El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-06
Grille TELLS Of
WAR TINE NEED
Head of State College Ad-
dresses Cattlemen's
Meeting.


dresses Cattlemen's
Meeting.
grama grass is given an Opportunity
to cure on the stalk, thus providing
an excellent winter fodder, and at the
same time allowing the reseeding OF
the range Where the entire range is
grama grass, It is a good idea TO
| lightly during the growing season.
This gives the new young plants an
opportunity TO establish themselves,
and If each third is thus favored each
year, the entire range will eventually
be benefited by it.
Must Have Water Tanks
las for water development, It has
been found that plains and mesa
range is excellent, provided the stock
does not have to travel more than
two and a half miles to water. In
other words. one watering place to
the year around To make cattle go
( a greater distance than two and a
half miles for water means to in
crease the losses by death in the herd.
Tanks to catch flood water will be
found paying investment.
Increase in the calf crop may be
! brought about by an increase in the
number OF bulls, by keeping the cows
in a thrifty condition, and by keeping
the breeding stock separate from
the grade of the stock. A good plan
is to keep heifers away from the bull
until they are at least 20 months
old
Gives Figures on Production.
Tin 1916, herd Of 500 COWS and 20
bulls produced an 81 percent calf crop
and in 1917 a $50 crop was Tailed.
From the remaining cows in the Jor-
NADIA range 69-2 crop was branded
in 1915, and 63.2 in 1917. This is
probably greater than similar ranges
anywhere in the southwest. OF course
the herd selected was cared for. and
given every opportunity to show a
good record Cottonseed cake was fed
to the cows in larger proportion than
was fed anywhere else on the range,
and the grazing area was not over
stocked.
Scientific Methods Used.
''The two dry years just passed
have been hard on stock all over the
southwest, but in the tornado range
losses from starvation and blackleg
were LIS percent in 1916, and Is in
1917 Systematic vaccination, use of
cottonseed cake, and reservation OF
grama grass range are the causes for
this record To provide for the dry
years on the reserve, one third the
stock has been kept in steers, so that
in case it was necessary TO sell off
stock to conserve the feed, the breed
ing stock need not be sacrificed
SOapWeed Experiments Satisfactory.
Experiments in feeding yucca, or
soapweed. have proved very satisfac-
tory, the only drawback being the
lack Of machine to cut it. Analysis
shows IL to contain as much forage
value as grama grass. and the cows
enjoy 1t. One pound of cottonseed
cake to Is pounds Of yucca are being
IN the Tornado range, at the rate Of
Is pounds Of the mixture daily. The
diet has taken well and while there
have seemed to be no i'll effects from
the mixture, the cattle have gained in
weight, and thrived."
Give Grille More Time.
DR.. A. D. Grille, the second speaker
on the morning program, stressed
war time needs OF the farm He was
accorded such close attention that he
was unanimously given time beyond
the schedule.
Says Conserve Grasses.
There are certain grasses which |
sustain cattle better in one season
than another" said DR.. Grille. Study
your ranges and conserve your
grasses for their proper season" He
said bear grass and soap weed make !
good feed If properly cut up. ''Cut the /
soap weed crosswise, like YOU slice |
a PAAEdpHAEs nc 61A4f anu II 10 BOOu. /
Cut it lengthwise and I fear you will |
have trouble. OF all the yucca plants. |
our experiments show the sotol plant
the best You can save all your /
cattle, Il you feed soap weed and /
sotol These plants will never run
out say there is enough Of these
plants to save all your cattle. God /
knew what he was about when he put
those plants here. Sotol, soap weed
and bear grass are going to help US
win the war, by saving our cattle. /
Cut out, gather them up, cut them up 1
and save your herds. Our experiments /
me that this is true"
Advocates SiIO Building.
DR.. Grille advocated builetng all the 1
silos possible and said waste nothing 1
that could be made into ensilage. 1T /
will keep five years and, like whisky, /
improves with age" he asserted.
Every cattleman is not a good ir-
farmer. but every cattleman 1
should learn farming and in good 1
years he should store his products in /
silos. and when seasons are poor he 4
will have food for his cattle. Any /
stockman Of the future who allows 1
himself to become confronted with a /
starving herd is a poor manager. This /
is particularly true Of the panhandle"
Grammu Grass Has PrOteins.
He asserted that gramma grass is
exactly the equal Of Kentucky blue
grass in proteins The principal OBJ
lection. he declared. to the plants OF /
the yucca family is that they lack /
protein. This. he said, is necessary
for bone and muscle. Cow pea hay
and ensillage were recommended.
Cow pea" he asserted, "is almost as
good as alfalfa. Put in two pounds
of cottonseed to every 25 pounds of
yucca and you have a well balanced
ration" he said also.
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tomorrow morning, at which time the
next place Of meeting will be chosen
and officers elected.
Fl PasOans Prominent Committeeman.
Committees were busy yesterday
on reports for the convention. FL
committees named by president Will
SON Following is the personnel Of
the committees:
Auditing committee, F. A. Finch.
". L Tooley and ]. Phelps White;
resolution committee, W. c. Isaacs,
n. l. Johnson, L c. Brite; credential
J. NJ Wyatt, Thos. F.
Moody and J. P. Hicks: membership
F. n. Hall, c. L. Ballard,
]. S. Dorsey and ]. E. Stanley: COM
mittee on bylaws, E. H. Brainard, T.
D. Love and J. F. Primm. Messrs.
Tooley. Wyatt. Hall and Primm are
all Ell Pasoans.
Many Speakers Didn't Appear.
One by one letters Of regret come
from prominent speakers on the pro-
gram. saying they are too busy at
hnr0a either in 1oolrfpc~l