The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-01-14
pRosPECTs for the II, estock Indus

pkbHitlIH Tor the lNeHtock lnuha-
try In New Mexico In 1870 and
particularly FOR the cattle growing In
dustry. are the brightest In the his
tory Of the state. according to the
annual report OF the New Mexico Cat-
tie Sanitary Board 90 Governor Lar
razolo. prepared by Secretary W. J.
1inwOod and approved for transmits
sion to the governor By the board at
~ meeting here on Monday January
Members Of the cat'le board are
Victor Culberson. Of Gran, county
president: John ". Hicks. of gua,ln-
iupr county. r ~. Burns. Jr, OF Rio
Arriha county, George X. Noe Of Ro-
zorro county, Francisco Mlerh, Of
Torrance county and W. j. LinwoOd,
secretary. Tho board has held I've
regular and a number OF special
meetings during tho year which has
been one OF unusua activity owing q
the great dipping campaign that has
been carried out TO rid this state OF
y threatened plague OF cattle acdbics.
The dipping campaign has been suc-
ccssful. II IL now about complete. II
viii relieve this state Of tho nee
cssity Of quarantine next year, the
board expects
ss7.tiO Head shipped.
A total OF 1850. 600 cattle re-.
mRined on the ranges IN New Mexico
after shipments Of 3bf,i1O head out
~ the state had been completed on
December LIST. the end o. the fiscal
year. This outgoing movement, the
report shows. h. nearly 200, 600 head
lighter than for 1915 or 1917 al
though shipments In those years
were above normal because Of the
great drouth. financial pressure and
war demands. Tho lighter shipments
- Nnnf namW uuaWn 1ua 80 ANmNHNNn
range stocks, dine range conditions
and a disposition Of stockmcn to re-
stock their rangcs; together with the
a. ping campaign which made out
guing movements difficult from
-quHtantined areas.
The board estimates the total loss
Of cattle during tho drouth and bitter
winter Of 1giS-lg10 To have been 20
per cent OF all the cattle In The state:
the heaviest loss on record Ia "a
similar period. The hardship worked
on the industry has been incredible
the report says: especially In the
southern part Of the state where
conditions during the bad time were
the worst Following these severe
conditions the calf Increase has only
been estimated on "a basis OF about
20 per cent, the lowest Increase on
record.
"Conseryatiycly speaking" says
NV tfNNNNH AAAANf NA'h VIII AffANAAh
az lcas; two years to ~ro-eatablish
their herds upon "a basis equal TO that
prior to the winter Of 1915 and the
sprIuE Of 1919"
OutIuok u Tiuc.
THE present outlook, for general
good range conditions throughout the
safe ls very favorable aud Duttl"
losses from an indications should be
',Iuw normal
AFTER giving the record Of outro-
ms cattle shipments Tor ten years. pa
attached hereto. the report di-Cussc7
cattle prices which % finds have been
below those OF the prcrvdiuE ear hy
about 30 per cent uu au average Al
the present time, except ON prime
stgr. and OF which Sew Mexico Cli-
tigmru have little, the report finds
that there h. a general tendency to
ttill lower priccs
"Thcs, conditions says th, report
We believe are brought about both
by the high prices Of feed % the
near approNimity uf winter with a
prospect OF another successive feed
20 hill to take such class OF stock
through until coming OF grass next
spring.
Spring CutIook finc.
The outlook for spring prices be
encouraging and there b. az this tim,
lftc inquiry for contrast prices on
steer cattle Tor spring delivery. II
has also been noticed that there h'
hvvu % great spread In the price of
cattle as to quality and classes, 70
Instance. steer cattle OF quality huy,
found Il ready market at the prevail,
ing and perhaps extreme top prices
while cattle OF inferior quality huN,
been drIggy O hard tu dispose of t|
u very much less price ALSO % ht'
been noticed that she stuff, COW
h,iI,rs. etc. have been almost uu.
snl,tblc except when shipped {,
market CCntCra.
THIS condition. We are convinced
l. from the hcsitanCS OF iunn aS~O
citations, etc, to lend money To an
great cNtcnt upon any Class Ot stocl
other than those that are very liquit
and suitable for sale at any time al
the year, such uS st,sr stun, alwuAN
may h. considered