Show RAPID DEVELOPMENT IN LIVE STOCK INDUSTRY IN SOUTH IS REPORTED I Y k kt Ia I I t n sr Sa k w. w w yr f DAIRY HERD ON A SOUTHERN FARM Prepared by the United States Department Department Department Depart Depart- ment l' l of Agriculture Ag The stock live-stock industry In the Southern states Is progressing at a It rapid rate Some S-ome of the things beef- beef cattle extension specialists of the United States department of agriculture agriculture agriculture ture are doing to encourage a combInation combination combination com com- of stock live production with cotton growing are described In recent reports from the thc field As a result of their activities thousands of pure-bred pure cattle are being shipped Into every Southern state and carloads of fat stock are being sent to stock livestock markets markets markets mar mar- from farms where cotton formerly formerly formerly for for- merly was grown exclusively During a 0 recent month mouth the specialIsts specialists special special- vI visited farms In counties In the states of Arkansas Florida Georgia 1 Mississippi North Carolina Caroll u. u South Carolina and ond Tennessee and anel traveled miles to give specific Instructions to farmers and to conter confer confer con con- fer ter with other extension workers on beef bee production They attended ten meetings held beld twelve demonstrations and through their efforts a total of pure-bred pure bulls pure-bred pure cows and 1503 1805 grade cattle were placed on farms in the different states During the month also a general gen gen- oral eral conference was held at Memphis Tenn which h was attended by state and federal representatives of the department department department de de- de- de of agriculture directors of state stute experiment stations and extension extension extension exten exten- sion workers state slate agents veterinarIans veterinarians ians inns and others Interested In promoting ing Ingmore more and better live Jive stock In the South Assist in Stock Live Shows Among the many duties of the beef- beef cattle specialists is to assist with the stock live work In connection with stock live shows and county and state fairs They assist breeders In making makIng making mak mak- ing selections of feeding animals for shows In iu arranging judging contests and demonstrations and in securing better classifications and premiums for fOl worth worthy exhibits all nIl of ot which has been the means of arousing Interest and making stock live exhibits a more attractive feature at nt the fairs The cattle beef-cattle specialists from Alkansas Ar- Ar Arkansas kansas kausas made an exhibit at nt the tri tri- state fair held In Memphis 1 in which was shown the thc best methods of feedIng feedIng feed- feed Ing lag and raising live stock Improved feeding cattle sheds feeding bunks and silos were shown together with a number of instructive placards giving such information as suitable fattening rations for pound 1000 steers and wintering rations for the breeding herd Farmers were urged to cull I their breeding herds at nt this time of the year ear and dispose of all Inferior animals Arkansas farmers particularly particularly in the rice-growing rice sections where there Is abundant pasture an and ana 1 plenty of straw have been good buyers buyers buy buy- ers of cattle from the time drought area aren bU 1 in the Southwest There are extensive areas In Florida Flor Flor- ida IlIa that are not now being used which would graze Iaze a large number of cattle the ext extension n specialists sa say thou though h the farmers are fast awakening to the possibilities of the live stuck Industry It is reported that the holdings of on company alone would carry head if completely utilized Reports from Georgia Georga say that pastures pastures pastures pas pas- pas pas- tures are arc good and feed Is plentiful particularly velvet beans and that undoubtedly undoubtedly un un- there will be bc a 0 large lurge num nuin number ber her of cattle fed In that state stute this year The specialists are continually Icing being called upon to locate feeder cattle cattle cattle cat cat- tle for farmers In both bath Georgia aud and Florida and antI several large shipments have alread already been made from the Southwest and und other sections It is estimated that carloads will he be brought into Georgia alone from frolD T Texas Texas Tex Tex- as this fall faU Feeding demonstrations are being arranged on 12 to 15 farms in different differ differ- eat ent sections of Mississippi 1 and plans have been made to conduct them through the operation co-operation of county and district agents Special attention will be given to demonstrations In pasturing velvet beans beaus and velvet beans and corn Pure-Bred Pure Stock in Demand Orders have been placed for more mor Than han fifty carloads of breeding stock sto to be shipped from the Southwest to North Carolina and the total number purchased will undoubtedly far flU exceed exceed ex ex- this number There is also much louch Interest in the purchasing of bred lure bulls and extension specialists special special- are planning to hold several se consignment conn con sales in the state 1 In n an un effort ef of- fort to meet the demand As a means of further stimulating the cattle beef industry a campaign is being conducted conduct ed for the building of silos and Im lm Improving proving the pastures In the thc state In South Carolina also the demand for pure-bred pure stock as well as as' as steers steer for lor fall an and winter feeding far exceeds exceeds ex lX the available supply In a n num her bet of localities committees of representative representative farmers accompanied by specialists have gone Into other states to purchase breeding stock At Ata a recent disbursement sale of 24 21 heal hen of ot pure-bred pure cattle 21 of the animals remained iv In the state the farmers being being be he- ing Ipg anxious to retain them to build buildup buildup buildup up their herds Arrangements were made by Tennessee Tennessee Ten stockmen with the Union Stock Yards company In Nashville for holding the annual sale of ot the Middle Tennessee Breeders' Breeders association at nt atthe atthe the yards The company provided tall stall space for the cattle a sale ring and in other ways helped make immke tin tIlt sale a success The farmers of the th state are much Interested In pasture Improvement and the l keeping of live 11 livestock stock as a means of meeting the labor labor la lu bor shortage |