The Nevada County picayune., 1920-01-29
ARKANSAS IS IDEAL PLACE FOX RAISING OF PURE BRED
 STOCK.
ALL CATTLE THRIVE WEI L
Large HoIsteIn Herds Have Been Establohed in the Northern Part of the State With Much
 Success.

Little Rock. Ark - Where feed and pasture crops of so many kinds can be grown and where there is such a mild climate, which prolongs the grazing season and makes easy hous- ing and care of farm animals of every kind-and with all this a plentiful supply of good water at all times or the year-stock raising Is obviously an industry that attracts the farmer, and Arkansas, with all of these ad- vantages, has made rapid strides in this branch of farming, says Jim G.
 Ferguson, state commissioner Of mines, manufactures and agriculture
 Especially in the improvement of its beef and dairy herds has there been activity, due more recently proD- ably to the eradication of the South ern cattle tick from most of the states area permitting the introduc- tion of pure-bred stock from the Northern States. The growers here have q preference for the Herefords, Shorthorns and Angus as beef brands and some of the finest blood Is to be found among the herds of the state
 Among the dairy breeds. the Jer- scy has long been at home on the ber- muda pastures and in the sunny eli mate of Arkansas and some of the finest of registered stock has been produced here, even before the cat tie tick was driven out, for the South seems to be the natural home of these wonderful little milk producers In the northern part of the state there have been established some large Hoistein herds. many cattle having been shipped to that section from the Wisconsin dairy regions. There are a few Gurnseys and Ayrshires, but the Jerseys and Holsteins are more numerous All of these cattle thrive well and produce good returns. The best dairying opportunities are conve- nient to the larger cities of the state or along the trunk lines of railroads, where facilities for shipping milk to the city markets are convenient. Milk and cream usually sell at prices from 50 to D per cent higher than the prices paid to Northern producers, d. though the cost of production is much less This is accounted for only by the fact that local production has not yet caught up with the home demand. Considerable cream, butter and cheese are imported, but the Quanti- ty is gradually growing le5s.
 Arkansas s1aughters and markets something like million head of hogs a year and these gre as gne porkers as are raised anywhere, grown on be"- muda and alfalf apastures and fat tened on peanuts. c0wpeas and corn. The heavy mast of acorns. hickory nuts and oceans has something to do with the large production from wood- land pastures for there is an abund- anee of open range in many parts of the state Rye, wheat and rape fur nish excellent winter pasturage, and cowpeas, soy beans and peanuts are summer crops. Cowpeas, planted be- tween the corn rows at laying-by time, are hogged off with a good deal of profit The fayorite breeds are Po- land China, Duroc Jersey, Chester White, Hampshire, Tamworth and Berkshire. One Arkansas breeder re- gently paid Sl6,509 for a herd boar. On account of the mild climate, the careful handling Of sows make it pos eible to get two filters season.