Thursday, Febru ary 1 4 , 1 907.
PROGRESSIVE FARMER AND COTTON PTJ A.NT,
LVII. CLIMATIC, ADVANTAGES OF THE SOUTH OVER THE NORTH
ANIt WEST FOR FARM WORK AND FEEDING STOCK.
Messrs. Editors; I wonder if the
farmers of The Progressive Farmer
territory realize the advantage they
enjoy over-the farmers of the North
and West in the matter of climate?
And are we making use of thiy ad
vantage as much as we should in do
ing our farm work" and the feeding
of live stock? - . -
The Difference in Cost of Grain.
The point is made that we cannot
compete . with the West in the feed
ing of cattle" because of. the ' high
price of ' grain in our section. But
look at -the question fairly and let
us see if our Western neighbors have
such an : advantage? after all. Corn
usually sells about one-fourth higher
in our section than in Illinois that
amounts to about fifteen cents pr
bushel; in fact, Western corn may be
shipped to our section at about fif
teen cents per bushel ; so the abdve is
a fair estimate of price, and we may
conclude that in the mattenof pur
chased corn feed, the -West would
have, us at a disadvantage of about
one-fourth, providing the climates
were the same. r -v
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But it Requires More to Supply Ani
mal Heat in the Colder Sections.
portion of our grain feed goes to the
keeping up - of the animal heat of
beasts being fattened The difference
in temnerature between Piedmont
South and Middle West is around 20
temperature of .10 degrees below
zero. Piedmont cattle are iust feel
ing frisky with the, mercury about
10 degrees above zero. We will make
a rough guess ) that" in this warmer
climate of the Piedmont section a
: i. : " . j it.
pouna. oi meai may ue maae ou me
same quality of cattle at a cost of one
fifth less corn than in the colder
climate. . - , "
We would, like to have theExperi
ment Stations work "out this problem
in actual experiments, using the same
cattle. We will concede that the
ITT 2. - T lfttlsN V. rt A .
wesLtjru larmei uas a .uuie me ad
vantage up to this point.
: The South Can Grow liottghness a
; . Third Cheaper.
" But. wait a little: the South has
another great grain feed that is be
ins: shiDDed West in . considerable
quantities for the feeding of cattle.
The Southern farmer has the advant-
age here of about one-fifth, as - this
. great concentrate (viz., cottonseed
meal) is produced right at the South-,
em feeder's door. Any practical far-
mer who is-' acquainted with5condi
tions in bQth sections will admit at
once that rough ; feed can be pro
duced in the South tit ; about two
thirds the cost of production in the
Northern section because ( 1 ) . of the
more luxuriant growth of all manner
of forage crops' in the sub-tropica
section, ,( 2 ) the present low market
. value of " the Southern lands, necessi
tating only ; one-fifth the interest
charged against the land on which
the . forage crop is grown in the
South, and (3) the fact (which' is
not generally known) that a team
'; will cultivate about one-third . more
land in corn in our section than will
the same team in the North because
of our open winters allowing all land
to be broken before spring arrives.
The last is not theory, but a fact
that we have proved to . our satisfac
tion. We are handling our place of
240 acres in the Piedmont with the.
same team' power that we used in
working T50 acres in the North, the
same sort of farming being done in
teach case. But to secure this ad
vantage, we must take advantage of
the pleasant winter weather to do -our
plowing, manure hauling, etc. Then
when the warm spring days arrive
we are ready to harrow and culti
vate our- crops, :. keeping our work
well in hand: r - - ;.
Direct Profit 'as Great, Indirect Profit
" Greater.
In conclusion, we believe we are
safe in saying that cattle may be, fed
in the South: with the assurance that
as great a direct - profit, may be ex
pected as is secured by the feeder- in
the West, and that we may expect a
far greater indirect profit frpm the
rapid increase in value of our well
cared for Southern lands. But of
course we must 'give careful heed to
the saving and applying of the ma
nure made during the. feeding period
if we would reap, the greatest profit
from our labor. . '
. A. Li. FRENCH.
R. F. D. 2, Byrdville, Va.
The New Senator From Kansas.
The Senate "will have, a little
sporting blood infused into it when
the new Senator from Kansas," Hon.
Charles Curtis, dons his toga and
take his place among the statesmen.
Not only' is Mr. Curtis one who is
familiar with the ; ways of race
horses, but he is also proud of the
Indian blood which flows in his veins.
He has been a jockey, a peanut ven
der and a cab-driver and all the
time he was studying at odd mo
ments." Finally he read law in the
office of a Topeka lawyer, who "took
him into partnership. Then he en
tered politics. Last November he
was elected to the House of Repre
sentatives of the Sixtieth Congress
for his eighth successive term. Now,
he has been named by the Republic
can caucus of the Kansas Legisla
ture for Senator. Mr. Curtis'-mother,
it is stated, was a half-blooded
Indian of the Kaw tribe. Every year
during the festivals of this tribe it is
his custom to visit them; to enter
tfieir council chamber and' to take
part in the discussions. Some of the
old families of Virginia are proud
of their descent from Pocahontas, the
daughter of Powhatan. Mr. Curtis
shows by his interest in the tribe of
which his mother was a member and
his identification with it on occasions
that he . is not ashamed of his ances
try, although his mother was not the
daughter of a king. Descendants of
Pocahpntas have distinguished themselves-
for : their statesmanship and
public services. Mr. Curtis will have
opportunities to make his mark in
the . Senate. His career has been a
Kinemlflrlv interesting one. His work
in the Senate ..will be watched with
more than ordinary interest, notonJy
because he has Indian blood in
his veins,; but has already proved
hiinself a man of high purpose and
substantial achievements. Baltimore
Sun.. . . " -
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1S06.
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