Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-11-04
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 ego nesFly all the cattle shipped from
 the pastures of this valley went to Los
 Angeles and San Francisco, probably
 oveF one-half to she latter point. Now
 they go to nearly all principle points
 from Chicago to the Pacific Coast, but perhaps more to Los Angeles than any other one market. It has often been
 asked whether we could afford to raise cattle on our alfalfa ranches. I think that question ought
 not to be asked any man. Year after year we see enserprising
 ssockman paying from 40 cents to S1. 50
 per month for pasture snd hay to feed
 range cattle, they csEtaiuly would not
 do this year after year if they were los
 ing money. Of course there are excep-
 tions to ell general rules, and no doubt
 some have lost money. Yet there Is
 no doubt in my mind but that cattle production is profitable on ouR alfalfa
 farms, if properly managed and with
 She right kind of castle, and right here
 the use of cattle for dairy purposes comes in. Under the creamery system
 8 ready market can be found for all the
 milk that Is produced, and the milk alone made to pay well for the keep of both COW and calf.
 Right hers few words in regard to the proper management of cattle on el- falfa may not be suiss. In psstuFing
 mixed lots of stockers and beef cattle keep the beef on che best pasture. but never allow them to go on short feed. Follow after them with the stockers. Never move on to fresh pastures later in the day than. 12 m., better fEom 10 So Il 8. m.. and never allow your cattle to go on to fresh pasture when hungry. Ne- glect of either one of these rules may result in loss by bloat. Ifpossible dur- ing two months in each year, from February 18th 50 April 18th, keep all cattle on grain volunteeF,or on hay with very short alfalfa pasture, Gs probably nine-tenths of the loss from bloat comes during these two months. Every ani- nal effected with bloat can bs saved by the use of the knife, if operated on in time.
 "Of the other kinds of live stock I sball nos undertake to say anything further st this time than that the same general principles apply in the main to other classes of live stock ss to cattle. 1 n my opinion hog production cannot l 1s mads profitable on large scale in this valley, except in connection with l large grain production, where the wssts l grain of the stubble fields can be utiliz 1 ed to furnish them for market, as all | falfs hogs, no matter how fat, are unfit 1 for butehering. Ssill think it only 8 | 1Qestion of s few years when the sup ply of summer water, 1 G., for July and August, will be largely used for the | production of oorse, following @ crop of small grain. Then this valley will bs able to compete with any plaos on this coast, # not any part of the west in the production and fattening of hogs.
 "Oi the sanitary condition of our live stock I do not care to speak fur ther than this, that while the sanitary conditions are good and generally speaking hsva always been so, yes in view of our geographical position and peculiar relation to national quarantine regulations, ws should be very careful end evsr jealously guard shs health of our live stock. And to shis end and think cannot too strong urge the most thorough organization and cooperation of all those owning md handling os dealing in live stock, especially in this valley, over and above my good that may bs accomplished along sanltery lines by organization, we Fill certainly be an ply repaid for the trouble and expense of maintaining 6 complete organization in many other ways, such as better shipping rates and i've stock; more complete information md sbaeistics in regard to demand and upply, prices, markets, etc. More than hat, by complete orgeniz stion we will ,e able to acs in concert in regard 60 !. my legislation paEtsining to or affeot- nS the live stock interests of the TeF- !. itory and to see to Is that the laws we lave are properly executed, and that he of1iosrs appointed to conserve the i, i've stock interest are competent to fill he positions and ars sppoifed for shst eeson and no other.
 AN REIR BORN