Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-02-05
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@c1yo= AND SUCCESSFUL FARMING II 90
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prises the larger will b his profit.
Through live stock enterprises he be-
comes more nearly manufacturer
than in any other type OF farming
which he may, follow. Under a
regime of this character he not only
produces the raw materials, but be
feeds them and so sells copcen-
trated, highly-finished product. rela-
lively speaking, to market. BY this
arrangement he is able to retain on
the land the major portion of the
plant food elements taken from his
soil Moreover he can practice a
satisfactory rotation of crops, sup
and his lands thereby. This of it
self is a material advantage.
On the live stock farm more nearly
uniform employment is given to Ia
Dor and to teams than where spe-
cialized crops are produced. Under
specialization of the type frequently
practiced there is an intensive period
of cultivation ranging from sixty
to 120 days. During the remainder
of the year there is much slack or
idle time when there is comparatively
little to do. Thus high profits must
of crops in order to carry the heavy
overhead which occurs during the
slack period of the year. Moreover
under a consistent development OF
live stock industries We would be
able to utilize much land which is
unsuited to tillage, but which are
capable of producing an abundance
of varied crops suited to the needs
Of animals. We have literally thou.
sands of acres of land which might
be devoted with satisfaction to grass.
1t is now not cultivated at all, or
represents so much cut over land
covered with idle and useless stumps.
1t is not even producing a sattsfac-
tory forest to take the place OF the
one which we have destroyed. Nat
urally since the cover from the land
is gone it is washing and eroding
until there are vast areas of soil
which are of no service to our agri-
culture, and besides constituting an
eye-sore supply a lot of detritus to
be washed down and scattered over
naturally rich bottoms which are
thus gradually being destroyed.
No country can be essentially and
lastingly prosperous which does not
ment of grass. There are several
million of acres of land in every one
of the southern states which could
be devoted to grazing to the utmost
advantage. Let US utilize this land
for the carrying of live stock. during
tab1ished beyond doubt that there are
certain varieties of grasses which
will furnish the necessary grazing
for a good part of the year. This
is one of the numerous gold mines
associated with our agriculture
which we have not opened up or ex-
plotted up to the present time.
Attention has already been directed
to the fact that on live stock farm
the distribution of labor is effected
most advantageously. This is a very
important matter in view of the high
labor costs at this time. 1t is more
important to keep the employees at
work steadily than ever before. 1t
is much better also to keep them
steadily at work than to expect them
to perform prodigies of labor at one
time and then sit around in compare
tive idleness for some weeks or
months as the case may be. There
is nothing calculated to breed dis
satisfaction more quickly than idle
ness The antidote for the present
unrest and trouble is work and more
work.
Live stock requires feeding and
care every day. Unless they are
given personal supervision and at
tention they will not thrive and de-
velop as they should and will quickly
become a source of loss rather than
an asset. On the live stock farm a
greater variety of crops must be
grown and hence the matter of gen
eral and consistent employment of
the labor is easily achieved under
such conditions.
Live stock farming calls for the
most intelligent and skillful han
ding and operation of the farm. It
means that newer and better types