Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-10-29
ME6A FREE PRESS
W. D. MORTON. A.P.sHEWMAN.
MORTON & SIIEWMAN
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OUR LIVE STOCK INTERESTS

The following address was delivered
by Governor McCord before the meet
ing of thelLiye Stock Raisers associ-
alton held recently in Phoenix, ant
reported in the Republican.
I do not understand just why | an
invited to appear before the Live
Stock association unless it be to dem
onstrate how little know of the sub
ject of which I am to apeak l re-
member very we'll when that great
writer and philosopher, Horace Gree
ly, wrote his little book entitled
"What I Know of Farming" Nobody
ever spoke of it without a smile Of
incredulity. Nobody seemed to think
that Mr. Greedy could enlighten any
body upon the occupation of farming.
Yet 1 venture to say that no farmer
ever read that little yellow covered
book that did not gain wisdom worth
q hundred times the cost of the book.
He dedicated his book, "to the man
of our ege, who shall maks the first
plow propelled by steam. or other me-
chanical power, whereby not less than
ten acres per Gay shall be thoroughly
pulverized to depth Of two feet. at a
cost of not more than two dollars per
acre."
Neither that man nor that plow has
yet materialized, but if plow could
be made that would turn over the soil
to depth Of two feet at an expense
that would be practicable, it would
revolutionize the agricultural interests
of the world. Every intelligent far :
mer now believes in what he thinks is
deep blowing, yet the average depth
Of this deep blowing is not to exceed
six or seven inches. If the soil could
be turned over to depth of tw o feet
or even eighteen inches, he wheat
barley and rye crop would at least be
double what it is now with no extra
cost in producing.
Just contemplate for moment what
it would mean. One half the land
one half the labor and one-half the
energy used now would be saved. Or,
if the product was double and the
prices remain the same, two billions
of dollars would come into the Golfers
of the American farmer annually more
than does now, enough to pay our ma
tional debt in a year. But some Of
you, no doubt. would like to say, what
has that got to do with stock raising
Well, 1t has got nothing to do with
stock raising only to suggest this in
quiry: Ii a means can lie devised tc
double the farmers crop of grain. can
not some means be devised to double
the stockman's crop, or in.ome OF
profits. And if such thing is posi-
, ble' is it not worth cur while to give
| to it our most serious and thoughtfu
consideration
In a multitude of counsel there il
wisdom. In union there is strength
It therefore follows that for the mel
interested in business whose success
depends upon wise counsel and unit.
of action, success or failUre depend
upon strict adherence to the maxim
T have mentioned. In the past neithe
unity of action nor wise counsel ha
characterized the management of tn
live stock interests of this territory
| Here nature has done more for cattl
and other stock interests than it ha
anywhere else under the sun. Blu
there is much left for man to do tt
make it as successful as it can ant
should be made. Of what avail is i
to raise steer at trifing expense j
when raised he is almost worthless OF
comparatively worthless With th'
proper attention to the proper breeds
and breeding three-year-old steer
at present can be made to bring So
to $50 as we'll as $25 to $50. Their
are but two or at most three breed
of cattle that should find a place or
ranch or range if beef is the disider
| atum, and / value them in the follow