Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-11-24
LIVE ST0cx ITEMS.

The LIST bulletin of the Indiana Bureau
OF statistics shows considerable less live
stock in that state than was reported last
year. The ,lro,th and short croas OF 1881
are slaimrd Us tire cslse.i
1t is stated that $lO,OOO,O 900 will be invest.
ed in the business of shipping dead meat
from Chicago to the Eastern markets. Ar.
mour q Co., alone proposing to ship 500
head per day, and for this purpose are put
ting up $50 refrigerator cars.
Mr.. Shaffer. the pony man, has rented the
stone livery barn anu will run 1t. VIM.
Livingston has been retained by MIR. SHAFT
fer and will be pleased to see all of his old
patrons at tile old stand.-Kinylnan Re-
public.In.
Not long since at dinner at which were
present numerous foreign capitalists, u
ranchnlan "whO had little more than was
good for him." concluded his speech by
saying: I'VE welcome these foreigners with
both han'ls and shall continue to do SO as
long us they pay us $50 or $40 cows"
Many cattle and sheep in Western states
are killed by lightning while lying close to
barb wire fences i'm storms. 1t is said that
good preventive can be had by twisting a
gOOd sized wire around the barb wire at in,
tervals not exceeding half mile each, and
running the lower end into the ground
foot or more, SD as to reach moist earth.
The Nickerson Cattle Company, compos-
ed of I'll. K. Nickerson, j. o. Smith, E. B.
Sill and Others, has purchased large cattle
ranch near Florence for $4,000. The pur-
chase includes 25O head OF cattle, horses, a
large amount Of hay and corn and such
| other equipments. This is said to be one
of the most desirable ranches i'm the state.
dodge City Globe.
In Wyoming they evidently have faith in
| tn future. A ranchman has contracted to
Wyoming parties all Of his beef crop for
next year at So per 100 pounds delivered
ami weighed in Chicago during the month
of October, 1883. The ranchnlan will prob
ably have about l,0O0 beeves to deliver and
is bound not to sell to any one else. The
cattle are ordinary western native or Amer
ic.ln stock.
Meat inspector Holiday, of the Brooklyn
Hearth Bureau, discovered OH Thursday
that in IL slaughter house In North Ninth
street tile butchers were bleeding about
hundred bullOcks by opening small veins
In their tails. This is done several days
before the animals are slaughtered, to make
the meat white. 1t is claimed that infiana-
| ton often sets in, and that the animal is
killed in fevcrisb state. The fact has been
reported TO Mr.. Bergll's society.
Mr.. Joseph Morgan has lately sold his
herd OF about 1000 head of cattle to the
Prairie Cattle company. for which he got u
clean 100000. This Is neat little sum
for man that started in the business about
twelve years ago with comparatively MOTH
ing TO begin with. But Mr.. Morgans strict
attention to business has made him we. IL
thy man. which simply goes to show what
Il man will accomplish who sticks close to
business and manages it himself.-Dodge
City Globe.
Anent the question as to which is the
most valuable breed OF cattle for general
use in this country. the Mark Lane Express
has to say abo,.t the fancy shor-horns in
England: The fanciers are unloading as
fast as they can, and II herl sales go OH as
they are going the sIiort-hOrn breeds will
SOON be entirely out Of their hands. The
selling brand of short-horns has been, nn-
til very lately, fashionable pedigree; In the
future it will be- actual merit, combined
with herd book qualification"
There is danger in buying Missouri cat
tie TO nm OH our ranges I'm the Indian Ter
ritory, and the sooner our csttlemen find
it ont the better financially. The inbon
natl.re of the Missouri cow is to, at the Fl: ST
dash of winter, rails e her voice IN dismal
bawl for her corn foshler, and keep it mp
till the robbins and grass come in fhe
4 1hNt NV 80 niIu osi oAs-
imal to he success on Our plains has to
rustic from the time it is old enough to
stand alone rntil IL is driven to the ship
ping pens.-Caldwcll Post.
The Canadian River Cattle Company,
through Mr.. J. NJ. Coburn, manager. has
| purchased the Bugbee ranch. with $4,000
Track) ranch. with 1900 cattle. These
ranches adjoih the double II or Horseshoe
ranch on tile Canadian river, Panhandle,
already owned by the Canadian River Cat
tie Company, and the three are now consoi
idated. there being about $4,000 cattle in ALL