Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-18
The South Has Many Superior Advantages
Fer Raising Cattle OF All Good Breeds

Washington. W. I'll. March u. The
geographical l%ora,ipn AMI The climatic
conditions ~ the >udth are such - tu
make II \ good section for cattle raising.
The soils are - varied that what may
bc said I'D 4 general way viii not hold
true for All pla r. ur sections At this
large area. They ,arl from light sand
~ hcay, clay. ur 40 the black prairie
soils. ~ The stiff pnStnak. ~ 4 rule
thc SITTER the soil aud the greater the
content ~ lime Ia the soil. The more nu
t%ritiuu> the grasses are. anL the greater
H. the variety vi cluyrr> which will grow.
The Piedmont section vi Virginia.
Yves, Virginia. Western North Carolina.
Tennessee and Northern Alabama H. 4
fine grazing country ald thousands ot
good beef cattle are fuiHu there. The
Shorilroru j. more popular thnn amy
ether breed in this region aud ihrt Iii
exceedingly we'll. The g~-azing plants are
chiefly hluc grass. white clover. rri
clover. T~d top aud orchard grass. The
cattle iattcn very rapidly during the
grain. season aud raise excellent calves.
Most "a this region in free NJ ticks dnd
the losses from death are relatively
SNAIL.
The black prairie >rrtirn VI Aiabama
Mississippi aud Texas and tho delta
land, NJ Mi~>i>>ippi and Louisiana are
extremely favorable sections iur raising
and Finishing beef cattle. Experiments
conducted y, the Bureau MI Animal H.
du>tr, and the Alabama experiment sta
ton show that cattle when kept free NJ
he cattle tick can ~ raised AZ Y ru~t -
7: ~ I cents \ pound. This cost includes
the keep III the COWS for un- year charges
iur pasture and al feeds consumed az
market prices. depreciation III the value
III The herd. and y per cnt interest on
the money invested. Tho principal ma
tiNcS grasses which are iu,li -rncnu~ a.
THESE >ril> are bermuda, .iuhn>un grass.
lr-p,dcza and mrlilotu>. huI ruI clover.
al>ikr clover. burr clover and white
clover grow r%ritlii, when planted III The
pastures AMI thr grazing season can TX
extended greatly TN their use. Alfalfa.
Suy beans. cow seas. corn. >urshIm nnd
other forage crops ~ we'll un these ilni>
and produce INV abundance nf rulghatr
AMI hl, fnr viutrring aHd faltening thr
cattle. The r-l rIa, soils p%roiurr crops
vrrt similar wv those mentioned.
There are great areas ,i ',Ituvrr
lands III the South III range I'M price
from - a. ~lu prr .rr Whirh could lr
used for brri production Tho ~nil M
>n,h lands - n~aully ~andN nr pl>tulk.
neither ~ which arc w. =o"d i"r SlzIng
IVY the prairie or delta lands. hui which
would furnish good grazing II \ little
care was taken in getting pasture plants
started. I'm these SOILS carpet grass
bermuda. lcSprtlrzi. white clover. red top.
F~rypnlrm diiufafHD,. and burr clover 40
exceedingly we'll. The carpet grass fur
ui>hc> abundant grazing ul the SANDY
lands while the bermuda dur~ better ~
the soils which ARE " little stiff. TIE
pa>palum. white clover aud REL top ~
well ~ the damp lands. and III some line
= present sl>Ikc clover viii furnish fine
grazing. The foundation uf all pastures
~ sandy ~ SANDY Iuam lands should H.
carpet grass. bermuda and lr>psstrza. TIL
variety uf forage crops Nlirn Mas ~
raised ~ this t,ra. ~ soils i> lfgr. aid
II IL I'M easy matter ~ grow I'M the hayS.
>iIagr crops and forage necessary for
feeding thc STICK which may hr kept On
ttr farm.
unr ~ The g%rvatc>t drawbacks ~ the
cattle iHdustr, ~ the South has been
The presence. w the cattle tick that trans
mit> Texas fr,vr. vhich Kills MANY II III
%cattlr and stunts uthrr- in growth. The
tick " RAPIDLY being rradicaird. and il
v only ! questioned lime until the south
j. ilsrri NJ this lT~t.
Tire native ratflr NJ the South are cold
hlnudrd scrubs carr, ing \ variable per
ccntagc Of Jersey blood. They are small