Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-29
DOWN IN THE SOUTHWEST;
THINGS DOING IN RUSSELL
Cattle Raising, and How 1t Pays
in just One Of the
Counties.
FARM DEMONSTRATION TALKS
Russell County Making n Good Thing
in the Cattle Line-Other Things
Growing Out OF 1t Read and
Learn as You Go Along.

Editor writes q rather lengthy letter,
hu, Its careful perusal is worth while
Mr. wysor writes:
Demonstration work covers such
broad field and includes so many in
forests that II is practically Impossible
Z, more than give brief summary OF
the more important features. or the
rnost important facts, perhaps the fol-
lowing should he Included: lANest"ck
Improvement: proper use OF lime ana
fertilizers with reduction In cost or
same due TO co operation and orEantza-
ton: use OF better seed corn, small
grain, and grass: alfalfa growing, and
the Boys Corn Club.
| believe that more has been accom-
piished for Russell County in the d.
rection OF livestock Improvement than
in any other. This Is a cattle county.
AT least three ourths Of our income
is from cattle. hence the vital impor-
lance of high grade animals.
January 1st OF this year, Russell
County had less than ten pure-ored
bulls within her boundaries She was
using scrub sires and losing twenty
FIVE to ffty dollars on every steer by
so doing Think what that means
when four thousand cattle are shipped
each wear We now have sixty regis
tered bulls in service in the county.
This radical change has been brought
about by the organization OF a STOCK
Stock Breeders Company. Inc. This
company has capital stock OF seven
thousand dollars and now owns more
than fifty pure-bred bulls.
will not attempt TO outline the plan
OF organization. Allow me TO say that
the plan Is working ideally and that
the prospects are indeed bright. Homes
have been secured for twelve more
pure-bred bulls and next Spring II
seems likely that sufficient additional
stockholders will he secured TO pur-
chase Al least thirty bulls. bringing
the total number 10 about ninety. This
will he sufficient to meet the present
needs OF The county.
FACTS THAT HAVE
COME TO TUE SURFACE
Some idea OF the Importance Of this
movement may be had from the fol-
lowing statement made by one of the
largest farmers Of the county at
meeting Of the stock company. The
organization of this stock company is
exceeded in Importance 10 Russell
County only by one event-the build
ing Of the Norfolk & Western Railway
through the county at a time when we
were thirty miles from the nearest
railroad"
Looking to the future. it Is evident
that Russell County must produce her
own pure-bred stock If she is 10 insure
the use Of pure-hred sircs in the future.
ranged to import n large number OF
apure- bred Shorthorn COWS. The county
agent. has, to date, secured orders for
forty registered hcifers-the same TO
be purchased o-opcrat!vely by a COM
Aside from the fact that Russell will
produce her own pure bred STOCK she
Will profit by the sale OF those not need
ed a home. BY standardiZing our breed.
as we have done, By having a large
number Of the particular breed for sale,
and by cooperative advertising the
finding of the purchasers vii. be an
easy matter. In addition to serving the
same purpose 10 milking. a pure
bred COW will produce calves worth at
least twice as much as the calves from
grade cows. By introducing hundred
registered COWS into our wonderful blue
grass county. We viii after t=2 wears
have NAM tines that number. since
most % the owners 0. ors 2ure-b-ed
cox Will .eep -ae!r he!:-r calves 10 re
place grade cows, thus slon-Iy bu, sure
= building Up aure-bred nerd
u < : temptation 70 discuss 2; length
~ SUITE. o: i've STOCK. ~. ;er-n!, "a
- diver, % : more Fundamental ,coic-
-. soil ar Is i-lprots- e.tt. We say
mere .ur6z-n-- entail :.A.os. = ittout fer
Tile so:! capso.. ct growing good grass
.erse gran crop. and heavy yields Of,
na; profitable I've stock production Is
~ possible
LINE AND ITS USES
on THE FARM
It has beer d&Arl.sly shown On han
dreds % farms In Southwest Virginia
tha, lime - 1e+d-d. ard mat ap3lica-
'ions Of ournt " ground limestone are
quite profitable in tacr. essential 70
successful crop production. Yet com
perat.vely lit,le lin. has been used in
Russell County. on hundreds % our
farms clover does not grow a. all sue
cess.ully, nor viii II until lime IS ap-
piled 10 sweeten the acid soil Moth
ing Is more vital to soil enrichment
than the growth OF clovers and leEumes
Lining, then. mus, he the first step
toward effective permanent improve
Ment
I firmly bel!ev. tina, VIC have sue
ceeded in arouE!ng the farmers. throur n
hundreds Of personal Interviews meet
incs. and newspaper articles. To the I'm
portance and necessity OF using lime
i seems Nkely that not less than 400
lime kilns Will be burned in the county
this fall and winter In addition, thre.
cooperative organizations for tn,
grinding Of limestone are in the process.
OF formation. and the output Of a lare,
stack kiln has been made available I,
the farmers who 1--we within haul!nt
distance. Lime us now being had AT
very reasonable cost
Until this fall fertilizers have bee
costing our farmers much more thar
they should, thus limiting their prof,
able usage. To remedy this evi price
were secured from fertilizer manutac
turers and 400 letters mailed out I
the farmers Of the county quoting ther
the same prices laid down at their re
spective stations Invitations were ex
tended toSthe dealers OF the county I
compete with these prices. and III
promise made that, should they equa
the quotations already made, no fer
tiIizer would be purchased co-opera
lively. The dealers met the wholcsal
prices, and fertilizer is now availa III
to the farmers Of Russell County AT
lower price than ever before. This
the face Of the fac; that all fertilizer
have advanced considerably since IN
beginning of the war. Prices no,
range from 81 10 50 less per ton tina
those OF last spring. AT least sl5t
will be saved the farmers OF the count
through this movement.
Some Things That Are Evident
In addition 10 lowering the price ,
ha Inn