The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-07-09

VI bnH' UONuibhb lkkuut bllhuI UIle'
sheep. will have the COW counSry
at their mercy, and the result Isl
that all want TO sell COWS, and very
few,want to buy them. Springer
cows sOldlast winter at 500 to $25
per head, and two years ago the
same COWS would have been very
cheap at 800 TO $35, Any settle.
ment of the range situations so
that the stockmen who dependup-.
on it for a living knew where, they
were at, would make demand
for THESE cows that would add
anywhere from s. to $40 per hbad,
and yet there are plenty offcow-.
men in Colorado and elsewhere in
in the country who thinks they
have no. interest in the landtuies-.
ton.
Ths.Gowernment statisticali
reau.got it's second wind a. few
days-ago a1d issued q statement
showing the number of steers, in
the. country, based upon the GEN.
sus, Of 1900 We won't say any
thing about the value of this. eff
fort as a guess. but there aKe.some.
people who are predicting! all
kinds. of things because tho esti--
mate. shows a heavy decrease.
They ars. even predicting a, light
run of cattle next fall. We are.
unable to- see it that way, and it's
dollars to, dOughnuts that there
wall be- one of the largest; runs, Of
of cattle from the western range
next fail that the market ever
saw. In the first plaae,whenl the.
corn failed and the prices, went
down last fall, there were. thous--
ands of good three andifour' year
old steers ready for market ON
the range that were turned back
on the grass after they were gath
cred Ii was a sure loss, to send
them to market, and most of the
oattlemsn concludsa to chance
another season withtheml They
will have to come in next fall.
'Ihen there were thousands of good
cattle taken from the corn States
, where they were. furnishing for
feed and water andlturRed out on
J. the Northern ranges. The bulk
;. of these will be readStO come. too.
;. Then add to these the regular
). crop, and on top, of all about 40
,, per cent more COWS. than usually
= expected and it looks like the
Z railroads wouldl have a job on
) their hands.
( AS to prices, it AL depends up
g on the corn crop. A big corn
Q crop, and thereiss eve. y indication
now that it will. he bumper, and
there will be. plenty OF demand
: for all of them. Not at present
: abnormal prices, but at prices
: that will not bankrupt. the seller,
and which, will enable the feeder
:, to see a. chance of profit. The
feeder has had the short end of
u. the game. now for several years
: and he is, looking for an inning
' next fall. Even with A. big; corn
= crop and lots of cattle, dry fed
! beevssare' going to be very scarce
! until next spring, and with q
! high top to the market, the situac-
top is going to be most tempting
d, to the feeder. But even with a
: big corn crop, the only salvation
=, y for the feeder will be reasonable
y prices for feeders. No matter
how large the crop, corn is not
r going to be any too cheap. and it
|, will take 1915 to 81 80 feeders to
s.. make the business profitable for
O. the farmer. But should the hot
= winds blow again, aAd corn once
% more be light cropS Well, there
is is no profit in discussing that
g phase Of the question,
l. But we should like to once more
l. emphasize the fact that every
e man in the live stock business, no
s. matter if it is sheep, cattle or
g horses, is interested in seeing the
|. public land question settled and
II settled right. This is not an ar,
% gument for leasing nor anti-leas-
5. ing; it is q simple statement OF
'r fact. There are many stoekmer
Sc who are so fortunately situated
|. that their grazing facilities are as
i sured, They say, "Oh, let things
l. alone as they are. Things will
10 adjust themselves if you let the
ID thing alone" They may h'
I'd right, but they are interested il
10 seeing the adjustment come quick
ly, and the question cannot b.
downed until something is done
1t is the one vital question to ev
cry stockman in the country, anC