, 1879-08-09
THE 0ATTLE-INTHaEaT

rapidly within the Inst few years. and will coii
tin,te 10 to tlo for many more. 1t IL not long |
tor Which tbs State 1las became 80 famous, wcre
almost exclusively confined to what III known Us
Southwest Taxhs; but now they are fon1u In
rrery county in ihe western por.ion ot tho State,
ars annun!ly on the Increase. There nre very
fow ot :lle pursuits OF life tlat otTer aach largo
a,nl sure profits as htock'ralanE ~ thfs State.
The profits OF tho busuc*s aro said to be Is to
tic annual Increase OF numbers, all can readily
SOC whut vast enterprise it llas grown to be
tn teso 'fow years, mud tho bounu!ess propor-
lions 1t will ultimately assume. Thero were
different cnttle.traifs through thu Indian Terrl-
turr and New Mexlco to kansas. Colorado, Nu'
hraska. e.e,, @I,if!t I,i. hcad. Up to August tle
soeat Ts Ss st S o saE sssa ~
the Texas q Pacific Railroad, Ut Fort Wort1,
was Oh Sept. 2, 1877. The shipment was twcnty-
three head Of cattle. Lastyear there were shiis-
pel from the same place 3 200 carloads OF cat-
tlr, averaging twenty-five hoad to tho car.
While the business Is II very largo one, mil
constantly on the Increase, the territory Is sul-
clcntly largo 70 admit Of !ts profitable incEease
4 THousAND-poLn
without being overcrowllotl. Tiiosu followt,ll.
tho cattle.ralsI,E business now do nut havo tu
lead h solitary, Lonesome life, rs did th0se who
ran tho Ataycric, OIL thu Thousand Hills, Gro the
conrfe Ut otnpiru haa taken lts way westward,
tulAEc9 hHu hHLLlEtAtiLa HEG 8uTilE4nR uQ MI
oyur lsu Far Wesl, nj ,l.e rate of fty inilus ap:
nual1Y. There Rro sumo s.ockmon who wonll
liIsv to stop il, thinking that their rich free
pastures mud ranges aro bnIEp cncroachtd upon,
Ito Weas,-thonEh lhe rnnro thor claim Or o.
euny IA extensive enough to fced fifty to one
hundred times as many catt!o III they owM; but
uf such Is the Kingdom OF Tcxaa. This peculiar
lng In hoyina atmosphere: the outside world
Ia nothing nloru thar u M,nentltY lIoyond shu
bccf consumed, und all conversation tor-
eIgn to beet Is strictly tal'oocl, ANY ono
moving outsllu of tlle!r domain Is luoheA upo,,
BY tein with feelings of conte.lIpt. Il .nan may
to tito greatest warrior, altthur, or BtatcsMan;
hut IT, anol,g his attainsnents, eow-scnso Is
wanting, hc IL looked uLou ~ ono whnsu cluca-
lion has 6ccu sally neglected, u,ld IL treated IT.
II, q course, Is host
70 OWN As LAlsag A T1tACr or LAND
as possible; for tho t[no will come when all
grazEnE must he dono upon llir aMds III tiIu
owners Ut stock. It IL a'so II wcll-known laet
that those who rnlse corn. md i,lercse the int
upon liIer best STEERS, ship by rah to MARKET
and ara ready 1T all tines tn tnke advantage ut
high prices, make lilo most tnu1iuy upon the ca{.-
ita! invest gu aslA llu nuatar of eattle handled
But for yrara thousands Ut cattla will bo RAISED
by tlosu who ITO not own an acro Of lA.ld, and
| thousands s-eycn n.iIflol's-of dollars maaa
| nutritious krusses Of tie "Lonu Star Bsnte."
without any cxpe.se whatever sayo tho wugcs
~! ho4!1l II iAp help EsapircA- pircA-.-4--~--~---~..'
I + lev figures, hase1 upou tho expcri1nco OF
those who llnyu hsen engaged In catsie.rasI,u.
fur years, 1nny he Interesting t0 many who arU
th!uktng OF engaging 1T thu business:
| FIVE YEARs' 1NcNEAau.
DF.
90 acres land, 10 ecnts ,.,...,,.,..,,,.,,4 :i!0
| 100 cows aud ca1Yru 41o.... ..,.,,, L. UNI
t1na short. Horn pui i................,,.,,, Iii
| One mun's t1ma ahd 60ard aSo ysaE6...,. !, 800
| Taxes. saY......n .....s.,.,. ......,.. 81
|
~, QUO
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| .... G..
DY 100 5.ycas-olls $50. ..., g., QUO
W 10O i.yearo $lN. .,.,,.,,.,,. .,,,,, l, ,GN
III l0J yeae-olda, &13. .....,,,,,,..,, 300
liY 100 2.yc4f ads $40. -. ....... .... -. 1,UO0
| lay 100 1.Yeas.0ld4, ,$1..,,.,..,......,,.,., 900
!.y 100 od cuWa. !, GD0
}y orc oGull................,... ..,.... ..... 100
|
7,:ou
ss.uss
oio acres land, 81 per saerc................ l.o3o
| ........ 37,hlh
ORIGINAL tnyNstu.tnt.... ....,,. ..,,....+ 81, Du0
Net psoat In ays yoass...,."...,...,...S Els
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