The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1911-10-21
LIVESTOCK PROGRESS

TATlsTlCs issued BY the depart
- mont OF commerce and labor.
bureau Of the census, Warrington.
show that OF the three states which
comprise the Pacific coast. California
stands hrst. Oregon second and Wash.
inston third In livestock.
The value OF livestock In each state
In 1910 and 1900. with tho increase
In value and per cent. follows: Cal.
iforniS. 4iis As7.ls:. against $751;.
a&a.lls. increase e53.2%6.S<o. or
77.7 pcr cent: Oregon. 3ss.sss.asi.
against SsS.sis.s<S increase S3S..
\is,0<S. or 7&.7 per cent: Washing.
ton. SAs.7S&.%s3. against SSS.sis..
so7. increase S3s s7s.3ss. or iiS.s
per cent.
Oregon shows up poorer than
either OF the other states In amour,
OF increase-in actual psrcentass or
In dollars. either way you wish to Dc.
ure it.
We frequently hear from men whu
claim to know. who ought to know
and who probably do know-sincs
they are In the businoss--that there
are large stretches OF country in the
state OF Oregon which are ideail,
adapted to dairyins and stock raising
Much OF that country 10 at the very
doors OF this city. In the great Klam.
ath Basin.
with such . condition or resources
and natural advantages 10 there any
reason Why Oregon should be the
taii-esdee In the iinef For that's
just what she b. In the pereentase
her 7<.s increase In livestock valua'
tioa n the decade ended last yeaI
compares with 77.7 per cent In Cali
fornia and liS.s pr cent II Wash
ingtoa.
Good sugar beets are raised In thi,
region. and the eulls from the bee,
sugar industry. % well - the ''tail
ings"--ws uss this word under pre-
sure Of hasts-maks some Of the bes'
food that ever ticklsd the palate o
. hungry steer.
lt's mighty cheap food. too.
% here b the layout: Klamatl
territory b vide and far for the stoel
raiser and for the sugar beet grower
There 10 all sorts Of room for boil
his kind hereabouts. The soil 10 Il
many places adapted TO the grovth o
the sugar beet. and there 10 ampl
territory for the hsrding and raisinl
Of thousands upon Thousands Of cat
tie. Even without sugar beets. thsr
would be plenty Of advantages TO
the cattle raiser. but the advantag
OF tho sugar beet In addition make
the proposition % much stronger tha
nobody Offers any argument to dis
count the situation.
Progress OF one will mean progres
OF the other. for tho more sugar best
that are grown here the more ehea
feed there viii b for stock raiser
to depend on. and the moro eattI
that are raised the more the bes
sugar men viii b eneouraged I
make Q demand for their produe
With the prospect OF selling the lei
ovcr part Of their working product
The more beet sugar men engaged I
making sugar the more there viii b
CROWNS the bsst.
\ There 10 no better time than MOI
for encouraEing both.
H Farms are necessary to any We
regulated. prosperous country. an
this region has not enough farms b
far. Il viii not bs many years unit
farms viii be at the very gates Of III
city CROWNS the Anest kiad Of thinG
to eat. but there 10 no good reason "a
not hastenins the time. IN fac
there 10 every good and logicaa reos0
for spsedins the happy day.
II A Il 10 nov the demand for cattl
10 20 great tfat cattle are shipped on
OF this section. and the price at pre-
snt 10 higher than Il has bssn IN