The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-05-20
Monthly Report of Reserve
Bank Board on Cattle and
Livestock Conditions in State

the prevailing high prices are doing
"a good bufineaG. a third lumber
mill viii be Installed within the next
fcN months
Nara VISA More lana b. being put
IN cultivation this year. ION develop
meut b. active. Building operations
are beginning 10 pick up.
TurumcHri E'uudiuofH are not very
flattering. owing 90 the dry weather.
and h viii be necessary to receive
rain within ihD next few wprits 10
save the drops. Tho wilma has been
blowing Considerably. which has dam
aged the wheat cattle wlntcred m
good shape % are IN fairly good
condition Hisineas is quiet In u gem
eral way, nnd there Is very iittfe I've
stock changing hands. quite a hit
oi building wont on during The winter.
but al tlds time activities ARE M a
Htnndsilll. on operations nre moro
uuict han they were ga DAYS ago,
Notwithstanding tho fact that There
aye eight test wells going down IN tho
county al tho present time.
Thus FAR there has been only n
small showing ~ oil lon onc well.
Logan cuisines generally H. good.
Cattle wintcrcd tn nno shape. prinri-
pully on the home raised food. and
ihcre o. an excellent calf crop IN
Z sight. Ranges are getting green. hut
are badly in need OF moisture. Lack
OF moisture aud Tate spring md heavy
winds have discouraged farmers tn
some extent Sufficient cotton will
Doe planted this wont tu demonstrate
IT, aduptuhiity. m weather condI-
tiuns are favorable. there will he a
much larger acreage of AN kinds OF
tcci crops planted this year than over
before. Development and building
operations are above normal and
would De very expensive hut Tor the
enormous prices asked for material
Farmers nrc being encouraged TO
raise more crops moro anc better
cattle and huRs, and 10 confine their
I purchases 20 actual nr0eEsitics. which
ID is believed Is the only solution Of
the high cost ~ living
Fort sumncr-liaiu b. needed. not
badly, hut u would hctp O. great deaf.
the lick Of moisture having retarded
gtuss and delayed dry farming. The
farmers whO l~rriGutr are getting
along nicely. Livestock A. ia fine
shape Win calves an lambs galore.
ANA II sufficient rain s. had this
season the calf 10 lamb cron Will ne
The best in many yehrs. There r.
some building activity. mostly frame
construction tut good A great deal
81 money ts coming into The county
from utl ana gus speculatorH who are
leasing land. and there Is promise
~ SOME development lloug thos,
. lines.
.MolrusD-UltIlo urr wiuterinr we'll
and go less cost O., ihe sforkmpu than
usual because ut .hr %Hbuudauc, ui
rough feed which was largely used in
lieu uf Tho high priced cotton seed
cake RANGE conditions are fair. bui
rain Is needed. wheat prospects have
been excellent up 60 this time. with q
large acreage hut unless rain comes
real soon the crop viii De- very snort
The season Of 1919 was the hest cruT
year The county hns ever known. and
he mnncrs are still marketing theli
maize mud knffif TuT abundant crop
and The excellent prices received. hui
mnde possible the general liquidation
Of paper which has been carried owe
frpm previous Years. On the whole
the community IS iu the most pros.
porous condition since the cuuntrl
was settled ~ years ago.
foriule--'uttle went through thl