Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-13

object lesson, guiding us In our future
course and enabling us 10 engage I'm
the business with the intelligence that
leads 10 profitable results That cattle
feeding In Texas has in many instances
been carried on in manner almost
reckless will probably be conceded by
all who have had occasion to invests
gate the subject. 1t seems to be a we'll
established fact that the feeder OF
Texas cattle will stay in the business
regardless OF the cost OF cattle, or
feed. as compared with the often low
prices In the markets on which he
must depend TO dispose OF his cattle.
The feeder, as Is often the case. often
paying more for his cattle than they
would bring on the eastern markets at
the time of purchase, must work with
intelligence and skill II he looks for
ward TO even a low rate OF profit.
Hereafter the raisers of cattle must
largely depend on the feeders OF Texas
Tor a market. or do their own feeding.
for there are few localities In the state
in which the grass will finish the cattle
ready for market at anything like
remuncrative prices Viewing the cattle
feeding OF the future from this point,
II will be found necessary TO enquire
Into every detail both as to the quality
or the cattle and the kinds OF feed that
Will secure the best results. This
brings us TO what regard as the most
important factor In developing the
greatest and the grandest feeding coun-
try on the American continent 1t Is
impossible for feeder, however skill
ful. TO make n good quality OF beef
without the proper material TO begin
with. Hence the future OF cattle feed
ing In Texas depends more on the
raiser than on the feeder. IL the Texas
feeder is furnished with good, we'll
bred cattle, he will pay remunerative
prices for them, and on his part will
make a quality Of beef that Will COM
pare favorably with any produced In
the United States. We produce Ia
abundance every kind OF feed that can
DC grown In other states, and have the
further advantage OF making one-third
or all the cotton seed grown In the
union. u feed not produced at all by
any other cattle raising state.
l hope TO he excused II l seem to lay
TOO much stress on the quality OF catile
necessary to make cattle feeding a sue
cess In this state. Let the raiser OF
cattle furnish well-bred steers OF good
style and quality. and Texas can be
depended on to furnish the best kinds
OF feed, and In abundance sunit.ent to
feed every steer raised In the state
Then II win be left with the feeder to
adopt the best methods OF feeding and
maturing beef OF the very best class
and quality, feel confident that every
feeder Will then be forced to do his best
or 30 out OF the business
| have heard the statement made by
experienced feeders thnt In no instance
has strictly cold blooded Spanish
steer ever made a feeder one dollar OF
profit, and my own experience In hand
ling blooded cattle viii not incline me
To take issue with the above assertion.
As evidence that 1.-THE feeder VIII pay
good price for Eood cattle, cite YOU
TO several feeders In Texas who have
paid as high as 800 TO sos for their cat
Nc ms season, while many common
cattle have gone Into feed lots at from
Slj 10 Sl7 Much more might be said
OF the necessity for well bred cattle to
make future feeding In Texas the sue
cess 1t should be. | do not wish TO be
understood as saying that Texas pro-