The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-27

will quickly follow a rapid increased interest in cattle The eouth Is justi- fled in expecting that, with the new live stock era in the south the total number will be quickly doubled and we will then have 30077.61o.
 Without drawing a particle upon the
 imagination it is confidently expected
 that within 20 years after the depar-
 ture of the tick we will have so far
 progressed in the upbuilding of our herds that they will be worth double what they are today.
 1 The cattle interests will then be valued at s573,S79.046.
 l Does Illinois possess any natural ad-
 vantages over Alabama in raising live stock? None that I have ever ob-
 served. Yet the average value of cat 1 tie in the former state in 1910 was ss4.55 per head, while in the latter
 state 1t was s16 There is great diff
 ference between the grades of the cat
 tie in the two states and the prices
 are set by an impartial and unbiased
 law of supply. demand and quality. In ] the official report of the United States
 department of agriculture' dated Jan
 uary l, 1911, the state of Wisconsin
 is rated with having 1,4S0.000 head of milch cows valued at $42.50 per head
 This apepars to be high average and
 would indicate a high type of cows for that state. Well. let us see wlty their own estimate Is of the quality of their cows. Professor Humphrey of that state says: There are thousands
 of farmers who profess to be dairy
 men who are keeping and milking in-
 ferior and unprofitable cows" The same authority says: ITO increase the production of the cows of Wisconsin l 50 per cent would be great boon to | the dairy industry and would return | to dairy farmers a great reward for
 their efforts in making such an im- lprovement." By improvement he means proper selection and upbreeding of the
 cows that have proved by the records | to be profitable.
 | More has been accomplished in the state of Wisconsin in the upbuilding I of dairy cattle than any other state
 and yet they see the room for DO per
 cent more improvement.
 | I can find no ideal example In the United States for the southern states
 to follow In the development of the cattle industry. All states are greatly deficient in organized effort to im- prove the breeds
 What has been accomplished has
 been done by individuals along inde- pendent lines. We have shining ex- ample of success along cooperative
 lines under the direction of live stock
 associations, in the advance made In
 cattle breeding in Denmark, where the milk production was raised from 1000 pounds to 5000 pounds a year for each
 COW in the association
 l It is now time to effect the organ-
 ization of live stock associations in
 every county of the south The pri-
 mary object of such associations is to
 aid in hastening the completion of tick work and at the same time arrange Tor ! the upbuilding of the local herds of
 cattle by the proper selection and lm-
 portation of pure bred bulls, to be fol-
 lowed later with high grade or pure bred heifers.
 This movement should follow some well defined purpose, and aim to build up along dairy or beef lines; and, whichever IS | adopted the efforts should be conhned l to special breed What magnificent | monument it would be to mans fore | thought and mutual endeavor, to have | esta blished In a certain county herds or | registered Guernseys; in another Jerseys. and elsewhere Shorthorns-localities where the prospective buyer might go to se- l lect the variety he desired.
 | Several counties in the southern states that have eradicated the tick are rapidly developing into prosperous cattle raising communities.
 l A number of. the counties have chosen Herefords and are breeding along that | line almost to the exclusion of the other 1 breeds. Other counties have elected to develop with Shorthorns. Elsewhere the , Aberdeen-Angus holds sway.
 l A people who have achieved the ex-
 traordinary success in the commercial world that this nation has, need only try to equal those agricultural successes possessed by farmers of other nations. Much of our success commercially is due to organization and system; these
 methods have required and caused 70 be | 4aI hot hau 1acc rnA thA
 cost of production, thus permitting of | placing of our products in all the mar
 kets of the world
 l Cattle associations can be organized in
 the southern states on a business basis, going Into the industry to produce the
 best cattle at the smallest possible cost
 1 There is no possibility of over-produc- l ton of good cattle since only 1 per cent 1 of the cattle we now have are regis tered.
 There Is much work to be done by each l of the southern states in the upbuilding l of the industry. The people have conf1- dence in the ability of their states to l grow more and better cattle. The people
 are eager to get started along the proper 1 lines.
 In the southland the cattle industry | may be developed to a higher state of
 perfection than has ever been achieved l In America or, 1t may only develop into | one of mediocre standard.
 | Thousands of pure bred bulls have been 1 introduced into the southern states with 1 in two years. Some of the bulls were
 not pure bred. Some of the bulls were | not free from tuberculosis.
 ! The local live stock association can protect their members from being duped by requiring and seeing that the cattle | purchased are exactly as represented and are absolutely free from disease.