The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-10-13
The Raising of
Pooled Short
Horn Cattle
By A. Carter Myers, 20.

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the foundation of all commerce. The
records of advances in agriculture
parallel quite closely those of ma
tiona advancement. The ability to,
adapt the gifts Of nature to the needs
of man is we'll exemplified in the
changes that have been effected in
the domestic animals that play so i'm
portant a part in the sustenance of
the nation.
Domestic animals and their pro-
ducts occupy a very important place
in the commerce of the United States.
At the close of the first decade of the
twentieth century, the value of ami
NAL products sold from the consumed
on farms was equal to one-third of
$4,000 for every member of the
population of the entire country.
This has no regard for the large val
ue Of work horses used in both city
and country. There are numerous
reasons for believing that stock rails
ing will hold much more prominent
place in the future than it has in the
past in American agriculture.
A contrast of our conditions with
those obtained in other countries
shows that a part of our trade is
based upon the fact that we still
have considerable areas of low-priced
lands upon which we rear stock at a
cost that permits other nations to buy
from us. But with the ultimate occu-
patton of all our lands which are
arabic this inequality of conditions
affecting production must disappear
| Is Tennessee to help bring about
this transformation? Most certainly
she is; she has, and she will continue
to do so. And to just what degree Of
excellence depends upon us as flu
ture breeders Of our state and ma
ton.
It is an undisputed fact and one
that we need not deal with here, thai
to maintain and build up economical!
the soil of Tennessee, live stock mus
be produced on every farm. Wha
is there more beautiful to the instinc
of man and more pleasing from a fl
nancial standpoint, than the breeding
of pure bred Shorthorn cattle?
Below are some of the reasons VIII.
this breed of cattle is suited for Ten
nessee as well as to the United State
as a whole.
First, the foundation stock can b.
purchased, at a reasonable figure, il
the neighboring communities. M
other breed Of cattle is better suitec
for the topography of the land, thu
climatic conditions and the food sup
ply. There is ready demand for thu
surplus stock. The calves possess
much vigor and are easily raised
They produce economically milk al
we'll as beef. They are growing il
popularity.
The Importance of the Shorthorr
in grading or crossing is most import
ant. No breed thus far has done Sc
much to improve beef stock as this
Shorthorn bulls mated to grade COW:
have revolutionized the character Of
the meat stock of the world. All over
America today herds of excellence
may be found, animals graded up by
Shorthorn bulls. In the principal
stock yards of America the blood Of
this breed predominates and we'll
finished, high grade Shorthorn steers
are alwas at premium with the
butcher.
The average farmer is not able
from a financial standpoint to stock
his farm at once with fine Shorthorns
But he can buy a small number Of
females and by using an outstanding
herd leader, raise the standard OF
his grades to a maximum. At the
same time by keeping year after yeal
the desirable heifers from his regis
tered females, he can build up hero
that will eliminate the grades and be
something for which the breed, his
state, and himself may we'll be proud
The above article appeared in the
University Farmer, published anC
edited by the agricultural students Of
that institution. 1t is splendid ar
ticle and contains information, facts