The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-12-13
FAVOR IMMEDIATE
INSTRUMENTATION
STOCK GROWERS MEETING
Gives Hearty Endorsement to En-
forcing Cattle Dipping in Faux
ner County Next Year.


tie dipping into effect in Faulkner
county Immediately, with the idea of
lifting the cattle quarantine from
the county by next year, was given at
largely attended meeting of stock
growers and farmers from all parts
of the county at the courthouse yes
| terday afternoon. Representative
elect Lee Cazort of Clarksville, father
of the differentiation movement in
this section of the state, and a promi-
nent candidate for speaker of the
next house of representatives, made
strong address urging the impor-
lance of this movement, and other
talks were made by well-known ex-
perts of the United States agricul-
tural department.
The meeting was called to order by
President L. T. Patton of Wooster
and in the absence of Secretary
Thurston Fulmer, X. H. Weems was
elected secretary pro tenn. After a
few opening remarks by ]. B. Parker,
Mr.. Cazort was introduced. A synop-
sis of his address appears below. In
teresting and instructive talks were
made on the subject of tick eradica-
ton by DR.. M. Gregory of the United
States bureau of animal industry and
w. A. Denman of the cooperative
extension forces.
Dr. J. E. Gibson of the bureau of
animal industry spoke on hog chol-
era. He said he no longer had any
sympathy for the man who lost hogs
from cholera, as the disease was so
easily preventable and so much pub
licity had been given to the matter,
that one who suffered such loss had
only himself to blame He urged san
itation and vaccination to prevent the
occurrence of cholera.
The chairman was Instructed by
the association to appoint committees
on the location of dipping watts and on
legislation. President Patton said he
name these committees later. Four
new members, w. B. Pack, Frank
Patton, W. T. Evans and J. w. Scott,
were received into the association,
which adjourned to meet again on
the second Tuesday in January, 1917,
at II o'clock a. m.
In his address on tick eradication
Representative Cazort said in part:
ARKANSAS future prosperity de-
ponds largely upon the next general
assembly. Progressive and fair leg
islation for all is the need of the
hour. Agricultural and Industrial de-
velopment will quickly follow the
right kind of encouragement. Dis
cord, distrust, fractional feeling and
prejudice are fast disappearing. The
farmer, banker and business man now
understands that only cooperation
results in mutual benefit and that not
only through agricultural but indus
trial development will the state gain
commercial supremacy.
"Our greatest opportunity lies in
the country and our first considera-
ton must be that legislation which
will help the farmer. We know that
the one-crop system robs our soil
and a greal deal has been said about
rotation as a remedy; however, be-
fore we can expect our people to turn
from cotton to legumes, forage crops
and permanent pastures, using cotton
only as a cash crop, we must show
them way to dispose of their new
crops at a profit. Filling the skins
of stock is the only way, but cattle
raising with the greatest profit has
been impossible in Arkansas under
the present conditions.
Cattle are the backbone of agrl-
culture. The stomach of the world
demands beef and cattle are as easily
exchanged on the market for money
as cotton and wheat. Profitable farm
ing everywhere shows that our land
demands and must have the manure
products of cattle. The soil must be
rested and renewed by pasturing and
the growing of legumes; consequent
ly, if we are to make Arkansas a
great agricultural state, we must put
cattle raising on more profitable
basis Why is it that Arkansas, with
climate and soil that are ideal for
the purpose of cattle raising, has
such a limited number of cattle?
Why is it that the average Arkansas
steer weighs only about one-half as
much as those from northern states!
Why are Arkansas cattle today be-
ing sold on the markets at price
ridiculously low in comparison with
the price Maid for cattle in some OF
the other states? Why is it that
better bred cattle can hardly be
bought and brought into the state
without them dying? Why did the
federal government see fit to place
cattle quarantine over the greater
portion of our state? Why are our
farmers at the absolute mercy Of the
packers?
at is unnecessary for me to tell
YOU that the reason for this is the
presence of the much-dreaded and
L g finly /