The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-15
CATTLE THRIVE
IN FLINT HILLS
Theory That Only Oil to
BE Found Exploded
This Summer
PASTURE 10000 HEAD
Excellent Pasture Found in
Rugged Section Of the
Sunflower State

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EsDDEhDD, Kan. oct. IL
r..rp was time when the Flint
n.'. wrra not considered of much
value unless when puugturei they
would Yield oil or Ras ThOss who
have admired their wonderful beau
p. con- spring day have looked at
fUa wooded hills ana wondered IL
they possessed some permanent
value in the scheme of commercial
..m I'm the last few years they
have furnished an abundance Of
pasture for cattle and we're utilized
To- beyond what is generally sup
posed
About i2 por cent more feeding
cattle were shipped into the Flint
hills seCtIon Of Kansas this year than
last. according TO a survey recently
made by the United States depart
maut of agriculture. Up 20 August
:. 1899, actual receipts OF cattle at
80 shipping points located IN the II
counties which comprise tho bulk
pf tho Flint hills section amounted
90 5.a56 carloads. or approximately
10000 head. During the corre-
eponding period Of 1921 these same
stations received 5,2Si carloads or
about l75,000 head.
Tho heaviest movement into these
pastures normally occurs In April
and May During thcsc two months
Of this year shipments into the terri
tory amounted 10 4.925 cars, or
about 10000 head, compared with
4G06 cars. or about 10000 head
during the corresponding months Of
1921.
Total receipts Of cattle from all
sources at tho 50 stations covered
by the survey, during the fun call
cudar year 1921 amounted 10 6.12O
carloads or approximately 100000
head. which was only 5000 more
cattle than were received during the
first seven months OF the current
year
The main markotward movement
Of cattle from the Flint hllis district
usually begins in July and extends
20 the middle OF December, normally
reaching the peak around the mid
die Of September. Because OF the
excellent pasture throughout the
present season tho outgoing move
ment began earlier than usual. Dur
ing July 746 cars were shipped out,
compared with 53S cars during the
corresponding month Of 1921. Dur
ing the first ! days Of August this
year approximately one thousand
carloads went TO market compared
with l,71S carloads for the entire
month OF August year ago.
The total market movement from
the 81 stations, from January 10
December 81, 1921. amounted 10
1O.022 carloads, or about 23.iOO
head. OF this number 6S47 cars
We're marketed between September
and December 81.
Although the fact that approx
mately $4,000 more cattle were put
ON feed in the Flint hills district this
season than last might lead to the
expectation that shipments during
the remainder Of the season Will
show "a corresponding increase cer-
tain factors may prevent such an
occurrence. The first is the fact that
up to August - shipments were
10000 greater than year ago,
It is generally conceded that the
was unusually heavy in 1921. This
wls Indicated by the fact that
during the year approximately TWEEN
~ thousand more cattle were
shipped out Of the district than were
shipped i'm. This leads 70 the belief
that considerable number OF cattle
were marketed that had come into
The district as calves a year or two
p earlier.
Furthermore, the business deprcS-
sion and money stringency which
was so much In evidence in 1921
undoubtedly forced great many
feeders 10 market their stock much
more closely than usual. II the
foregoing is safe assumption H.
does not seem improbable than feed
ors In the Flint hills district may
retain a certain portion of the cattle
shipped In this year for restocking
purposes. In that event the surplus
which will go TO market during the
rest OF the season may be no greater
'nan a year ago.