Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1913-05-21
ARIZONA HAS
STOCK AND FEED
Shortage In California
Throws Great Demand
on Cattle and Stock Feed
Interests Of This State;
Prices to Be High.

Since the money stringency of sew
eraI years ago there has been a steady
uplift movement in the prices Of cat
lie and an kinds of live stock. Today
ia Arizona the prices OF commercial.
cattle are 100 to $50 per cent higher
than following the money shortage, and
the tendency to higher prices is strong
err than ever Distribution of thor
oughbred stock on the ranges has been
q prime factor in this Improvement Of
the range stock. quick fattening meth
DDS have made the profits in the in
dustry greater and transportation to
market has been developed upon easier
lines Range cattle have kept pace
with improved breeds and registered
stock has increased IN value to a very
marked degree.
CaHfornia's demand for livestock has
made big inroads into the cattle sup
ply of Arizona. over $4,000 head have
left Arizona for Los Angeles and
Southern California during the past
year Prices have ruled high and the
bu siness is on d very prosperous basis.
The great ranges in Arizona are being
administered very carefully No over
stocking has been allowed and the re-
suit has been betterment of feed and
general conditions. Good weather con-
,ditions have helped to bring about
renewal of range gra sses. there have
been liberal rains and in winter, snow.
Growing alfalfa has been undertaken
by stock owners. The large cOmpan-
les are interesting themselves in farm
lands where irrigation is practiced.
The voluminous crops of alfalfa in the
Salt River valley are in great demand
for fattening the great herds of
range stock. Pasturing on alfalfa
fields in winter is very advantageous.
in many ways.
Grain crops are fed IN winter and iii
proper time the stock reaches maturity
and is vigorous and healthy. Root
crops are not grown extensively for
stock purposes, but the residue from
5000 acres of sugar beets. beet pulp and
tops are used for stock feeding Large
acreages of milo maize, sorghum, kat
fir corn and shallu are raised for stock
fattening purposes in the Salt River
valley and in the other valleys through
out Arizona. The advantage to Cali
fornia in having near neighbOr that
can take care Of great quantities of
parent. The live stock owners through
Arizona are approaching the value OF
reserve feed. Great stacks Of alfalfa
hay are being put up throughout the
growing districts. Rack feeding is
practiced in many instances for reas-
ons of economy but the general prac-
tice is pasturing The last report of
range conditions states that this years
outlook is 90 per cent better than last
year and prices are steadily increasing
for this years output. Insuring a
marketable crop of cattle is not now
difficult A $50 acre ranch devoted to
the production Of alfalfa will supply
great quantities Of the best feed that
the country produces. It is economical,
il is cheap and it gets results. There
are other very favora bic features in the
Salt River valley, Arizona, the location
is central and cattle from all points
in the state can be quickly and easily
placed on fine feed the work of fat
tening and feeding being almost con-
tinuous. With alfalfa lands selling at
SIS to 1925 an acre and producing an
average of eight tons per acre per year,
the water cost being $3.50 an acre a
year. it is simple job of figuring to
estimate the profit that can be made
on feeding and fattening live stock in
Arizona. The present scarcity of feed
in the Golden State places Arizona's
stock and feed supply strongly in de-
mand. Some of the largest cattle con-
Germs are already investigating the
field on the coast.