Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-06-10
WILL STILL BE ONE OF DONiiN.
ANT INTERESTS THROUGH
OUT PANHANDLE.
FARMING WILL INCREASE It
sunett In Panhandle Fair Series
Calls Attention To Worth ana
Importance OF building
Silos.
"a S. sTINNETT.l

with the many million acres OF
land IN the Panhandle the livestock
industry, as II Is now. VIII continue
as one Of the dominant interests and
industries.
take the position, and ] believe
accurately. that with all the increas-
ing farm operations and tillage OF
the soil that may take place hereaf-
ter the livestock Interests VIII be
immensely brodened In extent ana
scope and heightened in profits
from every standpoint conceivable.
The value OF all meat anlmais has
risen 20 new high level. and stalls
tics that are authentic point to the
pormauency OF this level. II not
further material rise, and all this
implies that In the future there
should and must DE a better animal,
such an q one as will attain to the
greatest weight In the shortest time.
and this can only be accomplished
by breeding up and then finishing
the animal TO that degree that Il will
go To the slaughter with the maxi
mum weight and quality OF flesh.
This can only be accomplished
with care and application and thru
the greatest abundance of the most
nutritious grain aud forage avail
able on every hand at the minimum
of cost. and this leads TO the con-
clusion that the progressive and
successful ranchman will have the
option OF producing and supplying
his own grain and forage, or of de-
irving il from the abundance of the
farmer nearby
II also leads 10 the conclusion
that every farmer not having suf-
ficient supply Of livestock of his
own can, wi<h few silos, mad his
hountiful cereal and forage crops
secure on advantageous and profit
able terms all the livestock possible
for him to handle.
The economy OF the silo has at last
daWued upon Panhandle farmers and
'ruchmou. and silos are now going
up as if py magic over the entire
Panhandle. and with the unfailing
crops. perfectly adapted, there Is
unmistakablc promise of an amount
of onsilaso within the next year
or two equal 20 the requirements OF
multiplied thousands OF cattle. sheep
and hogs
This will be- an incentive for all
farmers 20 engage nthe handling
land feeding of livestock to the ex-
tent of their ability. and at the same
time enable many OF the larger
ranches o. engage In the full feed
Ing. wherein as has been proven
lic. tho largest profits In the live
stock industry While the Panhan-
IdIo unchmcu have made good prof
ID. in tho cattle business the last sew
/. oral years u must be admitted that
% large per cent OF such profits have
been speculative, and resulted from
rho continued rise In the market
value
ON th. other hand, there Is an
ether ,Hs. of cattle dealers operat-
r. foo tho grain states of Kansas,
Missouri Nebraska and Illinois.
.H. Ha.e made still greater prof
..s .u Hrr annual purchases OF Pan
! handle ,.'''e. that have been shipped
. nj. tU. id states where they were
|wH r# and finished for the slaugh-
'f.r with the development of the
Panhandle agriculture there will
|nrHaus Doe very limited number OF
/ livestock of aus kind that will leave
|t#. Panhandle for the feed lots of
..fH.r states and this would mean
ItHr addition 20 the Panhandle
#..f. u. sums running into the
.IrIr.ds of thousands of dollars
....rr .aar
/ E.HgHe one. admit that the time
r .H af hand when cattle will not
H..aht and sold at a given price
- ..d. as heretofore. hut on ba.
.. .-ro per pound This would
...r. a' cattle over the scales; and
.H..H earnest attention to the bet
and ieeding OF the cattle
f ..ar before known. and the re
.. NI He an Increased demand Ia,
assumption OF Panhandle az
.fHrai production upon the par,
flr Dnrhmen themselves nat
.fn pluhaudlc is right at the thre.
.HnI l. decidedly new era In on,
'l. rs greatest and most fruitfu, an
.lu.trIes
o. has been my especial busines,
Ito keep in close touch with such ma
'ters and it h nay Information tha
/ Capt Thomas ;. Bugbee, and M
son. q nugbee. at Clarendon. xer,
ltao first among the pioneer ranch