El Nuevo mexicano., 1920-01-08

hLAlAL LnG CAuSluS III VA tAG tnASS 1}A
factors that helped bring up the cost
Eastern New Mexico Is far ahead Of
other sections tn the breeding up Of
better sheep: many high-priced bucks
have been imported into this country
In the past few years.
Eastern New. Mexico is primarily q
livestock country, and sheep Is one Of
the two biggest industries In this
section. It ia one of the two principal
industries. Probably 0ne-half Of the
domain Is devoted to sheep-raising.
Just think that in the southeast por-
ton OF this state anywhere from
three to five million pounds Of wool Is
clipped and shipped each year: and
under ordinary conditions the railroad
facilities are such that the shipment
OF sheep and wool Is quite prompt and
satisfactory.
The sheep men today take better
care Of their stock, too. Something
like rs per cent OF the lamb crop is
raised annually; this viii make the
average. Some years IL Ia more, some
less, but that is about the average.
The mutton lambs are put on the mar
ket and the ewes saved for breeding
purposes.
Owing to the drouth Of the past
three years there was an extensive
shipping out of sheep from this coun-
try but now that the range Is in good
condition the stocks r rapidly being
increased to normal. Naturally the
conditions that have existed have cut
down tho wool clip.
Under the present conditions Of
prices for sheep and wool this indus
try il very profitable-and has meant
a big thing to the sheep men who
have faced and gone through d serious
drouth period. The past three years
wool has sold for about fifty cents,
feeding lambs from ten to sixteen
cents.
One of the fine things about sheep
in this section Is that the
herds Craze the entire twelve months
and feeding Is practically unknown.
The ideal weather OF this section Of
the United States makes sheep.rais-
Ing quite profitable unless q dronth
hits which III seldom.
The market facilities for wool and
sheep are good. Buyers are already
10 take the clip when ready and when
The grower is ready to sell.
While no wool Is secured in Ros-
well, at the present time there Is a
growing securing mill at Artesia, IN
Eddy county. The difficulty IN sccur-
ing a freight rate, however, has been
10 serious that the securing industry
las practically been killed Ia the very
Of this sheep-growing district
Prayer Miller, q prominent sheep
is a member OF tho national
WOOL growers association executive
,oard; there Is q state sheep growers
association OF which many OF the
iheep men or this section are consist
mt members. /
The taxable wealth Of the sheep
assessment rolls and there would
% a big deficit throughout the county
unda.
Many OF the sheep me are buying
alley property; the drouth Of the
iast three years has shown them the
Fisdom Of raising feed for emer-
Iency. the coming OF the slIo has
~ this. A. ensiiage properly
torcd a be held for several years,
! need be-. Not only that, but many
{ the rnnchmen are using these re~I
emily acquired farnnn for the Iambing
eason The price Of sheep Is 90 high,
be grade II 10 much better than IN
aat years, that 4 lamb Is very vain.
BE nowadays. and mOr attention Ia
paid g the saving Of The lamb
rop /
The nss % trucks and automobiles
~ shortened lho distance between !
" sheep man and his camp nowa-
ayn. but recent conditions havsI
tbs price 81 herdefs And made 4,
Ipm fewer. The harder problem ia /
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