Arizona republican., 1917-06-17

In 1900 the census reports give the
number of beef and cattle in the county
as soaps. This number has increased
steadily until the present time. Ranges
in the county We're over pastured for
a time and these had to be protected by
the forest service until the range
grasses regenerated. AS the feed in
creased in quantity, the number of
cattle allowed to pasture was also in
creased. Thus the returns of the CEN
sus of 1910 showed that there were
92.369 cattle owned by whites in the
county, and the total value amounted
to $1,676, 1902 Besides this number the
Indians also owned large numbers.
Few cattle in ella county are ship
ped direct to market but they are sent
! to other sections of the county to be
finished. ella county has been chiefly
a cattle nursery producing yearlings
and 2-year ODDS 1t is possible that
in the future the valleys and dry farms
may be made to produce sufficient feed
to- enable Stockmen to finish their ami
mails and ship them direct to market.
Among the early pioneers in the cattle
and agricultural development of the
county may be mentioned Ramer,
Ellison Vosborgh, Neglin, Griffin,
Young, Hubbard, Loffer. Stewart, Lar
son, Conway. Colcord and many others
| ella county has secured an enviable
reputation for the high quality of cat
| tie produced on her range. This has
been brought about by the introduction
| of superior animals and especially by
! the use of registered bulls. The good
quality of the range, climate abundant
water supply. and high attitudes furn-
ishing strong grasses have contributed
to produce good cattle.
Dairy Cows
ella county is not noted for its dairy
cows. The first record of mich COWS
being in the state was in 1890 wher
| there We're So cows reported in the
county. These cows We're used prin-
cipally for home supply, as no butter
or cheese was marketed from the farms
The census reports in 1900 state that
! there were 1,012 dairy cows in the
county and the value of dairy products
amounted to s26,1O4 for the year. In
! 1910 the number of cows decreased tC
/ ga anu tle Ndlue VI DAIRY pIouucl was
placed at ISL, 254. This ranged Gila
| county fourth in the state n number
of dairy cows and seventh in value OF
dairy products produced and sold. UI
to the present, ella county has not
nearly supplied itself with cheese, but
ter and milk. 1t is probable that this
phase of the business could be profit
F., ably developed in the near future AL
ready certain dairymen have installed
a good herd of COWS near Globe and
Miami and are shipping in their feeC
from outlying places.
Sheep
ella county has never been a prom
inent sheep center The range is es-
peciaily suited to them but the cattle
industry was developed first and the
sheep have not been used extensively
On the mountain ranges there are large
supplies of good food and sheep have
been found especially useful. As early
| as 1878, Hinton says that there were
many large flocks of sheep in the
White Mountains In 1882 it is reported
that profit of S100 per head on sheer
could be made in the county and was
an abundance of excellent food Ir
! 1898 sheep in ella county ranked fifth
in numbers and value in the state Ever
then there were few sheep in the coun-
| ty for the census reports of 1880 makes
no mention of them and in 1900 there
were only 81 reported from the county