The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1882-12-23
TEXAS TOPICS.

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"A bonnet this season, in order to
be Of any account must have five con-
trastiu colors, to correspond with the
colors ia tho face Of the man who foots
the bill
1T is probable that the coutrac-
tors will employ about 1000 convicts
in building the new State capitol, and
at the quarries getting out the stone.
-R5ckport, Arkansas county, Is erect.
ing canning establishment for putting
up sea turtles. which abound along the
gulf coass. This will probably be the
only establishment OF the kind in the
United States.
Mr. S. a. Winslow, out on Bear
creek, Parker county, sowed 800 acres
OF broom corn this year after harvesting
splendid crop Of small grain. Just
think Vt 300 acres Of broom corn at five
cents per pound the average per acre
being say two thousand pounds, total
$4,000.
Stsia Treasurer IIl5i55ib01k has nOti-
fed the board Of education Of the pur-
chase, bog their authority, for the benefit
OF the permanent school fund, of half a
million dollars e per cent. state bonds,
at q premium Of 100000 The expense
OF commissions, telegraphing and ex-
change amounted to sG44 60, making
the total cost s700,6A60.
--Texas is last coming TO the front
as q wneatgrowing country. The farm
ers find that there is more money in it
than cotton, and tho crop is much more
certain aud not half so troublesome.
There ere number Of industries which
could be developed in Texas that would
surpass cotton raising, and the quick
or the farmers learn this the better it
will be-
-Tecas Wool Groloer: we ARE
sometimes asked this question: What
is the average age OF a sheep in Texaa ?
To which we have often replied Sheep,
with medium to good treatment, will
last as sool bearers or lamb raisers FROM
six TO eight years. When wether
reaches the age OF six years he is ordn-
arily ready for the SHAMELESS, and or.
dinarily ewes become "cullsr at least
one year earlier In view OF these facts,
our advice is, 40 rule, mutton wether
hocks OF six years old ana ewes after
Ave years. or course there are excep-
tions TO all general rules. Low grade
muttons are sold much earlier, The
average mutton sent from Texas during
the last y,nr would not lift the beam at
100 pounds, and the prices paid for
such mutton, although higher than pre-
vious years, would not average 81 per
head at the great market, nor net to the
raisor more than $3.50 per head on the
range; and yet sheep are raised bearing
as much wool as high priced wool as
Texes medium-and averaging in the
market from 100 to 1870 pounds and
bringing about "a 30 per 100 pounds,
equal to 50 SO per head. Tho seasons
thus far have been as favorable to fat
tening sheep a. could be desired, and
wo learn from parties handling mutton
hooks that they are in better condition
than usual. Our Texas mutton has
rated very low in comparison 10 other
mtat products in the principal markets
owing more to the fact that the sheep
wore shipped before they were really
fat, or 20 use vulgar expression, lin
big tallow" than any other cause. But
shis is not the only cause why Texas
sheep reach the markets in poor condi-
ton. Shippers of mutton seem to take
less care in loading than do shippers OF
other live stock. A lot OF muttons
crowded in a double decked car and
forced to remain standing from eighteen
to twonty-six hours at time, aud then
when unloaded for few hours, inmmed
into q small yard 30 closely that they
have no room to feed comfortably, much
less lie down (Which they had rather do
would naturally become sickly and be-
gin TO fall off after the first days run.