The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-01-14
Ten Years OF Cattle shipments
frOHi New Mexico ~ COM
piled bg STATE sanitary
nntrds

Th9 board gives the following as
the average range OF cattle prices
during 1919. eliminating exceptional
sales Of stun Of above an average
quality
spring calves for late fan delivery.
$40 10 $3.50.
Ycarliug hcifcrs. t25 10 SIS
Nearling steers. s25 to $40.
-Two-yeur-old steers, $50 to t55.
Three-ycar-old steers, 500 to SOS.
breeding cows. $40 to 500.
Gamer cows. $50 to $50.
Quality Improving.
Throughout the state says the re-
port. there Ia a keen interest mani
fest IN the improvement Of the quality
~ herds n with a few exceptions
the usual type IN h Hereford. Il
having been clearly demonstrated
that this character - cattle " much
better adapted TO the rsnrs condi-
lions Of New Mexico than II other
breed OF cattle. The general quality
Is good and compares fayorably with
that % other states.
The genera health Of an classes
Of livestock within the state Is good,
Mortality from organic diseases av-
orngcd but a very mail per cent,
Blhck-lsg. with the Improved meth
DDS Of vaccination, IL almost "a thing
OF the past and should be entirely
SO, " careful method are followed.
"~Tuberculosis in dk,ry cattle has
only been rarely In evidence Tho
report contains n Curcful outline %
the quarantine and dipping campaign
against HCahies. with the following
summary Of results:
The entire operations have been
very successful. There has been .
disposition on the part of all cattle
men affected to cooperate with the
board and the federal authorities to
] the end that the cattle srubie situa-
t!on could be controlled u the men
ace cradicated from u state.
AT the present time It II con-
tcmpllted hat our general qunran-
tine Will be lifted within a very short
time and that there will only remain
a few Isolated cases that can be COM
trplled through local quarantine AND
be entirely disposed OF during the
coming month" tThc report D.
dated December I, lJlH, the end or
other details of the report OF gem
cral interest include the following.
a total of gl.ugg head uf horses
were shipped out OF the state during
tho year, being far above the average
outgoing movement. The shipments
have been chiefly OF small range
horses.
There are sim complaints from
damage by Wild horses and burrus.
The eradication Of these Wild animals
is recommended whom n can be uu-
dertakcn with inspection uy Officers
OF the board
Hide inspection showed % great in
crease. duo to LOSSES of cattle from
T druuth and the winter OF 1913 The
number Of hides inspected duriuE
1919 WIS lOO.64a as compared VIII
$3.50 90 1918, 64.iG1 tn 1919 and
AN average OF $1,000 iu tho scNrt
proceeding years. There were .Hu'
applications Tor recording OF new
] brands ms against $3.50 in l3lN and
t62l In ipl7 There are now 10000
brands of record in the boards on
cinl files. LEGISLATION requiring rc'
recording of AN brands Is recon-
mcrdDd 49, the only wuy to eliminate
unused brands ~ SIN pliiN the tire.
mcudously complicated brand rec
urds.
The report shows mat TIE hoard
now has on it's payroll 90 inspectors
Of various classes, including . mlrk''
inspectors. rs regular inspectors, q
hide Inspector. ~ deputy INSPECTION
acting under regular inspectors Hu'
4 mounted inspectors.
The report gives details ~ tho OPP
cratiuns of The inspection force TO
whlrh u modpstly claims efficiency
Well informed authorities assert ina
the Sew McNtro inspection sysicm D
the best lu the United states. " Ma
been FULLY maintained ud, ihc pres
ont bUuTl.