New-York tribune., 1909-05-17
EAST TO RAISE CATTLE
4tIantic States Urged to Erperi-
ment 1Cith FOrGge.

II is probable that the New York and New Jer-
sey Live Stock Exchange, which intends % interest
itself in promoting the raising OF livestock for food
purposes in this and other Atlantic Coast states,
will have the active interest of the committee on
cougested population in that work.
The proper development OF the agricultural re-
sources of the country is part Of the programme
OF the committee" said Benjamin c. Marsh. secre-
tsry Of the committee, yesterday. ITO oJFn up
new lines OF endeavor in the country will OF
! course assist IN turning men from the city and
decrease the congestion. our aim is the proper
distribution Of population. and every legitimate
field OF endeavor that can he opened In the coun-
try interests us. I think IT safe TO that our
executive board would be much interested In as
sstinE developing the raising Of livestock in this
end adjacent states
I should say the committee would he glad to en-
tertnin a suggestion for cooperation in getting
the state 20 interest itself In the raising OF live
stock" said G. s. White. member OF the e1ecu-
tive board. feel that investigation as 10 the
possibility OF success in such lines would be most
valuable"
The live Stock Exchange purYoEes TO ask the
Legislature 20 appropriate enough money for a
spAcial investigation by the state Department or
Agriculture Of the subject of livestock raising In
this state. That department IS hampered now by
lack Of money A J Shsmberg member Of
the exchange. said yesterday they anticipated that
Il would require a vigorous campaign To get a
sufficient appropriation 10 make the proper sort OF
inquiry and experiment
ts
only 10 discover how much land in this state is
available for livestock raising, but also 10 learn
what sort Of forage viii thrive he best The grass
we have now probably largely a matter OF acel-
dent and II is 10 be supposed that quaii'y can
be found which will flourish az luKuriantIy here
os docs alfalfa in the West. which the result
Of experiment
In a canppig ign for such an investigation by the
state assisted perhaps by the Department OF Agrl-
culture in Washington It seems 10 me the Com
ID,.1tt ia fpp Tnlg
,york right in line with It's purposes and certain
~ producing results II Is that the greater
number Of forces that he placed behind any
movement the more sure and satisfactory the re-
suits.
4 believe It to ne true that a large number Of
the Immigrants who now settle in cities do so
because il is following the line OF least resistance
They are more CT less used 20 agricultural pursuits
In the countries from which they come, and II II
could be demonstrated them that caring for live
stock for the provision market not arduous
task they would rnquestonably be Induced to settle
on the farms.
Although OF course. cattle would have 10 be
reared with much more attention here than In the
West. where they free in many places-and this
would mean that men would be required to a
given number of cattle-at the time II would
not be hard work to care for and feed them in
this state, granted that the proper kind of forage
could be found"
Officers Of the exchange have been told that land
in some parts Of New jersey is selling for from SIS
s25 an acre Farm lands IN this state. perhaps.
could not he obtained cheapIy. but there is con
siderable vacant land at about S35
il would be profitable to raise livestock on such
land with the proper sort of grazing Live cattle
in this market bring average OF S105 head,
which is from $40 TO SIS than they brought
twenty years ago. This is due only the fact
that raising cattle in the West has increased in
cost. but because the demand for meat here has
increased.
This means said member Of the exchange.
that a great and profitable field Of endeavor in
this state IS opened up, We intend to show the
state authorities that by aiding in promoting the
raising OF livestock they will increase the value of
the land and get return for all the money used in
investigation through the Increase in taxes