The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-07-18
LIVE STOCK POSSIBILITIES.

South Destined to Become country's
Leading Meat-Producing Section
Immigration Needed TO De-
veIope Great Natural Resources.
By DR.. W. H DALRYMPLE, Director of Vet
Urinary Science, Louisiana State University;
| Member Royal College of Veterinary
! Science, England.
The day is fast approaching when,
in my humble judgment, the south
will be the great stock-ralsing sec
ton of this great country; and more
particularly, of t-producing AMI
mails.
1t is but month or two ago that
heard no less an authority than
Hon. James Wilson, ex-United States
Secretary of Agriculture, make the
remark that the country would have
to look to the south for its meat sup
ply.
i The vast cattle ranges of the west
are rapidly being placed under cult
walton to meet the demands of an
| eWer-increasing population, both nat
| ural and through immigration, who
have to be provided with occupations
ed. In fact, one of the great eco
nomic problems of the day seems to
be to increase the producing capacity
of the soils of the country to keep
pace with present-day needs, and the
gradually enlarging demands of the
continually increasing numbers which
are growing by leaps and bounds.
I believe all of us are convinced of
the south's unexcelled possibilities in
the matter of live stock production,
and of which many of our own citi-
zens have already taken advantage,
with profit to themselves.
We already have, or can have, an
abundance of food materials for ami
c.als that would surprise even
northern or western stockman, and
make him long for the opportunity to
avail himself of such exceptionally
advantageous conditions, were he
but familiar with the true facts in
the case.
We have broad acres of unoccupied
fertile. land that are simply awaiting
the touch of the intelligent husband
men in order to spring into full
fruitlon, and add more wealth and
prosperity to our southern country.
We have many important agencies,
scattered all over and laboring for
the good of the cause, which are be-
Ing more and more taken advantage
of by our home people, and through
which rapid advancement is taking
place.
What, then are some Of our needs?
In the first place, We need more
and better live stock through which
to market our food crops; and we
need our own people to give more
time and study to the rational and
business sides Of animal husbandry
and of general farming.
! Our greatest need is immigration
And in this regard we need the de-
slrable, intelligent, industrious farm
er-stockman, whose life and business
experience have hitherto been deVot-
ed to the branches of agriculture and
STOCK raising, which We believe the
south stands in greatest need Of for
her upbuilding in those directions.
GOOD obJect-lessons are, in great
measure, what we require; and this
is the sort of help we want to assist
IN developing our great natural re-
sources along the line of animal hus-
bandry, as we'll as other branches:
and | question if there are any more
capable, in this country at least, of
rendering us such assistance than
our progressive friends from the
north and west, if We can but i'm
press more OF them with our i'm
mense southern agricultural possibili-
ties
10 such | would like to say, and I
ieel sure you would all join heartily
In the refrain: We want you: we
need more of such citizens to help
US build up this great southern Sec
ton Of our country to it's maximum
capacity. Come, and continue com
ing, until our vast expanse of rich,
unused and uncultivated lands, which
at present exist, is converted into
"ell.tllled farms, with happy homes.
Wlth the influx of such desirable
immigration; the merry laughter of
happy children; the lowing of con
tented cattle; the beating of frolic-
some flocks; and the suppressed
grunt of satisfaction of the fatten-
ing mortgage litter" adding volume
to the melody of industry and ,nros.
perlty; and the stimulus all such
would give our own people to greater
aeeds along progressive lines; with
the fertile lands OF the south forced
to yield their locked-up treasures, and
stimulated to maximum crop and ami
mai production, then will possibility
De changed to reality, and the world
VIII realize and know that this South
Aand OF ours-with special emphasis
ON the Pelican State, having drawn
from them by the great FEATHER Of
waters and carried hitherward on
its mighty bosom--is the choicest
and most desirable section of this
great American Union.