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.A ' - -J -' POISONPJGTHE .BOLL WEEVIL'S "DlUNKINfl TRH 'W fcC- fv-" i"f:4 1 4 -n ...a. ;-- J1 " , ' 1 1 1 ii -i,.t'v -.-'... iw J , -rfT . .;, . . . ... FQUWPED.1006, AT DALE1GH. M. C . ; vol. xxxv; - No. 13. SKV ,MARCH 27, 1920 $1 a Year; 5c a Copy SOUTHEAST jTrr- rl DIZibUlYIli LIVESTOCK 1 y v. V v5 V 4 ; v (; x x s-' ' ; - . TEN DAUGHTERS OF A GREATSOUTHERN SHORTHORN BULL v E5SSt Nt.mber.-orLivbstock (in thousand,),' 1917.' .nd 1920. (Asterisks, denote decrease). South? He then answers thaL peanuts cheaper cornt soy beahsfjlsh meal and our long . growing seasons for hog pastures will certainly do itie moving. The Mil weevil, asMr. Shay -aptly remarks doesn't -simPh '" 'advocate" divei yification)or "re commend" it; he COMPELS it.-. , - ' " : , The result, is undoubtedly going to . be a bitf- boos f for all forms of. the - livestock industry in our Southeastern , states. ' r Even beforethe boll weevil T came, . the "Carolinas, Virginia and Georgia- were making remarkable. I progress in cattle and hog raising, attd tf'r cotton-growing sections will go forward even faster from now on. In this connection, we present the following striking table showing the increases or decreases (by thousands) . in numbers of livestock in each South ern state from 'January 1, 1917, to January 1,1920. Of course, the fear ful drouth in Texas explains the de creases in cattle and hogs shown wi Jfca ia, 6tt all the South, east ofy the Mississippi River, shows a really. astounding development, especially in hogs. .In view of the fine speed we yarealready making, and zvith the boll ; Weevil putting ipurs to us. for still greater speed, the South is indeed fast ' becoming a livestock section; . : , 4 A - ! V 1 7 S I ( , V f 1 ,vr"V.. -
The Progressive Farmer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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