The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-04-28

gathered the peas and the stalks we're
grazed BY steers, which were fed some
cotton seed in addition to the grazing.
The next season cotton was grown on
part Of this land and corn on part Of it.
As a result Of the crop OF peas and the
grazing. the yield Of cotton per acre was
626.5 pounds Of seed cotton greater
than on an area where corn alone had
been grown On the part devoted 70
corn the increased production was IA
bushels per acre.
The value Of live stock as a factor in
building up soil fertility is becoming
more generally appreciated by the farm-
ers of the South An intelligent South
ern farmer who makes a practice Of
buying cattle and feeding them for
market, recently said that his profit
consisted. in large part, Of the value OF
the manure which he obtained In
this connection, may point out that
the farmers in the South have a great
advantage over those in all other parts
Of the country in feeding cattle for
market in their ability to use cotton
seed meal and cotton seed bulls as food
for fattening.
That cattle growing can be carried on
successfully in the South has been DEM
onstrated not only by the success OF
Southern farmers already engaged in it,
but also by the growth and prosperity
of great stock farmsin 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 generally
are not SO favorable as in the South
Southern farmers are favorably lo-
Gated with reference to markets for live
stock With the growth Of commercial
and industrial communities throughout
the Southern States, the home demand
is constantly increasing. may illus
trate this by quoting United States Ag-
rcultural Department statistics showing
that during the year 1907 more than
10, 600 home-raised animals, including
beef cattle, veal, hogs, sheep, and kids,
were slaughtered in one OF our large
Southern cities, while SO, 097 live west
ern animals were shipped into the same
city and slaughtered. In addition TO
this total Of more than 81 900 live ami
mails there were also shipped into the
city large amounts OF fresh and cured
meats Packing houses, affording home
markets for Southern grown live stock,
have already been established to some
extent, and it is safe to say that their
number and capacity will be increased
as the supply Of live animals increases.
But the farmers of the South do not
have to rely upon their home markets
for live stock and meat products. The
most densely populated region Of the
United States is in the territory in
the North Atlantic States extending
from Washington to Boston. BY
far the greatest proportion Of the
many millions of inhabitants Of that
region are residents Of cities and towns.
They are all consumers OF farm products
4 including meats, and the farmers Of the
South are favorably located with refer
ence to the shipment Of live animals
and meat products to the ports for ex-
port.
Taking all We advantages Of the South
into consideration, do not believe that
any other section OF the United States
| is better suited for the profitable grow
/ ing OF live stock as a feature Of diversi-
fed farming and as a means not only
Of obtaining profit directly from the
sale OF live animals and meat products,
but also as means Of utilizing lands
which are now lying idle, and Of increas-
ing the production Of cotton and other
farm products Of the South by building
up soil fertility.
w. w. FINLEY, President.
NunneIee & Hunter, the plumbers,
are in Union City to stay and solicit a