Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-23
GULF COAST BEEV[S
TO MARKET FOR THE
CHRISTMAS TRADE
ak CARS or CATTLE sHlPPhp
FROM KING RANCH 70
HOUSTON.



showing the fame ~ QUIZ Coast cat
liz throughout Texas thr following ar
ticle IL from the Houston Post
"An Illustration - - hat can be done
In rexns with livestock. one that Is
sufflclentiy convincing 60 demonsiratc
he Advanhllity Of diversiflcaliOn, Is
an,,ulird IN several shipments 81 cattle
lust received by the HnuFton Packlus
company for immediate slaughter I"
supply the Christmas holiday trade in
Houston erd serreARding territory.
The stock came from the gplf coast
country. from the FAR fnmnd King
ranch. owned ~ Mrs ii u King nj
klnTsyllie from the ranch y Victor
&C. Eckhardi Of YORKTOWN and from J.
W. Cook = Sons Heeylile ranch In
the several lots each animal 81 which
eaA above the average 10 size were
some which weighed more than 1900
pounds one % two Running above 1890
pounds
one feature which Is rather rcnlrkn
bic. considering the scaaor Of the year.
~ that the fnnEss we're used 20 q large
etcnt In preparing the herds Tor mar.
Net. some being fat'eucd entirely on
grass Corn aliagc, cotton seed meal,
cotton seed halls and moiaasrs were
fed
Six carloads were shipped from tho
KIM ranch bearing the famous X
X" brand three cnrs were COWS nnd
three We're steers. IN this lot. accord
inF to r Gibbons. manager 81 the
packing housa were the best rang,
cnttl. that ever icfi Southern Toxins
one u them weighed 1860 pounds Thii
COW had been on exhibitioA from sail
because % her size aud makeup
The stock from the Eckhardt renci
which in ia DcWlil county are all of
the Aberdeen Angus type Twenty.
one long ycurlingH average iiaG pounds
aR short yeEiiinEs averaged e5i pounds
air. Eckhardt Ion his cattle rlu on m,
range much Of the time Some feed Do
addition was given dugimg the winter
months
Corn. silaac Gotten seed meal an,
hampton molasscs were employed Ii
the fattcning process ON July n tn
average weight Of the lot was 81
pounds From that time on, whicl
marked the beginning o. feeding. the
enlned AT tho rate u s3-i pounds pc
head per day. They averaged i2s
/ pounds each. Tho cost Of prtparin
them for the market ran from fg5 {
! t2s per head
These steers which were dchorne,
woro fed systematically, ard n racnr
! kept ~ the galnB made in weight froI
time TO time. and the finurca arr mi
prieinK For four months they wer
placed on o ration 81 cotton serd hull
GOTTEN seed meal and crushed corr
Then they were placed on lnstui
and Kept on one half ratlona Tor fol
months AZ the end o. that timc N
feeding OF Bilaac was started ana cor
iinned, IN connection with the pngtur
for three months The last 30 ia,
they we're ON ration ~ allage. crusl
ed corn. cotton seed meal and hlaol
strap
The steers made gain OF 500 poun,
for the entire feed periods 100 pounl
were Enined the last 90 days. The
averaged ii0h pounds
. MIR Eckhardt accompanied hts shit
ment Co Houston go look after the
safe delivery n. ! klehorg intend,
!, to follow the ak cars from the Xii
/, ranch, hut was unaVoidahly detains
The cattle arc now being Hlaugh
n ,er,sd and viii b. ready FOR the is0u
ton retail markets by Wednesday"
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