Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-11-17

muIng UI a championship ror
Mississippi IL matter of pride for all
Mississippians and there are probably
few persons within the border of our
State who were not proud to know
that the grand champion Here
ford bull, which was the marvel of
the International Live Stock Show
held at Chicago In 1918, was Missis-
sippl product.
The bull Point Comfort the Four
teenth, was raised in Kinds County,
Mississippi belonging to LaVernett
Stock Farm, and is a living example
OF what might be done in every coun-
ty In the State by scientific breeding
This animal at the great International
Show came in competition with the
very best specimens of beef stock
from all sections of the New World.
He was distinct surprise to the
Northern exhibitors by whom Missis-
sippi had never been looked to for pos
sible competition, but after the judges
had carefully examined the merits OF
each animal there was nothing left for
them to do but award the champion
ship Of the Western Hemisphere TO
Point Comfort" who wore his blue
ribbon with prideful mien as though
aware Of the fact that he was adding
unguessed laurels to his native State
Gained with this championship was
official recognition of the fact that
Mississippi and the South can produce
the best beef animals to be found in
the world, despite mistaken impress
sion long existant and widely spread,
that their country is not adapted to
the production of the heavy beef
breeds This award, heralded to all
parts Of the earth by the wide-awake
press, has been worth millions of dol
lars to the people Of the South by way
OF exploding a false impression and
exploiting one of the most profitable
resources Of this section. By it the at
tention of live stock men everywhere
has been called to the fact that Mis-
sissippi offers unequaled advantages
for the production of the very best
stock.
An unawakening also to our own
people, many of whom thus became
alive for the first time to the undis-
puted fact that this State offers ev.
cry advantage for the development of
tpe live stock industry along bread
and liberal lines, and that sensibls
diverslfication Of our products Will
necessarily be based upon live stock
as foundation. What one man had
done may we'll be done by others who
possess sufficient initiatiYe to seize
theip opportunity. While every man
might not be able to produce grand
champion, certain it is that the small.
est farmer may grow as good a beef
animal as the world produces and
may command as high price for this
product as II 1t had been raised on a
ten thousand acre ranch.
campaign which has been per-
sistently and consistently carried on
throughout this State during the past
ten years has resulted not only in
Inang Mississippi winners being shown
In the prize ring. but has developed
at q wonderful rate the industry Of
helping to furnish animal food to
supply the teeming millions of human
beings throughout the world. Where
but few years ago only an occasion
nj car of live stock was shipped from
this State, it is a noteworthy fact that
several train loads of cattle and hogs
are now sent to outside markets each
week, while the one large packips
plant IN the State Is kent running full