El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27
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r ORDSBURG, q. n, Feb 27-The
cattle prospects for southern
- Grant county this year are better
than for years past, according to re-
ports gathered from all stock raising
communities. The winter rains have
brought the range out wonderfully and
the continued humidity of February
insures the stock grower Of an excel
lent season. In southern Grant county
especially the cattle are fat and looking
better than they have in many years
Cattle buyers have been in the field
since the first OF the year and some
large shipments viii be made from the
Silver City and LOrsburg stock yards
during 1915.
No aFoot and MOUTH Disease.
The county has not been visited upon by
any of the dreaded cattle diseases The
foot and mouth disease" was unknown,
due to the precautions taken by gov
ernOr W. c. Mcdonald in placing an
embargo on cattle shipments into the
state Of New Mexico. Early this month
several reports gained impetus OF
black-leg plaques in various parts OF
the county, but they proved to be slight,
although several losses were sustained.
The disease did no serious damage.
AsHOciRtiOn Formed.
A notable innovation to the Grant
county cattle industry was the organ
ization in the fall Of the Southwestern
New Mexico Cattle Growers association
to cooperate with the forestry service,
with offices in Silver City. The first
meeting was largely attended, repre-
sentatiVes from practically all the
larger Grant county cattle outfits be-
ing present and aiding in its organ
izatiOn. The meeting was called by the
forestry service and the moldiug Of
the association left to their hands.
Resolutions were adopted at the
meeting in regard to the cooperation OF
the cattlemen and the Forestry service
and the State Cattle Sanitary board,
tire enumeration of cattle on the range,
and calf tally, the establishment of bet
ter stock yards and shipping facilities
and the prosecution of cattle theft.
An advisory board was appointed and
recently held a meeting in Silver City.
at which time it was decided to hold
the big annual meeting of the aSsOcia-
ton on April and 8 in that city. A
large number Of prominent men will
be invited to address the assembly and
plans are being made to make the dates
gala daVs i'm Silver City. The chamber
Of commerce is planning to entertain
the stock growers during their visit.
Cattle buyers from Denver. El PaSO,
Kansas City and other points are plan
ming to be present at the convention.
There were a great many dissap-
pointments throughout the county this
winter in the planned replenishing OF
the range with cattle from Mexico.
Many of the large outfits were pre-
pairing IOF large shipments from across
the border but the strict quarantine
against it on account of the foot and
mouth disease prohibited. Likewise
shipments from Arizona were post
pOned.
Range Better Than for Years.
Harry Martin. probably the wealthiest
individual cattle owner in Grant county,
states that the range in his community.
(Steeplerocl) was better than he had
seen it in 25 years and he was antici-
pating one OF the best seasons he has
ever had in New Mexico
The many other stock growers in
the Steeplerock and Duncan sections
are sanguine over the prospects for
spring brought about by the winter
rains.
Floods Cause Losses.
On account OF the floods in December
and January there were heavy losses