New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-03-20
OUR LIVE STOCK.

owen Nv III" Il eueihl BUREAU VI
Crop Estimates regarding live
stock resources in Louisiana and
Mississippi, from which it is seen
that on Jan. /. 1915. there was a
total of 3.229.000 head of HOSES.
mules. cattle, sheep and swine III
Mississippi. and "a total of 2.631,-
600 head in Louisiana.
Numerically, iswine leads in
both States, there being 100000
in Mississippi. with an average
valuation of 1920. and in Louisi-
ana the number of pigs of all sizes
was placed at 1.412.000. of $40
average value. This represents
approximately one-twentieth Of
the entire nations supply Of pork,
and in view of the substantial in
crease in swine numbers locally
the past five years, with keenar
interest now being shown in this
industry, we are prone to look
most hopefully to our swine CEN
sus figures a year hence
Of horses. there are $4,000 in
Louisiana, average value 1913. and
241 900 in Mississippi, avera ge
value SO In the item of mules,
Mississippi is credited with the
possession of $4,000. average
value $108, while Louisiana has
$4,000. average value 1925. This
discrepancy in valuation is due
to the largest sized mules being
used in such quantity on the SUI
gar farms and in the cities of
Louisiana.
As showing a greater live-at
home tendency on the part of
stock owners in the Bayou State,
the number Of mich cows Is
placed at 434,000 for Mississippi,
against 26S,000 in Louisiana, with
respective average valuation of
1875 and $36. That the quality is
lacking in our native cows. as
compared with the general run
of the country. is unfortunately
all to strikingly shown by state
ment of the average mich COW
valuation for the United States
being 1888. It therefore be
hooves all of us who are DESTROYS
of better farming conditions t.
see that this defect is soon rem
edied bv consistent grading up
of herds. At this a fair start
has already been made bv nun
erous individuals. but the prac'
tice must become general if We
are to see anv noteworthy I'm
provement. in which the extermi
nation of the Texas fever tick will
count most heavily.
The same fault Of inferior
breeding and intimidation of val
ues through tick depredations. il
to be found with other cattle. a.
shown by the small valuation
placed thereon; Mississippi's sup
plv of other catte than milcl
cows being $4,000, and Louisl
ana's $4,000. ~
Sheep constitute the most in
conspicuous feature of the report
and they, too, are lacking il
breeding and size. averaging
1920 value for the two State
against an average for the Unit
ed States Of $3.50. The state
ment tells that there are 18O.W'
wool producers in Louisiana ant
POS. 900 in Mississippi.
These figures show gratifv'r'
progress with our live stock de
velopment as whole: but sr"l
progress will be almost as moth
ing compared with the benefit
vet to come with dro +"o-~'
widely given to the selection o
better foundation stoc 'kand the1
care. and to the raising of heav,
work animals. both mules an,
horses. All of this we will hav
to come to in order to reach
real enduring condition of farr
prosperity and it is good to tel
from the now perceptible drift
of things towards imp opemen
along cattle and work stock line
in general on Louisiana and Miss
issippi farms. that the zone
awakening in this regard is a'bou
to hand in these two States liv
stock resources.-Modern Farm
ing.
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