Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-07-04
LIVE STOCK INDUSTRY

DR.. J. Francis Fahey, Of the u. s.
bureau of animal industry, and Dr.
Walter Sorrell, of the live stock de-
partment of the Southern railway with
headquarters at Greensboro, N. c.,
were in Yorkville yesterday getting
eradication work and the live stock in
dustry. i
DIR. Fahey said that while the cattle
quarantine had been lifted on York
county as whole, on April 1, Of this
year, there are still seventeen prem
ises under quarantine in various parts
of the county. Only four of these prem
ises showed ticks at the last monthly
inspection: but all of them will be
kept under quarantine for at least six
months after the last showing Of ticks
DR.. Sorrell. whose business 1t is to
furnish any desired information about
where and how to secure live stock Of
any kind; but who Is more interested
in the development Of the beef cattle
industry than In any other one line,
stated that 80 far as this immediate
section is concerned, the thing for the
people to do is to patronize the York
Vile creamery to a sufficient extent to
make 1t pay good dividends.
Both DR.. Fahey and DR.. Sorrell said
quite frankly that they were surprised
tbot tho orao n, arx hod ha1d tie o,p,, I'm
to this time. DR.. Fahey admitted that
he had predicted the failure Of the
creamery from the beginning He was
not hostile to the proposition; but he
had seen so many failures that he
could not look for anything else. For
one thing the creamery had cost about
twice as much as 1t should have cost.
The machinery and equipment were
first class, but there had been a dollar
for the promoters for every dollar of
values that went to the association,
and the company started out with
He was doubtful as to
whether the country would supply
like half enough butter fat
to keep the creamery going on pay
ing basis, and in this he is glad to say
that he was mistaken. This creamery
has continued to pay its way where
many others have failed. His opinion
now is that the farmers and others
should by all means go ahead and milk
enough cows to furnish sufficient but
ter fat to run the creamery to its ca
pacity. The proved benefits and the
benefits in sight are too great to war
rant any risks, he thinks.
DR.. Sorrell thinks that 1t would be a
wise thing II such an arrangement
could be made to organize company
to buy first class milk cattle to be sold
to the farmers on the installment plan.
In this way he said there could be as
sured an abundant supply Of butter fat
for the creamery.
Both experts were surprised to find
the creamery running at such close
margin to actual dividends. and how
little additional patronage would be
vestment.
DR.. Sorrell is preaching the doctrine
of hay and cattle. He wants the people
Of this country to get rid Of scrub
breeds and go into improved breeds.
and offers all the information and as
that may be asked for, abso-
lutely without charge.
Speaking Of the troubles the tick
eradication people had in getting
started in the upper part of the state,
DR.. Fahey says that things are much
easier now. Farmers and others in
Kershaw county have raised several
dollars with which to prose-
cute the work as expeditiously as pos
sible, and the money is being used to
provide dipping watts. He thinks that
the ticks will be run out of Kershaw
county in a very short while.