The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-29
LIVE STOCK.

A Liverpool correspondent of The Dro.
vers' Journal writes: spanish cattle are
coming in large numbers TO Liverpool this
week. Nearly 900 head and one or two
cargoes were almost putrid with the foot.
and-mouth disease. They were shut out OF
all parts of the kingdom for two months las,
year on account of the disease, and it LOW
announced the privy council will shut
them out entirely for year. In case that
course is pursued, then the live cattle from
France, Gei many and Spain will have been
prohibited. SchlesNig- Hoisten is the only
part of Germany that is allowed to land
cattle alive in the United Kingdom"
A charge is coming over the prospects OF
the state of Minnesota: ain sections in
which few years ago the wheat growing
interest was predominant, and especially m
the southern counties of the state saws
the 81. Paul Pioneer Press, 1.-THE culture of
that cereal has been to a large extent aban-
doned and the farmers are turning their at
tentlon to stock raising. The transit
ton has been rapid.
Half dozen years ago, farmers began to
realize that wheat'sowing, although profit,
able IN good seasons, could not be relied
| upon implicitly for succe ssul agriculture
Cattle, sheep, swine and horses in the
meantime were found to thrive, and farms
were stocked with them, The breeding of
horses is nov AN important element of the
ock-ralsiug Industry and that interest is
destined TO grow To great proportions
Water and grass are abund m, and the ex.
periments that have been made show that
rs good stock can be raised here as in any
section OF the Union, ana that Mime sofa
horses are tar better adapted for home use
than those brought here from other states"
The following advice to farmers engaged
IN raising stock IS from HE Breeders Ga
zetle; OVefstocking pastures is a common
a"i serious error on the part of many tarm-
| eri. III IS especially unfortunate TO have
the pastures eaten close in the late fall,
anu, unless there IS unusual care they
Will pretty certainly be used before they
nave made sufficient growth to spring.
ana this usually means poor pasturage
during all the season. Getting Il good
start Is as important for pastures as men.
But the opposite fault is not uncommon
Ihere are many overstocked pastures, We
believe land was made to be used, Ii does
not pay to Keep up farm which is doing
only hali the work it might do. The fear
Oh summer drought is the most common
inotlVe In keeping farmers from having
their pastures carry full amount of stock
IL seems to us wiser to pretty fully stock
the ilelds and make other provisions for
meeting dro lght. If a severe drought
comes, the grass will give poor feed, even
IL understocked. A few acres planted early
and shicky with corn or sorghum will fur.
nish one of the best and cheapest safe.
guards from drought. II not needed for
summer feeding, an abundant supply of
good winter food can be secured. On high.
priced land, summer feeding of grain, es-
Peclaily 10 mich cows, is often good econ
omy. The acreage of grass required 10
much reduced and the better returns
made by the cattle will often give good nav
for the extra food given.
TO-DAY 3 QUOTATIONS.
bRny CArTLE-ButcRers STOCK, grass fed. DC
| corn fed, sc NN' ~
BARREN cows-Fat cents
bHIpPING-5l cents
STcCK-Per head, sl56s2O.
MICH Cows-Witb calves, S3Sos6O,
| stock, 86DS1 ''
40 snaREr1Mntton, 4@4I cents; stock, per head;
HoRsEs-ENtra One, per span, s3OO@S5oe fancy
harness, sl50tDSn0 livery harness. 9TSaslTi.
'arn, S5OoSl25 ponies $25@S5N.
MuLEs-Extra heavy s,2sQ1QlOO; medium, $500
100 small! aS0G60 WV"