The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-01-09


posing Of them than thore Is to sell
the grain direct.
For those who may be less familiar
with the methods Of cattle raising u
may be well 10 say that one with a
thorough knowiedse Of the Industry
and about to start business. FIRST Guys
his land, sows and raises n quantity
OF alfalfa. corn and other crops which
he may deem necessary. before buy
Ing any stock. He viii then have a
fair idea Of the amount OF stock he
dares 20 purchase. A man opening q
field % a thousand acres would hard
~ start with more than two or three
hundred head OF cattle. A. time
passes and the soil becomes more
fertile, the number safely can he IN
creased and even run into the thous-
|ands.
The modern method OF preparing
for the winter months. when grazing
is impossible. Ia n business In itself.
The corn IL cut just before II reaches
that crisp stage. chopped In an en-
silage cutter, and forced up into q
slio. where IL IL tightly packed for
winter.
A silo IL n large cylindrical tank,
generally constructed OF steel. wood
or concrete. averaging from 80 ana 10
10 so feet In height. and a capacity
from 100 10 500 tons or more.
In former times all silos were built
OF wood, but concrete " o becom-
ing the most popular In our eastern
stntes.
Hubbcil Has Two silos.
The two silos on the ranch OF Frank
Hubben south of town are built OF
tile, are Atty feet high and measure
Itwenty-four feet in diameter. They
each have a capacity Of 500 tons.
with one exception. the other silos
In his vicinity are built OF steel. One
OF these can be seen at the ranch or
Clark NJ. Carr. a. II. S,roup. o. b.
Clark. or James Bezemek. The Rlo
Grande Industrial school. cud James
s Bowers have what are known as
PIT siios which are lined with cement.
The latter are possible only on high
ground or where the water table does
not shift too close 10 the surface, as
IL the case In many places In the ~
Grande valley. The average cost OF
installing a steel siio l. between 5000
and $500.
The silage ia packed air tight to
keep Il from spoiling, tho tramping
sometimes being done by goats. When
once allied the silage does not need
TO be covered. provided a layer of n
few inches II thrown on each day.
This can be done with "A ~pitchfork by
! sliding the fodder down a chute at
| the side OF the tank. The silage takes
the place Of the pasture feeding IN
Substitutes for either grain or alfalfa.
| Besides this. a mixture of beet pulp
and bran Is generally fed TO the cows
| the year round. as only - per cent
| OF the former really serves as nour-
/ ishment. II Il Is noticed that some
| OF the COWS or steers eat more than
| others. they are placed in dinerent
pens.
Cost of Raising Cattle.
I The average cost per head for rails
ing cattle depends not only upon the
feeding ot the stock. but the varieties
| of farm improvements must be con
| sidered. Forty or atty cents a day -
1 the nearest We can come to making
an Average cost of keeping one COW
a day. a prominent dairyman here
| claims that his total expense Cor
| etpin lNu COWS u No. u uHs- INV
are probably few business houses that
can say as much.
As only one-third OF the Rio
| Grande veiley II under cultivation and
as most OF this is free from cattle.
the opportunities for mrthering such
an industry are apparent. Nor n the
valley region all the available land.
The mountain region east of the cts
Is close to the snOw capped ridges
and can he easily irrigated and pui
to good use. As the population in
~creases the demand for meat Is great
er. All cattle fattened In our home
county are sold here and this IL only
a small per cent OF what is needed
as can be understood from h sup
ply that il imported.
II is said o that n acre Of farm
land In this valley. " properly Guilt
waited. should produce from thirty
I'VE to sixty bushels OF corr II th'
cattle industry were introduced OF
the land. and supervised under com
petent hands. Il would become dou'
bic its value.
sheep Raising,