El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-05-11

pounds, mostly yearlings, with SON
yearsoldg. One three-year-nld Weighg
This shipment Is considered an
Important proof Of the possibility 81
finishing steers for the market In the
Estancia valley.
The bean-huIl ensilage,p said Mr..
Ely, has become a favorite feed, il
being found that the protein in the
hulls mixed with corn fodder makas
a splendid balanced ration. The rs
tancia valley a short time ago had
only n silo to its name; now there
are from a dozen to fifteen and BY
next fall 1t is expected there will be
81 in the valley"
Seven and a half cents was offered
for the cattle on moor IN the corral, a
total price for the S. head of $3,963. TJ.
Carrizozo, N. NJ, May 8sEThe big
storm that broke in this section re-
Gently and lasted three days. proved
very disastrous to the sheep men. and
caught some Of the goat men, as we'll,
rhe storm came right in the midst of
the Landing season and the lambs
dropped during the storm period were
almost a total loss. The older lambs
mostly pulled through, we learn, and
our f~lockmasters expect to save j
half a crop or better.
Range cattle came in Monday night,
seeking shelter from the storm, and
made the court house lawn their rem
devious. Grass and trees were bad
~ torn up.
RANGES IN BAD SHAPE
AlamogordO, N. NJ, May Sword
comes from. the Grow Flat country
that the ranges are in very bad shape
and cattIemen are having to feed
thousands of pounds of feed to keep
their cattle alive, and notWithstand-
ing the feeding are losing many. There
was a scarity of rain in that section
last summer and to make the matter
worse, there were no rains in the vim
ter or this spring. and in consequence
there is very little grass. The rains
In the northern part of the county
have been heavy this winter and
and the range is as fine as it
has been known for years. Cattle are
looking fine west and southwest of
Alamogordo, and the good range ex.
tends for about thirty or thirty-five
south of town.
$4,000 CATTLE DEAL
Silver City, N. NJ, May 8.-Canlr.
bell &Murphy have sold al lof their
ranches and cattle in the Burro noun
to the Mangus Cattle company,
which company consists Of Messrs,
Victor Culberson, Reese Herndon, j..
Gilchrist and Trotter. Mr.. Trottar
Is the manager in charge Of the
range.
The price paid Charles Campbell
and Campbell & Murphy was not
made public, but it is said to be more
than $4,000. Earl Dashman, who
was employed by Campbell & Muir
ply, had a small herd which he also
disposed of to the Flying Al.
MI. Campbell is one of the old-time
and ranchmen of this sec-I
ion, having engaged in the, business
/ number Of years ago and having az
simulated in that time a comfortable
'ortune.
10000 FROM oLENRIo
SECTION IN MONTH
Glenrio, N. NJ, May 8.-By the1
fifteenth of this month, the Matador
Cattle company win ship approx
1000 head-of cattle. This. with what
vas handled by the Landergin Bro-i
hers about ten days ago, makes a
movement Of over 10000 head from
his section in less than a month.
Sixty-fve cars of cattle were ship
,ed from here last week,
Siauqhters Lose Thousand Head
Portales, N. NJ. May Sit is REL
ported that the Slaughter ranch lost
lose to 1000 head of cattle during
he rain and bad weather of a week
II so ago.. That is a big loss In spite
Il the fact that there are about 10000
lead of cattle on this ranch. l.
1850 Head From Montoya
Montoya, N. M, May 8-The largest
hipment of cattle ever made from
fontoya was made last week by How
I'd LIN and The Calisch ranch,
onsistihg Of 1850 head Of one and
wo.year-old steers, and o~ne-year-old
d. C. Snyder, of Clayton,
the heifers; Cox Jones Com
company, Of Denver, became
he owners of the o~ne-year-old steers
nd Clayton & Norman, of Denver,
urchased the twos.
The entire shipment was good grade
hereford stuff and in splendid condi-
lon. The shipment netted the sellers
be sum of about $4,000.