Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-06-12
Cattle Notes.

county, had been indicted for cat
tie stealing on over a hundred diff
ferent charges. Some time ago it
was said that these gentlemen had
been handling cattle in an illegal
manner, but the Stock Grower re-
Trained from publishing it on ac-
count Of their not having been ar
rested and being reticent about
thinking that men of as high stand
ing as they would be guilty of the
acts charged to them. If these
men have been guilty Of the steal
ing laid at their door it will be- a
sorry day for them, aud others
who have been engaged with them
will be little more careful about
how and when they use their
branding irons. The cattlemen OF
the Territory should not delay in
organizing for self protection. Let
stringent bylaws be adopted offer
ing liberal rewards for thieves, and
at the same time be 80 arranged
that the small cattlemen of the
range will be equally protected
with the big. A man with 100
head of cattle cannot be expected
to pay as much for the apprehen-
sion of a thief as one that counts
his cattle by the thousands, but as
his few head are of equal value in
proportion, and probably the loss
of one would entail on him more
severe financial strain than the
loss of many head by one who has
thousands, he should receive equal
consideration in all meetings and
conventions. When an agreement
is arrived ut between the large and
small cattlemen so that they may
work for mutual protection, then
the wholesale thieving going on
now, can porbably he effectually
stopped. Stock Grower.
Cattle receipts are not excessive
still the market does not exhibit
much life, buyers purchasing only
what .may be needed from day to
day. The fact that fat steers, L.
4O5 to 1,6O0 pounds are neglected,
aud have not sold as well in pro.
portion as light and medium steers
or cows and heifers, is a matter Of
daily comment, but the trade pre-.
ferred the latter aud sellers had tC
content themselves with the situa-
ton, says the Kansas City Stock
man.
Heavy cattle are not so much
sought for as the spring advances
In fact, there is a notable common
sense tendency to single out AS Ia
vorites the lighter, plumper ant
juicier animals, and the fact is sus
tanned by 80 many good reasons
that feeders may as we'll couclud
it has come to stay, aud direc
their attention to lighter weight
and earlier maturity.
The horse business has bee,
! brought down TO practical businet
, principles, which is one of the bef
indications of its future prosperi
, ty.
The first thing for the breeder
do is to form a clear idea of sh
product desired, and then use h
best means and intelligence
! produce it.
The Gs-bhardt cattle compau
e is driving about a thousand hea
!. of cattle from the Rail N ranch
. Deming for shipment.
I Ellsworth T1rrey shipped a cl
; of cattle from Magdaleha to Col
RADIO last Monday.-Frank CIR
. ham, one of the we'll known stool
> men of western Socorro count
r. spent the eaily part of the week
Z the city, but is now in the we
I making arrangements for a sfiI
: ment of cattle. The large shiI
e ments of cattle from Magdalel
e which have been going on f
Q many weeks still continue. The
4 Z are more cattle shipped from tn
T. station than from any other poi
Y in the territory. Socorro Chic
'e tain.
Y Sheep are good feeders, there
y y no class of animals that feed on
y many kinds of herbage.
ID A rocky hillside makes healil
70 er pasture than low lands that a
y II comparatively level aud alwa
81 moist.
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