The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-04-09
CALL IS ISSUED FOR MEET
ING or STOCK BREEDERS

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little islands confined as they are,
have given to mankind more improved
breeds of live stock than all the bal
ance of the world combined. England,
by combining the blood of the Turk,
Barb, Arab, and native racing and
breeding to the winner has produced
the thoroughbred horse-the Oldest
of all pedigree danimals and the basis
of all that is best in the equine race.
She has produced the Shire, Suffolk
Punch, cleveland Bay, Hackney, the
Shetland, WEIGH and Examoor Ponies.
The Shorthorn, Hereford, Red Polled,
Sussex and Devon amongst cattle.
The Berkshire hog, Essex, Yorkshire,
Tamworth and more than twenty dis
tinct breeds of sheep.
Scotland has produced the Clydes-
dale horse The Scotch and Cruik-
shank, Topped Shorthorn, the Polled
Angus, Galloway, West Highland, and
Ayrshire cattle-all the very best of
their kind, a benefaction to mankind,
and a lasting monument to the skill
and intelligence of Scotch farmers
and stockmen.
Methods Pursued.
'By similar organizations to those
suggested in this call, only have Eng
land and Scotland attained their SUI
premacy over all the world in fine
stock production. In each section OF
England, farmers organized societies
devoted especially to animals suited
to their locality On less fertile and
short grass Downs, they produced the
various Down sheep; on the richer
lands, the Leicesters, Lincolns-each
society pushing it's own speciaity-all
upheld and supported by the Great
Royal Agriculture Society.
"The best farmers of England, and
the king himself, belong to this society
and give it and the live stock shows
their earenst support, These associa-
lions are paralleled in Scotland by
the Highland Agriculture Society. 1t
Is over century old the richest agri-
cultural society on earth with cash
surplus of over $50O,00O.00. These or
CARNATIONS, with the fairs they foster,
have been the great factors of the
British supremacy in the live stock
world. Whatever political future may
have in store for the continuity OF
the English empire, as long as these
societies live and continue their work
no historian will have to relate the
passing of the British people.
THE old fable of the wise father,
requesting his contentious children to
break a bundle of rods, and when It
could not be broken as whole, easily
breaking each separate rod; the great
motto on the seal of Kentucky, United
we stand, divided we fall Is but the
crrstalized experience of past gen.
CREATIONS that in organization and
united action, is effective strength.
Agriculture In Tennessee.
II quote the following from report
rendered by Messrs. overton Lea, M.
M. Gardner, John M. Gray upon the
inheritance of Tennessee agricultural |
w. The matter is terse and clear, and
furnishes at once all the needed In
.sniration to those who desire to aid !
IN the advancement of live stock hus-
bandry.
Tennessee is pre-eminently an ag-
rlcultural state, in a country of won
derful agricultural advantages and de-
velopment. Though all the essentials
can be found for manufacturing Of
every kind, agriculture Will always
he prominent perhaps the most prom
inent feature of its industrial life.
Its geographical position, geological
formation and physical aspects assur-
ing an euuable, temperate climate. an !
abundance of pure water and cereals
and grasses, fruits and vegetables or
the best quality. and animal life OF
the highest types, in the center OF
ouick distribution to the four points