Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-11-15
Cattle Notes.

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Omaha World-Herald writes:
Because cattle did not pay we'll
this year is no reason why they
will not pay next year. The same
is applicable to all lines of pro-
duction, stock or grain. The search
ty of at article on the market-the
demand greater than the supply
advances prices every time. We
cannot expect much advance in
cattle so long as the supply holds
out to crowd the markets with all
classes, conditions and grades of
bovines. Why should the price
advance SO long os the slaughter
ing demands find the pens full to
select from? When the beeves
slaughtered exceed the calves pro-
duced to such an extent as to make
a percepiible showing on the cattle
market, then prices for cattle will
advance. There is not going to be
any appreciable change in the
beef consumed to influence a
change in the markets. The aban-
doning of the cattle business by
ranchmen, both large and small
cattle raisers, on account of the
depression in prices of young stock
will aid in bringing about a better
condition of trade for the persons
who stick to the business. There
always will be that class of men
who go into business because it is
flourishing and as soon as it lulls a
little they seek for a getting-out
place, ready to go into some
thing else. The man who sue
ceeds, as a rule, in stock opera
tiong, is the man who hangs onto
his business through thick and
thin.
Last week a rumor was rife that
a disease had broken out among
the cattle of Southern Arizona,
especially in the Salt river valley
near Temple, that was killing them
off by the hundreds, and it was
feared by some that It was the
Texas fever. For fear that it
might be a contagious disease, a
meeting of the board of live stock
commissioners was held last Sat
urday at Temple for the making
of arrangements to investigate, and
if disease is found, to take meas
ures to prevent its spreading.
The commission met, and upon
investigation il was found that the
reported cases of fever near Tenn
pie were nothing more than cattle
suffering from the effects of bad
water in some of the pastures,
from which few had died, but
upon the introduction of fresh
water the others at once showed
signs of rapid improvement. Ii
was also decided that the deaths
among cattle in Pima and CochisC
counties are caused by starvation
and not disease.
The promiscuous dumping o.
cattle on the three great markets
of the country led a well known
cattleman to say that the only so
luton of the cattle problem was
to either veal or spay every heifel
calf for the next nve years. This
he said would reduce the produc
ton and increase the value, anc
put the cattle business back OF
the plane which characterized i
years ago.
The range condition in the prin
cipal sheep-raising counties il
New Mexico is such that manl
fiockmasters will be compelled t.
remove their stock to insure a sue
cessful wintering,
Some people have a prejudic'
against Jersey beef because OF tn
hard, yellow fat. 1t is good beef
though. On the islands of Jerse,
and Guernsey the people prefe
the yellow beef, just as they prefe
yellow butter to pale-colored fai
1t is, therefore, only a matter Q
taste.
Choice muttons, fat lambs an
good feeding sheep sell well q
Kansas City, but it is the commo
that are hard to dispose Of.
Good range New Mexico cattl
have sold at better figures ii
! past week in Kansas City than fC
some months.
There is an abundance of wat,