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4 10 D TIEARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA, OA., SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1013. CATTLE RAISING OFFERS iT 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 75 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. F AL OPENING! TO-MORROW TUESDA Y and WEDNESDA Y Y OU are cordially invited to attend the Second Grand Fall Opening of the United Credit Clothing Company To-morrow, Tuesday and Wednesday. For the past two months we have been preparing for your fall and winter needs and to-morrow we feel sure we can show you a collection of the very latest and up-to-date styles from the most fashionable style centers and on EASY PAYMENTS AT CASH PRICES. FASHIONS LATEST IN MEN’S AND WOMEN’S READY-TO-WEAR Our exclusive models in Ladies’ Fall Suits show all the latest fads. The popular cutaway coat, the narrowed skirt, and the draped back, made in a thousand different colors beau tifully blended. Our Men’s stock speaks for itself. You’ll 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. 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