The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1914-04-10
opmroa PAsOAGoULA MISSISSIPPI FRIDAY April 10 1914

and the COWS produce good calves
when bred to a beef ball. Some Of
these COWS weighing not over 800
pounds have given birth to ha'f.
breed calves which have developed
into 500 to 800 pound animals at
u to lS months Of age.
They usually weigh about 800 to
$50 pounds at twoyears Of age when
raised under average southern farm
conditions. The half-breei calves
DO not fatten out as well as calves
Of a higher grade, but # permitted
to grow until two or three years Of
age they finish out as very good
beef animals. The half-breed heiteFS
when bred to beef bulls usually pro-
duce excellent calves.
No section OF the country can raise
cattle as cheaply as the South, and
the variety and prices Of feeds are
such that the animals can be eco
nomically finished for the market
The forage plants, especially sorghum
and corn, make such a luxuriant
growth in the southern attitudes that
large yields Of silage can be produced
per acre. The silage is an excellent
feed for wintering the breeding herd,
or for finishing the animals for the
market. The use Of silage in fat
tening ration almost invariably in
creases the size Of the daily gains.
cheapens gains, lengthens the period
during which cattle can be fed cot
tonseed meal economically and with
out danger, and results in better
finish, fatter cattle, and greater profits
per head. The leguminous hays as
alfalfa, cowpeas, LeSpedeza. red
Glove, andvetch, and the corn stover
and oat straw are good rough feeds
to use in conjunction with silage.
The Shorthorn, Aberdeen-Aneus.
Hereford, Red Polled and Devon
breeds of cattle all do well in the
South. The Shorthorn does well on
all lands where the pastures are good
and feed is plentiful. The cows
usually prove to be very good milk
ers, giving milk enough for the calf
and to supply the home as well.
The result Of the good milking quail
ties Of the cows is usually good
growthy calf. The Herefords and
| Angus are good grazers and will do
we'll under range conditions, as vel
as on the small farm. The Hereford
stands ahead Of all breeds as a range
animal, but the Angus have the ad'
vantage over all breeds in the feec
i lot, as they finish out very smoothly
are high in quality, and kill out
high percentage Of marketable meat
The Devon is slower Of growth thar
the other breeds, but are great rust
lers and fatten on pastures which
are so thin that some Of the bee
breeds could hardly subsist. Thi
Red Polled is a dual purpose breet
which ranks next to the milkinI
strain Of Shorthorns in the produc
ton Of milk and beef. They are no
; as well known, nor as popular as tn
: Shorthorn, but have done well wher
: ever tried in the South. Any Of tn
breeds cross well with the nativ
cattle, and can be used advantage
ously in breeding up the scrub herd:
|
BY eradication Of the cattle ticI
: the use Of good, pure-bred beef bull'
the improvement Of the pastuI
!. lands, and a closer study of the ca
:. tie business, the South will develc
: into a great cattle-raising section
and should contribute largely to Il
. supply Of meat in the next two d
cades. In no case should higl
n priced, high-bred stock be broup
: from tick-free territory until the far
!, upon which they are to be kept h
been rid Of ticks.