El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-12-20
CATTLE AND
CALVES BEING SOLD
IN HUGE NUMBERS
STARTLING RESULT OF pRoUTA
SHOWN BY FIGURES OF STOCK
MEMS ASSOCIATION sEcRE-
TARY

M Paso, Tex, Dec. 1S.-Stock cat
tie and calves that should have been
left on the range, and would not have
been sold under ordinary conditions,
are being sold in huge numbers on
the Kansas City market, according to
figures prepared by the department
of agriculture for w. l.. Amonett, sec
rotary of the Panhandle & Southwest
ern Stockmen's association, with Of
fees in Ell Paso.
The figures, as presented to the I'll
Paso Times, show that while the
number of steers sent to the market
from Texas, Oklahoma and New Mex
leo during three neutrality-suspicious.
October and Noyember-is 1896
head smaller than the total shipped
during the same period in 1916. This
decrease is offset by shipments Of
COWS and calves, with the result that
the grand total of cattle shipments
for the quarter in 1917 is 250,544, OF
1901 more than the same time last
year.
Had to Send Cattle Away
This is an interesting sidelight on
the great drouth that has resulted in
heavy financial losses for cattle men
in the southwest, particularly west
Texas" said Mr.. Amonett. at shows
conclusively that cattle that would
have been kept on the range il pos
sible had to be sent to market"
AT this time, when the food admin.
istration is declaring that meat will
be one of the important factors in
winning the var against Prussianism,
the table of cattle shipments prepar-
ed for Mr.. Amonett presents some
startling facts. 1t shows that cattle
shipped into Oklahoma to grass have
eventually reached the market. A
of S7,206, COWS were shipped TO
the Kansas City market. This was
53,206 more cows than were shipped
from the three states during the same
period last year. And with these
were shipped 55,247 calves-29,-
1856 more than were sold in 1916. The
majority of these cows were stock
necessary in the production OF
meat, and the calves represented a
loss of several thousand pounds Of
meat had they been kept on the
range a few months longer than they
were.
Comparison Of Shipments
The following comparisons of Ship
nents from Texas were taken from
he table:
Steers-1916, S6,446; 1917, 56,15S;
decrease, 30,2SS. Cows-1916, 1887;
1917, 36,297: increase, 1852. Calves
1872; 1917, 35,69S; increase,
1886. Total shimpments-1916, 49,
VS.; 1917, 1928. 1876; increase, S135.
Following is the comparison OF
ihipments from Oklahoma, one of the
itates into which many cattle were
ient from the drouth-stricken sec
ion:
Steers-1916, 61,947; 1917, 70,721;
Increase, 1894. Cows-1916, 1882;
917, 21,195; increase, 11,513. Calves
7O40; 1917, 1866; increase,
S26. Total shipments-1916, 49,
80; 1917, 101, 1882; increase. 23,143.
Shipments From New Mexico |,
The table includes the following
COMPARISON of shipments from New
.Iexico, a portion of which was af-
by the drouth: r.
Steers-1916, 2S,335; 1917, 32,311;
ncrease. 1856. Cows-1916, GAEL;
GIT, 29,732; increase, 23,271. Calves
1853; 1917. 1888; increase,
424. Total shipmentA-1916, 3S,075;
917, 71,726: increase, 1861.
The totals for the three states fol-
wv:
Steers Cows Calves Total
GIG. ...174,71S 33,91O 26,O61 245,2f4
917. ..159,192 S7,2O6 55,247 250,5i5