The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-05-31
/ oday's Live News Of the Sunshine State
The Weeks News and Gossip
of Mew Mexico Stock GrowerS

ifliNt OF inc ristu uuaFuntlhc
on livestock generally II re-
Earded by stock interests
throughout the state as removing the
last doubt Of the most successful "a
son In the history Of New Mexico.
Expressions from all parts OF the
state Indicate satisfaction with the
action Of the New Mexico cattle board
last week In lifting the general guar
a%ntine. an action which was followed
during the week by other states IN
the four-state agreement, Colorado.
Texas and Arizona.
The livestock quarantine. made.
necessary for protection against foot
and mouth disease. has been much
more serious and widespread In -
trade effects than the uninitiated Inn
aEine. Not only has II stopped de-
livery Of stock for range purposes,
hut Il has blocked hay and feed
movements n has affected directly
and indirectly almost every industry
IN the state. The stockmen now have
u clear field and early enough In the
season 30 that delays caused by the
quarantine may be overcome. The
threat Of retaliatory quarantine from
Missouri and other states II removed
and the stock industry Is free TO re-
slime It's normal course. The result
win be that stockmen will be able 70
take full advantage of what Is gem
orally the best spring on the range
In recent years.
shipments Of southern New Mex
leo cattle continue In some volume
aud large shipments are forecasteu
from Sierra county during the com
ing week. Last week Hall Brothers,
az Easiey, DOna Ana county, shipped
500 yearlings steers and heifers
to Council and Robertson. part of the
stock going To Clovis and the rest to.
~ paso. small owners practically
ail OF them In the Hillsboro and Lake
Valley districts Of Sierra county. sold
out clean TO the Hillsboro bank. a
total Of l.032 steers being sold
through the bank to Tolbcrt ana
Haley. of the west slope OF Colorado.
This stuff moved on Friday. the 2sth,
and was In prime condition. The
price Is said To have set a record foi
this class OF stuff for the district.
The Hopewell cattle and other large
shipments are expected to move dur
ing the neXt week or ten days. The
cattiemcn of sierra county report "A
dandy range and the best calf crop
on record.
W n. Hitson. sheep srower q:
Guadalupe county, reporting at san
Ia Rosa last week. declared the IRunb
crop on his own ranch and on those
ct his neighbors was 100 per cent. IL
ie declared by Mr.. Hitaon to ho the
TANNER lamb crop of Guadalupe
county.
Don Pelagio Casaus, another Qua
dslupe county grower. said at Fort
Sumner that his lamb crop was 80
per cent m other growers Of that
county make equally good reports.
The reports from Lincoln county
sheep men are az good as those from
Guadalupe. J. u. French reported At
Carrizozo that he marked 90 per Cent
Of lambs, and GALLAGHER Brothers.
who LANDED on the other side of the
Jicarillns, make the same report.
Wool is beginning to move In some
districts. although buyers still are re-
ported slow TO meet prices asked ana
a. hiCh grower are confident they Will
receive before the season goes much
further f.. W. and II. r. Mckenzie
finished shenring 1000 sheep at their
ranch ear Fort sumner last week
delivering the wool for storage 10
Earickson \ Co. at Fort sumner.
Gallup reports large shipments OF
wool coming into hat town. although
statements ds tn prices are guarded.
Eleven tour-horse outfits moved from
she Wcitherill and Colvl.le trading
post IN a Juan county last week.
Tor Pennington, all loaded with Nav