The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-24
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,ou odanted to their needs AO Oott1o On an equal
can be kept on SUN There should be thlche ,,
area OF la pD POI, ,nter browse but 'his
enough \" td NV q supply of winter l oo ort
De suppi ,bon deem SHOWS cover 'he 81 lecture
III ,,aan in good condition on N,ont that pro-
o,d browse but system o. nn' 49, found more sat-
aaoe other food regularly WIN W nxce,ent win
,asootorv Hay and corn 1oduel a. .o,,od to be the
.ou foraee. but alfalfa hay mas pa
.ei arr food for both elk ana oeel orsinarv deer
best dry wv loss nervous than oruinoi' thov
ELK " ,,anosod to jump fences "n 4,rr NJ
ana ie' suou, an enclosure they usuany -, driven
eseapo own accord If tame, they na' - anv kind
,ke cattle. Ordinarily n'e'ioo'
will contne elk ,-, IN elk preserve IS ho'
The cost ol o1,s stock from geological parhs
great .s',o+o preserves may be opea'heo e.. tba
or smah pil1 Nth the immediate demand WI Wv
cost, varying Will 'no
: animals. .,i+o+.r deer Is the common
tho United States. lhcuu,ne r hor.
= ,esor geographic that occur tha country
ders It is distributed over ho9 aortions of Utah,
aeis, Nevada and the major por'lo H,seoun,a II
II except 7,,ashinoton. Oregon and Cahlolhl'. ~
le Arizona' ~ Delaware and practically So Al our
n IS eA'ino tos in the middle west. oou'n " ,.,r
10 per " number of closely related speo w. vr.
IL borae' a., of the wide natural range Vi ta q,
V aeer its adaptability to near,y al Testimony
Gu l &c hardness in parks and piese r'' h,t the
ers as TO us n that concerning the elk; put ,ne
ka SO ou,ence of breeders is that WIFI
sen lortv If good water and reason~ o,orve
iV 10 ,nter raising this deer TOT as an,
'.u Gov venison may be MADE as p ~ door thirty
sn .hor livestock industry MOI only w bt like elk
out othei srited for cattle or horses pu', Inv
YES on land uhsu oisad 70 great advantage IN piu'n
der they may u0 at,,ree fully stocked with ca''ie
I'M Or Jim 80 tho food of deer rarely lhoiuu t tot
eau hot ,o+es Of the Angora goat mus 81 oon NJ
ems ,.hin the United States there are nostu
they that within " ted to tillage or to the pas'u
"e ~ hnrsas cattle sheep, winch az oIso 70 de
uhu, ~ coats Much of this land Is animals wi
theF , and can be utilized for tneso a,,ld ROC,
lear and elk anu tbo forest cover than would Fes
SECS less injury TO Ihe
sSe' from browsing by goats. .r,s
IN is from 10, have often been bred in parks
inc ,a.,re or In large preserves loi sp have
maze pon,ic possibilities in raising 'r una,ars h,
,male economic t+ontion Recently breeders liz
re Of ceived l'.Oe fot that they prohtapie I'LL
pus' nroner management and wou QUO W ~,a animals
VITO were conditions loi INC"
m st. venlson ihoio - nroAtable propagation
Export Inc ono rited States Is the RESTRICTIVE
deer III .a 49, laws governing the killing sao
pound acter OF s,a ~ came. Many Of the STATES
y anu sr nracedent lay down the pio ., .os,aen
uranus wv" ner,e animals In the state, "nethe.
were migratory are the properly IL that are under
be fur. states eAo.r legally acquired"
supply Vate o"ne'' oern,ng the season for X
ID with The laws aoor are often equally empai
many and the SAFE y. would produce venson lot
pound ing to those ost,cated deer cannot legah
80 on,mals except in open SEASON ..+r,c
rough his ahin''.' ,anorerng breeders by res'rie
ID, espe' instead u .ta,e laws should be SO mooin
he Ale as at present ~ raising of deer, elk anu
produce to encouiae orco of profit to the indlVluu
as espe- animals al
to the state 80. favorable legis
IT Is OF IL Is VT lsa waste land in the ohi'eu
It cattle may NC ,o,d profitable returns ana asa ~
anne lots as ~ 49,. and nutritious meat nSsTat
, lots or eAo - % per cent. OF the popu 90 m
area the Gen., .r, NAV become as common anu
place to ,,.rkets as mutton.
/ few elk oui