Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1915-09-04
LIVE STOCK INDUSTRY
IN VERY EXCELLENT
SHAPE IN THE STATE
About Three Hundred Thousand
Head of Cattle Were Shipped
From Arizona During Year;
Other Illuminating Figures.


Other Illuminating Figures.
GLOBE, Sept. 3.-The live stock in
dustry in Arizona is today in splendid
shape according to reports received
in Globe yesterday. The statements
seem to be authentic and show that
about 100000 head of cattle were
shipped from Arizona during the year.
The revenue from these heavy ship
ments were very large as the prices
for all kinds of livestock were the .
highest ever known and they are con-
tinually growing In addition to cat
tie, nearly 1000 hogs were handled .
for points outside the state and the .
wool clip from 100000 sheep brought
into Arizona a sum totaling over ST. /
100000.
No need to point out that cattle to-
day are worth money. The supply is +
not as large as it should be- There /
is a reduced number Of older animals .
with very marked scarcity of young
stock. At the same time conditions
all over are excellent and there is a
great amount of feed on range and
mesa Conditions for building up the
( business were never better and the
/ Improvements of the quality of the
range cattle will show up considerab-
[ ly during the next few years In this
direction of lettering the quality of
| the stock on the ranges Arizona has
already made marked advancement. /
/ The importation of splendid bulls has
, had it's effect on the product The
continual wedding out of inferior
grades has already had marked effect
/ Owing to the close shipping which
/ has been in progress during the past
/ three years the number of cattle i'm
/ Arizona is not as large as could be
/ Accommodated. There is opportunity
, for the introduction of large numbers
under proper arrangement with local
authorities and there should be hand
some profits in the venture. The re-
lations with forest officials in Arizona
are now very cordial in contrast TO
| difficulties of former years All of
this has resulted in the improving of
/ conditions surrounding the industry
Better Understanding.
The gradual determination of noun
tain lions and lobo wolves which each
year cost the cattle and sheep men
large numbers, is benefting the sheep
men and cattle men also The old
time antagouism between the cattle
and sheep men is giving way to a bet
ter understanding between them, each
realizing that there are certain rights
belonging to the other that must be
., respected
There are quite a lot of horses
raised in Arizona, over $500 were
hipped from the state during the
year The range horse is not now so
plentiful, but the raising Of horses and
mules on farms is more practiced
han in former years. The same con
dition applies to the raising Of cattle
and more especially to the fattening
q If cattle for market
While a large number of fat stock
are shipped direct from the range.
The best and most economical results
are secured by. following the more
modern methods of feeding and fat
tening. The large acreages OF feed
crops that are grown in the Salt river
vale yoffer every inducement to pro
, htable stock feeding There are about
$4,000 acres Of alfalfa in the Salt Riv-
er valley and in addition smaller
r acreages Of alfalfa and feed crops are
in existence in various other parts of
the state. The bulk of the feeding.
however is done in the Salt River
. valley. As many as $4,000 being
d turned off the alfalfa and gram fields
IN a single season. II is to the same
valley that large portion of the
y sheep crop is brought each year. They
g are pastured on the desert lands sur.
rounding the irrigated area and are
clipped to the number of over half a
d million head. They are also brought
n down to the valley country for lamb
If ing and for fattening for the early
market. During the past year only
o six states made gains in sheep anc
If of the six Arizona was in the lead
d with gain of $1,000 head over the
previous year.
Big Profits.
Farmers and stock raisers are max
W ing big profits feeding cattle on thei
fine lands-lands worth $3.50 or NOR,
- an acre. The utofdoors-all-the-yea
.e climate makes feeding more than usu
Dr. ally profitable. No shelter for stool
d. nor protecting barns for feedstuns
- II is growing" climate coupled will
d Ia great supply Of green feeds and 9th
of er fattening foods in variety.
Feeding cattle in pens is being ure
ed on all sides. Many feeding plant
are being established in the Salt ri,
by er valley They are equipped to us
or chopped alfalfa, cotton seed meal me
iasses. Cattle fed in this manner ar
ut said to be superior to grass-fed stool
and further are said to be preferre
by packers. Feed for the purnos