El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-26

year beng approximately NV
Includes 100000 cattle and calves,
e65.5oO sheep and goats, 1880 horses
and mules and a few less than 10000
hoEs-a total OF $4,000 OF all kinds
OF stock animals received. The year
has seen a marked tendency to in
crease the production OF hogs and a
DISPOSITION TO introduce better stock
on many Of the biggest ranches.
Pumping water from the lowlands to
the mesa ranches has proven a sue
cess and msures an increased produc-
ton for a wide territory hitherto IN
productive because Of the lack Of
water.
,.,te- of Greatest Grazing District.
gncreasing agricultural interests
tsve foDped off thousands OF acres
rom the great cattle ranches OF tnS
West. leaving the district ABOUT =
paso the largest grazing district IN
ne United States. Areas that pro-
5-,css hundreds of thousands Of cattle
in 1896 have fallen to homesteaoeFs
ma added 10 the fast growing lnous-
~ Of agriculture while the open IS
almost entirely a thing OF the pass.
While irrigation has made amazing
-+rfdes in the territory tributary 10
III Paso. there remain in the NAM
moth stretch Of surrounding couhlIy
millions Of acres that are unntteo 1or
ANYTHING else except grazing ana on
which modern improvements are pc
ing installed in manner beneNeo IN
7,orsihle A few years ago. The waste
r. csf+Ie which has always existed on
ne western range, is rapidly glVlns
vvav 10 systematic stock farming IN
which the silo, ensilage and pumping
plants play an important part on the
fenced in ranches
II has been the custom OF many
cartle rafsers TO give but little atten-
lion 10 cattle that were 1alllns-
71-hen thew were down" they permit
ted them to perish. But with the
conservation that has been forced on
,raetefuI America in many lines mas
come the necessity OF cattlemen max
~ nrenarations to care for ailing
sfock. Under the improved systems
introduced on the best conducted
ranches care is taken 10 keep the cat
ne ia condition that they VIII not
get down in winter or Wheh VI
CaftIemen study Conservation
To this end large pumping stations
ave being installed on many OF the
largest ranches AS the result o.
drouth during the last seFeral years I
me grass in the loWlands mas DeeH
exhausted and IL has become neces-
s1I,- on many occasions for cattlemeh
10 take their herds to higher range.
In the higher country water was nOt |
no be obtained SO tnat rancn-
men could take their cnolce-
dwell in the lowlands Where Lee
v-zls no grass. or go 10 the mesa colh-
80 there there was no water. Elther !
,-ss fatal 10 their cattle the PROD
1er7 was solved by piping water from
ne lowlands TO the higher country
-rIers pastures abOunded- THIS IS
done by system OF PIPE ilnes g. go
q large triplex pump which draws the /
-=eond only TO the proposition. OF |
~ecr1-fng water. is that Of insurlng /
rood supply for cattle me $40 aHu
ensi1age have solved this proDienl-
Whereas formerly calll - Ln t-s ,ost 4
come Door and in many cases pc lost
nov supplies Of dry feed lald up IN
season may be drawn on to save the
mother phase that promises to FUR
Their the best interest OF the STOCK m
.l-,efr- in lie Southwest is the. selee-
ffon and stocking Of ranches WI
better stock This has come w
-he annroach OF scientific stock rals-
inc which takes into consideration al
phases that increase produetlon- a
~ornle OF drouth panics in the Dust
-,s-5 has caused many ranchmen to
shin all their cattle 70 save mem
This necessitates restocking the farms
snd in almost all such cases attention
Is being given TO the selection OF DsI-
ter stock
The Rio Grande valley IN the i'm
vicinity Of FL Paso promises
10 become the greatest country IN the
world for finishing cattle 4n4s -
due TO the fact that there IS the IalLsS
Of West Texas New Mexico Al
ana Northern Mexico to draw on a
-errftorv containing approximately
] :. 0oo. 600 cattle. and that the Els
mani BUTTE dam project has MADE
noeefble an almost illlmltaDle supply
"a alfalfa and other high grade 1eea,
IN the Southwest all roads leao 70 -
paeo- II is the logical point TO orlns
-s+fle- both because Of transportation
facilities and because Of the opportu-
mites for feeding
Hogs Also Valuable. Il
These are the reasons why Il Baso
Is the best cattle city IN me 1919 1870
Yet cattle is not her only lnduceIneht
% continue the rapid growth and de-
reloumenr Of the packing INDUSTRY
-hfch has been but recently estaD-
.ished here and which has SHOWN
1henomenal growth since blEh-
There are also thousands OF hogs De
ng raised in the valley and millions
n sheen and goats on the great range
,ersntrv around FL Paso- Because OF
Inducements OF local packers the hog
industry is showing increased grow n
- vet the packing industry is IN It's
ufancr here and the great supply OF
sheep and goats have hardly been
me opening OF large packing
1ouses. in FL Paso mark the beginning
n what promises to be a mammoth
Industry in the Rio Grande valley
he- using OF our vast numbers OF !
.attle right at home in the packing
business. II
Farmers raising hogs for local pack
rs maintain that the highest pur-
iOses OF the government are being
-erved by the encourag cement Of local
laclzing II IS argued that between :
5000. 900 and s6,O00,0o0 per year IS :
aid out TO non resident companies :
or what may be obtained right here :
Z local packing is encouraged Keep !
Z all here and in ten years we VIII 4
ave a much weather. and more ,
prosperous community" said one.
As a result Of the packing business
lere both the cattle and hog busi-
less have taken on added activity in
.istricts tributary to FL Paso. Pro-
noters OF the business believe ii
lrobabIe that further development OF
he industry here may see million G.
ollar packing plants for FL Paso Z
within a few years. o
Has Four Sfoekyards. D
Fl Paso has altogether four stock e
ards with a total capacity Of about +.
90 cars Of cattle per day. Both east z
m and Pacific coast buyers compete n
o Il Paso. an advantage which no a
Their market enjoys. Consequently. P
he best prices are obtained for q
took shipped here for disposal These
warrant the FL Pase Union Il
a-F- l.