The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-05-06

2a0. 600 head to Montana. WyomirE.
the Dakotas and Colorado. There "a
a genuine scarcity OF stock cattle and
restocking is extremely expensive
business, costing more than ever be-
fore. Females are offered sparingiy
n so are calves. Texas has the
largest calf crop In several years. 0as
owners are holding onto them. Amcri-
can dealers In stock cattle who hayu
been over IN Canada have returned
without buying, as good grazing cattio
are very scarce In that country.-Den-
Yer Field and Farm.
J.. r. Booker. an III Paso cattle
dealer. has purchased 1000 head Of
Hereford cattle from W. D. Cunnel
and :. h. Tulious. The hero Is pas-
tured on a big ranch roar Tucson.
The range itself wa sold 10 Adolph
C%oonan Cor $4,000. Thirty dollars a
head WAS paid for the cattle. which
VIII be delivered IN lots Of 1000.
-
That cattle men operating on the
plains east of the PecoF river are 20
enjoy one Of the best seasoas In many
49, f- ~ N'A'H AANA W - H " W.
an extensive siockman. who has Just
returned 10 Roswell from a trip Ia
his big yellow House ranch. Mir.
White says he never saw conditions
generally more propiuous for stock.
He says the range IL fine. there Is
plenty 81 grass and water, and the
cattle are thriving as u crsult lie
predicts the percentage of calves this
year VIII be 70 To SO per cert. com
pared with s. To 20 per cent In for
mcr years, one roayon for this rs be-
cause the ca%ttlenien have been saving
their cows instead 0t marketing them
With few exceptions stock conditions
Throughout New Mexico this spring
larc unusually promising. In addi-
ton t. the cuttlemcn. the shCepmcn
also viii reap a big harvest " lambs.
ucsidcs "a very large wool crop.
The cattle ~shippinc rcuson opened
at A~ltmurordo Monday with the
shipment OF about 900 head Consign-
cd tu Denver parties The cattle
were driven from points In the Sncra
mcntU and san Audrcas mountains.
and the shipment was made up uf
stock from q number ~ Tanchmcu IN
lihis section The stock ,Yuslsted o.
steers principally with "a few COWS
ownod 10y the following rRnchmen
I'nhr chatham chester Van Wrinkle.
john Moore. Charles Walker. rate
Baird. sheriff Luccro OF bona Ana
county Jack Swopc. jim swopc and
} a Baird sud Son
@ T. owens has finished shcaring
between 300 and 5000 head OF
sheep at tn, Black Canyon shcariug
station near snowflake. Ariz. lie
states his lock averaged about ten
pounds To- the fleece. iu tho flock
was a bunch Of half Dr'eds Who's
clip averaged D. pounds. He states
siieepmcn fcol vcry optimistic over
the outlook Tor /, prosperous season
High prices are being offered Tor
range cattle iu the CANT Verde. ARR
section The prevailing prices auotcd
by buyers are k3H so TO- yrarlInga.
$50 for twu-Ncar-oIdS % So FOR
thrces Local cattle are In better
condition than 40 this tima vast yrnr
and about Bs many win be- sold as ltst
year The rang" 81 good and there
viii Dee plenty ut feed untl the sum
NOR rains come The cali crop prom
iscs To- bee excellent There Is less
damage from Wild animals than
IUBudl.
sales uf cattle nrough HoIhTu1k
4 thl- spring are estimated al 5000, HbH.
Delivery is being made moss and Will
continue Until NAY go Prices aver
age 81 above last ypat, except that
three-ycar-oids are S3t the same as
last year.