Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-11-03

( In considering the possibilities of live
stock production in thhe south the i'm
z portance and value or alfalfa a for
. age crop must not be overlooked. II has
been DEMONSTRATED that this crop can be
. grown with great success in the south
eastern states. OF course the land must
be abundantly lined as il is deficient in
the element calcium al must be IN
: diligently fertilized and the seed must
be carefully inOculated. When this Is
done from four TO five cuttings year
may Ne obtained since the growing sea
son is 50 long An average yield under
proper mana cement OF I'VE tons per acre
may be anticipated. Though II Is some
what costly TO establish. IL Is 4 cheap
crop, i'm the long Run since II may be
made TO take the place Of part OF the
hign-priCed concentrates ordinarily Ieu'
and il can be utilized as n soiling, graz
ing or hay crop. The fact that alfalfa
can be successfully cultivated Is doing
much 10 stimulate an interest In animal
industries because the live stock grower
now finds il an ever present source OF
helm in time OF feed shortage It's
wise and iudicious cultivation promises
10 make il one Of the most important
and desirable crops which can be util-
lzed As Il source OF animal AAtiAt-ota "a
the southeastern states
To the outsider the growth ana deNel
Opneut indicated above may not be so
apparent. To the man ON the ground ana
. who has PASSED through the pioneer era
. the transformation is marvellous. for IL
:. portrays a wonderful change in public
y sentiment and great possibilities Tor de-
velOpment in the immediate future Inc
food problem may therefore be regarded
NJ zRHHN In
and the initial stages in the establish
uent OF animal industries in the south
successfully passed
In this connection il is proper 10 state
that while the main discussion OF TINS
subject has seemed 10 center around the
feeding of beef and dairy cattle, there
is a great opportunity for the advance
ment o. the sheep industry IN the south
All the crops needed for their economic
maintenance are available. The dog Is
= decreed as a menace II IS true that
the worthless cur is an unmitigated nul-
sauce vet the man who really wants 10
go into the sheep business can over
come this seeming difficulty. Sheep 40
well in the Piedmont section ana the
raising Of early spring lambs can De
made a thriving and profitable industry.
.There is now available thousands of
acres of land on which sheep will browse
10 good advantage Providing an abun-
= dance of winter feed is simple matter,
as has already been pointed out
IL would not be proper to close this
discussion without referring 10 the pos
sEbilities Of hog raising The use OF pre-
veutive hog cholera serum mas enabled
the practical control or hog cholera IN
many counties. Georgia was credited
last year. for instance. with being the
ninth state I'm the union IN so far as
numbers Of hogs is concerned The in
crease I'm numbers last year was 10 per
cent which gave the state ABOUT =
$50 eco hogs. IL is the general belief
that the record for this yeas viii sno"
a further increase TO 2,3co,ouV- ALREADY
: meat packing plants are beginning 20
spring Up In Georgia. and since moss
may be raised almost exclusively on
s1fiing crops, particularly in the vicin-
1 itv OF the Gulf of Mexico and the At
g lantfc coast line. this industry. now
= that cholera is being controlled so Ell
2 fectfveIV. will 90 forward by leaps ana
bounds. The invasion of this territory
by the boil weevil is stimulating nos
raising in a most remarkable manner
when il is considered. that pork may
be made at about TO cents
n pound and primarily on grazing crops
he OPPORTUNITIES FOR engaEing in swine
+. brshardrv will BE- readily appreciated
That hogs Of fine character and Quat-
ity and beautiful finish may be made
on grazing crops has now been demon
= ztrated II i true that where peanuts
and velvet beans OF some other cros'7
are grazed. corn feeding may De nee
; essary for a couple OF weeks before
: slaughter. The rapid Increase IN corn
production will enable the farmer %
, lake care OF this end Of the business
satisfactorily. In the winter feeding OF
8 all other classes Of live stock. including
horses and mules. silage may be maze
10 play an important part There are
Z those who may imagine that x lacks
= rutrftive qualities or that IL VIII not
make an abundance OF milk or that an
fmaIs stall fed will not finish off rap
idly or kill out ID advantage II II -
properly combined with HOMEGROWN
: concentrates all Of these fears viii oe
found 20 be groundless- Silage WitA
,.o.to- s.ed meal makes an excellent
winter ration for stockers. and a little
~ T. improves the ration Of horses AMI
mules. Il is the feed par excellence
for dairy COWS. We have fattened nun
; dreds OF beef cattle. bringing them TO 4
= high state OF perfection so that tney