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ITEARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA. OA SCNDAV, SEPTEMBER 7, 19U1.
CATTLE RAISING OFFERS
FARMERSOFTHE SOOTH
Government Quarantine Against the
Fever l ick Only Method by Which
Section Can Develop Beef Industry.
Great I lords Now Things of Past.
By DR. E. M. NIGHBERT.
(U. S. Bureau of Ammal Industry.)
To-day there in more concern man
ifested toward the importance ot
maintaining cattle on all American
farms than ever before. Heretofore
It was thought that only certain sec
tions of the United States were suit
able for cattle raising, therefore such
apparent favored sections have been
depended upon to deliver beef and
dairy products to the tables of every
American family.
The day of the man with his thou
sands of cattle in the United States,
costing nothing for forage ami but
little for care, is rapidly passing
The day of this man who in the
earlier days permited thousands of
cattle to perish every year for the
want of feed, water and shelter, not
facilitated by nature at certain times,
has come to a rather sudden halt.
In those days it mattered but little
to this man what the prices were,
just so he could get a chance to sell,
because it was all profit. Those very
early pioneer Cattle men who are n<As
living have a kick coming because
the great public domain once a free
cattle range is being settled by men
and women determined to have a
home, and while this home Is be
ing established various products, in
cluding cattle, are being produced for
the benefit of the whole people.
Home Means Ambition.
Establishing a home Is a different
proposition than establishing a herd
of a half million of inferior cattle
of the early days. This home means
ambition, economy, many hardships,
probably a family and moderate
w ealth.
Now that our population has In
creased and will continue to Increase
In this country at a rapid rate for
many years to come, and owing to
the natural change of conditions to
suit modern times, It Is necessary to
adopt modern methods within the
reach of all with a view of produc
ing the best at all times. The best
in all things has never been cheap
The best in all things always sell
high and nearly always at a profit
This is a day of getting acquainted
in the United Htates Every section
of the country is realizing now that
we need each other at all times bad
ly, in order that our commerce and
industries may continue to develop
normally and economically and he- ex
tended among ourselves to the best
advantage.
Just think what a blessing If Geor
gia with her great nilnfall had taken
the good advice and produced a sur
plus crop of corn and hay, then she
would not feel the effect of the pos
sible shortage of crops in the drouth
stricken sections of our country.
Depends on Other Sectoing.
Many farmers in these sections had
to dispose of a part of their cattle
not in condition for the best results,
which means that the supply of beef
for Georgia will be perhaps slightly
scarcer and more expensive thin year,
because Georgia has depended upon
these and other sections for the bulk
of her 1 eef and dairy supply. Just
think what it would mean if these
cattle that were scariflced on the
market i ould have been shipped into
the State of Georgia for fattening and
finishing, then these rattle would have
served their full purpose Yes. Amer
icans are Just beginning to get ac
quainted, and the better the acqiiaint-
ance the better off we find ourselves,
because it means a more amicalble
co-opera t ion.
Anything to-day seriously affecting
a m■« tlon of our country affocti the
nation, because there is no-legitimate
business or industry but what all of
us are concerned and interested Why.
the sections that r an not produce cit
rus fruits are certainly Interested in
the sections that do produce them,
and what would the citrus fruit pro
ducers do if it were not for people to
consume them.
These fruits are essential to oiir
health and happiness, therefore we
are all interested. The man in Mon
tana wears overalls made of Georgia
cotton; he may be a farmer; in turn
this Montana man arranges so that
he may directly or indirectly supply
the Georgian with quite a bit of
spring lamb and considerable fresh
beef when the season are good.
The Declaration of Independence
was a fine thing, and we all stand
back of it and its history, but I some
time* wish that that word INDEPEN
DENCE had been substituted by. say
SELF-GOVERNMENT because it is
found there are some few people who
try to take advantiige of that word
independence and give the whole
country u lot of trouble.
Importance of Cattle.
The whole nation is interested in
every legitimate industry, and wants
them developed and extended; for this
mining cattle on tlie farm for soil
improvement.
Cattie Have Decreased.
Cattle have decreased several mil
lion head the past f*-w years, and the
population has wonderfully Increased
out of all proportions to the number
of cattle, which, of course, creates a
crying demand for more beef, milk
and butter. Not cheaper beef, milk
and butter, particularly, but a good
wholesome product and plenty of It.
The great free cattle ranges, once
overstocked with inferior cattle, and
still existing on a smaller scale in
some sections, are disappearing, and
the great rattle pastures of the Mid
dle West and North have been con
verted into small farms. To adjust
conditions is going to take time and
great effort in order that cattle rais
ing may continue to h? profitable in
the sections that heretofore produced
the bulk of our beef supply. We need
not worry. The cattle industry of the
United Htates is not going to be a
thing of the past, largely because “the
way to a man’s heart is through his
stomach."
The old adage. "To make two blades
of grass grow where one grew be
fore," is the motto. A few high-class
cattle are going to be maintained on
every farm in the region of the $150
and 1250 acre land, because it is found
that the better the animal, the quick
er and greater the yield of products.
Therefore, pure-bred, high-producing
beef and dairy cattle are going to be
established because they have proven
orofltable
Beef Developed Quickly.
Instead of keeping a beef bullock
until three or four years of ago be
fore fattening and marketing as of ye
olden days, the high-class animal is
converted into beef and is sizzling
In the broiler at 1# months to 2 years
of age. and will make more and better
quality beef than his 3 or 4-year-old
predecessor. Quick returns and often
Is the modern method in any line of
business!
The S*atp of Georgia Is* a great
farming region; her agrfeultural re
sources when fully developed are
equal to. If not greater and better,
Ihnn moit any State Resources are
developed according to demand; for
that reason the development of a cat
tle industry is now under way in the
State, but headway in any undevel
oped resource is slowly made because
people are reluctant in grain oppor
tumty that means considerable incon
venience to adjust condition!-' to war
rant success and profits in the under-
ta king.
The cattle in the State of Georgia
have been under federal quarantine
bv act of Congress for twenty years.
The people have only fully realized
this great handicap lately when, on
account of scarcity of cattle through
out the country, the Georgia farmer
was called upon to mipplv a few cat
tle to replenish the breeding ground
of other sections at prices higher than
he was' accustomed to, and, of course,
he wanted to sell. It was then that
the quarantine restrictions musr be
complied with, which meant incon
venience and expense that had to b*
deducted from the selling price.
Exposed to Tick Fever.
This Federal cattle quarantine
, means that Georgia cattle harbor or
1 are exposed to a furious cattle dis
ease known as ■'Splenetic," "South
ern." or Tick fever, produced and
transmitted by the common cattle
tick. If cattle harboring this tick vverd
permitted to go promiscuously to
other sections unrestricted in their
movement it would result in the
spread of infection and death of bus
ceptible cattle.
It is to be seen. then, that a rattl?
industry will not be developed to its
full proportions when harboring a
serious disease and is handicapped
bv Federal quarantine restrictions.
The cattle fever tick prevalent In
Georgia and the mild climate of the
South hinders the development of cat
tle and makes the business hazard
ous anil unprofitable. (IT Rv produc
ing the disease in every calf infested;
the calf usually lives, hut is stunted
in growth throughout its life. The
young calf posses«e* a resisting pow
er to the disease that older cattle do
not have when raised away from the
tick (2T Cattle raised away from
this tick until past *1* months of age
then exposed and becomes infested
with tick)! usually die. (2) Ticks
make the introduction of improved
sire* and herd* for Improvement of
cattle exceedingly risky, because such
animals are susceptible and are likely
to die from the disease. (4) Ticks as
a parasite prey upon the animal, de
priving it of blood and vitality and at
the same time transfusing the micro
organism of disease that stays with
the animals throughout life. There
Is no medical remedy for tick fever.
Cattle raised in the presence of ticks
are inferior animals and never de
velop normally.
The Federal cattle quarantine was
>§ not a discrimination against South-
reason the nation and the State and * ern oaU,e: ** " as !l necessity, in or-
all citizens interested wish to see a *'ler to protect the great cattle Indus-
Squandered His
Million and Lands
In the Poorhouse
Robbed Father, Won Girl in Jail,
Dug Fortune, but Finally Faces
Death Penniless.
BLOOMINGTON, ILL., Sept. 6.
An order of commitment to the conn- j
ty farm of Frank Kost by Supervisor
Bader, of Astoria, marks the fin i! j
chapter in a remarkable story.
Tempted, as a result of extravagant j
ideas, into burglarizing his father's <
store, marrying the daughter of the)
Sheriff, after making the acquaint- I
ance of the girl while he was a pris
oner; accumulating $1,000,0(10 in mine
prospecting only to lose all by a turn ,
of the w heel, and finally to enter the |
poorhouse a broken-hearted, decrepit j
old man. furnishes a life story that is !
another illustration of the old saying !
that truth is stranger than fiction.
Forty years ago Frank Kost, trust
ed clerk for his father, a wealthy *
merchant of Astoria, stole several !
hundred dollar'- from the school fund I
of which his father was 1reasurer.-'|
Detectives fastened the crime on j
young Kost, who confessed, and later |
was released from jail when his fa-j
ther restored the money.
While in Jail Kost won the heart
of the .Sheriff's daughter, married her '
and became a traveling salesman, j
Good fortune turned his head, he be
came infatuated with other women,
and his wife secured a divorce at
Paola, Kans., in 1889.
The last < hapter came when Host
drifted back to Astoria tot die. Pen
niless. a physical wreck, with none |
to care whether he lived or died, he
had but one haven of refuge—the
county farm.
cattle industry of great proportions
developed in Georgia and the South,
because this industry is the most
vital and important subject under
consideration for the welfare of our
try and markets of the uninfected
territory Just as soon as it wai
found by scientific investigation that
this tick could be completely eradi
cated permanently from every farm.
Suffragists Barred
By Want Ad Suitor
Maryland Youth, Refused a Dozen
Times, Isn’t so Particular About
Other Details.
FREDERICK, Me.. Sept. 6.—-Re
fused twelve times, hopelessly single
at the "ripe” old age of 22, Fauntle-
roy Unger, of this city, formerly of
Waynesboro, Pa., stalwart and ath
letic, has resorted to want ads to pro
cure a life-long helpmate.
His only requirements are that she
be a competent housekeeper, reason
ably good looking and capable of
loving and making him happy. She
must be about his own age, fond of
home and without political ambitions.
"No suffragist need apply," Mr
linger declared.
Government certification or being tree
of tick infestation was an emergen
cy on account of scarcity, and I feel
sure that the movement of inferior I
Southern cattle will continue but a
short time, simply long enough that
the cattle sections where grazing anil
feeding take place can be rehabili
tated with better improved stock.
Now Is Georgia’s Time.
Now is the time for Georgia and
all Southern Htates to take the prop
er step to develop cattle of high qual
ity. because of natural advantage-
after the tick has been removed. It
is not likely that there will ever be
a surplus supply of cattle in the
United States, and the chances are
that the prices will continue to be
at such a figure that will make the
business interesting and profitable. It
is true the cheaper the land and the
better the cattle tne greater the profit
Georgia farmers are producing an
nually about one-half million tons of
cotton seed. The by-product, cotton
seed meal, from these seed will sup
ply enough essential feed, balanced
with grass and other forage crops
that may be easily grown, to fatten
annually 700,000 head of cattle. It
must be kept in mind this feed is
being exported to other States and
nations and converted Into beef and
dairy products, and these products
are being returned for the use of
Georgia’s population. This great in
dustry can be established in the State
to a better advantage than in other
sections Resides, the great consum
ing centers of the North and East
right at our door establishes a mar
ket by way of either land or water.
Eradication Only Beginning.
It Is to be seen that eradication of
the cattle tick Is only a beginning,
but the time and money spent by the
citizens, counties. State officials and
the Government will be returned In
the near future many times over the
amount expended. Fences, pastures
and forage must be established, then
breeding of improved cattle, feeding,
fattening and marketing a product of
high quality that will be in demand
will make the business interesting
and profitable.
The Georgia farmer and land owner
is not to blame for not producing a
home supply of beef and dairy prod
ucts up to this time, because there
has been an honest effort in the past
by men in nearly every section of
the State to improve cattle, but when
he introduced Improved sires or herds
he suffered losses by death of the
cattle or the herd retrograded into
unprofitable property and the busi
ness was abandoned. However, with
the present knowledge of adverse
conditions and the positive plans defi
nitely known to overcome these con
ditions. there need be no excuse for
not making a start, and it is believ d
that the efforts of those interested
in the future destiny of Georgia's ag
ricultural resources are justified In
insisting that cattle must be main
tained on Georgia farms that our
commerce and industries along every
line may be developed and extended.
farms and homes for several re a- j even a whole county or State, with a
sons, a few in partlcuar: (l) Rota- Period of from 4 1-2 to 6 or h months
tlon and diversification of crops, noil | by regular disinfection of the ani-
fertility and continued large yields , mals and by change of pasture, the
depend mainly on improved rattle on Government extended this informa-
the farm. (2) Cattle utilize waste Don. and at the request of various
lands for pastures. Cattle build up States interested proceeded to eo-op-
instead of tearing down, and leave ! crate w ith officials and all citizens to
the farm better c»(T because they do | the country of this serious cattle
not carry off the soil fertility. < 3 > \v© disease. This w ork is going on now
eat < at tie and their products. These
products are essential to our health,
happiness and ambition.
W.th only about 40 per cent of the
in every Southern State with j*emark
able success. B> September 1, 191.1,
there will have been freed of this
pest and released from quarantine a
land area of Georgia used for actual 1 territory four times the size of the
farming operations, the remaining ! State of Georgia.
land lying idle without fence* <,r cat- i The fact that cattle below the quar-
tle bru ;• in nothing, those who are ! antlne line are selling at a higher
Interest*-! in the full development of ! price to-day than ever known be-
the n.. ural resources of the State j fore is on account of scarcity and
nave i egun thinking over the matter great demand, and not on general im-
- I,T this great waste land for | pruvemeit The recent movement of
' it d< mai ■ 1 • • atth fron
. datrj products and the luarantwd area to Nort en md
ld\ai. ge and importance of main- 1 Western feed lots? and pasture* under
Is This Why English
Beauties Are So Fair?
(From London Herald.)
Ever since the discovery that mer-
coliieq wax would absorb and remove
u soiled complexion, its use by ladies
rs a substitute for toilet creams has
grown rapidly \ perfect complexion
can be maintained Indefinitely if this
remarkable substance is used. Its be
neficent « L ansing, clearing and preserva
tive action is quickly apparent and la
dies who have been paying as high as
a guinea a Jar for "special cream'' from
beauty specialists, soon recognize that
mercolized wax outranks them all. It
has become so popular that St can be
obtained at all chemist shops in the
British Isles. American druggists also
have great demand for it. in original
one-ounce packages The favorite way
of using is to apply it like cold cream,
before retiring, washing it off In the
morning.
The saxollte lotion for wrinkles and
the facial contour has also become ex
tremely popular. One ounce powdered
snxolite is dissolved in one-half pint
witch hazel Bathing the face in tins
has a splendid effect in erasing wrinkles
and improving contour.—(Advt.)
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