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The vegetables. The South is the great vegetable 

 region of the United States and can more profitably pro- 

 duce most varieties than can any other section. Potatoes 

 can be grown to good advantage in many of the states. 

 Cabbages, tomatoes, melons, sweet potatoes and nearly ev- 

 ery other garden vegetable will thrive in most states, and 

 will, on good soil, produce two or even three crops a year. 



Forage crops. While certain of the forage crops 

 most successful in the North are not adapted to the South, 

 there is a wide range of both grasses and legumes suited to 

 southern conditions. Alfalfa, Johnson grass, cow-peas, soy- 

 beans, Bermuda grass, lespedeza and the vetches are freely 

 grown in their respective regions. 



3. Animals Adapted to Southern Farming 



Cattle. Cattle can be more cheaply and profitably 

 produced in the South than in any other part of the country. 

 This is because of the mild climate making it possible to 

 use pastures for the greater part of the feed, and also 

 because of the absence of the long period of cold which not 

 only requires more expensive feeding but often reduces the 

 amount of beef or milk. Both dairy and beef cattle should 

 be raised more extensively through the southern states than 

 is now the case. 



Hogs. The South can also raise hogs to excellent 

 advantage. The southern people are more extensive meat 

 eaters than those of the North and yet raise a comparatively 

 small proportion of their meat. Hogs can be grown very 

 largely upon forage, using grain feeds only for fattening. 

 Pork can be produced more cheaply pound by pound, there- 

 fore, in southern regions than elsewhere. 



Horses and mules. The same conditions that make 

 it profitable to raise cattle and hogs in the South also make 



