The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-02-18

1-'fH HN ~ N"- HNNN wv wv
per cen Of the total area will re-
main uncuitivated FOR many years 10
come.
We use the term successful Cuiti-
Walton ndviscdly. for We are aware
that the thirteenth census Of the
United states gives the ares OF inn
| proved land In farms IN New Mexico
as about i.5O0.00a acres. OF this
amount probably as much ~ me-
fourth. on about $4,000 acres II list
ed as being In the district OF which
We are speaking. but We believe that
an investigation win show that over
teb.000 acres Of the land IN those
counties. listed as improved farms.
would prove to be very unsuccessful
dry" farms. many Of which have
been abandoned since the compilation
Of the ensus statistics. Our figure
Of 2s0.000 acres is more han ample
10 include all the successful non-ir-
rigated farms. Of which there are "a
number, as well as the irrigated
farms. The total acreage under irrl-
cation IN an Of New Mexico In 1903
reported In the last census was tGi,-
600 acres. IL h doubtful whether
this much IL actually irrigated. but
even II the irrigated area should, as
some predict, sometimes reach a total
Of one million acres, that would be
only about one-eightieth OF the total
area OF New Mexico. We believe,
therefore. that when We say that not
more than 6 per cent Of this district
viii Ice farmed FOR many years. we
are very conservative.
what IL this vast area Cthis ss per
cent? good for9 II Is good az a breed
Ing and grazing ground for cattle and
sheep " properly cared for: u not
properly cared for. Il IL good for moth
ing. This area has been u Of the
best grazing countries in the United
states. Those parts OF 81 which have
not been overlooked and upon which
the grass has been carefully con
served. are now among the best nat
ural RrazinE lands Ia the United
States.
Many OF us. your petitioners. have
for years, used the free government
range. but We all Of rs o agree that
unless this range ~ properly CONTROL.
ed, either through private ownership
or through effective regulation Oy
state or federal government. that
herein as Ia the manifest advantages
OF the lndividual control OF The
%range. II should be remembered that
tine splendid work which has for the
past twelve years. been carried on by
the bureau OF animal industry, would
be very greatly facilitated. The Of
~ficlals Of this department have done
excellent and \ efficient work In
cleaning this esht o. New Mexico OF
1.-THE various infectious diseases %
(which caftie aud Shsep are subject,
but they have bcep very greatly
hammered and Nheirh work delayed
and mnde infinitely more expensive
and difficult by the fact that here
has been no method whatever OF
isoiating such infected herds as
grazc on the public domain. II Is
practically impossible 10 thoroughly
eradicate even the least virulent OF
these diseases. such as scahies
pleuro-pneumonih. and anthrax as
Hong as tho diseased animals can not
he permanently Isolated from the
healthy ones. which with herds run
lining NJ large Is Impossible. II un
der the present conditions Of ths
range such AN Infection as the foot
and mouth discase-which has ap'
peared twice In the United States 10
1.-THE past twelve years-should be
come distributed the cattle industry
would be practically annihilated Il
has been fully demonstrated In thi'
and other districts that where ami
, mails were under control In private
,Ily owned pastures the eradication ol
disease has been entirely practicable
> while az the same time In contiguoui
/, Open ranges vast herds have perishee
: ns a result of these diseases. and
: their owners nave been PRACTICAL,
ruined.
T. We believe that our statements IL
regard Ia this feature of the situation
win be fully confirmed by the Off
oiaIs Of the government who hav
: these matters To deal with.
All Of these publicly or privatel,
controlled areas are IN vastly bettel
D condition than any Of the open rams
contiguous Go them. The most cur
, sorry examination would convince am
I ono 81 this fact. We have no hes
isancy Ia saying inter most carefu
observation. that " all the iand Il
southeastern New Mexico, suitable
. alone for grazing. were as carefully
cared for as the most carefully cnre'
I for tracts now under the control %
I individuals, that In three TO fiv'
! years time this section would be abb
. lto produce three times rs much bee
! cattle per annum as Il now produces
, Besides the greater numerical pro
duction the quality would be greaul
Improved. for q Is very difficult 10
l the open range breeder Ia use thor
oughbred bulls at their presen
= prlces. We further foresee that
u prcaent conditions are allowed q
lpersist In this section for even
short time longer that. In a few year
the production ~ oeef cattle will b.
7 decreased 10 a number even sreatli
below liz present production.
II this o. true here, AS We are Ger
. tain Il -. Il Is also true In othe
! parts Of New Mexico, and In man.
= other western states. and the situn
ton is such az 10 demand the imme
diate and serious consideration o
, the government n. by efficient su
n / - - a.. a.a.uNA