Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-19

| were shipped out OF Chicago of cattle and
/ cattle product equal TO 100000 head; there
| were received $4,000 head. The differ
ence was drawn from stock in store.
There IS large shortage in cattle-a
| shortage which it will be difficult to cover,
| ana there are but two ways to do il. The le-
| gitimate and permanent method is breed
| ing, bnt cattlemen will be slow to adopt this
! course. They are vet too badly democrat
| lied TO accept the change as permanent, and
| from breeding it seems a long road to re-
| suits. This is true, but it is the road never
| theless. 1t is the only way il which the
| supply of cattle can be had to meet the de-
| mand and it should be good breeding and
| good feeding. Good cattle will command
| long prices. It is now difficult to tell where
| prices will go, and will not undertake TO
| say, but l will venture this much that
| there is a good ten years Of prosperity
ahead of US, and it is very doubtful whether
| the supply can meet or overtake the demand
in ten years time
The shortage can be partially covered by
better feeding, but cattlemen will meet the
opening spring without grain and with
thin cattle.
All stock should be put on good grass.
Sweet corn should be planted as early as
possible. and this will be ready to feed In
July. At the same time the evergreen corn
should be planted, and it viii follow the
early variety with good ears and will last
until field corn is ready. In this way steers
that come to grass thin may be ready for
market in later fall and early winter
and take well up to the top of
the market. Or they may have oil-cake on
grass from the START the market will pay
for it.
The English feeders are receiving large
shipments OF cotton seed from Egypt.
Many OF the American feeders are within
reach of cotton seed and cotton seed cake.
The shipment of good breeding cows for
slaughter should stop. Such, however, as
are not good breeders should be sent of
and only useful stock kept.
a statistical bureau should be organized
to gather facts in reference to the cattle
trade, that cattlemen may understand the
existing facts that have bearing on their
business. If this had been in operation for
the last two years, or even for the last five
years, we should not have the depression
which we have gone through. Early steps
should be taken TO organize for this pur-
pose.
The majority of cattemen are scattered
and do not come in contact with each other
so that they can keep posted. Could they
know Just how many cattle come to the
leading markets of the world each week,
and just how many 60 into consumption,
how many go east, how many go west, and
in what shape they so, and how many are
tADOL LCu W OIuGl SOuuIIlGo III i've SsiLIAC,
dressed beef, in cans and sailed, they
would soon understand the conditions of
trade.
If they could see what kind of cattle
bring the top of the market and what kind
take the bottom of the market, and should
they compare notes and find that the steer
that stands at the top, cost no more than
the one that goes to the bottom, they would
then be reaching for the top place
We ought to improve the coming oppor-
tunitieS and get upon higher level. We
can command the best of the worlds mar
kets and in those markets have no compete
ton.
IN discussing these questions at the stock
yards few days since 1 was met with this
assertion, that there were . great many
people who could not afford to buy the best
beef; that they must take the poorer
quality. replied TO this that the third ard
fourth rate pieces in well bred and well
fed steer were better than the best pieces
in a scrub and poorly fed steer.-[T. L.
Miller in Breeders Gazette.