New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-19
AGRICUL TURAL.
SHEEP IN TEXAS.
Correspondence Of The N. Y. Tribune.

Correspondence Of The N. Y. Tribune.
NEWCASTLE, Westchester Co., n. Y, 1859.
! have lately v,ited that portion Of the State Of
Texas between 80 and 81 dogs, and the Colorado and
Trinity Rivers for the express purpose Of comparing
it, advantages for wool and stock growing with Mir
sour and other Western States, all Of which | visited
last June. ] reached Washington County, Texas, on
the 2Gh of February. Found the pralres green, and
the farmers planting corn. Stock of all kinds ap-
peared iii good condition. Lands in this county
Higher any county Usrth, ana are highly improved
around the town of Washington, the farms resembling
the good ones Of New and Pennsylvania. AT this
town hired horses and started in pursuit of the real
live wool and stock growers that had heard lived in
Burleson, Milan Falls, McLennan, and Robertson
Counties, aud were making seventy five per cent
nually in capital invested, whether large small
The first practical wool grower we visited was Mr..
OvertoD, who lives Cameron, Burleson County.
He very kindly mounted his hor,e Everybody rides
horseback In Texas, and led the way across the
proiries to see his sheep.
ride of near three miles, over as beautifully roll
ing praries az any Iowa can boast Of brought us in
sight OF his flock, which contained near hun
dIed. The following questions were put and answered
while sitting upon our horses:
"Mr. Overiop, are you troubled with foot.rot or
| scab!' A. Never have BEEN" q " Or grub in
destroy your sheep :" A: " They do, but s'ryehnine
is a sure remedy" @. What isthe expense Of herd
ingf" A. Judge for yourself There is my son,
aged sixteen who has the entire charge of this flock"
Ny son" seated pretty pony with two
she pheru dogs by all looking though they had
any thing but hard task. O. :. How do You dispose
of this mock at night =" a. During the afternoon
keep their heads turned toward home, and at sun
down they will be home ready to yard q. Is there
no need of any provision in the way of fodder = A.
" No-except that sometimes few acres of
rye to brace up very Old ewes, by which they live
wear or two ons ger and bring lamb two more than
they otherwise would" q. " How do you get these
sheep sheaIed in this country, where labor is so
scarce I" A. (" No trouble. We have it done by
contract ten cents per head and The wool tied up Ii
costs about double the amount could get ii done
for but this man, English man, does suit me-
q. Where do you find market for your wool y A.
" Right where are; a merchant III Cameron takes
il here and sacks ii at his expense, and pays me
fifteen cents per bound, unwashed, for my next three
crops q. " What viii yOur ieeces average each !!
A. They viii average d lbs eacb'
Mr. Ovenon's wool was but two or three grades
finer than tne Mexican, except a few, one
fine merino buck lately obtained from Geo. W KIM
balls flock, whose ranch is west OF the Colorado Co.
mai County.
Ewes Of good age and raised in the State, ready
sale at So per head Those brought from the States
ON Mexico die at the rate OF out of every five
supposed 10 be caused by driving acclmation.
al present there leagues unoccuped lands in all
the counties have named, and may be pastured with
out interfering with anybody else
We spent Two wee Ks III the State, and talked with
number Of wool growers who had been IN tine business
six years, many of them stating the annual increase
from loo ewes 10 be than 80 per cent Randall >
statement that ewes would bear two lambs a year,
thing will not prove true with large Hooks. In kobi-
son County some Of the hocks number so.
~" >'"' FARMER.