The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-04-02

DC HBeQ Tor Deer DF0uMCeiGn. The
sol or such land Is usually sandy or
pe st oak, neither of which are as good
for grazing as the -priarie or delta
l&lds, but which wonld furnish good
grazing II q little care was taken inI
gettin8 pasture plants started. 0nl
these soils carpet gsass. BeFmuda,
f.sspedeza. white CLOVER, red ton. Pas.
nalutn dilRtatnm, and burr clover do !
exceedingly well.
5Tne carpet grass furnishes abuiitl- |
ant3grasing on the sandy lands while |
the Bermuda does better on the soils |
which are little stiff The pasDa-
lhm, white clover and red top do we'll
ON the damp lands, and II some lime
Is present alsike clover will furnish
tlne grazing. The foundation of alIi
pastures on sandy or. sandy loan
lands should be carpet grass, Ber-
mIida and lespedeznl The variety oil
forage crops which may be raised ON |
this type of soils is large and It is AMI
easy matter to grow all the hays, ST. |
Rqago crors. and forage necessary for
feeding, the stock which may be kent
on the farm.
! y One of the greatest drawback tol
the cattle Industry, OF thaS south has!
been the presence OF the cattle tick
that transmits Texas fever which
kills many Of the cattle and stunts
others in growth. q The Tick Is rapid.
ly being erdatcated aud II IS only d
question of time Until She south Il |
4reed OF this pest alSssl, 5i-5, !.
The native cattle Of the south are
4blooded scrubs carrying variable
percentage of Jersey blood. They are
small in size and Inferior In quality,
tNrrt fI,nxy lrkr AZ.
produce good calves when bred to a.
good bull. Some Of these cows
Weighing not over 600 pounds have
given birth to haif-breed calves which
have developed into 600 or 800 pound
anima slat IL to 10 months OF age.
They, usually weigh about 500 TO
$50 pounds at 2 years OF age wfenI
raised Under average southern farm
conditions. The hall breed calves
do not fatten out as we'll 'as calves
of higher grade, but if permitted to
: s..e.u .a.tII 9s.nr q uaarn nS ara thev
finish out as very good beef animals.
The half breed heiIers when bred TO
beef bulls usually produce excellent
calves, g "a ~,
No section of the country can raise
cattie as cheaply as the south. and
/ the variety and prices OF feeds are
such that the animals can be econofIas
tcally finished for; tie market. The
forage plants, especially sorghum
and corn, max such luxuriantl
growth In the south lafitudes tFiat]
large yields OF silage can be produced
per acre. TIae silage ID an exceIIenkl
iced Tor; NIintefiHg s the breeding herd
or for finishing the animals for the
market The uae OF silage IN d fats|
tening Tedion almost Invariably in-1
crease 4he size OF the daily gains,
feheapens the gains, iengtliens thsI
periods during which cattle can be fed
cottonseed meal economically and
sg lloll DANGER an u Fesnlts liz. better.
dnishs gatter cattle and gfeater profits
per head The Jegrminous hays as
alfalfa, coWpea, lespedeza, red clover
and 5yetch and the corn stoyer and
oSt straw are good rough feeds To use
I'm conjunction with slIage.
TIE shQfehorni Aferdeen-Angus,
zssTefori, Red E5.siiass aIisss - f}s tsiii
bTaeds Of cattle all do well in she,
south The SiioFsa0rE does Weil on.
ali it5tsIs ~ d f,5 IzIJ,ii
end feed is piAntieuis 1Ae eoWHl
usually grove 10 rs very coed mike. -
giving milk enough for the calf and
to supply the home as we'll. The re-.
fsult of the good milking qualities OF.
the COW is usually ~ good growing
calf. The Herefords and Angus are
good grazeSs aud viii ldo well under
range conditions, as well as on the
small farm The Hereford stands
ahead of all breeds as arrange animal,
but the Angus have the advantage
over all breedS in the feed lot, as they,
finish out very smoothly are high IN.
oftmarketable meat. The Devon g
slower of growth than b he other
breeds, but are great rustIers ana
satfen. on pastures which are so thin
that some or the beef breeds could
hardly eabsist, The He'd Polled is d
dual purpose breed which ranks next.
70 the milking strain 81 Shorthofng an
the production OF milk md beeG, They:
1Kiv IUL aS WiI knOWn IISJT -
ae the short horn but have done well
/ lzelhara1Ar tried IN fifa isuli1ii 'ssl ( ANY
OF the breeds cross weil with the ma
| tive cattle. aIld czils betussd asigantazs s
geolsly in the breedikg Up the scrub
herds.
By the eraaIeation ol fhe cattle
I TICK, the use or good, pure bred he6f
bnliBs the Improvement os the paesaiee
lands, aud q closer study OF the cattle
business. the sotisf viii 5eTsi0p into
/ n great cattl tle%fHIsInE SECTION; and
should contribute largely 20 the sup1
| ply of meat in the next two decades.
! m no case should f5Igh-priced hiGaT
Ibfed stock be brought from tfcixsfgee
territory until the "a: N upon which
they are to be kept has been rid of
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