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Bulletin 827, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



methods of management have been applied even in a particular 

 locality. Practically no cattle farms or ranches have been estab- 

 lished long enough to be pointed out as practical demonstrations. 

 The question, " How long have you used a pure-bred bull ? " was 



asked of every owner of a pure-bred bull in the Piney Woods, so 

 far as lists were obtainable, and the average length of time given 

 in the answers was less than 4 years. Four years is hardly time 

 enough to put a cattle farm on a paying basis. 



The crop rotations are not limited to corn, oats, wheat, and clover, 

 or similar rotations, as is common in most cattle-producing sections, 



