Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-29
LIVE STOCK INDUSTRY
IN GREAT SOUTHLAND
interest in Great Industry Being
Aroused I'm Dixie Land, Vir-
ginia Especially.
NEED TO RAISE MORE CATTLE
Southern Cattlcmen Had Great Meet
ing in Birmingham and Set the
Pace for More Southern Effort In
the Live Stock Line.

"Encouraging manifestations of in
appearing in various parts of the South
at this time" says the Manufacturers
Record. THE tremendous Importance
Of building up cattle industry in all
preciated now TO n greater extent than
ever before. Meetings of cattle mems
associations are being held. organiza-
tons are being perfected to foster the
growth of the cattle-raising industry.
and individual attention is being given
to the subject by farmers. merchants
and bankers in various places through
out the South.
Mention was made not long ago OF
the shipment OF trainload or cattle
from Kissimmcc. Fla. TO the stock
yards at st. Louis. and further infor-
nation from Florida demonstrates that
Il great interest is being taken in the
raising of Hercfords and other nigh
grade beef cattle. and tho growth Of
the stock industry in that State seems
10 be on n firm foundation.
I'm North Carolina much public in
terest is being taken in improved and
while in Mississippi and in other States
of the South the farmers. as well rs
merchants and bankers. are recognizing
the great value to the entire community
which this form Of diversified aGricul
ture gives.
There is no disposition 20 urge the
cotton farmer TO entirely abandon
growing cotton and concentrate wholly
on stock raising. the contention being
that stock raising should 20 hand in
hand with other activities Of the farm.
Stock raising is means OF increasing
individual independence. while. a. the
same time. stock raising by farmers
in general would vastly increase the
prosperity OF the South as q whole.
"Signifcant recognition of the i'm
portance OF increasing attention to
stock raising in the South Is found in
the meeting of the Southern Cattle
Mems Association at Birmingham last
week. There was n large attendance of
cattle men and others. including
bankers from Birmingham, 81. Louis.
Chicago and elsewhere. An interesting
feature OF this meeting was the propo-
sition to organize stockmen'S bank
with capital of sl,00o.000 10 finance the
cattle men OF the South. The prop0si
ton was Endorsed by bankers from
Chicago and elsewhere. who recognize
that the financing OF the cattle indus
try OF the South is factor OF i'm
portance. The Importance of knowing
how TO handle cattle. having neither
TOO few nor too many to handle advan-
tageously, was pointed out but the
prime requisite in establishing bank
able credit was declared to be honesty
and integrity. a prospective Dor
rover as one speaker put it, may
have limited capital. his security may
not afford all the margin that FIRST
class bank loan should have. but II his
business and personal dealings have
been above reproach, he has gone 4
long way toward establishing credit.
II the banker knows that the proposed
borrower is divcrsifyinS his crops, is
keeping his soil rich. has his fences
and improvements in good repair, car
ries insurance on his buildings. grows
a large proportion Of what his family
and labor eat, as we'll as his animals,
and has about him hogs and chickens
and mich cows. as we'll rs beef cattle,
he may he fairly sure that the loan
risk is n good one "