South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-21
SOUTH IS TURNING
TO STOCK RAISING
Reports of Specialists Say
Industry is Booming
in New Field.

The live stock industry IN the
southern states is progressing at a
apid rate. Some OF the things beef
cattle extension specialists of the
United states department of agri-
culture and the state AGRICULTURAL
colleges are doing TO encourage =
combination OF livestock produc-
ton with cotton growing are de-
Scribed in recent reports from the
field. AS a result of their activities
thousands Of pure-bred cattle are
being shipped into every southern
state and carloads of fat stock are
being sent 10 livestock markets
from farms where cotton formerly
was grown exclusively
During a recent month the spa-
Cialists visited ia farms in rs
counties in the states Of Arkansas,
Florida Georgia. Mississippi. North
Carolina, South Carolina and Ten
Inessee, and travelled 32.j87 miles 10
give specific instructions to farmers
land TO confer with ether extension
workers on beef production. They
attended 10 meetings, held - DEM
OnstratiOns, and through their ef-
forts a total of 129 pure-bred bulls.
PA pUre-bred COWS and / sos grade
cattle were placed on farms in the
different states. Daring the month
also a general conference was held
al Memphis, Tenn, which was at
tended by state and federal repre-
kentatives of the department of az
iuculture. directors of state expert
ment stations and extension work
ers, state agents, veterinarians ami
others interested in promoting more
and better livestock IN the south.
Assist i'm Livestock Shows.
Among the many duties Of the
beef-cattle specialists is to assist
with live-stO work in connection
with livestock shows and county
Il and state fairs. They assist breed
ers in making selections of feeding
lanimals for shows. in arranging
: Judging contests and demonstrations
and in securing better classiCcations
Iand premiums for worthy exhibits.
/ all of which has been the means OF
IarOusinE interest and making live
stock exhibits a more attractive fea-
ture at the fairs.
! The beef-cattle specialists from
Arkansas made an exhibit at the
/ Tri-State fair held in Memphis. in
which was shown the best methods
! OF feeding and raising live stock.
Improved cattle feeding sheds. feed
ing hunks and silos were shown. to-
/ gether with a number of instruc-
/ tive placards, giving such informa-
/ ton as suitable fattening rations for
/ ] ,00O-pound steers, and wintering
Irations for the breeding herd.
: Farmers were urged TO Gull their
breeding herds at this time Of the
year ard dispose Of all inferior ami
mails. Arkansas farmers, particu-
/ larry in the rice growing sections
where there is abundant pasture and
plenty of straw, have been good
/ buyers OF cattle from the droUs ut
Iarea in the southwest.
Plenty OF Feed Available.
There are extensive areas in Flor
ida, not now being used. which
would Craze a large number Of cat
tie. the extension specialists say,
though the farmers are fast awak-
ening 10 the possibilities OF the live
stock industry. 1t is reported that
the holdings Of one company alone
would carry 10000 head if COM
lpletely utilized.
Reports from Georgia say that
/ pastures are good and feed is plen-
tiful, particularly velvet beans. and
that undoubtedly there will be a
large number Of cattle fed in that
state this year. The specialists are
continually being called upon 10 To-
cate feeder cattle for farmers in
! both Georgia and Florida, and sew
Ieral large shipments have already
4 been made from the southwest and
other sections II is estimated that
| 100 carloads will ne brought into
Georgia alone from 1eXas this fall.
Feeding demonstrations are being
arranged on Il 20 / farms in DIFF
Iferent sections Of Mississippi. and
plans have been made to conduct
them through the cooperation OF
county and district agents Special
attention will he given TO demon
Istrations in pasturing velvet beans.
land velvet beans and corn.
I Pure-B Bred stock in Demand.
/ Orders have been placed for more
than so carloads Of breeding stock
10 be shipped from the southwest to
/ North Carolina, and the total num-
/ Der purchased will undoubtedly far
/ exceed this number. There is also
much interest in the purchasing OF
pure bred bulls, and extension spe-
cialists are planning TO hold several
I consignment sales in the state in an
effort 10 meet the demand As a
means Of further stimulating the
beef-cattle industry a campaign is
being conducted for the building OF
.silos and improving the pasture in
THE state.
In South Carolina also the de-
mand for pure bred stock as we'll as
steers for fall and winter feedins
/ far exceeds the available supply. In
a number Of localities committees
OF representative farmers. accom-
panied by specialists. have gone into
other states to purchase breeding
stock.
MEETING, OF STOCKHOLDERS