Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-18

w >lNf aIH lHlfiiuI lh IlditlA ilt flrN
have stamina and the COWS produce Pod
calves when bred ~ h,tf huh Som. VT
thc>, cows weighing not nvrr tapn ppu ~
have given birth ID half breed cai r>
which have developed int" 900 ~ IUu
pOuIrl ANIMALS AZ 4. ~ Ill months ~ agr.
The, usually weigh about >un ~ 80
pounds ~ two wears ~ are when rni 40
under average Southern iarm condition
The half breed calves .p not fattcn tut
- well - rlaNc> ~ 4 higher grade puI
IL permitted tu grow until two Nv three
wears uf age they finish out H. very good
beef animals. The half breed hciirrs
When bred ~ beef bulls usually pro lurc
excellent calves.
M section ~ the country can raise
cattle a. rllcapl, a. The South. amt tIr
variety lud prices NJ feed are such that
the animals can ic economically finished
for the market. The forage plants.
csIc tally sorghum aIpi corn, make such
Il luNuriant growth ia the Southern lati
tudc> that large Yields NJ >ilagr can ~
produced per acre. The >ilagc H. an ~
rcllcnt feed for Wintcring the breeding
herd. ~ Tor finishing tlr animals for
the market. Inc use VI siiagr i'll : tat
trning ration almost invariably Increase,
the size uf ne duill gains rhraprn> The
gains. lcn- hens the period during which
cattle can ~ Ted 80 cotton seed meal
economically aul without danger aud
results in better finish. flticr cattle. and
greater profits Ter head The lcgumiuou>
hays ~ alfalfa. ruwpca. lrspclrza. rel
clover and trtch. and lhr corn slower
aud cat straw are good ruugh feeds tu
u>c in conjunction with >illgr.
The Shortlnin> Aberdeen Angl~. Red
rollcd aud Devon breeds uf cattle Inn ~
we'll III the $u.th. The >hlrthorn dies
We'll un an lands where he pastures are
goul and lrrrl H. plentiful. The COWS
usually prove good mixers. giving MIX
enough for The calf and IN supply the
milking qualities M The COWS j. usual,
4 good growihy cnlf. Thr licrcfnrl~ aud
Angus are good erazcr~ and will ~ well
under range conditions. a. Welt ~ uu the
small farm The Hereford stands ahead
NJ al breeds w. \ range animal. Int the
Angus have The advantage over alI breeds
NV The I'D lut. ~ thcN finish ont very
smoothly are high III quality aud Kill
ont \ high percentage MI marketable
meat. The Devon I'M slower NJ growth
han The other breeds. nut ARE -raT
iustlcr> aud fattcn 49, past res which
are ~u thin that ~une III thr h~~i ie-f
breeds could hardly >uh>i>i. The ';d
pnllcd H. 4 dual purpose breed which
ranks IrNt tn the milking strait MI
S%hnrthurn~ I'M ihe production w milk
aud beef They are y - vel known.
nor a. popular ~ The >%horthuTn. hlt
have ions well wherever tried in the
South Ant NJ thr breeds cross we'll
win thu native cattle. and cam W. used
ad,antagcvnsly ia breeding up thc ,yrIh
herds.
IN the eradication ~ The cattle tick.
the usr ~ good. pnrc bred hccf bulls. thr
improvement uf the pasture lands ami
u clo>rr study III the cattle business. the
>u1Ih will %,rycIul, into 4 great cattle
raising section. and should contribute
largrl, ~ thr sunni, W meat iu thc next
Two decades. HI nn cl>r ~ Hld hi.h
priced high hr,-l stock MI brought from
lick free TERRITORY until the farm upon
N hich they IRE ~ h. kept hn~ been rii
nv ticks.