The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-06-28
sBEGWER LIVE STOCK.
Steps Taken to Increase Production
In This State.

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Columbia, June rs, Specialize
cry, "more and better corn" sound-
ed throughput the length and
breadth Of South Carolina with the
result that the state has developed
into one Of the great corn producing
states of the Union, is now to be
supplemented with another, bellev-
ed to mean more for the prosperity
of the agricultural interests OF the
state, "more and better live stock.
This is the slogan of the South Car
olina Live Stock Association which is
undertaking vigorous campaign
for more cows and hogs on the farm
and to this campaign will be given
the enthusiastic support Of l-,e state
department of agriculture.
AS a result it is predicted that
thousands of acres of idle pasture
lands will be converted into grazing
grounds for cattle and that in q few
years South Carolina will not only
be saving the millions annually sent
to western markets for live stock
and live stock products, but will be
shipping live stock and meats to
other states of the South. This
movement on the part OF the state
department of agriculture and the
South Carolina Live Stock Associa-
ton is in line with the efforts of
number of agencies interested in the
development of the ag'icu!trra4 g
sources of the South. The Southern
Railway Company through, its Land
and Industrial Department, has for
years urged that more atten-
ton be given to live stock, a large
portion of every issue of its publica-
ton, "The Southern Field" being
Given to this subject, and Presi-
dent Finley in his speeches and in
other ways has repeatedly called at
tention to the great opportunities
open to the farmers of the South in
this particular line, owing to the
great inc: ease in the prices of all
food products and consequent en-
larged profits in their production.
That in it's last anolysis the
problem of said conservation and
soil Improvement must find solution
in the increase of domestic animals
on the farms is the conclusion pre-
sented by w. ]. Spillman, agricultu-
rist in charge of the Office of Farm
Management in the Bureau of Plant
Industry of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, in Farmers
Bulletin 4O6I on Soil Consevra-
tion," just issued by the department.
This interesting bulletin rec
ommends the raising of leguminous
crops and the increase in number OF
animals on the farms as the best
means to adopt to bring unproduc-
tive soil to a high state of fertility.
The use of agricultural lime as a sup
plement to manure and commerce.
al fertilizers is being urged by many
farm experts as a substantial aid IN
this work.
From 1900 to 1909 South Caro-
lina's live stock increased in value
from $2O,199,S59 to s45,7S0,0OO ac-
cording to the tax figures reported
to the state comptroller general. AS
result of the campaign now being in
augurated it is hoped in the next few
years to effect an increase which
will make these figures look small.
What is done in this work in
South Carolina will doubtless at
tract wide attention throughout the
South, as did the rise of this state
in Importance as corn growing
live stock industry here will be sure
to have great effects for good in all
other southern states.
TEACHERS RECEPTION.