Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-14

II has been practically demonstrated
that when a shortage OF any one kind
OF life stock occurs II requires several
years OF breeding and feeding TO again
supply the markets TO such an extent
fhat an over supply Is encountered.
This has been shown IN regard to tho
supplies OF hogs In this country, A
year or two ago. when hogs were
scarce and prices went away beyond
the expectations OF the most saguine
FEEDERS. many who had nm opportunity
TO make money by raising and feeding
hogs failed to do 80 for fear that n gem
oral turn In the direction OF hogs would
soon produce moro than the markets
would require and thus cause values
20 decline below the point at which
they could be produced al a proht
Farmers and feeders generally, how
over, turned their attention toward the
production or hogs and the past year
lHA shown great incrplpo IN the re-
ce'niH ~ The maritet crntery mud yet
me demand has not been exceeded aud
prices aer stlll much better than they
wore before the high prlce1 wore In
ntgurated. Besides thls the prospects,
tor the future are ns bright now ms
they we're six months or a year ago rs
Tar ms hogs are e. ncerned
Tho same thine oids true IN regard
70 tie production OF other classes OF
I've stock. except that "a shortage In
cattle van take longer period 10 over
COME than In either hogs or sheep. This
" true because u requlrea more time to
prepare cattle Tor tho shnmblea than
II docs either one Of the others There
are reasons for believing that rood
marketable cattle VIII he acnrccr diir.
ing The next year or two lhnu they
have been, and from the WAY young
cattle have been marketed recently.
driven In by drouth and prospects FOR
short corn crop, a marked shortage
may occur within the next year or two.
u such thlns occurs the feeder who
fQreatnllH such Il situation In all prob
hbillty VIII be rewarded for his enter
prise
The heavy production of cattle on the
ranches Of the great West WIN not
stand In between snort crop OF cattle
IN the feeding districts and a shortage
as II has in years gone by. although
heavier feeding In the South and SOUTH
west may areot the supply somewhat.
There are Indications OF n lighter emf
tle crop this year than usual, and the
supplies OF several yeara TO come may
De curtailed by the shortage which now
seems imminent
As TO sheen II would seem miraculous
n supplies We're not soon exhausted
from the way they have been rushed
upon the markets within the past
twclvc months While recent legisln-
Won has been unfavorable TO the pro-
N,,N>et.sNh " HNNl III NillS country the fact !
should not be lost sight OF that the pro-
auction OF mutton can be made a paw |
Ing Industry if managed rightly and |
FARMERS cannot afford TO give up their 1
nocka n wool should go even lower than
A. Is now.
AZ the rate sheep are now being mar |
kfted II does not take very wise head |
10 see that In the near future the fat |
stock markets will be short on sheen. |
and that prices under such conditions |
win be such as to Justify the flock |
master In keeping his stock at pro1ent. I
Taken as n whole live stock prevents
n more promising future Just now than
grain growing. and breeders and feed /
ers should not lose heart because there
is no money In nearly all kinds OF
stock at present. Even the most proft-
able lines of business have been dis
appointing during the panic through |
which We have been passing. IT IL
were possible to Increase the production
OF any kind OF live stock beyond the
laws OF nature the situation would be
different. The consumption OF meats
Increase from year to year, and this
Increase has to be supplied. as well as
up shortages. II prices ad-
vance in the next year on any kind
Of live stock on account OF light sup-
plies the indications are that there win
be some stability In the advanoe.-Na-
lional Stuckman.