Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-11-30
The Santa Fe Yards
Are Stocked With
Many Sheep.
.ENR0U7E T0FEEO|NC GROUND
Animals Lose Greatly in
Weight and Owners Suffer
Big Loss By Delay.

Owing TO the inability Of the rail.
roads 10 secure cars for use at this
point there are still many thousand
sheep at the stock yards in this
city, awaiting transportation to feed.
ing grounds OF these several are
owned by 0. w. Sylvester and Broth
ers and are to be taken to Monta Wis
ia for feeding this winter. About
5000 are owned by 0. w. Eaton and
his son of Wood River, Nebraska.
The Sylvester brothers succeeded in
shipping twenty car loads of sheep
yesterday, but may be forced to hold
the remainder at Santa Fe for several
days These parties also have 1000
wethers still in the yards at Albuquer-
que They are expected to arrive
here Saturday. There are few
small consignments of sheep owned by
other sheep feeders.
Owing to the death of Fairfield Sy.
vester at Albuquerque last Sunday, L.
NJ. Zinser, neighbor of the Sylvesters
is in charge Of the shipment here. In
conversation with a New Mexican re-
porter at the Claire Hotel last night,
Mr.. Zinser said:
Impossible to Get Cars.
| These sheep come from Navajo
Springs in Arizona and were driven
into Albuquerque. Arriving there, the
| sheep, then numbering $4,000, were
placed in the yards ready for ship
ment. For some reason it was impos
sible to secure cars and for nearly two
weeks, the sheep were held there con-
|stantly losing in weight and health.
Finally after another slight delay oc-
lcasioned by the death of Fairfield Syl-
vester, we succeeded in shipping most
of the sheep to this city.
when we shall get them ont Of
: here is problematical. The sheep are
I losing weight every day despite our
4 attenIpts to feed them. Coming from
Albuquerque thirteen out OF 10000
died from being crowded in the cars
1t was necessary to crowd them, how
ever, as shipping was Imperative.
! A Great Feeding Ground.
"Monta Vista is great feeding
ground. There are now in the San
Luis Valley about 100000 sheep. The
animals are fattened for market on
Mexican peas, the only place, believe
in the country where peas are used eX-
tensively for feeding purposes. The
, peas are not harvested but are used
| for grazing.
Permanent fences are constructed
around quarter sections and this land
in turn is sub-divided into twenty acre
patches by means of temporary fences.
! The sheep are thus forced to harvest
the beans thoroughly on one tract OF
land before being allowed to enter
another enclosure. Some feeders en-
ploy herders but the fences are used
more extensively.
"The crop of peas this year is 4
heavy one in this valley The sheer
now being fattened will probably be
marketed during February or March
5 in Kansas City and Chicago. Shoulf
II the winter prove severe, the market
- ling may be later"
+ Mr.. Eaton who is also at the Claire
G. Hotel, says that he does not know
: when he will be able to secure cars
'e for shipping his sheep.
d. Prefers New Mexico Sheep.
IN "My sheep came from near Estan
)h cia" he said. Il think they Will D.
a about the only southern sheep fed Il
Ill NV part of the country. We feed ou
n. sheep there on corn and alfalfa whlcl
nj has proven satisfactory.
- - "The sheep brought to Wood Rive
Ie ". come principally from the north. Man
~ feeders say that they prefer tn
:, northern sheep but personally liK
~ 70 handle New Mexico stock. The
~ are perhaps little lighter but the
=. gain weight rapidly and in my est
-, ~ nation make better feeders than norti
Nd lern stock.
,s. "Then too, think they sell better.
re. |eypect to have these sheep ready fe
the market about March |, There
H. shortage of sheep for feeding pn