The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-11
LIVESTOCK DRIVE
GAINING in N. E..
Extension Animal Husband.
man Expresses Belief The
Movement Is Permanent

Cat n North Carolina almOS1
daily, says L. T. Case of N. c. State
college, and the Extension ANNA
husbandman expresses the belle
that the movement is of a perma.a
ent nature. Beef cattle and sheer
mt admirably into the new order OF
farming in the cotton and tobacco
sections" he declared.
Continuing, Mr.. Case said: EARN.
ers in the lower Piedmont and east.
ern sections of North Carolina were
for many years mainly concerned
with the production and sale Of cash
crops. Livestock enterprises were
extremely rare. That this condition
is changing Is evidenced by the fact
that in the past two years about
5000 head of cattle of the beef
breeds have been imported into east.
ern North Carolina.
although most of the importa.
lions were from Virginia, Tennessee,
Alabama, Texas, Kansas, Nebraska,
and other states, the established
beef cattle farmers Of western North
Carolina have also benefited from
the transition through the demand
for their breeding animals.
I'm 1889 alone between 200 and
300 farmers in eastern Carolina pur.
chased beef type females and nearly
200 bought pure.breed beef bulls"
Discussing the permanency of the
livestock movement, the Extension
specialist pointed out that observers
have seen previous waves of inter.
est in beef cattle, sheep and other
animals when cotton and other cash
crops ere low, and a reversal of
interest when prices Of these com.
modities improved.
But it is believed that the present
tendency is on a much more
permanent basis" Mr.. Case stated.
More and more thinking farmers
are realizing that better balancing
of money crops with feed crops, bet
ter distribution of labor throughout
the year, and more concern for soil
conservation and soil building, are
absolutely necessary for permanency
in agriculture. They have seen
farms on which crops were balanced
with livestock come through depres-
sions in much better shape than
farms that were depending entirely
upon purchased commercial ferti-
lizer and on one or two cash crops"
The animal husbandman said that
none will dispute the need for more
livestock in North Carolina, but he
added: Our state is not the lowest
among the 4S states in cash income
from livestock, as has recently been
reported. The latest report of the
U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Eco
Monies, under date Of january 20,
1910, shows that in 1889 North Caro-.
lima ranked 31st among the 4S states
in cash income from livestock and
livestock products. Probably a more
accurate comparison of livestock
values is found in the U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture statistics for
1899, which shows that for the year
1889 North Carolina ranked 10Th
among the states in the nation in
gross farm income from livestock
and livestock products"
Mr.. Case said he is certain North
Carolina is making progress, and
that it is Encouraging progress"
He listed several factors as respon.
sible for this.
For one thing, there were large
areas of native grazing land and
many tons Of farm roughages not
being utilized. The Agricultural Ad-
justment Administration and the
Conservation Program are tending
more and more to reduce cash crops,
thus releasing large acreages for
feed crops. The fact that cattle,
lamb and wool prices have been
higher than most other farm COM
modities has also been a strong in.
fluence toward increased production
of these farm animals.
Civic leaders as we'll as farmers
are realizing the advantages of a
a better balanced farming system.
The Asheville Chamber of Commerce
has been sponsoring a fat stock
show in the mountain area for a
number Of years, and the Rocky
Mount Chamber of Commerce will
hold its third annual beef cattle and
swine exposition March IA and Is.
H;.r;a ol,,hs in many eities arc s11n-