The oasis., 1897-12-11
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Saturday, Dec. IT, 1897.
Berefords.

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 fael ranch, seven head of registered
 Hereford bulls. These progressive
 ranchmen have taken the initiatory
 steps, in fact they have perfected ar-
 engagements, in which they are assist
 ed by Mr. Cameron, to remove at an
 early day all bulls now on the upper
 Santa Cruz range from the Sonora
 line to CaIaLasas and to replace them
 with registered Hefefords. This de-
 termination is worthy of more than
 passing notice, it means the outlay of
 considerable money, but wlll be sure
 to well repay in the increased value
 of the product of the range. Discrim-
 mating cattle buyers. are today look
 ing for quality and are making wide
 marpn between the best and the medium steer-the inferior is not wanted
 Mir. Ekey in justification of his pur-
 chase at it's present high prices,
 points to the market record of the
 breed at all ages, and specially to the
 increased price that they are today commanding every place on earth where cattle are sold either by private contract or in open market compe- tition.
 Mir. Beckwith few years ago was buyer and shipper of range cattle to Kansas. His experience, as we'll as observation, was that the Hereford always brought not only the best prices, but was the readiest seller; his selection of the Hereford as the most profitable range animal is from the combined standpoint If buyer, shipper and ranchman
 MT Cameron is Hereford man, he will not admit that there is any beef breed, that is in any way comparable with the Hereford as grass animal, he has raised the pure breds since the year iSs nd asserts that in every Ohey have surpassed his | most saaguloe expectations; they [ went through the terrible droughts of ! a2 and 'e3 with less percentage of loss tasu he native long horned Mexican, subjected i1 same starvation vicissi- [ Jades Of the oelief that blood will | tell Mir Cameron is an earnest ad- i g0cate, he s-gs vuat ia these days of values, no rauchman can afford to use a grade bull, that animal is cheaper, to the large or small owner alike, at the price of one hundred dollars, than a trade though secured without cost. h speaking of the merits of his favor te breed, this pioneer breeder of ierefords in Arizona, says: "The Hereford has courage, activity, en- urance, early maturity, easy and Iuick fattening qualities, every one f which characteristics, he adds, are 2 Ot only desirable, but absolutely ( eceSsary in range animal of the rst class. In Arizona, where the { lonntain llon, the grey wolf, the a ear and coyote annually eat one-6fth t [ the calf crop, the courage of the [ l)ther saves many calf; activity of | le bulls, tells in the increased calf a rop; endurance, enables the animal V ) make the necessary long walks to V ater and to climb mountains where l. row the best, the most nutritious of fl le grasses; early maturity in the S males gives quick returns on the v yestments, and in males, enables a ie calves to be takenfrom the mother u
 an early period of it's life. Tue de- a rability of easy aud quick fattening lalities in a country where tue grass C ows, natures and cures into hay all s, fbraa mon le yF t,..r |