Mississippi Is Fast Coming to the Front in the Production of Live Stock 



To embark in the live-stock industry successfully, there must at all times be 

 an abundance of good pastures well sodded with nutritious grasses. The most 

 important pasture crops in the north part of the State are Bermuda, Lespedeza, 

 Paspalum, bur and white clover. In the southern part of the State carpet grass 

 should be added as a valuable addition to the group mentioned above. When 

 well set with a mixture of these grasses, a pasture will frequently carry in excess 

 of one cow per acre. Pastures north, south, east or west can be greatly im- 

 proved, depending upon the ability of the farmer. 



Silos 



While a combination of the grasses above named will furnish grazing over a 

 long season, there are from two to three months each year during which all live 

 stock should be supplied with feed other than that which may be obtained in the 

 open field. There is no section in the State where the feed necessary for this 

 purpose cannot be grown. Silos provide the most economical and efficient means 

 for storing succulent feed. Silage, together with a small amount of either cotton- 

 seed meal or velvet beans, will carry stock in good condition through the roughest 

 weather. 



Up-to-date Silos in Mississippi 

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