Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-23

Tho future OF the i've stock industry
was never more promising ia the Een-
oral opinion OF nearly everyone Ger.
tain II IN there are numerous reasons
FOR this almost universal Rood teollng.
ON this subject ana the shortage OF
i've Atook supplies The National Stock
man says at hiss been practically
demonstrated that whom a shortage In
amy unp klud OF i've stock occurs Il
requires several years ~ breeding and
feeding 10 again supply the marlsoA
20 such an oNtunt that an over supply
IL encountered, Thig has been shown
In regard 70 The supplies OF hoHa In
this country, A year or two ago. WHOM
hogs were scarce ana prloea went away
beyond the expectations or the most
Annglinc foodcra, mnny who had an
opportunity 20 make money by raIHiug
ana feeding hogs fallGd 20 do 80 for
fear that general turn In the dirac-
tlun OF hogs would soon produce moro
than the markets would require. and
thus cause yalunH 10 decline below the
point at which thcy could be produced
at pront. i'armcrp and fecdcra gem
orally, hownycr tnrnoi their attention
toward thp production ~ hogs, and
the past year has shown u great In
crease In the rcoolpte AZ The market
uoniera. and yet the demand han not
been exceeded. and tho prices are SIN
much better than they were before the
high prices We're lnhuW1ratod llcHldos
this the prospects Tor the future sro
ara nrlgm now as thOy were nix months
or year ago na fnr as hpga arg cons
cornod
"The Same thing holds true la rognrd
10 the production Of other classes OF
III Lad "a
onttlo will take q longer period 10 over
come than III either hogs or sheep, THIS
~ true because II requires more time 90
prepare cattle FOR the HhAmbica than
II does either one Of the others There
are reasons for believing That good
marketable cattle VIII he acereer dur
Ing the neKt year or two than they
have been, and from the way young
cattle have been marketed recently,
driven Ia by the drnuth ana pfpRpceiH
for short corn CROP, marked short
age may occur Within tho noNt year
or two. II auuh "a thing occurs the
feeder who foreatals such situation
In an probability WIN be forwarded Tor
his enterprise. Tine heavy production
Of cattle On the ranches " the great
West will NOT stand IN between short
crop OF cattle In the feeding distrietA
and a shortage 40 II has in years gone
BY, although heavier feeding w the
suuih aud Southwest may affcet tho
supply somewhat. There are indioa-
lions OF lighter cattle crop this yNar
than usual ana the supplies on several
years 10 come may be curtniled by tho
shortage which now Eeemn imminent.
"Aa TO sheep. II would soom miracu-
loua n supplies were not soon exhaust
ed from tbs way they have been rushed
tipon the markets within the past
twelve months While recent ieginla-
lion has been unfavornble to the pro-
auction OF wool In this country. the
fact should not be LOST sight Of that
the production o. mutton can De made
paying Industry " managed rightly
and farmers cannot hmotd 70 give up
their nocka II wool should 30 even
lower than n ~ now. AZ the rate
nhoep are now being marketed II dnss
no, lake a very wise head 10 zee that
ia the near future the fat stock mar
keta will be short on ehssp, aud that
prices under such conditions viii DO
such az 20 justify the fiockmaster IN
kesp,gg his stock at present.
"'r EN-, AZ whole, live stock presents
n more promising future just now than
grain growing, aud breedere aud feed
efs should lot lose heart bocauae there
IL no money ~ nearly ali kinds Of stock
Of present Evan the most profitable
llnea OF business have boon dianppoint-
ing during the panic y 'oush which we
have boom passing II II were possible
10 Increase the production Of any kind
OF live stock beyond The laws OF nat lre
the situation would be different, The
consumption OF meat Increases from
year 10 yer, and the increase has 20
be supplied. a. wsll az catching ~ tbs
shortage. n prices advance Ia the next
year on any KIND OF iitp stock on 49,
count OF light supplies tha indications
are that there VIII b. some stability IN
the advance"