El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-28
THE SOUTH WILL
PRODUCE CATTLE
Farmers to Give Up So
Much Farming and Raise
Livestock Awhile.

Charleston. S. c., April 2S.-Prime
Mississippi. Florida. or Carolina beef
will figure on bills Of fare in the near
future as a special appeal TO the ep.-
cure. much as Canada mutton and
Lynnhaven oysters do new. For
these states. and a number Of others
in the far south. are going into the
cattle and general livestock business
on a large scale. and with a view to
producing stock Of the best grade.
Several factors conspire TO turn at
tention to the livestock business in
the south just now. The cotton
planter Is reducing his acreage in cot
ton because Of low prices for that
commodity The cattle tick has been
practically eliminated and the quar-
anllne removed from most states.
High grade stock is moving freely IN
and out OF It.
Part Of the growth Of cattle rails
ing business in the south is taking
place on the farms, as a part OF the
general tendency toward more diversi
ned farming but the big opportunity
lies in the enormous area Of cut over
and swamp lands.
Many Grazing Acres.
Few people realize just how great
an opportunity this is South OF the
Mason and Dixon line in the cotton
Delt there are now, according TO best
estimates. 200, 5000 acres Of unculti-
waited lands
The whole public domain OF the
United States Is only 1GO,OOO,OOO
ucres- So that the available range
in the sOuth Il really greater than
the free range Of the west. IL T.
also vastly better. Indeed, with
the passing Of the cattle tick,
everything indicates that the
south f. 10 become. for n time at
least the great cattle breeding
region Of the United States.
More ana more OF the better west
ern lands are being reclaimed for
agriculture, and the poorer ones are
good only for sheep or for nothing.
There are two chief parts Of the
southern cattle range area One is
the coastal region from Norfolk TO I
New Orleans and the other is from
that point up the Mississippi river I
TO Tennessee. This is all yellow pine /
country and il is in the cut over pine I
lands and the adjacent loWlands. sub I
ject TO overflow, that the great po-
tentlal cattle range lies.
Potential Farm Lands.
OF course. a large part Of this great /
southern cutover and swamp area /
s potential farm land It is especial d
-y adapted TO truck and fruit growing I
But IL requires much money TO pre-
pare CULVER AaU4 LQE the NAQMr ana j
still more money to drain sWamus. ]
Also. markets are far away from
much OF the land. Even II the gov i
eminent undertakes this work. IL viii I
be a long time before any consider
able portion Of it is under the pillow /
Meantime, as cattle range IL can serve 4
a great and much needed purpose. /
And part Of IL will doubtless always 4
be cattle range, while much Of il viii I
be devoted 10 raising grain for fat I
tening stock on the farms
One interesting thing about this
southern cattle development Is that a
large part Of il is being done by cor
poratious and on a large scale
Useful Enemy.
The cotton planter does not take
50 readily to the idea Of using part
Of his land. or all OF his land part q
the time, for the production Of live
stock Yet he is doing so more and
more He is beginning TO realize that
grass. which he has been fighting as
an enemy in the cotton rows all his
life. can be made a most useful
friend.
Then. TOO. the up to date farmer IS
learning that pasturing cattle on his
land viii make it fertile in later
years