The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-07-22
SOUTH CAROLINA.
LEADSALL SOUTH
Excels in Number of Pure
Bred Dairy Cattle

Clemson, College, July 10
South Carolina has within its bor-
ders. at the present time more pure
bred dairy cattle than any of the
Southern states which have had to
combat the cattle tick, according to
DR.. Walker K. Lewis, director In
charge of animal husbandry work
in this state. The latest census re-
ports give this state 5,1S4 pure
bred dairy cattle.
The state, with possibly the ex-
ception of Pennsylvania, has the
largest number of bull associations
Of any state in the union. Pennsyl-
vania, DR.. Lewis said, had one more
bull association than South Caro-
lima July /, but he was under the
impression that this state has now
one more association than Pennsyl-
yania. Bull associations mean that
farmers are improving their stock,
DR.. Lewis said, and their rapid in
crease in the state shows the
growth in interest of pure bred cat
tie.
Farmers, especially in the Weeyil
infested sections Of the state, are
giving serious thought to diyersifi-
cation, and the raising of pure bred
cattle is being given much consid-
Grafton in their plans. The cattle
industry in the state has shown re-
markable growth in recent years.
according to Official census figures.
In 1914, the value of pure bred
cattle in the state was s9,471,000
and in 1921 it was. s18,00a000. In
1914 the number of milk, COWS In
the state was 1S5, 900 and of other
cattle, 211,GOO. In 1927. the num-
Der had increased to $4,000 milk
COWS and 254, 600. other cattle.
In 1914. the average value of a
milk COW in this state was $34-20.
In 1921 the average value was s5S
a head.
In 1914, the average value of
other. cattle was. S14.90 per head,
in 1921 it had eincresed to s21.S0.,
T. The practical eradication Of the
cattle tick and the admission OF
South Carolina cattle to the open
market had much to do with the in
crease in the value Of her cattle, DR.:
Lewis said. 1t was generally esti-
mated. DR.. Lewis said, that the
Value of cattle increased from SIS to
SO per. head ,when. the tick was
eradicated.
South Carolina is practically free
of, the tick except in the free
grass territory. DR.. Lewis. said all
the cattle in. a free grass" sec
ton could be freed of ticks and
some yearling infested with ticks
could come in from swamp or
from another county and undo
much of the work that had been
done. The cattle are the main car
riers of the; tick though they are
sometimes found on mules and
horses, DR.. Lewis stated, and cat
tie kept in pastures can he kept
free of the pests.
Pure bred scrubs, . DR.. Lewis
said, were brought about by pure
bred cattle being infested with. cat
tie ticks. They draw a; considera bic
amount of blood from the host,
thus Weakening the host. and also
cause tick fever.
The eradication Of the tick
brings about the removal of quar-
antine restrictions and cattle for
sale may. be entered in the open
market, the competition thus af-
forded tending to increase the price
offered.
A Democratic Competitive Tariff
US. Republican Prohibitiye
Tariff.
While the leading Republican
papers of the country have re-
flected the Democratic opposition to
the prefteers,, tariff bill, a small
section of the Republican press
the morons of Republican jour
nalism- have sought to defend the
infamous schedules Of this bill by
the counter-charges of free. trade
and ,free-traders brought against
the Democratic tariff policy and the
Democratic spokesmen, respective
". No more convincing answer
could be made to this than the
fact that the tariff revenue under
the present Simmons-Underwood
act. is greater for the fiscal year
just passed than was the revenue
under the Payne-Aldrich act, here
tofore the highest in. the history
of the country.
These papers defend the exorbi-
tant rates of the Fordney-McCum-
Der bill on the theory that the peo-
pie will be willing to pay. still high
er prices for the. things they buy,
providing the mills and factories
are opened up and labor is en-
ployed. ignoring the overshadow-
ing fact that the mills and the
factories as well as all natural IN
dustries would be working full
time under the present Democratic
competitive tariff if the producers
had a foreign market for their pro-
ducts and if the American market
had not been impaired by the eco
nomic collapse of Europe follow
ing the defeat cf the peace treaty
and the reconstruction program of
the Democratic administration af-
ter the armiStice. -
The essential difference between
the Democratic and Republican tar
if policies are. that the Democratic
tariff policy is competitive tar
if, with duties so levied as to m
sure revenue for the government
without doing injury to or discrimi-