Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-11-26

I veioped will not only enrich our
landowners and MAKO the SCUM
eastern St~leS MCuUcrlully prosper
Gus, but VIII enable US 20 pfOduce
vast quanulIvS o. DeeI at a very low
cost, nOL only Tor me SuStenance OIL
our aIIIes and the hgnIlng men
ABROAD, Dut Tor the fceuIng OF that
areaL population WnlCn wall lnhabit
me United States in the course OF
.ne next century. Inc question nat
urally arises as to whether this Sec
non Is as well adapted tor beer pro-
auction as the claims in this article
would indicate. fortunately this
problem has been carefully lnvestl-
gated and a positive answer can be
given thereto. some years ago, for
ans Iance, Inc State College OF Agri-
culture undertook to eradicate ticks
from the farm which had recently
come into its possession. From this
little beginning through the aid OF
the state and the federal govern
ment the movement spread until a
very considerable percentage of the
land in this state has been freed for
ever from ticks. In a comparatively
short time not only should Georgia,
but the other states of the south
east, be free from this menace. This
was the one great barrier to sue
ceSSIul beer production, because the
TICKS not only caused the death of
thousands of head of native cattle,
but Stunted the growth of those
which survived and therefore made
II impossible to bring in pure bred
animals for the improvement of the
quality of live stock, in this region
with the passing of the tick all this
has been changed and now there are
many extraordinarily fine beef cat
tie scattered throughout the area in
question.
The next problem was to ascertain
how quickly and satisfactorily the
native stock could be improved for
peel production. To this end the
college purchased a herd of native
cows and used pure-bred Hereford
slreS Tor the purpose of improving
the offspring. One instance of what
occurred is very Illuminating. A
native COW seven years old and
weighing 435 pounds was bred to a
Hereford bull. The resulting pro-
geny weighed 81 pounds at birth and
40 pounds at one year of age. This
SHOWS the wonderful developing
qualities of the Hereford cross on
native cows. More remarkable still
is the fact that there was developed
as a result of the second cross of
this strain a steer which at two
years of age weighed 1,425 pounds
ana was as fine an example of
a beef animal as one would
wish to see. Hence with the
proper use of the pure-bred sire the
quality of southern cattle can be
very quickly and satisfactorily I'M
proved to where animals equaling
those of other sections of the coun-
try can be rapidly produced in large
numbers. There is an abundance of
cheap land. There is a great range
open and ready which without fur
Their improvement as to the character
and quality of the grasses it pro-
duces, already possesses great car
rylng capacity. The climate is high
ly satisfactory and the country is
well watered. With the eradication
OF the tick practically every objec-
tlonable parasite, in so far as the
beef grower is concerned, has been
eliminated. Mosquitoes are not es-
pecially troublesome and the whole
area in question is quite we'll drain
ed, easily susceptible of improve
ment, and so highly satisfactory as
residence section for ranchmen.
As to the question of feed. ii is
certain that a number of native and
improved grasses can be grown to
advantage over the greater part of
this territory. The carpet grasses,
the Paspulums, Bermuda grass, Dali
las grass, Japan clover. white clover.
alfalfa and alsik Ike clover can be
grown successfully. Undoubtedly
the native pastures can be very ma
terially improved by the introduce
ton and wide dissemination of some
or all of these grasses and clovers.
The winters are so mild that in
many instances cereals might be
sown on the sods and afford grazing
for several months. Particularly is
this true in the coastal plains region,
where there is considerable sand in
the soil, and 1T is not injured by
tramping Immediately after heavy
rains. Where one is able to estab-
1iCh Unnn hina finn "a q nf
bur clover and Bermuda grass a
fairly satisfactory all-the-year-
around pasture may be made avail
able. For winter feeding various
other foodstuffs can be grown to adj
vantage. For instance, corn and vel
vet beans may be grown together and
the cattle allowed to harvest the crop
themselves. or the ears of corn may
be snapped off and the cattle allowed
to feed on the beans and the corn
stalks. The beans are naturally very
hard, so they do not decay readily
and will remain out in the open
throughout the winter and still keep
in good condition. The cattle ac-
quire a taste for them very soon and
grow and thrive on this ration. A
cheaper method of maintaining cat
tie than on the basis indicated would
be hard to devise.
Those situated in the northern part
OF this territory or in the Piedmont
section where clays predominant,
may find ii an ADVANTAGE to use the
silo. 1t is as satisfactory and de-
Sirable an institution I'm the south as
any other section of the country. 1t
may be easily filled with such COM
bination crops as kaffir corn and sor-
ghum. Silage may be fed with ad-
vantage for as much as six months.
1T will keep perfectly, all opinion to
the contrary, when properly put up.
As Tor concentrates, there Is no
section OF the country more general
ly favored than the southeastern
states. Cottonseed meal is not only
produced in abudance, but peanut
meal and velvet bean meal as well.
Soy beans are also a coming crop.
In addition, cereals can be grown TO
advantage during the winter and an
ever Increasing amount of corn is be-
ing raised. These crops when COM
bined form the cheapest and most
desirable concentrated ration for the
finishing of beef cattle to be found
anywhere in the United States.
Progressive farmers everywhere
are turning their attention to beef
production. This great territory in
question holds untold wealth when
properly exploited and developed
along the lines indicated. The peo-
pie of the south should make haste
to develop IL in accordance with the
facts elucidated above.
Protein Food Valuable for Chickens
II. NJ. T., Albany, Ca, writes: In
reference 70 feeding chickens you state
that oil meal is very rich in protein.
l do not exactly understand what you
mean by this term. How about velvet
beans q feed for cows? We can Sc
cure this at q reasonable price ground
with the hull on. What do you think Of
beet pulp for COWS?
"Oil meal' is a term rather loose
~ used at times and l can easily
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