El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-02
CATTLENAN SAYS
To BUY GATTALO
Urges Texas to Purchase the
Famous Goodnight Ranch
Herds; Meat Is Fine.

Texas now has a chance Of taking
over the 100000 acre farm of Charles
Goodnight, near Amarillo, together with
$50 head of purebred buffalOes, $50 head
of "cattalo" and other stock with which
Mr.. Goodnight has been carrying on
experiments for the past 10 years, ac-
cording to w. S. Roberts, a member of
the Amarillo delegation who is here for
the convention.
Mr.. Goodnight has offered his big
ranch to the state and I, together with
all other StOckmen who have followed
Mr.. GOOdnights experiments. believe
that it would be a wise move to accept"
declared Mr.. Roberts at the PasO del
Norte. Mr.. Goodnight has now de
velOped the "cattalo"-a cross breed of
the buffalo bull and black Poland COW
to d point where the new animal may
have a serious effect upon the stock
business OF the southwest.
Mr.. Goodnight tried experiments
with various breeds Of cattle but the
best results have been with the black
Poland cows. The result is a fine. large
animal weighing about 1900 pounds
muleys, with long, black silky hair. The
hair is longer and more evenly distri-
buted than it is on the buffalo. The
''cattalo" has the usual buffalo hump.
Meat Has Fine Flavor.
several Of the Amarillo markets
have sold some of the meat, Mr Good
night being anxious to get the opinion
of the public on it. I tried it and found
it excellent The meat much resembles
buffalo meat, has a slight game flavor
but is very palatable.
THE state now has a chance to take
over this big estate. Mr.. Goodnight is
getting to be an old man and wants to
be relieved Of his responsibility. His eX-
periments have proved of great value
and were the state to take it over as
a state park and carry on these expert
ments, I believe that great value would
be obtained"
Mr. POheT+s c1,,,,,, Nv, al 1900. a. rA
that the Amarillo stockmen are getting
away from the old grade and longhorns
ana are now using thoroughbred bulls
and good grade cows the results being
fine beef cattle. HerefOrds have the lead
in his section but shOrthOrns are fancied
by many, he says
Less and Better Cattle.
That the change to less cattle but
better cattle" has worked to the benefit
of the stOckmen is evident from the an
nOuncement that one large herd was
recently, sold for $40 each, all being
prime three-year-O This is con-
sidered remarkably good price.
W. Hunter, a Claude cattleman who
IS in the city for the convention. de-
clares that the future Of the stock
business in Texas is very bright The
winter has been mild there has been
plenty of moisture and excellent prices
prevail
Conditions in the Pecos valley have
been better since 1906 declared Ed. W.
Walton, member Of the Albuquerque
delegation. There is good pasture This
spring and the stock has come through
the winter in excellent condition much
of 1t being already fit for market
Wheat Grown by CnttIemen.
Many of the farmers in the Amarillo
district are going into wheat raising" {
declared W. S. Roberts. Of Amarillo.
Last year We grew between $4,000 and
SO'OUO bushels of wheat in the Panhandle
country and there will be 25 percent
more land in wheat this wear FvcelIaDf
price have hnan nhTa n a1
pean demand is expected to lift the
prices still higher There has been over
TWO inches of moisture in the past
month and that is going to help the
crops. Stockmen are finding that If is
as cattle"
One Of the interesting sights Of the
convention is to watch the rivalry be-
tween the representatives Of the various
stockyards. Wherever the cattlemen
congregate. are big signs setting forth
the particular advantages of the various
ya[us- 81 Joseph, Kansas City, Omaha I
galveston, st. Louis and other out. of
town buyers are here in force and
every buyer IS making it a point to
nave the glad hand" and happy smile
ready every time a cattleman shows
up.
Ell Paso certainly puts up fine
prand OF entertainment" said J. H.
avery, chairman of the state sanitary
board She has a reputation in east
Texas for being about the Invest CITY
IN the southwest and she lives right M
TO that reputation"
Amarillo wants the next conven-
ton said J. W. Rickett, of Amarillo.
We can guarantee an entertainment
lhat VIII be unsurpassed. Amarillo has
p Dig delegation and plenty of suDDOrt
from the other cities in the Panhandle
and Amarillo will have its hat in the
ring until the last vOye rs counted"
- New Mexico is in fine shape" said
Gus b. COots. who is a breeder of bfr
bone type Hereford cattle at Nara
VISA, New Mexico. The cattlemen got
some pretty heavy jolts last year. what
win the war and the quarantine. but
Things are looking up now and the pres
ent year should be an excellent one in
the stock raising industry
Cattle on the southern ranges Of
Arizona are in fine shape" said C. II.
Beardsley, who is a Tancher of the
Nogales, Artz., section. I'VE have found
that the Mexican authorities are will
ing 10 cooperate with US in handling (
e6 6o,If fbo mere has been no trouble
ABOUT the quarantine restrictions"
Copper and Reforms.
=. arizona is gong to be heard from
in the convention line before Ions" said !
Simon valley. "The average nerson
thinks all the state produces is conner !
and reforms. It produces plenty Of /
nose TOO but cattle is right along i'm |
the front rank Arizona will not try
to get the convention this year Anna
rillo and Albuquerque need not worry.
but about 1917 look out for the best !
state in the west"
When we boost for Amarillo don't
think that we do not appreciate FL /
Paso's hospitality" said c. B. Reed. of
There is no city in the
southwest that could be a better host
to cattlemen or anyone else than EI
Paso. We are enjoying every minute
we spend here"
Albuquerque is the next convention
city, no doubt about it." said ex-gover4
nor George Curry. of New Mexico. The
Legislature has passed a resolution in
viting the cattlemen to come to AIbu-
querque and backed it up by sending a