Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1912-12-12
CATTLE IN ARIZONA
MAKE NILLIONA|RES
AS PRICES GO UP
ella County Alone During
the First Ter Months Of
This Year Shipped Three
Million Dollars in Stock
COUNTRY IS IDEAL
As BREEDING PLACE

GLOBE, Ariz. December lin ten
months OF this year up to November
4 cattlemen of Gila-County have plac-
ed on the market 50 .e00, 900 worth #
stock, making record that has not
been equaled in recent years.
High prices have to some extent
been responsible for the increase in
business, but that more attention Is
being given to the industry than form
erly is largely responsible TO- Il. Cat
'laEen assert that Arizona can not
he eXcelled by any other state or
country for breeding purposes be-
cause OF the mild winters, early
springs, wide ranges. scarcity OF
storms and the accessibility of any
part OF the great range.
While mining is the leading indus
try of the state, cattle raising is run
ming a close second. During the last
Eve years the business has almost
doubled, and il is believed that with
in another five years the state will
be far away in the lead in this line.
Cattle are more scarce now in pro
portion TO the population OF the Unit.
ed States than they have been in
twenty years. and the prices paid are
higher than in any year during that
period. Arizona cattle are selling
now for 6 cents on the hoof and By
spring il is believed they viii bring
: to Z 10 cents.
The average fed steer Of the Ari.
IONA range weighs about 500 pounds
and is therefore worth about S4S.
The price will be near 500 within a
few months If conditions continue 10
improve. =
Cattlemen all over the southwest
assert that this has been one OF the
recordbTeaking years in the industry.
More men have made clear money
than ever before and some of the
large dealers have made hundreds OF
thousands OF dollsrs. In fact. il is
asserted. on fairly good authority,
that the years business has made
millionaires OF men who were al.
preaching that stage of wealth.
Conditions for breeding purposes
can not be excelled, says Max Bonnie
a pioneer cattleman OF the southwest
This is because OF the mild winters.
big ranges, early springs and the alb
senCe of serious storms. This year
the cattle market is better than it has
been for twenty years. Cattle are be.
ing sold now for - and cents on
the hoof and in the spring ! have nc
doubt the price viii reach Z cents"
Lots Of cattle in the northern part
Of ella county that are being fattenef
for shipping are being driven to Flag,
staf and Phoenix" SAYS Williams
Sparks, for many years one of the
principal cattle inspectors OF TIE ter
ritOry.
They are fattened on alfalfa and
sold to local butchers. However, a
great many cattle are. being shipped
to other feeding places for the winteC
Next spring will witness one Of the
highest cattle markets on record. The
cattle industry will continue to grow.
Contrary TO conditions obtaining la
some other states of the west. the
say OF the big cattIeman and the
real active COW puncher is not pass
ing They are holding their own with
the promise OF the return Of features
that for many years made Arizona
famous the world over.
There is no doubt that in some sec
tons Of the state agriculture eventu-
ally will take the lead. but it is be-
lieved that a majority OF the great
ranches viii remain intact for a gen
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