The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-02-28
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Rapidly Taking the Lead - Beasts fer |
the Butehsrs' Block.
It is only few years since the black |
polled cattle made their FIRST appearance
In this country, but in that abort time
they have made wonderful progress,
taking the front rank alongside of the
Shorthorns and HeIeFordS anywhere, and
vastly Outstripping the former on the
range, their wonderful hardness max
Ing them especially desirable for west
ern ranchmen. whose herds often have
to travel long distances both tor grass
and water. Several ranchmen in
Kansas and the Indian Territory have
already tried both the Galloway and
PEELED Angus bulls on their common
COWS, and the results have everywhere
bGen far beyond their most senguine ex-
psctatIons. The thick coats Of the Gal
lowAYs especially render them almoat
inse nsibls TO cold, and for like reason
the flies, which are so annoying to our
native stock, do not seem able to make
any impression on the black cattle, and
while these pests in summer ana the g.
we're cold weather in winter prevent the
other cattle from obtaining the necss-
sary nOurishment, the Angus and Gal
IoWays are always found Ocntensedly
feeding or chewing their cudS In all
kinds Of weather.
But It 10 - beef animals that thsy
surpass. Any one who visited the Hat
stock shows last fall must have been i'm
pressed with the splendid Angus steer,
Black Prince, which IVES on exhibitions
At both Kansas City and Chicago, and
the Galloway COW, which won the prize
for dressed carcass at the Kansas CITY
show. the meat on these animals u in
the most valuable parts and finely mar.
bled, and It u Q well-knoWn fact that II
sells for more money than any other.
AS an indication of the relative value
of these cattle. We reprint the fol-
lowing from the Kansas City Livestock
Indicator, of Dec. 20:
J. D. Gillett, Of Logan county, Ill, the
great feeder, had in the Chicago market
on Monday of last week q car of Is
steers, averaging / $50 pounds, for which
he Obtained $50 per hundred. A day
or two afterwards Mr.. Abe SGndu1ky, OF
Vermillion county, sold II head Of 1881
pound steers for eS.16 per hundred,
these two lots bringing the highest
| prices OF the year, up TO date. While
the aboYe prices seem fatteriuG, the
New West goes them 1O@15c better, q
will be seen by the following taken
from the Chicago Drovers' Journal Of
December 10:
There was one load OF grade steers OF the
IS IS per 100 pounSs. These eatt M
| were the property or n z. Plat, Eco
Of Kansas City, the noted importer and
years old. and weighed SIS pO1nds They
| were ono-QuaFter and one half blood cattle,
we're bred ON the range, and out OF Texas and
bull.
A grand opportunity will be offered
the stockgrowers OF southern Kansas to
obtain some OF these cattle ct the public
sale to be held at EmparIa on Wednes-
day, March 10. The Leonards, of Mt
Leonard. Saline county. Misso url, who
have the largest herds of both Galloway
ana Polled Angus cattle In America
are old and well-known breeders OF
ShorthOrn cattle, OF which they still keeT
asuDplY, and they enjoy reputation q
far. square, honest men, that anyons
might be proud OF. There will be sixty
head Of GAlloWays and Polled Angus
c~ttls in the sale. half bulls and half fe.
males, 90 that intending purchasers car
have their choice Of sex or breed.