Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-10-15

result above stated. With the bare e1-
 ception of a lew Oregon COWS thereis not
 an animal in the whole band that exceeds
 seven years of age. Young and thrifty,
 clesu-lImbed, straight. backed, long,
 round body, small, slim horn, smooth aud
 glossy skin, with an abundance or meat
 well packed to the bone, constitute thelr
 general make up. At the age Of two
 years they are marketable for oeef at
 S35 dollars per head, aud outweigh at
 that age the Spanish cattle or double
 their years, by one hdndred pounds net
 To the age Of five years their weight
 and values keep prOpOrtlonate pace.
 Their flesh Is of a superior quAlty to
 the unlmpruved, 1t being more tender
 and of superior flavor. The one cent
 per pound more It commands ID the
 market is the best argument for such
 statement, and that they are dOuoly
 profitable may be gathered from the
 fact that they will, at four years of age,
 weigh more net than common stock Oi
 the same age will ID the gross, the food
 of each oelng the same. Stock men are
 conscious of these facts, and the steady
 q, mand for young cattle for stock pur-
 poses, tend largelyitO keep hls own herd
 small. The cash sales for last spring
 alone amounted to d fraction over Sl5,-
 0OO, winch Is exclusive of the great
 bulk 0f cattle sold for beef.
 The annual increase Is fully yO per
 cent. Among the cattle men Of the
 East an increase of such proportions
 would be considered something re-
 markable. In this country It IS &C.,
 counted for because of the two rainy or
 revIvIfyIng seas ous. Nature in each case
 taking fresh start and each one ap-
 parently as prolific as the other. The
 warm rains of spring time clothe the earth in green and gold, and after the summer rains nature again repeats, and all lite takes a fresh start. In breeding
 the sexes come pretty even, with per haps a little balance ln favor of the
 helfers. At the age of two years the latter bring their first calves. In the herd there are over 2O0 dairy COWS, A No. l stock, good milkers and butterers. They find ready sale at $50 10 SlU0 each. From them the choice bulls, of which tbere are about loo, are bred. Those of his own raising are fully as good with fair chances of being even better than the higher priced imported stock.
 It IS reported that S40,0OO worth of stock was last year sold from that ranch alone. But before making further sales he, Mir. Hooker, purposes to in- crease his band to about 10000 head, and as the range IS capable of maintain ing fully thlrd more, that wlll, In case of dry seasons, give hIm broad margin to work on.
 FIVE HUNDRED FLOODED HoRsEs.
 With them as with cattle he deter. mined not to have a scrub among them, both profit and pleasure being ID good stock. In 1875 Le went to California and bought from Abel Stearns, band of Hoo fifty picked brood mares, and at the same time purchased from the Cahiornla Stock Association the famous stallion Jacks Rollo Golddust, pay ing therefore S400O. Last spring at the age Of l9 he sold hun to Taylor of Tomb stone for one-fourth his original cost. He also purchased of Leander Sawyer for SlOOO another stallion known as Peacock Messenger. The horse died two years ago of pneumonia. In 1877 taking advantage of tLe dry season of California, he purchased at his own figures lUO Of tue best mares that he could ind. He crossed the desert with them himself and got through without losing one. Two years later he imported
 MAMBRINo BELMONT,
 A high bred trotting stallion, Jf Rafus Ingalls at Alexauder's famous Kentucky stock ranch, paying for hIm S25OO. be IS as handsome and blue blUOGed as they make them. In the Kentucky Stud Books he Is gwen ss a a"beauIIfal, bright bay, foaled 1873; bred by Mr. B. J. Ireacy, Lexington, Kentucky, sold to Rufus Ingalls, In 1877, taken to CahfOr- nia and sold to II. C.. Hooker of Sierra Bonita Ranch, Graham county, to whom he goes for breeding purposes. This young stallion has been handled but very little, but shows a very fine trottlng action; he Is a very prompt, stylish driver and perfectly gentle. From hls breeding 1t will be seen that he stands away up ln the front rank of high-bred stallons, being crossed in with the fountain heads of the best trotting fam ihes Tn the world, such as "Abdallah," "Hambletonian" "Mambrino," Pilot" "Bellfounder," and direct descendant Of imported "Messenger," hls sire Is to "GOldsmith Maid" queen of the turf, and his dam by Idol" son of the celebrated sire of trotters, "Mambrino Chef" he IS nearly full brother to to the horse "Nutwood," who made such q fine record this last season. HIs thoroughbred blood IS renowned for its lasting qualities, and the horse stands l before the public a perfectly sound ] horse, one put up for business.
 Pedigree: Mambrlno Belmont, sired l by Belmont; first dam Lady Chris l man by Idol; dam by Pilot Jr.; third | lam by Whip. Belmont by Alexander's l Abdallah (slre of Goldsmith Maidl first | lam Bell by Mambrino Chief, z. u. by l Alexander's Abdallah by 1 Rysyke's Hambletonian. First dam | Katy Darling, by Bay Roman, z. d. by | son of imported Messenger. 1 Rysdyke's Hambletonian by Abdallah. | First dam, Chas. Rents mare, by i'm | ported Bellfounder, z. d. One Eye, by | z. z. dam SIlvertaIl, by l imported Messenger; Abdallah, by l .amonno, dam Amazonia; Msmbrino, | )y imported Messenger, dam, imported | HambletOnIan, by import d Messenger; dam Pheasant, by Im- ported Shark; MambrIno Chief, by lambrino Paymaster out Of GolIah's lam; Mambrino Paymaster, by Man. ,rIno, son of imported Messenger; Browns Bellfounder, by imported Bell Ounder. First dam, Lady Allport, by son of import, d Messenger, :. d. by IIppoo SRhib, son of imported Messenger, E. <. d. by imported Messen- ,er. Idol by MambrinO Chief, tsire Of Iady Throne, record 2lS3i. North ,tar Mambrino, 226l&; Mambrino Pi- lt, 2J7; Darkness, 2.27; ErrIcson, four ears old, 230l2, and many others): Pi- Jt Jr, by old trOtiing and pacing Pilot, he klng of pacers, first dam Nanc' 'Ope, by Havoc, son of Sir Charles, SO [ Sir Archy, son of imported Diumed, . q. Nancy Taylor, son of imported Iedley.
 Certainly no one can accuse him Of loddy in his family tree.
 As many promising colts were gotten y Peacock Messenger, and as he was Snsidered t. be among the double F's,
 will not be out of place to give hIs edigree also. Peacock was sired by L. awyer's gray Messenger horse Union. San Mateo county, California; hls am was young Dinau, her sire was Iontreal. a horse Of French descent, nd had a record of 2.3S; his grand dam as old Dinah. imported from Kentucky ! 1858 by $. NJ. Stone, Esq, as Is the am If many fine trotters; Union was red by gray Messenger. Stockbridge hief; his dam was San Jose Damsel; le was sired by A. J. Esston's Black .awk horse David Hill; her dam Is a mare and Is the dam of Richmond, Beauregard and .her well known race horses; her dam
 by Red Bill; be by Medock and he 7 Gray Eagle. Stockbridge Chief was | red by St. Lotus Champion Stockbridge hief; his dam is the celebrated gra, -essenger mare Fanny Dawson, well lOWn as remarkable trotter on the astern turf; St. Louis Champion Stock E