The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-21


advantage over those in all otner parts
of the country in feeding cattle for
market In their ability to use cotton
seed meal and cotton-seed bulls Us
food for fattening.
This. IF course, applies to the far
South where the cotton grows. In Vir.
Sinia and North Carolina. where much
cotton blooms, but where 1t is not Sc
prominent. there are other products
that furnish feed for cattle after tho
grass has gone by the board. For in.
stance. in the apple orchard section
there is much refuse from the fruit
industry. I'm the peanut section thers
is hay from the pea vines and oil from
the surplus nuts, In the tobacco coun-
Try peas and pea vines always come In
handy In the tobacco rows. AS mat
ter of fact. there is not a farm in
all Virginia upon which good beef
cattle and good mich cows ana good
sheep may not be raised with profit.
and as for hogs we'll. they are always
marketable at profit, and they Will
always find a plenty to eat in o-der
to get ready for market.
But, after all, that cattle growing
can be carried on successfully In the
South has been demonstrated not only
by the success of Southern farmers al
ready engaged in II. but also by the
growth and prosperity OF great stock
farms in the Northern and Western
States. where the grazing season is
relatively short, where there is neces-
sity for more expensive buildings for
shelter, and where conditions general
ly are not so favorable as in the
South.
Favorable Location.
Southern farmers are fayorably 10.
Gated with reference to markets for
live stock. With the growth OF com
mercial and Industrial communities
throughout the Southern states, tho
home demand is constantly increhs-
ing. This may be illustrated by quoting
United States Agricultural Department
statistics showing that during this
year19oT more than 1000 home raised
animals. including beef cattle, veal.
hogs, sheep and kids, were slaughtered
in one of our large Southern cities.
while 36.o97 live Western animals were
shipped into the same city and
slaughtered.
In addition TO this total OF more than
$1,000 live animals there were also
shipped into the cit, large amounts
OF fresh and cured meats. Packing
houses. afording home markets fol-
Southern grown live stock, have al
ready been established TO some extent,
and 1t is safe to say that their num-
her and capacity VIII be Increased IS
the supply of i've animals increases
But the farmers of this South do not
have to rely upon their home markets
for live stock and meat products. The
most denseiy populated region of tho
United States Is IN the territory in the
North Atlantic States extending from
Washington to Boston. BY far the
greater portion of the many millions
of inhabitants OF that region are resi-
dents OF cities and towns. They arc
all consumers OF farm products. In
Guiding meats. and the farmers Of the
South are faVorably located with refer.
ence to supplying their markets
Southern farmers are also favorably
located with reference to the shipment
Of live animals and meat products TO
the ports for export.
In Cancellation. Is
Now. all Of this, mind you,i is just
on the subject OF the hog and HON
!ny doctrine" Nothing has heen said
IN this article about the business OF
embarrassing In the Southwestern part
OF Virginia for shipment direct from
the grass to the consumer In Europe.
That Is an cnorn,anu .h,ialneES OF ITSELF.