The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-20

3al,iiri q n e nm. III 4 6llf 4 lover d.
exceed fngIy well The carpet ass
faTai aessa 5uudlar grazing on the
sandy lands while the bermuda does
better on the soils which ara little
stir The paspaIu mn, white clover
and red top do we'll on the damp
lands ard &c some lime IS present al
sire n yer VIII fttTnf 81 q ne grazing.
Tlte b Indatfou or a nilstffr IS on sans
dy or sandy 1oam axsc should be
carpet ass bern q = ana lespede2as
THE sTIsty Of f0E sc crops which
may be raised on hts type OF soils is
grow all the hays siIage crops and
forage necessary for feeding the
stock w llfel1 may be kept on the farm.
One of the greatest draw backs 10.
the cattle Industry Of the South has
been the presence Of the cattle tick
that transmits Texas fever. which
kills many OF the cattle and sc1nts
being eradieateds and 1t is only O.
question OF time until the South Is
freed OF this pest
The native cattle Of the South are
cold blooded scrubs carrying q varfa-
bic percentage Of Jersey blood. They
are small In size and inferior In quail
fty. but they have stamina and the
pound animals at IL to Is months
Eof age.
They usually weigh about 500 TO
to beef bull Some Of these cows
Weighing not over coo pounds. have
given birth to half breed calves which
have developed into SEQ TO 500
$50 pounds at two years Of age when
conditions. The half breed calves do
F1nf Cation ont fas yEFafI M Rsal1ueS<n 0f
q higher grade but IL permitted to
grow until two or three years Of age
they finish out as very good beef an
finals. The half breed heiferB when
bred to bulls usually produce excel
lent calves.
No section Of the country can raise
cattle as cheapIy as the South, and
the variety and prices Of feeds are
such that the animals can be eco
The forage plants. especially sorghum
and corn, make sucn a luxurtant
growth in the southern 1atitudes
that large yields of stlage can be
produced per acre. The silage Is an
excellent feed for winterng the
breeding herd, or for finishing the
animals for the market. The use OF
silage in a battening ration almost
invariably increases the size of the
lenigthens the period during which
cattle can he fed cotronseed meal
economically and without danger,
and RESULTS in better hnisfsy fsttter
cattle, and create r oGitaS eltes
The legnmincrs hays as alfalfa
Fcowpea, IespedeZa. red clover and
yentcI1, and the corn stover and cat
straw are good rough feeds to use
in con junction with silaga.
"A IA
Hereford, Red Polled and Devon
breeds of cattle all do wen In the
South. The Shorthorn does we'll on
all lands where the pastures are
good and the feed Is plentiful. The
cows usually prove to be very good
mixers, giving milk enough for the
calf and to supply the home as Well
The result OF the good milking quail
tiles OF the COWS is usually good
growthy calf. The Herefords and
Angus are good grazers and Will do
well under range conditions, az well
as on the small farm. The Heretord
islands ahead of all breeds as a range
iantmal. hut the Angus have the adj
Vantage over all breeds N the feed
lot, as they finish out very smoothly
are high in quality and Kill OUT 9
: high percentage of marketable meat
The Devon is slower OF growth thar
the other breeds, but are grea'
rustlers and fatten on pastures which
are so thin that some of the beef
breeds could hardly Subs st Tn'
Red Polled iss q dual purpose breed
(which ranks next to the mIEkine
strain of Shorthorns In the produe'
Ition OF milk and beet. They are mo-
as well known, nor as popular as tht
Short lts one wei
wherever tried he South ANY
! of the breeds cross we'll with the ma
tive cattle, and can be used ad
yantegeonsIy Ia breeding UP the
scrub herds.
ny the eradication OF the cattlf
tick. the use Of good, purebred bee
bulls, the Improvement of the pas
ture lands, and a closer study of the
cattle bus ness, the South Will devel-
op into a great cattle raising section
and should contribute largely to the
supply of meat in the next tvs
decades. In NO case should hdgn.
priced, high-tbred stock be broughl
from tick free territory until the
farm upon which they are to be kept
has been rid of ticks.
''No one; defends child labor nova
days. says Owen r. Loyejoy, general
secretary of the National Child Labor
committee. In speaking at the tenth
annual conference on Child Labor
which Is in session here. That Is
why we are not trying to persuade
people at this conference that child
labor is bad. Instead, we are devot-