| Show WESTERN BEEF FINDS GOOD EASTERN SALE the cattle I 1 getting back to where it ought to be petern beef is coming into ita own not over a decade ago eastern bakers sd range bred only when they were unable to fill their feed asna fron fro n other source and usually offered a much lower c for that daia of stock than thay wera witling to pay for that secured born other places t experience has taugh buei however that western range iro usually in the very beat of health they hive a splendid frame upon which i to build are well muscled and boned and being to the agora of the western climate continue to put on flesh in eastern feed pens alien cattle from other sections being fed under identical conditions are losing flesh on account of the inclement weather thia western steer only de manda that be be given plenty of fresh water and sufficient feed 0 o that he my never be hungry and he will always give a good account of himself and return many dollars in profits to feeder when he la sold or tho block in the spring these abed early under f a vor able conditions and when they have the stockyards they show an exterior finish that other cantio cat tio lacking the same health and ruggedness rugged nass fail to show this hakea the emeera ready sellers on tho market and after they havo been butchered the of the weight of the I 1 dressed carcass over that of other steer under the aade condition is so perceptible to immediately attract the attention of those keen far sighted men who handle the yard end of the business thie settlement of the west is rapidly reducing the amount of available range and ie forcing the cattle to go higher anil higher into the balla in search of forage this is greatly the imp oriane of freely utilizing the range within the national forests and every endeavor endea Is being made by the forest service to open huerto inaccessible ranges by action of trails and bridge and unused and ranges by the development of water in these higher elevations the ass is usually much finer and more nutrition while the climate ia much more rt gorou both of winch conditions result in the i animals being in better health and hav ing more solid flesh when placed on the feeder markets in tho fall this fall has large numbers of the range bred ate ire most of which como from ranges within national forests topping the feeder markets at all where feeder are sold so great has leeomo the demand for cattle of the quality mentioned that I 1 hundreds of throughout ane 1 west are selling benchea of atouk cattau and aro to handle ethere exclusively on tho old a few years ago one was to see large of cow and calve you will ind today to day equally lage la ge bunch abde up entirely of scra some of which may perhaps avo come from old mexico eoma from texas while arizona and new 1 usually foroi fu roi their quota thee sterra are brought into these western ranged at bvm 18 months to two years old they become acclimated the 1 year while in the second and third they become sufficiently mature that they may be taken tf market the demand for cattle of th kind Is greater thai he supply and as in all other cases chero the demand ia greater than the supply thi price received on aka must constantly increase that this is of the steer business one can trally ascertain through talk alth one of titu who inako ahta a bu nes 1 hey w ill tell you that thoy hive inace inaje money tn the bajt or three ears in hand ung elee than they in ten year art stock cattle |
