The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-12-09
TIE STOCK INDUSTRY
BOOMING IN The SOUTH
Reports of Extension Specialists of the
Department of Agriculture Show
Rapid Development.

Washington, d. C.-The livestock
industry in the Southern States is pro-
crossing at a rapid rate. Some of the
things beef-cattle extension specialists
of the United States Department of
Agriculture are doing to encourage
combination of livestock production
with cotton growing are described In
recent reports from the field AS
result of their activities thousands OF
pure-bred cattle are being shipped in
to every Southern State and carloads
of fat stock are being sent to live
stock markets from farms where cot
ton formerly was grown exclusively
During a recent month the special
lists visited 154 farms in 113 counties
in the States of Arkansas, Florida,
Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina,
South Carolina and Tennessee, and
travelled 32,5S7 miles to give specific
instructions to farmers and to confer
with other extension workers on beef
production. They attended ten meet
ings, held twelve demonstrations, and
through their efforts of 129 pure-bred
bulls, 1924 pure-bred COWS, and 1,SO5
grade cattle were placed on farms in
the different States. During the month
also a general conference was held at
Memphis, Tenn, which was attended
by State and Federal representatives
of the Department of Agriculture, d.
rectors of State Experiment Stations
and extension workers, State agents,
veterinarians, and others interested in
promoting more and better live stock
in the South.
Among the many duties of the beef
cattle specialists is to assist with the
livestock work in connection with
livestock shows, and county and State
fairs. They assist breeders in making
selections of feeding animals for
shows, in arranging judging contests
and demonstrations, and in securing
better classifications and premiums
for worthy exhibits, all of which has
been the means of arousing interest
and making livestock exhibits a more
attractive feature at the fairs.
The beef-cattle specialists from Ar
kansas 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, feeding hunks and silos
were shown together with a number
of instructive placards giving such in
formation as suitable fattening rations
for 1,000-pound steers, and wintering
rations for the breeding herd. Farm
ers were urged to Gull their breeding
herds at this time of the year and dis
pose of all inferior animals. Arkansas
farmers, particularly in the rice-grow-
ing sections where there is abundant
pasture and plenty of straw, have been
good buyers of cattle from the drought
area in the Southwest.
lheTe dre eAteHbiNe areas III rloT-
Ida that are not now being used which
would Craze large number of cattle,
the extension specialists say, though
the farmers are fast awakening to the
the possibilities OF the livestock in
dustry II is reported that the hold
ings of one company alone would car
ry 10000 head II completely utilized.
Reports from Georgia say that pas
lures are good and feed Is plentiful,
particularly velvet beans, ana that un-
doubtedly there Will be large NUM-
Der OF cattle fed In that State this
year Tho specialists are continually
being called uDon 10 locate feeder eat