The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-04-03
THE s0lITHbSA NATURAL FIELD
F0RPRQDDGII0DOF BEEF CATTLE
INTERESTING BULLETIN oFINFoRAATIoN ISSUED By DE-
PARTMENT OF AGRICyLTURE AT WASHINGTON
KIND OF ERTTIEI AND GRASSES DISCUSSED -

Washington, April 1.-The geogra-
phical location and the climatic con-
ditions OF the south are such as to
make it q good section for cattle rais-
lng,s the soils are SO yuried. that
~ I. mag y be said In . general way
wills not held true foE all places OK
sections of this large area. They
vary from light sand to heavy clay, or
to the black prairie soilh, or the stiT
post, oak. AS rule the stiffer the
coil and the greater the content of
lime in The soils the more. nutritious
the grasses are and the greater is the
variety Of clovers which will grow.
The Piedmont section of Virginia.
West Virginia; western North Caro-
lima, Tennessee, and northern Ala
Sama. Is q fine grazing country. and
sthousands of good beef cattle 8 found
there, The Shbrthorn is more pop
tilar than any other breed In this re-
gion and they do exceedingly we'll.
The grazing plants are chiefly, blue
grass, white clover, red clover, red-
top, and orchard. grass. The cattle
fatten very rapidly during the graz
ing season and rai5e excellent calves.
Most of this region is free:of ticks and
the losses from death are relatively
small -
The black prairie section OF Ala
bams, Mississippi and Texas. and the
Delta lands of Mississippi aid Louis
ianess are extremely. favorable Sec
tions Cor raising and finishing beef
cgttle,s Experiments conducted by the
bureau Of animal industry and the
Alabama exnerimhht station shoyr
that cattle when kept free of the cat
tie tick can be raised al d cost of 8
to itsGeutssH pounds Thiss cost in
ciudes the keep OF the. COWS soT ois
year.. charges for pasture and all
feeds conSnE5ed tat market prices de5
PpreciAtiofi In the vaiue OF the herd,
and 6 per cent interest on the money
invested.
+. The principal native grasses which
are indigenous to these soils are Ber-
muda, Jehnson grass, Lespedeza and
Melilotues but red clover, aisile Glow
efj burr clover aud white clover grow
readily when planted In. the pastures,
and the gfaxink season can be extend
ed greatly by their use. Alfalfa, soy
beans c0wpeas, corn, sorghum and
other forage crops do well on these
lands and produce an abundance OF
e4AAAr
.fattenIng the cattle The red clay soils
produce crops very similar 70 those
meneioned for the priArle soils,
NJ There are great areas OF sc1t-0vsr's, !,
land IL the south that range in price
fT IliIT - % . 40 per acre twIlicii couiI
be lsed foG beet production. The
soil 90 such land ts usually sandy or
post cak FfsitheF or which SareEes good
for grazing sas khe priarie or delta
lands, but which would furnish good
grakinE + li1slA care yes ss s.sisee; s.isees; =
getting Eastyre plants started. On
these soiss carpst grass, Bermuda,
\ E.espe edexa, white clover, red top, Pas
paluiA dltatatuul, and burr cl0yer 40
exceed edingls weil. I, !. sT. s.S ~, :
~ The carpet grass fgffnishe abunda
ant grazing on the sandy lands willis
the = Rtfanntsa GoeS better on the soils
wlaici1 are q lIIsfie stiffk. The paSpa-
linn. llitS c5ofef aud red top DO eelI
on she damn lands. sad ff solne limo