Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-08-02

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along with loads at the rate OF five miles an
hour. and when used for riding, they VIII
make the "trip in good time and not worry
themselves. The rider will also be spared
the necessity of Il stimulating drink ana II
sprawl on the bed TO get rested.
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.-. STOCK ITEMS. .n
Russia has ordarpd the purchase OF 5o,oOO
horses. l-.r~. t.E.
Mrs. Ed. Mitchell, of Smithyille, Mo-, has
a colt with eight legs. .. .-...e ... ...a .
A number of Kentucky race horses have
lately been shipped, to England. ....--
Three million sheep have been destroyed
the past year by dogs, wolves and disease.
Flora Temple. the famous trotter OF the
past. is at Chestnut Hill farm, near PhlIa-
delphia. She is thirty-two years OLD, ana
was recently described by a letter writer as.
Ia poor-looking decrepit old mare, with ev-
erv bone in her body standing out as II the
flesh were gradually wearing away. . ~
The Agricultural Department at wash
ington reports rs a result OF a thorough III
yestigation that the losses from diseases OF
swine during the past twelve months "lll
reach 1000, 900 animals, all ages, valued at
$40. OOO, 900. One-tiftll of this loss occurs IN
the State of Illinois. The next, States III
prominence are Missouri, Iowa and indiana,
which together lose .$lo,OOo.ooo. Florida,
Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana aggsre-
gate 81, SOC, 900. The losses are very small
in the country bordering ongthe. great lakes
and the. Pacific coast. OF the remaining IN
fected districts. West Virginia comes nearest
exemption. Chic and the Atlantic coast
States stand better than the ~alluvial dis.
tricts. The total loss is equal to one-tliird
of the sum of the exports of pork products
llst year. Ofthe diseases peculiar to swine,
the most fatal is hog cholera, for which no
speedy and certain remedy has yet been dis
covered. i.
On the nights of Monday and Tuesday.
May II and 49, during the big storm that
ragged for nearly forty-eight hours, it is es-
ti,nated that 10000 Sheep persisted in Cali
fornia. Il few miles northwestern the Iose-
mite valleys at Aspen valley, and on the di-
vide to Hazel Green, Toe, 1000 sheep from
visalia, Fresiio,, StanisIaus, San Joaquin
and the coast range gathered on the2slopes,
crowding n detrying to get OH to the sum
nit to be THE first over into Mono county.
whittier they We're vending their way for
fs Cd. Most of the loss occurred in the snow.
Over 800 were found dead III one bunch
near Cranes fiat. The roads were lined
with tile dead carcasses, and the stencil was
intolerable. '''55+""ft "af dNt Vi zoo ~
'''A good horse that lin bush phrase) can
"turn2 on Il cabbage leaf is a necessity with
the stock men Of Australia. many of whom
are exceptional riders. The stockman's
horse,,a native of the Colony, is a strong
compact animal, about fifteen hands high.
sulreafooted and enduring; but, having been
bullied rather than broken, is given to
'''bi,ck jumping" on being mounted.r He is,
however. well trained for the workEof look
ing after cattle,, turns on either hind!or tore
feet, halts When going at fuil speed without
being thrown OH his launches, doubtless like
a hare. leaps creeks and fallen trees, gallops
unfalteringlyi up and down Steep rocky
Hills. and fords deep. strong streams With
out hesitation. -A7n7t, Field End Fern.
Wy ta -r--ftf- Do e- I5~T-TT-t If9
easasa4 ,ztr JUDGING WOOL ~ 49,. -Rf
Many farmers have been annoyed when
selling their wool, to find tllat,the acute and
practiccd eye of the wool-buyer had detect-
ell the fact that his sheep had been allowed
to ruin down in. condition at one time during
the growing of the fleece They are half in
clined to think that the buyer is merely Try
ing to depreciate the COST As Il matter of