Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-01-31

AVN AANAANNH ~ ~" ~ $3.50
Thinks tho loss viii be light in COM
parison to what was anticipated.
The best quality Of beef in nearly
all cases, is that secured from
young cattle that have never been
allowed to stop growing from birth
until put on the market
A Western ranchman has struck
a prepared cattle food that will fat
ten a steer in thirty days aud re-
duce shrink in a long shipment to
a minimum. Gamers have adj
vanced a notch, in consequence.
A stock company win be organized
with a paid up capital Of $1,000
600.
Reports from twenty-one large
herds of cattle show that the winter
has been favorable in all parts Of
the state Of Montana. Range cat
tie everywhere are in good con-
dition. More cattle are being fed
this winter than in the past, and
there will be less loss than in form
er years.
To feed cattle is one thing; to
market them quite another thing.
A man may be agood cattle feeder,
but a poor judge of the time when
to ship to market. The man, who
combines the capabilities of good
feeder and shipper generally comes
out all right.
So far winter has proved excell-
ent for range stock of all kinds in
this part of the territory. The
grass cured nicely last fall with
abundance Of it. Wellcured grass
with plenty of water and good
weather make the cattle in such a
condition so one is able to find good
beef on the prairies. Folsom
metropolitan.
Pleuro-pneumonis has been
stamped out by the Bureau OF
Animal Industry, according to the
report Of Secretary Rusk on the
operations of the bureau for the
year just ended. The Uuited States
he says, is the first of the large ma.
tions of the world which, having
been 50 extensively infected, hai
been able to completely extirpat,
it. The time required was abou.
five years, and the total expenditure
a little inexcess of 81, 200.
The sheep is not credited will
being a wise animal by any means
but it will compare favorably will
those individuals in Ohio and per
haps elsewhere, who talk of giving
up the sheep business because tn
tariff on wool may be removed
Six years ago, when there was
reduction in this tariff, they talke,
same way; some sold their sheep al
rs cents or 81 a head, and two year
later bought them back at 50 or 81
Pay nc attention to the croakers
but raise all the sheep you can an,
what you do not make on wool yor
may on mutton. In the west tn
sheep business is full of promise
The report comes from Nev
York that the exporters engage.
in shipping American cattle I
Europe are much discouraged a
the present outlook of their busi
ness. During the last few month
the low prices obtained in tn
European markets have resulte
in heavy losses to the shippers, on
shipment recently made havin
been sold at $4,000 less than tn
cost of putting it on the market i
London. One reason given for tn
depression is the large supply {
Scotch and Irish home raised cattl
and another the heavy shipment
from America. The grade of ca
tie used for shipping cost in Ne
York from 81 to 6cents per pount
straight; the freight to London
from 25s. to Dos. English money
per head, to which must be adde
the shrinkage, pay Of men to a
tend the cattle, food, and loss b
death. The average cost of a stet
landed in London or Liverpool
about $50. The present prices oil
tanned are % TO IL cents per poun'
estimated dressed, which NEAR
that a steer when dressed wi
weigh about Sc pounds out of eac
100 pounds it weighs when aliv
which would be at the average sci
ing price $50 each, or at a loss {
SO per head A movement is no
on foot 10 form a combination {