Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-09-27
Cattle Notes.

size in hogs already is. The
heavyweight hog was formerly
the high-priced hog, and the
larger the size the higher the
price per pound. But in these
days the buyer Of pork is after
meat, not lard, and so the meaty
rather than the lardy hog is what
the market wants. The same con-
dition exists regarding cattle.
Kerosene went into the tallow
business; tallow is not the vauable
article it was in the days of the
candle. There is also a more fas-
tidious taste abroad in the land
regarding beef. Certain parts of
the carcass are relatively more
highly priced than formerly and
therefore command higher prices;
and it ID also found that the young
quick-maturing animal yields up
the sweetest, juiciest cuts. The
result of taste and discovery has
been to increase the price of the
well-made animal. Size Of itself
is not Objectionable, but size alone
is not enough to command the
highest price. Quality, not guam
tity, is the pathway that cattle
must travel to reach the goal of
maximum price. Form, develop
ment, early maturity are now the
prize takers in all markets.
The fact cannot longer be dis
guised that the cattle interests of
Arizona are in a very deplorable
condition. The summer rains have
been confined to narrow limits
and the broad ranges have derived
but little benefit. There are
few favored localities where feed
is abundant, but in general the
condition is very bad. The stock
men-those who survive the pres
ent drouth-will profit by this
severe lesson, and will not only
supplement the uncertain ranges
by fields of alfalfa, but will dis
cover that it requires as much to
feed a scrub animal as it does one
worth double its price. A better
grade of cattle win be placed upon
the ranges, and while their num-
Der will be less, the calamity of
overstocking will be avoided. AS
an industry it will bring far more
satisfactory returns and place it
upon footing wherein the ele-
ment of uncertainty will be entire
ly eliminated.
AT the preliminary hearing OF
John @. Hill, DR.. North and Jack
Woods, at Springer Monday and
Tuesday, on a charge of crooked
ness in shipping cattle, they were
bound over to court, the two
former under $4,000 and Woods
$4,000 bonds. Miller, who Hill
and North have been charging
with doing the stealing, gave him
self up this week at Clayton, and
says he is willing to face the music.
Stock Grower.
A writer in speaking of the mer-
its of the shorthorn says that they
have improved the herds of cattle
of America more than oil other
improved cattle that were ever
brought here. They have raised
the average weight of thousands
of our beef cattle from 200 to 500
pounds per head, and reduced the
selling age a whole year, besides
greatly increasing the selling
price.
In many countries of Europe
beef is so scarce that it is beyond
the reach of people of moderate
means. The only chance for these
countries to secure good meat at
moderate cost is to buy from Amer
lea. Under the circumstances it
seems hardly possible that our ex-
port trade shall not increase large
ly and more rapidly.
Mr.. j. e. Saint has returned
from his ranch, after turning over
to J. B. Manly, of Trinidad, as
representative of the lone Cattle
company, of Wyoming, 743 head
Of steers. Mr.. Saint expects to
deliver 400 more for the same
company.
Good meats are advancing in
price in retail markets throughout
the country. This would indicate
scarcity in the supply and
should soon have the effect Of
stimulating values in the whole
sale markets.