The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1903-12-25

may be had OF the magnitude OF
this business whom We hear that
the business Of Swift & Co., alone,
exceeds one million dollars per
week. The stockmen in these con-
ventions spoke of their cattle by
the $4,000 to $1,000. Their spas
lures" by the 100000 acres. Their
line fences by thirty TO forty miles
east to west or north to south. A
gentleman on whose ranch was
invited to hunt said 1t is just
twenty miles from my front gate
to my front door. My host at
San Antonio formerly owned a
rancl OF 100000 acres near Fort
Stockton and had handled cattle
from the Rio Grande to the Yellow
stone.
AT Fort Worth last year the
prize steer at the Fat stock show
weighed 1858 lbs, aud / saw 1t sold
ana led away at l5c per ID, on
foot.
The previous year l saw a Dur
ham weighing 1900 lbs. On his
broad back man could lay a cot
and sleep in comfort If he would
stand still. From his thigh a
steak could be cut across which a
yard stick would fail to reach. /
refer to Texas stock interests
simply to give glimpse OF the
magnitude Of the cattle business.
We look upon iron as being
about everything and properly so
Gin one sense) ii is the'buslness OF
our region but In Texas iron bust
ness is looked upon rs a little side
issue in the United States.
OF course, Lawrence county can
never compete with the great
Southwest In cettle raising as a
large industry. A man who does
not own thousand cattle In Texas
is not considered In the business
at all. A man who owns ten
thousand is noticed as one getting
into the business, when he has
twenty to fifty.thousand head Is
fairly stockman.
The object ofthis lotter-already
too long lis to give broader out
look and show farmers that il
runty cattle Weighing 800 TO 800
lbs, can be raised ami come out
even-no loss-@ pc. Cattle well
raised at same cost, weighing 1900
to 1000 lbs, at same age aud readi-
ly selling at &c. (rhey were sold
in train losds at &c in Texas)ought
to be one OF the best paying invest
ments known. No better time to
change the class OF stock In this
region has presented Nself In years
as stock has been closely killed
of this fa'l.
When the farms are restocked a
little thought and investigation
MS to the kind OF stock put on may
result in money for the farm, T
against an even gain or possible
loss II runts go back on tho farm.
Pointing to pretty little Jersey
COW at the Fort Worth stock show
said to stockman: "What
would you give for ten thousand
like that turned loose in yonr
herdw He said: III wanted to
raise stock for fun and have some-
thing pretty to look at 1t might do,
but while am raising stock for
money, If man tried to run ten
thousand little things like that
into my pastures to mix with my
cattle for three years, / would put
my cowboys out on the line and
shoot them down the same as |
would wolves. 1t would simply
ruin me." That Is what has been
done to the cattle interests OF this
region. 1t is high time to follow
men who raise cattle for money.
An old adage says: ale who
makes two blades OF grass grow
where one grew before is a bene-
factor to his race" This being
true. He who grows 1000 lbs, Of
good beef where 1000 lbs, Of poor
beef grew before should bt a
"Bonanza."
Sincerely Yours,
+ A Dunuv