Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-07-10
AMONG CATTLEMBN
This Is Very Prosperous Year for
the Stockmen of New
Mexico.
SHEEP SHOULD Be DIPPED
A Meeting Of the Southwestern New Mexico
Cattle Protective Association The
Carlsbad Wool Securing Plant
Has Large Output.

J. P. White. Of Roswell, bought all of
Joe Champions cattle last week-the
o bar brand-in Chaves county.
Godair & Garrett, of Chaves county,
sold their wool clip, amounting to near
ly 100000 pounds. to John Lyon at 16k
| cents per pound.
The wool securing plant at Carlsbad
is now putting in twelve hours a day,
and is turning out 1900 pounds daily.
They are shipping three cars week Of
| secured wool.
l.. Baldwin, owner of the bar cross
brand, with headquarters at EngIe,
went to Separ last week, where he
bought 800 head of cattle from l.. b.
Lindsay. which he shipped to Pueblo.
Colorado.
Colonel French, the big cattleman in
the southwest part of Socorro county, is
now gathering the remnant of his large
herds for shipment to Colfax county.
The reason he gives for abandoning So
corro county Is his large losses from
rustlers.
w. Il. Jones. catteman from Texas,
bought 1856 acres Of land last week from
the Roswell Land and Water Company.
He has ample means, and will at once
begin valuable improvements on the
tract, including an artesian we'll.
A. d. Garrett, Of the firm of Godair
& Garrett, who now own about 10000
pf ha in,
county, bought 1856 wethers last week
from George A. White and GIT head
from Charles White, both Of Hagerman.
Persons who intend shipping sheep to
market should see that they are per-
fectly free from scab before loading
them. United States inspectors are
carefully inspecting all sheep and hold
ing up everything that shows any signs
of scab. Where any doubt exists, 1t will
pay to dip before shipping.
The number Of feeders shipped out
over the Pecos Valley road thus far this
season from all stations will exceed
100000 head, leaving the grasser and
the beef cattle later on to make up by
by careful calculation of say 100000
head all told for the year.
The Armour Packing Company. own
ing large ranches In Mexico. has been
shipping some fine graded cattle and
pigs through to the neighboring repub-
lie. The stock enjoyed ample room, and
was being carefully looked after at all
stations on the Santa Fe route.
John Richey and sons and Harry w.
and James c. Hamilton, Of Chaves
county, bought 100 head of fine Cleve-
land bay and thoroughbred mares and
two fine jacks-one Missouri bred and
the other from Kentucky-of r. F. Bar
nett. near Roswell. last week. and will
farm near Miller. Pecos valley. and
make a specially of raising mules for
sale.
AT the recent meeting of the South
western New Mexico Cattle Protective
Association at Silver City discussion
was had on the subject Of an Increase
of the bounty paid for wolves and lions.
1t was the sense of those present that
the present amount. IS, was not suffl-
cient to encourage the trappers to effort
in the matter Of killing. and that as the
stockmen themselves had no time to
hunt the animals, they thought the
amount Of bounty ought to bG in
creased A subcommittee laid the mat
ter before the board of county commits
sioners, which has taken the question
under advisement. A levy of 2 cents
per head, based on the last returns to
the assessor, was made for general ex-
pense purposes of the association.