Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-05-14
FRIDAY. MAY IA, 1909
Subscription Rates.
FINEST IN THE WEST.
Is the Cattle Feeding Plant of Lock-
hart. Beggs & Ballantine.

Following is portion of two
page article (profusely illustrated
with scenes about the feed lots) that
appeared in the last number Of Clay,
Robinson & Co.'S Live Stock Report:
"One OF the greatest and most in
teresting sights for stockman in the
Wset is the cattle feeding lots of
Lockhart, Beggs & Ballantine at
Rocky Ford and Sugar City, Colo.
II is one of the most modern feed
lots of the kind in the country. Ev-
crything that pertains to 1abor-saving
comfort and welfare of the cattle is
there, whether in the form of machin-
ery or construction of the feed lots.
Col. ]. A. Lockhart, pioneer cattle
feeder OF Colorado, was the original
owner of this enormous plant, Messrs.
Beggs and Ballantinc, who have gain
ed much fame from their fine range
cattle in Colorado. having bought an
interest in the business during the
past year. The two feed lots have a
capacity of 10000 cattle for the two
feeding seasons. The first season is
October to January. and the second
from February to May or June. Col
Lockhart. who began feeding cattle
and sheep in Colorado fifteen years
ago. remarked that he could rcmem-
one ever thought of feeding either
cattle or sheep. and when there was
not n hog raised in the whole state
Last year he raised 1000 fine hogs.
1t was noticed by the writer that
while many other cattle feed lots
both in the southern and northern
part of Colorado were vcrv muddy
and rough. the Lockhart. Beggs &
Ballant'rc feed lots were smooth and
drv as bone. Another important
point about them is that they are
nalccd below a hill, making natural
protection from storms which might
come from either the north or the
east. The alfalfa is fed on one side
in hay racks. and cottonsccd meal
and beet pulp Z hunks on each side
OF the track. The cattle pens are
about 200 feet decD bv 100 feet long.
! leaving annie room for I-S head to
q lot. In this way the pens arc kept
cleaner and dryer. The Lockhart,
! Bcpgs s. E7lIantinc people believe
that cattle need sanitary measures 5
- much A. human beings, and the
| construction Of their feed yards and
/ tho many measures taken for protcc-
/ 'irn Of the cattle Srdicatc that they
I rgt their belief into action.
/ \ great bulk of the cattle fed by
! Lorkhart, Bcggs & Baliantiue this
| season were the fine range cattle from
/ the EcgGs & Ballantinc ranch in Colo
| -ado When they first -Dut the cattle
on iced they give them all OF the good
/ alfalfa they can cat. and get them on
I beet uulr and corn As fast aS they will
/ take IL In about two weeks they are
eating per head around 30 lbs of beet
pul0. 10 lbs Of corn meal. and I lbs.
/ II rotfonsccd meal. and within thirty
7 'avS consuming about Is lbs. of corn
meal. : lbs. Of cottonsccd meal, and
30 HIS nf beet pulp. which i consid-
cred a iull feed. Beet pulp is an cx-
rcllCut conditioner. according to this
/ FIRM. and while taking the place OF 4
certain amount OF roughncss. they do
not consider it As great 4 fattcner as
/ do some other feeders. 1t has been
( their cNDeriencc that it is necessary
! 20 have 4 ration of corn to secure
the hest results. They always grind
! the corn. havin0 found that it is prac-
/ ticallv all assimilatcd in this manner.
Some OF the finest cattle to be seen
on the markets arc from the Lock
hart. Bcggs X Ballantinc feed lots.
BUYERS at Denver. the River and Chi
caCo show 4 decided liking for them.
owing to the good reputation they
have established on the drcs sing out
sheets. These cattle have also gone
for export. on eastern dressed beef
| account. thus showing that they
| make fine beef and dress out rela-
lively high percentage"