The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-02

/ is a fine grazing country, and thous-
4 ands OF good beet cattle are found
grazing plants are chiefly blue grass,
white clover, red clover redtop, anu
orchard grass. The cattle tatten very
rapidly during the grazing season
and raise excellent calves. Most OF
this region is free Of ticks, and tne
4 losses from death are relatively smali.
f THE black prairie section of Ala
barna, Mississippi, and Texas, and tne
Delta lands OF Mississippi and LOUIS
lana, are extremely favorable secuohs
for arising and finishing beer cattle
FxDeriments conducted by the Bureau
/ ~ Animal Industry and the Alabama
Experiment Station show that cattie
when kept free of the cattle TICK can
he raised at a cost Of three TO -FOUR
cents a mound This cost includes the
keen III. the cows for one year, charges
for pasture and all feeds consumer
AZ market prices, depreciation IN Ihe
value Of the herd, and six per cent IN
/ terest on the money invested. Inc
I prfncfpaI native grasses which are m
dieenous to these soils are Bermuda,
+ johnson grass, Lespedeza, and memo
ttns. hut red clover, alsike clover DuT
clover. and white clover grow readlly
when p1anted in the pastures, and the
I grazing season can be extended great
/ " by their use. Alfalfa, soy Deans,
lcowpeas, corn, sorghum, and olher
forage crops do we'll on these lands
ana nroduce an abundance of rough
age and hays for winter1ng and IaItell
ing the cattle. The red clay soils pro-
duce crops very similar to those men
toned for the. prairie soils.
4 There are great areas of cut overs
lands in the South that range IN price
from 50 to $40 per acre whicn coul1
he used for beef production. The sou
of such lands is usually sandy or post
loax. neither of which are as good Ior
gra ling as the prairie or delta lands,
INIT which would furnish good grazing
III little care was taken in getting
Inast,1re plants started. On these SOILS
Garnet grass. Bermuda, Lespedeza'
white clover, red top, Paspalum dilata-
tIm. and bur clover do eXceeuinsly
we'll. The carpet grass furnishes
abundant grazing on the SANDY la Janus
while the bermuda does DetteI On NJ She
soils which are little sun Inc
nasnalum. white clover, and red top 40
we'll an the damp lands, and II some
lime is present alsike clover VIII 1ur.
Injsb fne grazing The foundation OF
all pastures on sandy or sandy foam
lands should be carpet grass, berInuoa'
and Iespedeza. The variety OF IoEase
crops which may be raised on TINS tyPe
If soils is large, and it is an easy mat
ter to grow Ill Tic hoySi 500
and forage necessary for feeding the
stock which may be kept on the 1arIn.
one Of the greatest drawbacks 70
+he cattle industry of the South mas
baer +J,a nresence of the cattle TICK
That transmits Texas fever, Wnlch
Kills many of the cattle and stu iil1I'
others in growth. The tick IS raplui
being eradicated, and II IS OH &c
question of time until the S9oueh -
- ~ 70
The native cattle of the South are
co,7-hIooded scrubs carrying Yarl-
able percentage of Jersey Dlood. lnes
ara email in size and inferior IN quar-
ity hut they have stamina ana Ihs
cows produce good calves when pre-
to a beef bull Some of these COWS
1Teig,inp not over 500 pounds nave
.r,,an biItn to half-breed calves which
Rave developed into 500 to 600 pound
,nir,aIs AT twelve to thirteen months
of age. -eoo ~ GA
,,onnSis at two years of age when
raised under average southern lalIl
conditions. The half breed caves W
not fatten out as well as caves OF
higher grade, but If permitted 70 800 s,E,
mil > or years of age they hnisu
~ az varv good beef animals. The
I1aIf hreed heifers when bred to peel
4nils usually produce excellent calves
No section of the country can raise
oottIa as cheaply as the South, ano
tho variety and prices Of feeas aIe
such that the animals can - econ C, IN. :
caIlv finished for the marlNL; Ihe
ss.a.,o ,,Iants. especially sorghum anr
rn make such a luxurlant growth
- tI,o southern ATTITUDES that large
,,iaIds If sflaee can be produced pei
oro The silage is an excellent teeo
f,- v,intering the breeding herd, or toi
fnishine the animals for the market
The I1se of sflage in a fattening ration
almost invariably increases the slz'
0F the daily gains, cheapens lhe gam ?
Iengthens the period during whlc s,
e,ttie ran he fed cottonseed mea
oaonomjcaIIy and without danger, anc
reenits in better finish, fatter cattle
ma greater profits per head. The leg
1 t,n,inous havs as alfalfa, cowpea, les
.,,eg,oya rcd clover and vetch, and Jhe
IAN stoyer and oat straw are gooc
rougb feeds to use in con1unc1loi
with silage. 80
Hereford. Red Poiled, and Leg .Il
breeds of cattle all do we'll IN tne
Sa,,tS The Shorthorn does we'll or
Ill lands where the pastures are sooo
I'D iced is plentiful The COWS usual
" prove to be very good mixers CIV
49, mix enough for the calf and &c
s,1nnly the home as well. me resui'
If the good milking Qualities OF tn ne
cows is usually n good growthy car
Z T,,e Herefords and Angus are gooo
leave and will do we'll under range
son5itions as we'll as on the small
serm The Hereford stands ahead O.
III brasds ms a range animal, but the
Angus have the advantage over az
1,-ae5s m the feed lot, as they nnish
out very smoothly, are hlgh IN qual,