The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-03-07
NEW MEXICO the
GREATEST AREA
FOR CATTlEM{N
Section Surrounding Albu-
querque Last of Free Grass
Country, Cheapest Produc-
ing Section in America.

While Every oatticman wotth
SAT know that the old daN when d
can could turu loose a bunch 90 COWS
oh the range ana get rich almlr
without "nort. are past. cy"ry on. u'
ne progressive cattlcmon ul tuUa
ku"vs that the day of tho lusiw
nan engaged ~ the catti" 10 i.incss.
the e.. ttleman with shrowd Lis nc'.
tra'orb added. IL YOU please. ~ iJ
dawnIrJ Especially IL TINS true "a
New MEXICO
This state and Arizona. because 60
then possession oi large tracts OF Lu-
patented public land. are Ia. leaders
la the producing end of che citi,
business. B.cuJsc ct then nee grass
li"S 80" th" cheapest places ~ the
world ~ which TO grow catti". luI.
Whatever MAY be- said about acreage
being scttlcd up there remains tn
TACT that These two states has. f,r
more rr"e grass lett than ever viii net
open tsah ~ Than is open nuW In
any other section
II must 10" conceded that uutil %
means of farming is devised which
Will bttnc New MuNiCus vast publ,
domain into pruducti, en,sr -turh-
raising viii be- % premier iudustr, iu
the state. aud further. there viii 10.
"a quantity at grazing lana which rsH
be used free. This establishes. then
that Tor 4 lOng period To- come. there
viii be free range IN New Mexico.
Vow ~ addition to this there stu
are som" good opportunities especial
~ Tor tn. small rover on III. ma
tional forests tatti.men have got
over lootinp at the forest service ~
a despoiler ot their rights. for thcy
have seen hat they actually benefit
from ~ As On" cattlsman puts a..
NY forest grazing permit In my m-
sutancc against "A bad year some
of thcs" propositions are for sll-ycat
round rangc. hers are tor summer
range only, and need the ovciopmcn,
of winter feed To make them vaiu-
able. other sections of forest range
are not available because OF lack -
water. but the development ~ stock
water ~ a matter which n RECEIVING
attention from forest service aud cut
tlem"n alike. and It now appears ih,t
few portions ot otherwise good range
viii =" unused long because Of this
lack
IN. word development IN tho
paragraph ahead ia the keynote of M
whole situation There are plenty al
opportunities IN New Mckee FOR d.
veiopmcnt OF q business at once prof
table Ia the stock raiser aud Of nd-
vantage 10 the community. some 81
the~. opportunities are chanc.s To
buy out small 90 large growers at
what th"ir OUTFITS are worth todas
and. ny intensive work, make them
worth "A much high-r figure. The last
Few years have shown hat intcnsiy,
growing, as Vt H%ercfnrds instead uI
scrubs. pays. ana pays big
Another development ina can b.
carried out rs h development of
water on the public land thereby Sc
curing a quantity ui range for cattle
which now ~ untouched. This "a re-
garded as u very important opportu
nifty. SUI another Development ~ To-
locate on bits of range good for sum
mer te.diug aud to grow feed on shell
tered lands tor winter feeding. AT lea "a
OF the poVsrty-strickcn stun Tn
phas. of IA" industry ~ developing
rapidly.
There are something over 10. 0O0
0oo acres Of pubiir land In New NJ,
leo. of winch a goodlN quantity IL state
land, subject 80 lease or purchd.o
Their" are "A number of upportuuitir-
on m. national forests, either g.
sr1ail outfits To- secure permits ur
ia" buying of BIG but rundown e.
hts and bring them up to dat.
But Ia perform any or these actiOns
requires capital ~ business ahillfr
This - IN iccur with the trend coil
IN. times, which II rhang!ug the .t'tlr
industry from . gamble iu u EI-,ucs
proposition. II takes money. ~ D.
takes business ability, To succeed 90
the cattl" business nowadays. 4 man
with one can hire ur develop IN"
other. hut ~ - essential There are
few opportunities for the old-timv
'cattler NOV, though he sttll has u
chance. But there are opportunities
and 10 spare for the modern, hustltus
hard wOrking cattle business man n
most of these opportunities. b" far a.
raising ui cattle are concerned at
IN New Mexico and always VIII ''
here