The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-03
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. CONVENTION OF
. CATTLE RAISERS
. Florida Times Union.
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Some of the finest beef that has
appeared in this market was raised in
West Florida and finished at the stock
yards here. A local article published
in the Times Union some time ago
pointed to this fact. The beef so pro-
duced is juicy, tender and well flavor
ed, equal to the best Western.
No doubt West Florida can raise
as fine beef as any part of the Union.
It only needs that the chief obstacle
be removed. Its pastures can be
made as luxuriant and productive as
any anywhere. Its climate is mild,
never very hot nor ever cold enough
to check for day the growth of the
animal The only obstacle is the cat
tie tick Otherwise West Florida beef
would become famous.
Now cattlemen in that section are
awake to their opportunities. They
purpose to hold a convention at De-
Funiak on March Is to consider the
advisability of organization with the
objects of eradicating the tick and I'M
PRODUCING better breeds of cattle This
| is one of the results of demonstration
of the benefits of tick eradication. A
letter from P. S. Hayes, editor Of The
Pensacola Journal, to G. l.. Willough-
! by, professor of animal husbandry at
the Florida College of Agriculture
dated February 10 explains the origin
Of the movement, saying:
Specialists of the 1. & n. agricul-
| tural department have for the past
ten days been giving the farmers and
| cattle raisers of West Florida some
mighty good advice We all know
! that West Florida has all the essen
tials to becoming one Of the great cat
tie raising sections Of the country. We
are also equally certain that nothing
| of a satisfactory nature can be OBJ
tanned as long as the cattle tick in
tests this section and only native cat
tie are bred. The cattle tick must GO
/ if we are to make progress. When
/ this is done a better grade of cattle
can be introduced and the work com
menced of making West Florida one
of the most profitable cattle raising
sections Of the United States. /"
Mr.. Hayes suggests that advantage
be taken Of the situation these ex.
perts have brought about and steps
be taken to secure some concrete re.
suits at once. Ten days later the cal
for the convention was issued.
| West Florida, as has been said, al.
ready produces some fine beef. The
more general introduction of bloodec
cattle would raise the quality and in.
crease the number Of desirable beeves
The only hinderance is the cattle ticl
and now that this fact is recognized
i West Florida counties will soon b.
i tick free. Then that section will come
into its own as a producer Of beel
cattle equalled nowhere else.
i Several hundred cattlemen are ex
pected to attend the convention
it results in organized effort toward
the determination of the tick, tn.
bringing in of better breeds of stool
and systematic marketing it will be
, like the Tampa conference, an even
to date back to in the history Of cat
; tie raising in the section in which i
is held. The best we can wish for it 1
that every cattle raiser in West Flor
ida may attend It and that unanimit,
in the adoption Of the best possibll
| methods and measures may prevail.