Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-10-17
ARIZONA.
Interesting Information a- to It. Grazing
 Resources and ClIma

AiA-ona. hlEnln tne past year there has been an increase of nearly 100 per cent, and still the bovine tide IS setting strongly towards the land of sunshine and silver. Texas, Colorado, Califor. ma ard your own territory, are con- t1butIng to swell the stream of wealth on foot seeking new pastures in a land where bllzzsrds are unknown, where spring and summer hold joint reign, and where stock keep rolling fat every month ID the year. When the millions or acres Of grass covered plain and mesa, now solitary wastes, are reclaimed by The sld of arteisan water, the stock growing capacity of Arizona will be in- creased greatly. That thls will be done, and at no distant day, admits of no doubt; that she experiment. will be a success has already been demonstrated. IL IS only within the first half of the present decade that the adaptability of this territory for stock raising has been fairly tested. Before the opening of railroads, the business was followed Tn small way, the only demand being ihe local consumption, but when the barriers of isolation were swept aside the cowboys calling received an impe- tuOus which yet promises to place 1t in the van of Auzona's industries. To the minds of eastern people Arizona IS still what disgusted army officer once de- scrlbed 1t, ''a bowling wilderness, not it for the beasts of the field tO live in." But If that cratic son of Mars, who has long since passed to his account, could revisit the land and glance over the fer tile fields and comfortable homes m the valleys of the Salt river and the GilR, if he could see the prosperous towns, the busy mining camps. with their mills and furnaces, II he could gaze upon the droves of sleek cattle that roam over valley, plain and mountain side, he would be ready to make the smends honorable to country which has sui fered so grievously from misrepresent- Htlon. The once prevalent idea, that be- yond its conceded mineral wealth, ATzona's productive capacity was linn lteu to rEciUs, GIla monsters, rattle snake acu NyacAes, IS being gradually l disslpaied. Truth ls at last being heard, ana the unknown and varied re- sources of Vast region are being un- derstOod and appreciated. Of the Ill., | OOO square miles embraced within the territory of Arizona, IL IS estimated that ! nearly OU,OUO, or more than Oue-half, is excellent grazing ground. Perhaps no region of the west has been sO gener- ously blessed m this respect. From the ! borders of Utah to the line of Sonora, and from the boundary of New Mexico ! almost to the Colorado of the west ATi- zona Is one vast grazing range. With tine exception of narrow strip along the great river, the country IS carpeted with rich and succulent grasses. Black and white grHmma, mesqnlt, bunch and ! what Is known as buffslo grass. are the principal varieties. Of these grasses the gr8mma is tn emost widely distrlbut- ed. It is found m every portion of the territory, and Is the staple food for stock on the range. When green 1t is exceed ingly sweet, julcy and nutritious, and when dry seems to lose none of these | qualities. IL cures On the stalk and the process Is perfect, Rs If done by the la- bOr ot mar. No kind of hay equals the fattenlng qualities of grsmms grass cured and dried by the sun. Cattle like 1t as we'll in summer Rs m winter, and keep fat on 1t every month m the year. The beef from this food Is unequaled | for tenderness and flavor.
 The climate IS unrivalled for cattle growing. Not without reason has Ari- zona been called "the stockman's para disc" From January to December cat tie roam over the extended mesas, keep iLg in prime condition. No binding snow storms, no fierce ''nOrthers," no in- tense cold rob the cattlemeu of the &C., cumulatIons of years. Below the 34th parallel the valleys and plains are rare " visited by snow. In the northern portion of the territory, when the eleyst- ed mountain ranges are covered with their fisecy mantle, stock IS moved to | the lower foothills, where they find sD abundance of rich feed during the win | ter months. In Arizona the stock | Eroaer ls rnt compelled to build cor | Ials and h ssGs lU shelter hls herd from the freez. L., winds of the winter season. He does not incur the expense Of put ting up large quantities of feed to keep his stock three or four months in the year. In fact, he Incurs scarcely any of | the risks that attend the business In less favorable regions. Ills herds thrive and increase winter and summer, and his bank account grows spsce.
 The natural increase of cattle m Ari- zona equals that of the most favored section of the range area. Ninety and ninety-five per cent IS not unusual when the maximum number of bulls IS kept. This IS owing to the perfect eli mate and the extreme healthfulness and purity of the air. The loss from all sources IS estimated not to exceed three per cent yearly. Epidemic diseas- es are unknown. Arizona possesses one other great advantage for stock raising: While the area of grazing ground m other countries IS becoming narrowed by the steady advance of the farmer, here the immense stretches Of plain, foothill and mesa, can never be utilized for any other purpose than grazing. The farming industry will always be confined to the valleys bordering the streams. while the vast area including the rolling plains and elevated hillsldes, will be devoted to cattle. The domain of the stock raIser and farmer IS clearly marked, and the former can turn his herds over the broad mesas and rolling foothills without fear that the farmer m few years will compel him to seek fresh fields and pastures new.
 This IS but hurried and incomplete sketch of the natural advantages that Arizona presents to the cattle raiser, winch may be summarized m a perfect climate, rich grasses, and an almost un- limited range. Two transcontinental railroads passing through the norther ID and southern portions of the territory, offer every facility for shipping 10 east ern and western markets. Add to these. safety, security and ample pro- tection for property, and what more can the stockman ask? No country in the United States can produce cheaper beef than Arizona, and none bring larger profit to the coffers of the cattleman Everyone who has gone into the business has grown rich, or IS fast becoming SO Poor men who began five or SIX years aro with few hundred head of cattle [ are now treated by theIr less favored fellow citizens with that respectful con sideration due to pc rsons of unquestion able financial solidity. And the busi ness is only in its infancy. On tho broad plains and rolling hills of Arizo ma, fortunes are awaiting men of energy and enterprise. The vast stretches ol rich pasture land will yet be utilized , and covered with thousands of cattle
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