The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-10-18
us. BUREAU WILL
COLLECT LIVESTOCK
DATAN NEW MEXICO
Seven Specialists to Be Sent to
State to Get Information and
Furnish Estimates on Cattle
and Dairy Industry.

LAS CRUCES, n. NJ. Oct. is.-Il
r. Hare Held agent Tor the United
States Department OF Agriculture.
bureau Of crop estimates, has sent
the following letter 70 Miss feTtha
benson, secretary Of h New Mexico
cattle and Horse Growers associu-
uon, relative 20 work Tor the next is
This bureau n planning an en-
luigcd OF work for thc uext
fiscal year with u view Of supplying
Information relative TO live stock. ~
counties, Ia a name somewhat slim
liar 10 the Information 81 now fur-
niHhes relative to crops.
This program Is The result OF nu-
mcrous requests for Information along
this line from congress ana the d.
pnftments q the national at.d state
governments, as well NJ, from the
various channels Of trade and the pub
he In general
Tie necessity for more lnforma.
tlun relative To conditions, numbers
and classes Of live stock In each stale.
localized By counties, WAS clearly
shown In our recent war, ana la
value fully mCnHtratcd.
"hcginning July lst, ncyt year. this
bureau be- planning 10 furnish depend
able and timely estimates concerning
horses. mules beef aud dairy cattle,
sheep. goats. swine poultry, and llsc
stock products for the Unitcd states.
. as well as for each state by counties
The ORGANIZATION 10 sccurc this IN
formation VIII be- composed Of seven
live stock specialists Tor the tnliet
STATES together. with q Held agent,
an assistant field agent and the nccea-
sary clerical help In each state. Ths
Geld agent and live tock specialist
Tor Now Mexico will travel over the
state monthly and collect data by
personal inspection and Interviews
with wen informed arrnnre Tor
cooperation with sate and local or
%ganigations Of owners of the different
Kinds OF live stock ana collect com
pile. publish and keep on Me stntih'-
icel Information by counties rciau e
10:
l.. 30. Of each kind OF live stock
% ~. OF each sex In each class.
2. No. of each aro grouped TO
show breeding capacity.
4. No. of each class N pure brel
animals
s. Monthly estimates Of chang
iu totHl uuupers ot oacA kind.
g.. Number % animals bred.
T. Number Of animals born.
\. Humber OF animals s~iauEhtcrcd.
o. Nuwhtr OF animals lost from
d.s"pscs eNpoyurc. cts,
10. Number OK animals sold.
a.. Feed supply. available o.
prospective. including fodder. hay
ensiluge.
~ Condition and carrying capac-
lty ~ the range,
~ condition OF live stock.
a. Meat production and number
OF meat animals on feed.
q. Dairy production.
10. Poultry production.
II Wan rrfdaation.
IS. Hidr pr ductlou
a.. Prices received 10y growers.
o.. Report ON the foreign siula-
ton.
"The live stock and ne stock pro-
duCtIou lu The United states. o. estl-
mated at about $1,000, 100000. aud
moro than so per cent Of the farm
saics are Of live stock and live stock
products,
OUU. 600 sheep iu Sew Mexico repre-
sent Hu ,|n.rlluus Investment Of cap
l'al o. involves lu small part % The
meat supply 90. tho nation. The live
stock industry De- Of slow growth und
can not Doe readily established II
must nc built up and maintained on q
4 long time program Intelligent AN.
profitable live stock production on,
marketing can not Doc accomplished
with at accurate aud timely este
mates. n. because NJ Improbable re-
turns. the AuWhcr of 'iro stock ln thi
state o. reduced below the carrying
capacity Of our arms and ranges ii
mes Important Industry can not read.
ily by ru%cstiblshcd and the largest
source OF revenue TO the state Is i'm.
paired.
The bureau plans to furnish thi'
Information primarily for the ben
ont af the stock men, and as feit
agent fr the bureau ion tho state.
am addressing YOU with the requeH
ihnt YOU submit this proposed pro
gram OF work to The executive com
miitcc al thoir coming meeting an'
s., to Thorn that : would be please
10 have an expression from them rel
atlVe to 40, work to be undertaken
iu this state
Philadelphia has a park systcm Of
u 4.46i acres.