The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-03-14
IHF BIRTH Of A WEST
FEL|CIANA STOCK FARM

49, J. r-uitt Bishop in Times Democrat:
1onisiana to become great cat
:, s,s L country?
@,a ono Of the most important changes
IS, r0cent years is that the people of
Bagoa !. state are beginning to speak of
M as a possibility.
1Sae !. the South to become a great cat
Prov. !. country, riyaling the famous stock
..ving areas of the Middle West?
bnd d r.n II be that Louisiana may yet be-
Pwnof ,ma as we'll known for her fine cattle
: L. u a for her high-grade native beef as
ranch q has long been known for her sugar
an nd cotton and rice?
|qniFed few years ago these suggestions
"Al's o,ld have been met with derision,
Brow nt now one is not so sure, One is not
|gethsg oro that any of his old opinions we're
Fnents trctly correct in these days of great
o,ward movements and of new devel-
Fl Sit. pments,
|isvlls Il is very significant thing that the
Plaza Ives of the whole country seem to be
3 WV llrning, all at once, to such States as
.ess,or onisana, as the sections which are
&oipg to do the most toward reducing
Pwn q h. high cost of living. One can not
Ca. sa EOk through the pages of a newspaper
nbe,ss Vtbout reading articles which show
record shat the old era of waste and improVi
|iic@ q ence in farming is about to pass away,
- - Ina that new era of thrift and saving
/ Al about to take its place. Thousands
el Lot tons of farm products which used to
pa the 4 suuandered recklessly are now put
:, Dol h in cans for winter use, or to be sold
IN tba br the good of farm people. The
|n; outhern farmer has kept his corn crib
land Kansas City for good many years,
ll ,1 hi there are indications that he is
IA naa, Ding to establish it nearer home, and
isians. keep it magnifcently filled. Ninety,
Pc sale hundred, two hundred bushels of
= brn to the acre-these are the latter
lest ~ BY manifestations, which, in the Ian
/ and lage of the farmers themselves, are
+ 'ssa #lOuRQ 10 MAKE Iu0 DSlOIS-LuS-Hd oil
$50 rmers turn over in their graves"
Ind be. But there is still another manifesto
b build On which is enough to make them
limb out of those graves and scurry
Z ~ way into more obscure hiding places
|amonss he ancient long-horn, which gave
or less bout quart of milk and was not to
NesDlt Il thought of in connection with beef
= .~ slowly but surely disappearing; and
y Na Enc finds thoroughbred or high-grade
Il, In ilk cattle everywhere. No one thought
Eairoaa such thing in the old days. The
is.ss bod milk COW was as scarce then as
IL lIas be buffalo is now. But to-day there
rs cor 20 parts of the State which are &C
|rgin g lally becoming known as dairy coun
us NJ feS. The change has been SO grad
,roas al that it has hardly been noticed by
Of be 10 citizens of Louisiana, but it has
leant great deal to the State.
p iana Stock Raising.
IA, Wild And now another movement has
|hereoA arted. People are heard speaking
IS, and stool ro,sino IN +b;o sta+o IN 70,
[onstisn wa"
Ls-tv II pore general terms. 1t is being con
being ldered that beef cattle might posi-
erty; y thrive here, and might be raised
Pl e1ss sufficient numbers that Louisiana
I'm. ould become noted for her beef cat
Rel Hill Pa as we'll as for her fine Jerseys.
SIS, aaa And now, behold, even the Unitet
|y iands atev oovorrro,,+ e. ,oo,,ira Forw.r,
by the ~ % l'DioH' 10 e w.
I.rds the development of the Southern
'ateS along this line. Congress is be
erest 2 % asked for appropriations to sprea'
ol w. le gospel of cattle-growing through
i vcsA le farming communities. 1t is hope
norton pay every farmer can in the course o
htainire me be shown the advantages Of bel
|ldea e ~ stock, and of tick eradication, a
Tss W as the best methods Of fghtin
[vest b 'aOse stock diseases which have bee
all ths aurtful in the past.
thereon There is no doubt Of 1.-THE Sout
9,saIrnl 70 become a great cattle country,
Lufheas What few of the boldest spirit
Range beginning to assert with cont
|ThonP ence.
PAu mere and there one finds man VIII
g the courage Of his conviction
|oliclans 'ue finds these men not only sayin
knoWa iat Louisiana is to be great stoc
on tas lOuntry, but doing their part to max
n 9 s. IA stock country by devoting lare
X lie Oleages to the raising Of stock.
he ives iney are the men who are openin
Of e new things for the South. Thes
pct they who are enabling Louisian
- and make greater progress than she hs
eIicIaua ~ dreamed of making, and OF al
ning 20 y untold wealth to her material pro
m the Reritv