Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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'j,, At' t t A 8 THE PRICE Of BEEf [NTIRELY TOO HIGH? The Answer to This Question May Be A Wider Utilization of Unused Pasture Lands-Millions of Acres Now Ungrazed Available in North, West, East, and South. "Is the price of beef high ?" This question is heard on all sides today. The producer says, "No, con sidering the price I get for my cat tile." The consumer says, "Yes." So there you have it. But whatever the right answer, the fact remains that prices may go higher if there is not enough beef to supply the demand for juicy steaks and rib roasts with brown gravy. 1113 The low. sU NN On the other hand, prices may de cline if an over-supply is produced. What is the present situation? We have today less beef in sight than for several years, according to reports to the United States Department of Ag riculture, which is kept closely advised as to conditions on the ranges and inI the markets. The present price of feed stuffs, scarcity of farm labor, re (uced numbers of breeding animals, and a small margin of profits to the producer the past year are all factors which tend to limit production, and impress the importance of maintaining production and producing beef as cheaply as possihle. Utilize Pastures to the Utmost. For an answer to this question, we must look to Mother Earth. This is springtime, the crops are planted, the D RE BROTHEl t II[R SEDAN 'he comfort and beauty of the ppointments add to the ~hysical enjoyment which you erive from the easy riding 1ualities of the Sedan. he upholstery is done in ~enuine mohair velvet. ~asol ine consumption is unlus. The tire mileage is unusually]1 MTER MOTOR C Sumter, S. C. .)ecn IBr Are.no mo: ful tha4 f Refr( With no ba grass is Arowing, and the cattle are on the green. This means, in its last analysis, utilize pasture to the limit, conserve roughages to the utmost, and produce forages and feeding stuffs which will make the most beef at least cost. The Bureau of Animal Industry of the Department of Agriculture has for several years been studying the prob lem of utilizing these feeds to best advantage. In 1914 the Department, in cooperation with the West Virginia Agricultural Station, began a series :f beef-cattle experiments in Green brier oCunty, West Virginia, to solve beef production problems in the Ap p)alachian mountain region. This sta tion is located in the southwestern part of the State, in the blue-grass area, and among the problems under I5 tally 0., I. ,ezeg e cooling or delight chilled bottle of iroaCoa .// d after effee% taken are: ist-Most economical and satisfactory rations for wintering beef steers; 2d-The influence of these rations upon the gains of steers the following summer from, grass. The results of the experiments ap Ply not to West Virginia, alone, but to all States having similar conditions which, in fact, includes the whole Ap palachian region, extending from southern Tennessee to New York. It is within this general area that abun dant pastures, cut-over and waste land is found, producing abundant pasture of good quality for beef production. The summers are not too hot, nor the winters too cold. The water supply is plentiful, being provided by springs 1 and small streams that gush out of the 1 limestone hillsides and down the val leys unpolluted by contaminating in fluences. Abundant. Pastures Available. The South, with its delightful cli mate an dlong grazing peridd of ap proximately 10 months of the year, where carpet grass, rermuda and other kinds almost equally as, nutri-'t tious abound over the plains, the cut-' over regions and waste lands of this area. The Great Lakes region, prop erly termed "clover land," where mil lions of acres todAy are not competely utilized by live stock--all provide abun dant pasture that is wvell adopted for beef production. Utilization Increases Land Value By utilizing to -the fullest extent the landl devotedl to pasture, the value! of the land is increased and greater profit fesults. A system of careful mana-gement makes it possible to use higher-priced land, than has hereto-I fore been used for profitable beef~ production. The intell'gent uses of1 pasture gives a return which compares favorably with that form the cropping system, but requires less labor. It is not possible to state just how iany cattle should be allowed to the acre for grazing purposes, because .Jhi.i is determined largely by the quality and stand of 'grass, whih is, of course, variable. . n most sections the beef producer:4 who will obtain the largest net re turns is the man who will stocl5 his l'astures so that the grass is kept faiirly short but in good condition thr-oughout the grazing period. A FEW WAYS OF PROTECTING STOCK FROM STABLE FLIES1 'rho importance of taking stops to prevent the breeding of stable flies rather than depending on protection of the stock, when the flies are full grown, can not be emphasized too much. However, where this Is not done the farmer is forced to resort to various means of warding off the flies. ' 1 1 .. . 1 -** OO I oopm I *HAwELi. HOUSE I COFFEEw.~ hF VrS - 1] Work animals may be protected argely from the pest' by means of -overings. One type of covering' vhich has been found to be very of !ective and inexpensive consists of a >lanketi made of double thickness'of )urlap, so arranged as to cover com letely the back, aides, and neck of. ;he animal. The legs also are covered ;ometimes by means of old trousers dipped over the feet and tied over the )ack. Leatherenets or strips of leath !r attached to the bridle also aid in ceeping the flies from the head. The )rdinary fly net has been found to be )f little value, as it only tends to dis >lace the flies temporarily and cause hem to settle in places not covered by he net. Completely darkened stables offer nuch protection from the flies, al hough the resulting lack of ventila ion is objectionable. The thorough creening of all windows and doors is' nuch more desirable. When screened >arns are used, are sh'ould be taken to >rush the flies from the animals, when hey are about to enter, by means of iets over the doorway or with sacks. .ittle can be done to protect range tock from the flies. On hog farms a freshly plowed rench offers considerable protection o the swIne. The sides -of these ienches may be smeared with petro.. eum, which rubs off on ,jhe animals ISTOI and look ov Shave to sh, I our line ne: I come to to, I be you are i market jum I what we h~ I but would a privilege ar I of showing anyway.WV you only su< will give y SPrices and ways in line uis when in IBM Bad o . .,Cfor and acts as a reellent. The trench may be used als, ir protecting sheep, but the petroleun, in their case is un necessary. Write the United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. .,C for Farmers' Bulletin 1097, free upon re quest. ---o - YOUNG WOMEN ATTACKED Briston, R. I., May 28.-State troops ordered here today after a riot strike, in which sympathizers attacked em ployes of the National India Rubber Company, arrived tonight. No disor ders occurred after the quelling of the fifteen minutes' disturbance. The military was in entire control of the town tonight. In the course of riots, which started when young women clerks and other non-striking employes were dttacked by strike sympathizers as. they were preparing to enter the facotry, wo me.n were wounded slightly by shots fired .by factory guards, and a num ber of persons were hit by stones thrown by members of the crowd. Several of the young women were handled roughly in some cab..o by other women, who pulled their hair and tore their clothes. .A strike has been in progress at the plant for three weeks, resulting from a wage dispute. P IN er what we Ii ow you in Et time you vn. It maya not in .the ~ t now fore ve for sale, ive us the td pleasureI you thruI e will show.I 1hgoods as ou service.3 terms al . Stop with~ town