Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-04-12
TEXAS CATTLE DRIVE.

Save that IL il stated that tie drive 10 Kan
sss may be placed at 10000. and, sitting
the reports obtained from different sources
carefully, i, believes that il publishes the
list which lie the most reliable one that has
been vet given. il has often been the case
tina, cattle which wuuld be driven were
credited to different parties, vi each would
drive, when in reality they would be the
same lots. For instance Il. would contract
with G. to deliver him, ssy 5000 head Of
ca tie in Kansas. Ii has been the case that
3. spd C. would both be credited with the
ssme cattle, when in reality c. should only
have got the credit OF Them. 10 the list
which We publish, this error has been avoid
I'd and only The proper parties are credi ed
with the number of cattle which they will
drive, thus avoiding all doubling.
10 regard TO the clsss Of cattle which will
reach Kansas this summer aud what will
become Of them, it is interesting to know
the. there will be very few females among
them and not more than I2 600 beeves, the
Ia ger portion Of the drive being young
fte.rs Texas cattle rsssrs are now keeping
the cove at home 10 rsise from, and for the
heeyes 10 Southwestern Texas there is very
good demand for the Havana and New Or
leans markets. All least one fifth OF the cat
lie, which will be driven 20 Kansas, will
finally go to Nebraska and others have been
contracted for, which will not leave more
Than $1,000 on the market.
There IL no reason to expect better prices
shan last year, but Ii ia thought that the de-
mand will b. more sctive.
In six weeks time il may be expected that
cattle will commence arriving at Dodge
City.
The indicator publishes an interview had
with Peyion Montgomery, from which W
extract Us follows:
How was the winter in southwestern
Te,as.''
at was very severe. There wss slee
three days IN succession, circumstance tina
had not occurred for sixteen or seventeer
yelr' previous"
What l. the condition Of cattle?'
'C,tt e sre very poor, anu there have bee!
heavy LOSES in certain portion. Take tn,
cattle as body and they are poorer thai
they have ever been heretofore. There Is
lack o. substance in the grass and a scarcity
Of ~a'ss in the pastures"
SIS there much effort being made to i'm
prove cat lie ?'
Yes bulls are being imported from tn
NorIb, but they do not seem TO thrive we'll
Two car loads were recently purchased b,
Capt King, and taken TO his ranch, o
which ali but two died. The reason of thi
is that proper attention is not paid to them.
"What do you know about the Texas ca
tie drive 2"
The drive to Kansas will be about 200.
600. These cattle will reach Dodge Cit,
about the fifteenth of May. The bulk @
them, think. will take the eastern trail b.
way Of Fort Worth. A few will lake th
western trail. Most Of the cattle are youn
stees-one and two years old. There Ar
very few females in comparison with forme
years. and very few beevee. The females n
kept at home to raise the young steers from
do not think that more than IL 900 beeves-
that is four years old and upvards-will b
driven. There is good demand now 70
beeves for shipment to Havana and Ne'
Orleans, and the number, which 10 use
yearly for this purpose, will amount to SO,
GOO"
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