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The Clayton citizen. [volume] (Clayton, Union County, N.M.) 1906-19??, February 24, 1916, Image 9

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lúüo, AKaifa, Sorghum, and KaGr are the money was Invested but five
Economical Feeds for Finishing months in the cattle, they paid in
CaiUe for Market,. terest on the investment of $5,312 at
3 the rate of 26 per cent per annum.
For many years the Panhandle sec- The profit or loss from such dera
tion of the great plains region has I onstrations is always an item which
been famous for its stock cattle, and ! is extremely variable. When mar
keted, these cattle were in excellent
condition for the block and on a good
market should have brought at least
9 1-2 cents a pound. At such a price
a very comfortable profit would have
the steers and caljs raised there
Lave gone to fill northern and corn
belt feed-lots to turn the corn and
ither feeds raised there into beef.
V ereat manv corn-belt fanners owe
-aeir prosperity- to the Panhandle been realized by the feeder. It will
ieer that has converted their cheap.be noted that these cattle dressed out
ra into high-priced beef. 1
Early farming in the Panhandle was
te only by the "nester," who, not
ing range enough for his cattle
money to buy feeders, was forced
to sell the feed he raised to the big
... it v n I. -i-
Cattlemen lor rougmiiK uucu
-hrough the winter, or haul the grain
..town and sell it to the grain deal-
In this way the Panhandle also
í famous '. for its gram sor
n, which are grown in place of
'' can be produced at little
' with the 'coming of the stock
tit i I uwt. ""r a
e in the methods of handling cat
tle. Men have learned that with the
cottonseed meal produced in the south
and central parts of Texas, added to
the forage and grain sorghums rais
ed in the Panhandle, they can fatten
cattle. The chief disadvantage is the
long haul to market after the cattle
are finished.
In certain sections of the Panhandle
where irrigation is practiced a great
deal or alfalfa is grown. During the
fall of 1914 and winter of 1915, one
of the leading stock farmers of that
jiection, in cooperation with an agent
'.''he department, carried out a cat-.é-feeding
demonstration, using only
the feeds grown on the farm, and pur
hasing no concentrates at all.
.Jhe grain used was, milo maize
- -"irhajre consisted of alfalfa
' ay, and kafir silage.
Use the ",e high-grade Here
ily Flour, uality. They went into
n medium condition and
, good care throughout the
jriod. The feeding was done twice
"dally, and an accurate account was
Itept of all feed used and the gains of
tlia cattle.
The figures obtained are given be
low: Nupber of Cattle ..-..Y. 70
. OriÁntl weight, avcraee 1.031
Final anch weight, average. .. .1,367
Total ffin per steer, average... 336
Kansas" City selling weight ...1,248
Average shrinkage enroute 119
Net gain per head 217
Feeding period (days) 151
Average daily gain (lbs) 2.22
Total cost of steer at 7.36 lb $75.88
Cveragv selling price at 8.8 and
8.7 cents peround $108.85
Freight commission, etc i .$7.20
Net cash return : $25.77
Cost of producing feed $14.95
Profit per head'. ;. $10.82
Dressing percentage "... 62.5
The shrinkage on these cattle was
- unusually large,, the cause of which
' Vas not ascertained, but was probably
due to some unusual excitement. The
Shrinkage should not have been over
, 80 or 85 pounds per head.
: The year 1914-15 was the most dis
astrous year cattle feeders have ex
perienced in the last decade. Feeders
in all sections of the country lost
money because of the great slump
in the prjcó'of fat cattle. If the feed-
in tíiis instance had purchased an
the feed at market prices they would
have cost him in town about $33.60
per head he, too, would have lost
money. When, however, the feeds ar
charged, as m this instance, at the
cost of their production on the farm,
" profit of $10.82 per head was real
ized.
In this statement no credit was
made for the manure, although in
cnany sections where manure is used
In fields this byproduct has very high
value.
Col. E. U. Jacobs
Public Auctioneer
I cry sales any where. Farm
sales a specialty. Satisfaction
guaranteed. Rates reasonable.
Call, write or wire me for dates.
MT. DORA, NEW MEXICO
621-2 per cent which clearly shows
that their condition was such that
they would have sold well on any
good cattle market. From these data
it is evident that cattle fattened on
he grain sorghums make as good beef
as do corn-fed cattle.
It is also to be particularly noted
that a well-balanced ration was ob
tained from -the feeds all of which
were grown on the farm. The ration
used was such that when the animals
were on full feed each steer was fed
15 milo maize chops, 30 pounds of
kafir silage, with all the alfalfa hay
and sorghum hay it would eat. If the
nutritive ration of this ration is cal
culated on -the basis of the digestion
coefficients given by Henry, it will be
found to give about 1 part protein to
8.9 parts carbohydrates, which is fair
ly close to accepted standards.
The sreults of this feeding dem
onstration, together with many others
conducted along similar lines are
gradually bringing the people of the
great plains region to realize that
they have been losing by not feeding
out their own cattle. In years like
the present one, very little feeding
will be done in this section, but sen
timent is growing infavor of full
feeding. The Panhandle lands and
others in this section have been large
ly broken up into small farming areas
These farms yield products which or
dinarily are most profitable when fed
to live stock, and the demonstrations
referred to in this article show that
good beef can be made by their use.
The feed raised on Panhandle farms
must be fed to cattle in order to get
satisfactory return from it. There
fore, as Panhandle farmers learn how
to utilize these feeds and finish their
cattle, more and more cattle will be
fed each year. It is not beyond the
bounds of possibility to suggest that
the great plains region will event
ually become an important source of
finished beef, with a greater output
than was given during the range days.
Bankers & Store
keepers Bank Jokes is a humorous paper
opposed to big mail order houses, de- i
partment stores, chain stores, five
and ten cent shops. Bank Jokes be
lieves that true prosperity follows,
home trading. Bank men are "Bank j
Jokes" when they trade out of town,
so are clergymen and town officers.
Bank Jokes has been (i a year, but
for the present it is but ten cents
a year. Do not send postage stamps.
Address BANK JOKES, Yarmouth
port. Mass.
Dyche
A modern, eani-
tary Barber Shop
Prompt Se r v ice
Skilled Barbera
Hot or Cold Baths
A Lasting Shine
;i Laundry Agency ::
BUY--
SADDLES
HARNESS
LEATHER GOODS
from
Max Gonzales
Clayton, N. II
Bring your old saddles, harness, etc., and have
them made new at a reasonable cost.
SPECIAL ORDERS
receive prompt and careful attention.
We Buy Old Saddles and Harness
La Folli'tte Throws Hat in the Ring
Madison, Wis., Feb. 22. Before a
conference of progressive-republicans
gathered in conference here from all
sections of the state, Senator Robert
M. La Follette tonight announced his
candidacy for the presidency at the
repiiblicnn national convention at Chi
cago, iif Juae,, '
"I am a candidate- for the repub
lican nomination for president in
1916," Senator Lafollette said. "I
believe that patriotic progressive re
publicans are at this time under the
highest moral obligation to contest
every foot of ground in every state of
the union for representation in the
Chicago convention."
Senator La Follette declared in
favor of an embargo on arms; for the
manufacture of munitions of war; as
serted that any standing army the
government maintains, instead of
leading wasteful, useless lives should
in time of peace be employed in so
cial service for the government; de
clared for a conference of neutral na
tions for the purpose of promoting
by co-operation and through its,
friendly offices the early cessation of
hostilities and the early establishment
of peace among the nations.
"One of the worst evils of the mili
tary spirit that is being fostered is
that it absorbs public attention to
In fact, in certain sections ' such an extent that other matters of
of the feeding districts of the north ' great interest go unnoticed," the señ
an d southeast the manure is regard
ed as go valuable that the feeders
Ji'il,thn.t if they merely break even
on the cost of feeding the animals the
manure gives them a reasonable profit.
In the particular case.no value was
wis figured for the manure, for the
reason that farmers in this immediate
.sacuda of the Í great plains country
do not use manure and regard it as
practically worthless. Their objec
tion to manure is that it tends to
cause the crops to burn or wither
during hot, dry weather.
Labor wag not charged against the
cattle. If labor had been charged at
$2 per steer, interest and deprecia
tion on equipment at CO cents, and if
feeds had been charged, as has been
done, at cost of production, a net pro-
ator asserted.
He denounced the water power bill
pending before the senate at the pres
ent time as a bad issue; assailed the
navy leave propaganda and declared
tht the seven million republican voters
of the United States were not a will
ing party to what took place at the
Chicago convention in 1012,
A conference early in the day
pledged to the senator the twenty-six
delegates of Visconsiri and ten from
North Dakota.
An executive committee of eleven
members to manage the campaign for
delegates to the convention was sel
of MadisonSIIRDLUETAOIN EAON
ected with Charles H. Crownheart of
Madison, former chairman of the
Wisconsin Industrial commission
FARM LANDS
WANTED
Do You Want to Sell Your Farm?
Then list it with the Man who
Sells Land
We have sold more land in this
Country the past year than any
other firm.
No Exclusive Listment In Our
Office Over 60 Days Old
We sell land, we don't iwep it!
Come in and give us a description
of the land you want to sell
S. E. LANE LAND COMPANY
CLAYTON, N- M.
Otto. Bldg. Phone 153
Residence Phone at Thomas
ECKLUND
BARBER SHOP
" You are always next
at the Ecklund."
Hot and Cold Baths
See 'Dad' for a good Shine
Agency -Elite Laundry
HUSBAND RESCUED
DESPAIRING WIFE
After Four Tears of Discouraging
Conditions, Mrs. Bullock Gave
Up in Despair. Husband
Came to Rescue.
Catron, Ky. In an interesting letter
(rom this place, Mrs. Bettie Bullock
writes as follows : "I suffered for four
years, with womanly troubles, and during
this time, I could only sit up for a little
while, and could not walk anywhere at
all. At times, I would have severe pains
in my left side.
The doctor was called in, and his treat
ment relieved me for a while, but I was
soon confined to my bed again. After
that, nothing seemed to do me any good.
I had gotten so weak I could not stand,
and I gave up in despair.
At last, my husband got me a bottle of
Cardui, the woman's tonic, and I, com
menced taking it. From the very first
dose, I could tell it was helping me. I
can now walk two miles without its
tiring me, and am doing my work."
If you are all run down from womanly
troubles, don't give up in despair. Try
Cardui, the woman's tonic. It has helped
more than a million women, in its 50
years of wonderful success, and should
surely help you, too. Your druggist has
sold Cardui for years. He knows what
it will do. Ask him. He will recom
mend it. Begin taking Cardui today.
Write to: Clutiinooga Me Jiclna Co., Ladles
Advisory Dept., Chattanooga, Trim,, for Sivrial
Jiuhiiclitmt on your cas and 64 -page book, ' Home
Treatment for Woman' aant In plain wrapper. Eoo-8
1916 CATALOG
of the
The University of New Mexico
Ready on or abou March 15. If interested
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future, write to-day and hive a copy reserved
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Address:
David R. Boyd, President, Albuquerque, N. M.
J. C. BARR
RESTAURANT GAFE
First door South of Dr. Slack's office
Meals 25c Short Orders
The Eklund Hotel, Ranch & Irrigation
Company
CLAYTON NEW MEXICO.
Rooms 75 to $1.50 O Meals 25 and 50c.
riBST CLASS RESTAURANT OPEN DAY AND NIGHT.
Steam Heat, Bath and Electric Lights.
Sample Room Free. Call For All Traína.
Auto Service Day and NigHt.
The Eklund Hotel, Ranch and Irrigation Co., Proprietors
SEE
Swastika Coal
If 1 $61
Special cash discount of 50c per ton on
PINION NUT on ASH orders
G. G. Granville
fit of (8.32 per head was made. As chairman.

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