Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-10-02
TILE CALF CLUBS
AND SUCCESSFUL FARMING
b. AKpREWM eSOlZE

Georgia is still importing large
Quantities OF meat. This is more
articularly true Of beef than of
ork. Our cattle industry has grown
argely in the last few years, but we
still have a long way to go to make
our state Independent in the matter
of supplying the beef and dairy prod
ucts we need for the maintenance of
our population. Georgia should not
only be self-sustaining in this direc-
ton. but she should raise surplus
of meat products for shipment to
be served can be more quickly at
tanned through the development of
the calf clubs. Rules for this under
taking are given below. Familiarize
yourself with this project. Get in
line with this fundamental undertake
ing and be a booster of the calf
club. Let's put Georgia on the map
from the standpoint of beef and
dairy production.
Cattle constitute an important
part of all rational farming opera
tions. Georgia produced cotton profit
ably for a number of years without
paying much attention to animal
husbandry, but inevitably the time
came when soil fertility was depleted
necessary, and market demands, la
Dor conditions, and the advent of the
holl weevil have forced diversified
ton.
At the present time the cattle in
dustry of Georgia represents an ap-
the best available figures there are
$4,000 dairy cows and 763,O0O peer
cattle owned in the state, and they
are worth S50.21o.000. In 1909 the
average dairy COW in Georgia was
worth s20.67. Now the average val
uation given is $4,000. Ten years
ago the beef cattle were worth SlO.lS
per head and they are now worth
$3.50 per head. A part of this in
creased Value<is due to the natural
enhancement of cattle values
throughout the country due to the
simple working of the law of supply
and demand. A part at least of this
increase is due to the improvement
that is being made in the quality OF
cattle produced While these figures
are encouraging much peeds to be
done in all lines dealing with the
feeding, care and management OF cat
tie. For instance. In Georgia the aV-
erage annual loss from disease is
given as 25 out of each 1000 cattle,
and from exposure another % out OF
every 1000 are lost each year. rms
is significant when 1t is contrasteu
with the north Atlantic states with
much more rigorous climate Where
80
are lost from disease and 30 from
New industries will require new
captains of industry. In addition TO
needing more cattle in Georgia more
cattlemen are also needed, and these
must be raised. AS tW1g Is pert,
object Of the calf club, therefore, IS
to begin now to direct the future
Georgia farmers along intelligent
lines of cattle produc-
ton. AS with corn clubs, the 1nIlu-
ence will reach further than the
actual calf club member In eva y
farming community where a we'll
bred calf is properly fed ana carea
for il is bound to stimulate more
constructive interest in cattle pro
duction in general. 1t IS teIt ina
the calf club work Will nave llS
effect of increasing the number nm anu
quality of cattle kept on 1alnla; %, nf
will afford profitable means %
marketing much roughage that IS a.
the present time going to waste. II
will afford q market for many leeu
crons that will necessarily be grown
under the Investigation brougnII
about by the presence OF In 1870 n1.a
weevil. 1t will have as its ultl1na1 ee
object the profitable OCCUPATION OF
some 10000. 900 acres of land that are
now idle. The putting of pfontapIe
calves on farms will DO much 70
wards interesting the boys In staying
no the farms. 1t will teach the man
a gement, feeding, sanitation anu
methods of preventing the more com
mon diseases of cattle. 1t VIII give
the BOYS a means Of earning uloheS
during idle hours on the farm.
To become a member OF the Geor-
gia Calf club application shouIo ne
made through the county nfgend,
emf. or by writing to the state col
Iege Of agriculture, Athens. Ga. IL
viii re seen by the rules that any
boy or girl between the ages OF ~
and IS years living in the state OF
Georgia is entitled to membership.
It will be noted further that the CLUB
member does not have to be the own
er of the calf. It may belong TO
the parents of the member or any OF
the members friends. but 1t shouid
be clearly understood that the cali
must be in possession of the contest
ant and fed and otherwise cared for
by him for a minimum of 100 days
before it is exhibited at the fairs.
Accurate daily records of the kind
and amount Of feed given must be
kept. He must record the weight of
the calf at the time it comes into
his possession and the actual final
weight at tn time the records close,
and he must also have the cost of
feed consumed. The winners in the
county contest must also be shown
either in Atlanta during the South
eastern Fair or at the State Fair
held in Macon. Second and third
etc in these state contests. Record