The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-04-20
Cattle Now in Better Shape
Than Ever Before, Says u. S.
Bank Survey for New Mexico

were marketed. which has enabled
them 10 meet their obligations and
money conditions are fnlrlN easy.
Nheat Is looking fine. Farmers are
huEy pfeuariptt heir land Tor the
1870 crop. There j. hut little build
ns actlN4,y. several rigs are drilling
FOR oil. running day and night shirts,
CHARACTERIZATION conditions Fencr-
ally are belief han IN several years,
wna the result mat land has lncrcas.
"a ia value from fcv TO $50 per acre.
4 NJ ~ar.nerH are hooking forward 10
good crops Of kafir corn, maize and
indiAn corn. WORK Will commence
on several new business huildingr
s.iuf,,3.
kenna- Livestock conditions during
the past AZ months have bcc ideal
ana cattle have come through the win
sef ~ good shape Without feed. The
ncrua arc only about 90 per cent Of
what they were formerly. hut Il IL
expected hat the cattle men will be
o 10 hquidatc q considerable
amount Of their Indebtedness. The
forage crops planted last year. IN
ctuG.uE inutan corn. were All good.
There Is considerable muncy being
brought INTO community through
the sale Of OIL leases.
Rosweii3Tne livestock Industry Is,
on the wn0ic, IN excellent condition.
Sprng lhmhhlg will begin during this
nuonul and Wind up about the first
pais OF May after which will be the
%snearlng a the selling OF WOOL
There VIII be "a shortage u wool this
year when compared With the produce
ton 81 the past i've years. Two years
ago more man 3.0o0.e0O POUNDS OF
wool wcrc marketed, last yea some
thing less than that, and this year
d amount will probably not each
1900. 200 pounds. rms difference Is
Largely oceasipned by the selling OF
the old ewes and their not being re-
placed BY younger animals
Vt the short lamb crop thr past two
years. Prices offered Tor young sheep
respectfully owesl Il the outstanding
icasure OF the business at this time.
one herd OF eve lambs was sold be-
tore the first OF thc year at fl6 at
the shcaring pen and rcsoiu "a few
Jays q az fIa out OF he shcaring
pen. which h. within a dollar with
the o of them OF wla they were
sold Tor Ia the beginning with the
WOOL ON them, and The wool will
probably bring - or s. per head.
Higher prices seem to the the trend
IN tue sieep business auG SMILE there
h1s been no Increase. according 20
government statistics. m the number
OF sheep during the fast ten years In
the United States. still The prices are
- high that a conservative banker
may well hesitate loaning anywhere
close 10 tie margin Of their value.
cattle have Gon well during the win
tef' IN fact, have improved during
the entire season ana there is every
evidence tharring very unfavorahie
weather. that the percentage Of the
calves will be larger than In years.
Cattle values have changed but little
during tle past year and there II no
considerable demand 10. stock cattle,
which Is also true OF sheep. due to
the approaching calvinE ana lambing
seiistsI, IL being usually the time OF
tue year When there Is light trading
In h,estock. The prospects for a
tremendous frui3 crop was excellent
until the recent heavy frost and Il IN
now thought the crop will be more
than me hird hat Il was last year.
Alfalfa will be the chief cash farm
crop. Several thousand aCres OF cot
ton are being planted In the vicinity
a. an experiment. which. n success
wiz add a very important factor
To- the farming Industry. General
mercantile ines are enjoy .ng excellent
trade. merchants are selling largely
for cash an. IN general are enjoying
the best situation they have been in
FOR years.
Dexter -nusiness conditions are
heaer than at any time for the past
ten years the severe winds recently
have taken the moisture from the
ground. su that rain IN needed n
the hard freeze seriously crippled the
apple crop for the coming year. The
farmers are prosperous. aside from
the orchardlstH, and the prospects are
bright for alfalfa and grain crops the
H..M 100 HA.aHH-a-HH- a-.H -aHaHA
Is changing hands ana there Is Il great
deal Of building going on. a number
% wildcat otl rig are drilling Tor OIL
Ia the vicinity o. excitement Is high.
HaEcrman-coudt,ionH are excellent
for this time Of the year with the
exception Of the frutt CROP. g. per
cent % which appears 20 have been
killed hy the recon freezing weather.
Range conditions are the best iu
years an stock having wintorod in
excellent shape. win practically no
e. and going into the winter strour.
Cattle men anticipate from IS 10 %
per cent calf crop md sheep cundi-
TONS are almost as good. Farmers
are stiil In good shape. after uu extra
good season last year. and the local
doutuad tor money is light More real
estate. both town and country. is
changing hands than m several years
"N"N NENHN" HN hHAN'H ~ N'NNNNN 90 AL
ON the up grade.
Artesia-l,anFcs are In excellent
condition o. cHttle and sheep went
throug the winter ln splendid shape.
moro was never Il brighter outlook
Tor the livestock Industry than Hf the
present time. The 1920 calf crop Will
probably average so per cent, which
is decidedly above the ordinary year.
Farmers are busy getting their lands
Hw hoo -. LH..H.Lm -H a.
OF ul crops grown viii Doe larger than
ever before. "a addition to the usual
crops of fruit. alfalfa aud corn there
Will be- planted in th. Artc4la district
close 90 1000 acres OF cotton % has
been demonstrated that cotton will
grow successfully and that lle quality
Dr. superior iu staple and color Iu that
raised in the 30 called cotton states.
owing 90 the absence ~ cNcpss muis
turc. Real estate has been very nc-
tive the past STA months with prop
,rty turning readily and every house