is
done. don't overstock the pasture.
The preparation and maintenance of
pasture Is not q difficult or expensive
The main point Is 20 de-;
eide upon what Is 90 De- done and
then do H.
After the pasture has received at
tention the crops for winter feeding |
should not De- neglected For this
purpose there are great variety
that may be- utilized The condition
n the soil and the general -y.t,M .f |
farming must have much weight In
determining the particular one 90 be-
given preference. The legumes
though. are 90 be- given a place ON
every soil and In every
rational system Of farming
The elimination OF the cattle tick.
the production Of pasturage and the
growing OF forage In unlimited quaint
ties are within the sphere Of the
Southern farmer. This an means
greater prosperity.