Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-09-20

Lne man WHO CulS OUT bne Dee1
steers from the herd and classifies
for shipping has more influence
on the market value Of the animals
than the buyers Of the same. Fat
even lots sell quickly at the top
prices of the day, while uneven
lots go begging for buyers and
are always taken p tailings and at
the bottom prices, Put your best
man at the loading yards and if
you must ship string Of uneven
cattle, classify them before loading
and ship in separate consignments
80 that they will go into different
pens when they reach the selling
markets. Fifty cents a hundred
may be lost OF gained on the en-
tire consignment by a judicious
selection and classification ot home.
This sum is often more than the
entire margin of profit on the
output Of the ranch and thus the
question of success or failure
hinges largely on the degree of
practical COW sense displayed at
the shipping time.
An Indiana farmer gives this
method of hum0nely dehorning
calves: Gas soon as the buds OF
horns appear on the calf or can be
found, L take an ordinary stick OF
white potash, such as is sold by
any druggist for very slight sum
of money, and after moistening
the horn bud with drop Of water
or saliva, rub the exposed horn
with the end Of the stick of potash,
1 use the stick of potash because
it is about the size of lead pencil
and it is very convenient to take
hold of, and after being used il
can be slipped into a bottle, where
it must be kept closely corked
until one wishes to use it again,
1t takes but a slight application
to kill the young horn and the
calf does not mind it at ALL"
A correspondent of the Stock
Grower writing from Hilton, Dona
Ana county, says: "a large ditch
is now in progress in this section
of the country under the supervis-
ion of Messrs. Hilton and Nations.
Their object is to take the water
from the Sacramento river and
run it down Ell Paso canon out to
the plains, which will open up
one Of the finest ranges in this
part of the Territory. The coun-
try through which it is to run has
long been known for It's range fa-
eilities, but owing to the water
being at such q great distance it
has laid idle and has been unfit
for use. 1t viii probably take
three months to complete the work
at cost of perhaps over $4,000"
Many cattlemen of this state are
spaying their heifers preparatory
to going out of the business. 1t
is certain that the continued over
stocking Of the ranges will render
them worthless, and if a drouth
should come like that of 1886, il
would probably be very disastrous.
No more stock should be put upon
the ranges than could be pastured
in dry seasons, but how can the
numbers be regulated? Every
year makes it more important foI
the stocking of the ranges TO be
regulated by law. Each outfit
should have its own boundaries as
certained by law, and all trespas-
sing be prevented by police regu-
lations. How can il best be donef
Montana Journal
A cattle deal was accomplished
at Lewiston Monday last which is
one of the heaviest on record foI
some time. John Rowley, says
the Argus, superintendent of the
Dovenspeck estate, sold their en-
tire band Of cattle, known as the
Lazy y brand, to Oscar Stephens
for S345O0. The cattle will not
be rounded up, Mr.. Stephens not
considering it necessary. The
Dovenspeck saddle horses are in
Guided the deal.
A Chicago dispatch says The
entire interests Of the world knowr
Armour family, representing a cap
ital of perhaps s50,OOO,0OO, will b'
harmoniously united on the frs
day of next October The arrange
ments of the amalgamation Of The
allied provision houses we're prac
tically completed some time ago
but the fact has not heretofor
been made public. II is now ad