. The heart of the South along the line of the Atlanta & West Point and the Western railway of Alabama . HtRD Ul- JEHbtYb N AH As an instance, Mr. N. J. Heard, who runs a private dairj at La Grange, selling his butter inAtlanta, gets an average of one pound of butter per day from his herd of Jersey cattle for every dayin the year. Another instance in the same section, is the herd of Mr. T. G. Cameron, who lives sixmiles from La Grange, and for the past year milked an average of nine cows, getting an income fromthem of over $800. These examples could be multiplied all along the line of the
. The heart of the South along the line of the Atlanta & West Point and the Western railway of Alabama . HtRD Ul- JEHbtYb N AH As an instance, Mr. N. J. Heard, who runs a private dairj at La Grange, selling his butter inAtlanta, gets an average of one pound of butter per day from his herd of Jersey cattle for every dayin the year. Another instance in the same section, is the herd of Mr. T. G. Cameron, who lives sixmiles from La Grange, and for the past year milked an average of nine cows, getting an income fromthem of over $800. These examples could be multiplied all along the line of the Atlanta and WestPoint Railroad. One Dtculiai f. atiiiL- of ilic dairy Inisiness in this section is that when once a farmer(•n;_;ams in it ii .ofital)Ie. There are hardly ten days in the year when the cattle cannot be turned out to isture, and the fortunate dairjman has :een feed growing at all seasons, so that cattle have green feed at all times, even . ithout the use of the silo. Barns can be put up cheaply, as the expensive and close arns of the cold North are not necessary ir this climate. Cows
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