The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-14
PORTALES ASPIRES
TO Be BREEDING
CENTER OF State
Farmers Finding It More Prof
liable 70 Feed Their Alfalfa
Than to Sell Even at High
Market.
SIL0 WILL PLAY AN
PART

Pottales. y. NJ, April 14.-Revicw'
ing livestock and farming conditions
In the POrtales district the Portalcs
Herald In its last issue has b fol-
lowing. which Is fairly representative
Of sentiment among farmers In TINS
section.
There Is every reason TO believe
that the day IL not far distant when
THE Portales valley will be known far
and wide as the greatest producer
Of registered and high grade cattle In
the state. Also. Il Is fast becoming
one OF the most important feeding
districts in the southwest. And there
Is good reason for these conclusions.
This valley IL rapidly developing into
one great irrigated belt where waving
! alfalfa fields constitute the majority
of the acreage watered. while on the
/ non-irrigable farms which surround
the valley large quantities OF maize
kafnr, feterita. and sorghum are
yearly harvested, as well as consider
able corn and other feed stuffs. With
all this feed 20 market, our people
are fast learning thai The only way
to get all their crop rs worth rs TO
feed Il themselves.
Having decided this point to their
own satisfaction. they var some as
To the of feeding ana the
kin OF cattle go feed. Among "A con
siderable portion OF our farmers the
dairy COW appears To be a great IA
VoTitc. and there Is much good logic
In their contention. By specializing
IN those breeds best adapted 20 the
production OF butter fat. each COW
will give "A net profit from her milk,
more than a good interest on her pur-
chase price. Besides his she viii
each year from her Increase add from
80 to 50 per cent of her cost TO the
profits derived from the sale OF her
milk. Applying these figures to q
herd OF from fifteen up, the dairy
business presents some very attractive
possibilities.
Another very promising Investment
II To buy steer yearliugs iu the tall,
put them on a balanced ration and
crowd them until the following spring.
at which time they should weigh
about 200 To 500 pounds and tot
any market 90 which they may be
shipped. This In a venture where the
chances at q loss are practically nil
Then there - the man with ths
registered herd Of purely stock cattle
This man, IN reality, has the bees.
cattle proposition m the world ~,
misses an the hard labor and the IN
seemly our 81 the dairyman. as h,
does the eve task uf feeding the
yeaTiings. Ot course. his stuff vii
nee some attention ana some fee,
duung the winter months. but hi.
work IN this line ls Comparatively
light. while his profits are muCl
greater. in proportion. CommCnclni
with q small bunch OG. say, nfty head
he can easily live on the proceed.
derived from the sale cot his mai
calves, leaving him a clear profit u
the heller calves. with "a proposition
lick THE, ten years would be- ampl'
time FOR a pruyident man 90 acquire
a competence.
With the COW business. no matte
In what particular branch OF u yol
engage. the siio has become rccog
nized as ono Of the greatest essen
tlals. By feeding silnge YOU not unl.
furnish your stock with food TIM
nutritious and wholesome. food tina
h almost an palatablc 10 them as {
the green grass, but YOU viii saw.
fully half OF your feed.
The COW business b. the best bust
ness In the world and likewise an.
Portales valley h. the best country A
the world for the COW business,