Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-19
see HERE, CATTLE MEN.
what To DO This Spring In Preparation
for the loom.

what 10 DO Tits Spring In Preparation
Tor the boom.
There Is large shortage Of cattle-a
shortage which II will DO difficult 10
cover. and there are but two ways 10 do
H. The legitimate and permanent method
I. breeding, but cattle men will be slow
10 adopt this course. They are yet too
badly demorallzed 10 accept the change
as permanent. and from breeding It
seems q long road 10 rcsulla This "a
truc. but II "a the road ncvcrthelesA II
IL tho only way In which the supply Of
cattle can DO had TO meet the demand,
aud It should be good breeding and good
feeding Good cattle viii command
long prices II IA now difficult to tell
where prices win 20, aud will not nm.
dortako TO say, but will venture this
much. that there Ia u good ten years Of
prosperity ahead Of US. and II IA very
doubtful whether the supply can meet
OF overtake tho demand In ton years
time
This shortage can DO partially covered
by better feeding, but cattle men will
meet tho opening spring without grain
and with thin cattle.
All stock should DO put on good grass
Sweet corn should be planted a. early as
possible. and this will b. ready to feed
IN July AT the same timo tho ever
green corn should BE- planted. and II will
follow the early variety with good ears
and win last until Held corn Is ready.
In this way steers that como 10 grass
thin may DO ready for market In later
fall and early winter. aud tako well up
10 the top Of the market, or they may
have oil cake on grass from tho start.
Tho market viii pay for IL
Tho English feeders are receiving largo
shipments Of cotton seed from Egypt
Many Of tho American feeders arc with.
In reach Of cotton seed and cotton seed
cake.
Tho shipment Of good breeding cows
for slaughter should stop. Such. how
over. M are not good brecders should 10
sent off and only useful stock kept,
A statistical bureau should be organ.
ixcd to gather facts In reference 10 the
cattle trnde. that cattle men may under
stand tho existing facts that have n bear.
ing on their business II this had been
In operation for tho last two years. or
even for the last Eve years, we should
not have the depression which we have
gonc through Early steps should 30
taken 10 organize for this purpose.
Tho majority Of cattle men are scat
tered and do not como In contact with
each other 40 that they can keep posted
Could they know Just how many cattle
come to the leading markets OF tn, world
each week. and Just how many 10 into
consumption. how many 10 east. how
many 10 west. and In what shape they
10 and how many arc exported TO other
countries IN live cattle. dressed bcof, In
cans and sailed, they would soon under
stand the conditions Of trade.
II they could see what kind Of cattle
bring the top Of tho market and what
kind take tho bottom Of the market,
and should they compare notes and lind
that the steer that stands at tho top cost
no moro than tho one that goes 10 tho
bottom. they would then DO reaching
for t.io top place.
We ought to improve the coming OPP
portunities and get upon n higher level
We can command tho best Of tho worlds
markets, and In those markets have no
competition
In discussing these questions at tho
stock yards few days since WINS met
with this assertion that there were
great many people who could not afford
TO buy tho bcst beef that they must
take the poorer quality replied to
this that the third and fourth rate pieces
In q wen bred and well fed steer wcro
better than the best pieces In a scrub
and poorly fed stoor.---r. L. Miller In
Breeders Gazette.