The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-11-06
LIVE STOCK.
Cattle Notes From the SOuthwest-The
Horse Sheep, Hog and Goat


Horse, Sheen, Hog and Goat.
Rocky Mountain Husbandman:
Buford FarriS recently sold to Mrs.
MIg ret Starter one fine shorthorn
Ri li,ylis three-year. old bull. Con-
ST sra 100. $500,
The Improvement in horse flesh in
t. is country in the last few years is
siuuSt marvellous, and none see this so
plainly as those who visit the fairs.
Many an exhibition which excels in
little else than the live stock line is
success mainly in its show of horses
suited to the wants of agriculture.
II. &. Holloway of Fort Worth has
just returned from a visit to his ranch
IN the southern part of the Panhan-
die. He reports plenty of rain, abund-
ance of grass, and cattle doing well.
while out he drove a heard of his
beef to Colorado City and sold them
to Berry Gatewood for $24. As per
head.
Texas Live Stock Journal: Cal
WATSON of Comanche county, came
to town during the past week. Be
sides running good stock Of cattle
he has 1900 improved California
| French Merino ewes, and raised 100
| lambs from them this year, selling his
spring clip at Is cents, doing good
year 5 work in spite of the dull times.
Last year England exported 1876
horses, which realized the sum of
el10,269. AS many as 1863 went to
France, Belgium took $40, Holland
1888, and Germany 448. British North
America purchased 81, and the Uni
ted States 862. While to Australia
| 70
Republic 80, leaving 245 for distribu-
tion among other countries. On an
average every horse sent out of the
United Kingdom brought over sos.
Coldwell (Kans.) Journal: Capt. Gen.
w. Peters lost one OF his Poled calves
the other day by Texas fever, which
makes the old man as mad as thunder.
The calf simply committed suicide,
1t crowded through the pasture fence.
roamed around on the highway about
an hour, over which herd of Arkan-
saw cattle had passed a few days pre-
vious, then crowded back through the
fence and in two weeks from that day
he was a dead calf, and CAPT. Peters
was out just 500 by the deal.
The London Liye Stock journal is
!, authority for the astounding states
ment that an EngliShman has made
; within the past season fully So OOC
from service fees for a single Clydes-
: dale stallion. He originally bought
the stallion as a yearling colt for $400
, The same paper states that ClydesdaIe
breeders have had capital foaliua
, season, and the turns-out of yearllng
colts and FLIES for next years shows
are expected to be the largest and best
ever known.
Kansas Cowboy Capt. w. M
Hurst, of Ottawa county, Kansas, has
purchased 500 head of three-year-old
steers of Arthur Gorham; for which
was paid $4,000, or $40 piece. They
are half-breeds and natives and con-
stitute the finest bunch of cattle that
haye been produced on the Kansas
range. Capt. Hurst has his pick out
OF lot of fifteen hundred steers
They Will be taken to Junction City
to supply parties ia that section de
string feeders. The captain is driv.
ing these cattle instead CT using the
rail, to avoid the risks of fever in
shipping pens.
5 A horse troubled with worms viii
5 become very thin, no matter how vel
g fed-will have a desire to rub his tai
on everything possible, and dung q
9 little at a time. 10 get rid of them
and improve the condition of the ami
NAL, prepare by giving drachm dose
i, of tartar emetic, morning and night
: in bran mash, giving neither hay mol
3 oats for three days. At the end Of
) that time, administer one quart OF
7 raw linseed oil and two ounces of tur
} pentine, mixed. Give the dose on ar
: empty stomach. and exercise that day
and the following morning. Aftel
: this purgation will ensue, then feed az
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