The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1879-07-05
TEXAS SHEEP IN THE
SOUTHWEST.
Fo~ Ms Hayer.tsr- (.ud.l Mail.

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We have enjoyed pleasan, interview with Mr.
Walter Negicy, sheep grower of Texas, who L.
now In liagers,own on visit at his father Mr..
Peter NegIey. aud his brother, Mr.. Charlie, Neyicy
both of the H'o"h From sir. Negiey We have
gathered great deal Of interesting information,
aud mach II il will doubtless be % interest 90 the
readers 81 the Nail. Mr.. Ncgsy and III, brother
William, ieft here about four years cfo.so try
their fortunes In the great State Of TeSas. They
are now living hundred and thirty miles soath.
wes, from san Aniono aud twenty mile. from
Eagle Pass. On the Rio GTande. Eagle Pass l.
their county scat and nearest post Office. The
country around them l. q rolling prniric. with
timber Live Oak aud Pecan. along the streams.
The Pecan tree. upon which the nuts We are -
familiar with grow. h. something like the walnut
tree. hut grows larger.
There are M, many streams and water j. ob.
tanned generally from ponds. ~hich Gil when IL
rains ani retain the water like "istern..
The country l. covered With different Varietie.
81 a''sq"i''. -hor, bunch gra,s which .. exceed.
in.t nuirIcious and sustains the sheep we'll even
when dry IN winter ~ irum the long drourhts of
summer Rain. are iniroqueni. aud Tor this
reason cE"p- are too uncertain o. be relied on
although spuc farming T. done. The .ail /. mostly
liur 'i"Hc. aud that Of the L.,,ton,. along the
.ircan'. /. black aud rich.
tWi CLIMATE
= pleasant. While the summer ,la,s are hot.
there q generally hr~efe. and the night. are
cool The Wintcr. ags Veiy midi. Mr.. Nesley
say. he ha. seen snow but once In four uiniets
and that va lat Christmas. snow tell then but
melted directly. The ground never f.ese.
although thin skim q ice will u-ca sionally form
ia pond. Til. bart 81 the State l. not .ubjret tn
severe "h"Fiher.' - ooii north wind. which pre-
'nil va ihs eastern part.
suE'r HIislNs
B. aiirpsi thr oal, industry Of th,. ,ertion Of III.
state. The population CONSISTS almost entirely If
men. ant n, pa.turas, will not .upt,nrt yer,
many sheep. rancho. have O. he large and the
country 3. .par,eiy settled. There are here and
there sci,le'ncnis . German. and Al.srian, Who
mhhc good crop. ani are ilsi,ih.. people Ano
binary ".tsek" "i .h,el number. sbou, h,c thou.
aud. hni ~tius are large "a. ten ,hou.aud ~
even large. lh".- are divided int nock. II
about ieclsc huuir,l each. AMI each dock 10 IN
der th' constant core a. .hsfhcri The buck.
af" Kept "a svFatatr focA ami ha,, a shsphetl
TIE 'Jtrf ln slcW 90 thu. .eparatin. them /. at-
Iarcnt. Tor ia this SaS the laub. can be made o.
,"we at tbs n..t ie.ifahir .casan Which ia TeAa..
Do Tho maHta - March
u.N u. r,is
E,,fy effort o. nov made is .fsurf.to improve
the hfeel. Tie oe.i suul crossing Lf~.,l. are Of
.Hu.-r srlsris.i q. mutton B.. . .ceaniafy ruu.ii
Grafton l'.' Ma-n.. a., the ia,ouir. and the
l'.t - .sk- siii average % weld q seven tuani,
- sol g. ,he .a,rr Ihi. wear ~o.l III aifto,n
D. sent- iH >au Antoine. aui the r.,t q se,
'Hls D. there Or. m NJ N-.ss neishi,irh.aI j.
,b.-. cent. per huhIr,I add,
W Ar-s q fst. hu. 90 c.rf Dc sol 10 .f.fibg -
it De- -...i $50 Art.hia aEi .slI, i g. a.
s4.,,lu ausef. -t. tLsf- hsii. sai .h,rls
The iaHh. are 30 .ait Wsthefs. Nhen the,
So, att tear. ..t o.. ga &. o.. b.. q .. $780,.
-f.a,.. Ihs, 81, iAsu httsuri auI ..ll faf
mutton. ant arr vsfth ahauf 4. each uil sus.
tfe '..t 20 tti. v.th'f @. he's b, ginurr. in the
hatiu,ss 30 az. uutt.u VI Nssiey .simaiss ths
cot u.-iltsiuIuf ',.h shsef ~ fny ,~ut,
''af Ii~.A o. .e,r from ihe asafs. ~ have
given 'aat q f'a profitable h-s4nc,..
nos ,uss. ass ,~.s,r
a.. .tatsi. ,4e sheep ~, li,iicI 90 eoe1. II
about taelse haHisei Ihe shei hsfi iakss thst
90 ff pasture ani IA pen o. srnfral- g.
f4f ta.m 10 3 might Tho .hei herd Iua.sif ii,s.
ln as' 81 lHirr iiere q eausas Hut' A.,
.tisu made ft rIartIuc uault-f q saphnEs.
wig 'avH ssfle- % the 81. auI stavtuf sra..
iu i.' -.ie. |'il at'.e rf.trsiipn b. required a.
'.t.v ... artr s..u anI o.. ..'i seathsf The a..
. 5',' sstre..st a ..n.tan' t4tssst.isu over the
-arl .sfts = 20 iiaersui nacNs nIius ir.ra one
q An4'hef s'''n a. tie psstange bszin. g.
e.. Dol feHs..ss it' f.-t 9. ahafhsr raurs 10 ths
-inisf tas stcsp are Iast4fsd -,.ng the stream,
90 thai taet mag o. 40 themssites q the shelter
g tss atlsr;Fs afh anl fcsi 20 thr tri-sls ea-ta.
~hi.a j. H-sfs atanlani "a tha.s Place. TAi.
"lih its ir1 -iass. D.. ~ TIE fsssl they have a.
they are never fed The -artas male. excellent
fpI. 4 plsIt 5. 60 anI ,ia.hsl uith knifs ~
IT, shsrAsfd o" tha, '.s 'hssf csn get ~ a. IL
DO not ueressafy even - give the ,he.p sai:. 80
there afs atatian' 'ahns erase. through the
's -lEtr1
rHr sHrrHtaf-
arc sensrai's Nstran.. n, sage. pad thsm