Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1880-05-15
Stock Notes.

John Howe sold. to f S. Fisback, May 10,
3s hogs, IL. $50 pounds. al 81 CENTS.
John Bush sold, to +. S. Fishback. May lOth
5 hogs, $50 pounds, 3s cents.
Mr.. Gilmore bought vsry hne shorthOrn COW
from Col. Davis II lew days ago.
John Howe sold. to f. S. Fishback, May 10,
10 head oil cattle. averaging / ,2I6 pounds. at
3s1 cents.
Thso. Bates sold, recently. to Mr.. Harry Gil
more, OF Linwood Lawn, the thoroughbred
snorthorn bull. Gen. Sherman.
E. 5. Fishback shipped cars of cattle. Thos
Il. Campbell one OF hogs, Bob Barnett 2
cars cattle, a. v. Robinson one car OF hour and
Chansor, Hill Y Co. ) cara oil corn. on Tuesday
morning last.
The Canadian privy council has passed new
order prohibiting the Importation of American
cattle and swine into the Dominion. except at
Sarnia, Windsor and Amherslberg, and at these
places only for transmits ION under surveillance
to the American frontier ut Rouse's Point, st.
Armand Station. leland Pond, Suspension
Bridge or Fort Erie. Neat cattle are excluded
altogether.
The st. Louis stock market ruled as follows.
last Thursday :-Hogs-Active, higher; Workers,
81 3O@4 Is; bacon. 81 4O94 As; heavy shipping,
u 1894 so; rough mixed, SO 9Oel 10. Re
D..
and unchanged; choice To fancy heavy shipping
steers, 81 G5@4 75; fair to good. - 35s4 20;
light TO medium, S3 saS4 %. COWS and heifers,
S2 65G3 40; stockers aud feeders. S3@4 Re-
cepts, 1000; shipments. 100. Sheep-Very
scarce and firm; fair to fancy wooled. 81 5O96;
clipped. 50 5og4 10. Receipts, loo; shipments,
none.
We copy trom the quarterly report Of the
Kansas state board vi agriculture the following
report made by Mr.. Nelson Maclean, formerly
OF this city, now OF Ellsworth. Kansas 81
came here and commenced raising sheep in
summer OF 1876, my hrst attempt vt the business
Have now 500 from 100 IL l 200 may be sue
| cessInlly kept in one mock. My original stock
oil ewes came from some Eastern stales-rans
from ONO. coaise-wooed eve crossed with
| II line ram Will produce best wool. Southdowns
excel Tor mutton; for wool and mutton. South
| down crossed with Merlno Is best. Annual in
| crease oil my mock. about 80 PEI cent. Fleecss
| from my sheep average Ds. Market for NUT
ton. here, ia l2ta cents, retail. Price for line
| wool ewes So; wsthers, - 30 to S3 50 My
| clip of 1879 brought 70 cents. Fine wool NEST
profitable grade. Fine -wooled wethers should
| be kept for wool, but coarse ones should be sold
for mutton; sheep should be disposed OF when d
years old. Loss by natural causes last year. /,
head. by alscase. exposure aitef shearinE, or
| by dogs, none; wolves killed 3, and We're lost
| from other cau.es. Sheep are hered during
| summer, and corraled ut night. During winter
| feed about halt bushcl oi corn each mo rn ing
then let them run to wheat straw IN the stalk
fields; should straw give out. feed hay; have ii
shed covered with hay. bought 800 sheep a,
| nrst, aftsrwarI IS more. at So so n head; have
| sold wool and wethsrs enough to pay nr.t cost
| OF 1ock and S2l1 more and also have 500 on
hand. Too many try to raise sheep here without
| looking after themi anyone giving necessary
| attention can make 1t u success -