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TIEARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA, OA., SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1013.
CATTLE RAISING OFFERS
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FARMERS OFTRESOUTP
Government Quarantine Against the
Fever Tick Only Method by Which
Section Can Develop Beef Industry.
Great Herds Now Things of Past.
By DR. E. M. NIGHBERT.
(U. 9. Bureau of Animal Industry.)
To-day there is more concern man
ifested toward the importance of
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
dej«ended 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 and 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 now
living have a kick coming because
the great public domain once a free
cattle range is being settled by tnen
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
wealth.
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 1* 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 i« a day of getting acquainted
in the United States. 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 be ex
tended among ourselves to the best
advantage.
Just think what a blessing if Geor.
gia with her great rainfall 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 Sectoin*.
Many farmers in these sections had
to dispose of a part of their cattle
not in condition for the beat results,
which means that the supply of beef
for Georgia will be perhaps slightly
scarcer and more expensive this year,
because Georgia has depended upon
these and other sections for the bulk
nf her beef and dairy supply. Just
think what it would mean if these
cattle that were scariflced on the
market could have been shipped into
the State of Georgia for fattening and
finishing, then these cattle would have
served their full purpose. Yea. Amer
icans are Just beginning to get ac
quainted, and the better the acquaint
ance the better off we find ourselves,
because it means a more amlcalble
co-operation.
Anything to-day seriously affecting
a section of our country affects the
nation, because there is no legitimate
business or industry but what all of
us are concerned and interested. Why,
the sections that can 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 our
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
Bpring lamb and considerable fresh
beef when the season are good.
The Declaration of Independence
was a fine thing, and we ull stand
back of it and its history, but 1 some
times 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 advantage pf that woi'd
independence and give the whole
country a lot of trouble
Importance of Cattle.
The whole nation is interested in
every legitimate industry, and wants
them developed and extended; for this
reason the nation and the State ami
all citizens interested wish to see a
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
farms and homes for several rea
sons. a few in particuar: (1) Rota
tion and diversification of crops, soil
fertility and continued large yields
depend mainly on improved cattle on
the farm (2) Cattle utilize waste
lands for pastures. Cattle build up
instead of tearing down, and leave
the farm better off because they do
not carry off the soil fertility. < 3) We
eat cattle and their products. These
products are essential to our health,
happiness and ambition.
With only about 4u per cent of the
land area of Georgia used for actual
farming operations, the remaining
land lying idle without fences or cat
tle bring in nothing, those who are
interested in the full development of
the natural resources of the state
have begun thinking over the matter
of utilizing this great waste land tor
cattle, because of the great demand
^■Ldvaniage and imj runt < i
the farm for soil
not a discrimination against South- j
ern cattle; It was a necessity, in or- i
der to protect the great uittle indus
try' and markets of the 5 uninfected i
territory. Just as soon as it was
found by scientific investigation that
this tick could he completely eradi
cated permanently from every farm,
even a w hole county or State, with a
period of from 4 1-2 to 6 or X months
by regular disinfection of the ani
mals and by change of pasture, the
Government extended this informa
tion, and at the request of various
States interested proceeded to co-op
erate with officials and all citizens to
free the country of this serious cattle
disease. This work is going on now
in every Southern State with remark
able success. By September 1, 1913,
there will have been freed of this
pest and released from quarantine a
territory four times the size of the
State of Georgia.
The fact that cattle below the quar
antine line are selling at a higher
price to-day than ever known be
fore is on account of scarcity and
great demand, and not on general im
provement. The recent movement of
large numbers of cattle from the
quarantined area to Northern and
Western feed lots and pastures under
Government certification of being free
•>t tick infestation was an emergen
cy on account of scarcity, and I feel
sure that the movement of Inferior
Southern cattle will continue but a
short time, simply long enough that
the cattle sections where grazing and
feeding take place can be rehabili
tated w’ith better Improved stock.
Now Is Georgia’s Time.
Now la the time for Georgia and
all Southern States to take the prop
er step to develop cattle of high qual
ity, because of natural advantages
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 he
at such a figure that will make the
business interesting and profitable. It
is true the cheaper the land and the
better the cattle the 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
Besides, the great consum-
NSANITY PLEA
talnlng cattle
Improvement.
Cattle Have Decreased.
Cattle have decreased several mil
lion head the past few 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 cattle 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 be profitable in
the sections that heretofore produced
the bulk of our beef supply. We need
not worry. The cattle Industry of the
United States 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 $250 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 sections. , ... o
beef and dairy cattle arc going to be J mg^ centers of the North and Ea
established because they have proven *"|
profitable
Beef Developed Quickly.
Instead of keeping a beef bullock
until three or four years of age 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 18 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 State of Georgia Is a great
farming region; her agricultural re
sources when fully developed are
equal to. if not greater and better,
than most 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 to grasp oppor
tunity that means considerable incon
venience to adjust conditions to war
rant success and profits in the under
taking.
The cattle In the State of Georgia
have been under Federal quarantine
by 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 supply 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 must be
complied with, which meant incon
venience and expense that had to be
deducted from the selling price.
Exposed to Tick Fever.
This Federal cattle quarantine
means that Georgia cattle harbor or
are exposed to a serious cattle dis
ease known as “Splenetic.” "South
ern.” or Tick fever, produced and
transmitted by the common cattle
tick. If cattle harboring this tick wero
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 cattle
Industry will not be developed to its
full proportions when harboring a
serious disease and is handicapped
by 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 and unprofitable. (1) By produc
ing the disease in every calf infested;
the calf usually lives, but is stunted
in growth throughout Its life. The
young calf possesses a resisting pow
er to the disease that older cattle do
not have when raised away from the
tick. (2) Cattle raised away from
this tick until past six months of age.
then exjx>sed and becomes Infested
with ticks usually die. (2) Ticks
make the introduction of improved
sire.s and herds 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 Fcderai cattle quarantine was
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
rattle 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 believed
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.
FOR FREEDOM
Prisoner and Father Both Study
Italian in Order to Understand
Testimony.
Continued From Preceding Pag®.
the Italian courts will be has not been
fully established, although It is be
lieved that his lawyers will plead both
Insanity and a reasonable Justifica
tion.
Since Charlton reached Italy, it has
been revealed that his wife was killed
by blows on the head inflicted by a
hammer and a statue representing
Love. These instruments, as well as
the trunk which held her body, will
be displayed to the prisoner at the
trial.
After the death of his wife in June.
1910, Charlton fled to the United
States, but was arrested when his
steamer landed at Jersey City. For
three years he remained in a New
Jersey Jail, while every mean.: at the
command of lawyers was put to use
to prevent his deportation and trial,
even to an appeal to the United
States Supreme Court. But every
thing failed, and two weeks ago he
was taken to the Old World for trial.
There is no death sentence in Italy,
but life imprisonment can be Inflicted,
with mental tortures that make death
preferable, according to those that
know.
Church Owns Large Tracts of
Land in Alberta and Is Buy
ing More.
CALGARY, ALBERTA, Sept, 6.—
That the Mormon Church heirarchy in
Salt Lake City practically has decid
ed to abandon Its Mexican coloniza
tion scheme and devote all of Its out
side energies to the development of
its lands and settlements in southern
Alberta, wae the announcement made
semi-officially at Cardston, south of
Calgary, last w'eek, on the occasion of
the visit of Joseph F. Smith, of Utah,
head of the church.
Mr. Smith came to Alberta to dedi
cate the site of the new temple to be
built at Cardston, and the first to be
erected outside of Salt Lake.
President Smith made no secret of
the fact that the church of the Latter
Day Saints had great development
plans for the country south of Cal
gary. The church owns hundreds of
thousands of acres of lands in this
territory, and is prepared to add to its
holdings as often as it can, no matter
what price has to be paid.
President Smith also indicated that
the church would make an attempt to
buy out the Blood Indians, who own
a large, reserve in the Mormon terri
tory. He said he did not care what
the Indians wanted for their lands.
Champion Dancer at
71 Easily Keeps Title
For Fifty-first Time John Tom Rog
ers Displays Steps None
Could Equal.
OAK ORCHARD, DEL., Sept. 6.—
Despite his 71 years. John Toro Rog
ers, of Shortley, easily won the danc
ing championship of Sussex County
for the fifty-first consecutive year
by displaying steps that none of the
other contestants could master.
Although his years kept him from
dancing as long at a time as the
younger men, the crowd proclaimed
him the victor in buck and wing, Jig
and reel dancing. As a test the fid
dlers broke from one dance to an
other without his missing a step, and,
tired but happy, the old man still
holds the title.
TEACHER HOLDS
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Finger Prints Prove
Indian Signed Note
Pawnee Denies He Affixed Signature,
but Marks on Paper Con
vict Him.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.—Two or
three finger-prints on an “I. O. U.”
are as valid as a formal signature,
in the opinion of the finger-print ex
pert of the United States Marine
Corps.
The expert establishes the genu
ineness of nineteen finger-prints
which were given to him for identi
fication and the finding is expected to
cause a certain Pawnee Indian, who
denies signing a note for $300, con
siderable embarrassment.
Rabbit Drives Favorite Amuse
ment of Pioneer Settlers in Iso
lated Section of Oregon.
place, and in It she Is the teacher of
nine pupils.
While the conditions generally are
primitive in the extreme, Miss
O’Laughlin and her neighbors are
anything but lonely. There are three
settlers, including Miss O’Laughlin,
within two city blocks of each other,
and within a radius of five miles there
are more than 50 persons. Dancing
and card parties are weekly occur
rences, the people riding or driving
many miles to attend. Rural phones
arc Just being installed, which will
bring the neighbors that much nearer.
Laugh at Hardship*.
Necessarily there are many hard
ships, but they are laughed at by
these pioneers. This fall MU*
O’Laughlin expects to have a crop of
some twenty acres of grain. Rabbit
drives are a favorite form of amuse
ment.
DRYAD, ROEG., Sopt. 6.—Miss
Mary O’Laughlin, formerly a school
teacher of this city and also of Cen-
tralia, is now the guest of Mrs. W. M.
Benson, having obtained a five-
months’ leave of absence from her
homestead, on which phe filed last
fall, in the northern part of Lake
County, Oregon. The homestead is
comprised of 320 acres of sage brush
land and Is 75 miles from the nearest
railroad station, Bend.
The exact location of Miss
O’Laughlin’s homestead is in the
Christmas Lake Valley. 75 miles
southeast of Bend. To reach it Miss
O’Laughlin takes the train to Bend
and from there a freight wagon to
Cliff, her postoffice, which is some
four miles from her claim.
Teaches School of Nine.
Miss O’Laughlin is most favorably
located, In that she can follow her
chosen calling and “hold down” her
claim at the same time. Her school is
three miles and a half from her
Is This Why English
Beauties Are So Fair?
(From London Herald.)
Ever since the discovery that mer-
colizefi wax would absorb and remove
a soiled complexion, its use by ladles
as a substitute for toilet creams has
grown rapidly. A perfect complexion
can be maintained indefinitely if this
remarkable substance is used. Its be
neficent cleansing, 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 It can be
obtained at all chemist shops in the
British Tsles. 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 oft in the
morning.
The saxolite lotion for wrinkles and
the facial contour has also become ex
tremely popular. One ounce powdered
saxolite is dissolved in one-half pint
witch hazel. Bathing the face in this
has a splendid effect in erasing wrinkles
and improving contour.—(Advt.)
Are Rheumatic
Sufferers Negligent?
Many Suffer Excruciating Agony
for Years Without Investigat
ing the Cause of Their Pain or
Its Cure.
Rheumatism frequently comes from
uric acid poisoning. Uric acid accumu
lates from undigested food remaining in
stomach and intestines, which ferments
and putrefies and generates this poison
ous acid. If not expelled promptly it
gets Into the blood, and finally forms
crystalline deposits which settle in
Joints and muscles and stiffen them.
JACOBS’ IJ VER SALT has been re
markably successful in the treatment
of rheumatism resulting from uric acid
poisoning It is a true uric acid solvent
which will break up the deposits already
formed, dissolve the. uric acid out of the
tissues and hold It in solution until ex
pelled in the urine. It will not cure
your rheumatism overnight; neither
did your rheumatism come overnight
But JACOBS’ LIVER SALT will re
lieve you more promptly and surely
than anything else because it thorough
ly purges the system of fermenting
waste, eliminates the poisonous uric
acid and purifies the blood
Almost without exception the suf
ferer from rheumatism is subject to
constipation, biliousness or dyspepsia,
and a sluggish liver is at the bottom of
the whole trouble. JACOBS’ LIVER
SALT stimulates both liver and kidneys
and makes them keep your system clean
No other liver medicine has the same
solvent action upon uric acid, therefore
Insist that your druggist give you the
genuine JACOBS’ LIVER SALT. If he
hasn't it, full siae Jar sent upon receipt
of price, 25c. postage free Made and
guaranteed by Jacobs' Pharmacy Co.,
Atlanta.—iAdvt.J
Annie GartrcH Memorial Conservatory of Music
New Location at 506 Ponce DeLeon Avenue.
Young children taken to board. Special home care and every advantage.
All grades of city school work specialized, as well as best advuntage in all
brain hea of music Large grounds ami outdoor games Session September X-
May 9 (MISS) LUCY A GARTRELL, DirectreaB
Phone Ivy 157-L.
Night School at Georgia l ech
Will Open September 17. Enrollment and
Registration September 15 to 19 Inclusive
Courses in Architecture, Mechanical Draw-
ing, Electrical Engineering, Woodwork,
Carpentry and Joinery, Foundry Practice,
Machine Shop. Mechanical Engineering,
Mathematics, Chemistry, English.
This Night School Is a Regular Department of Ga. Tech
Contingent Fee $5 Per Term. TUITION FREE
For further information write J. N. G. Noshit.
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have been preparing for your fall and winter needs
and to-morrow we feel sure we can show you a
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have to see it.
Everybody attending our opening will Receive a souvenir
(free). One box of assorted chocolates (none to children).
Whether you are one of our regular customers or not, we want
you to attend this Grand Opening and simply look at this won
derful collection of styles. Just come in and see what we have
to offer .you. We can please the hard to please.
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