Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-12-20
srOCK soUIBs.
Points and Items About Kansas stock.

Points and Items About Kansas Stock.
G. NJ. Clifford & Son and Col. Harris
| Of Lawrence, will have joint sale about
! the 1st of June next, and these noted
/ breeders will offer 40 head of as good
| ShOrthOrns as were ever put up at public
sale in Kansas.
Dodge City Colyboy: The Mabry Cattle
company have contracted for 5000 to
10000 head of Southern cattle, which
they will put on Red Water creek, in
Dawson county, in the Spring. This
will make about $4,000 head on the Red
Water.
Coyotes are becoming so numerous
that stOckmen are taxing themselves to
ascertain the best plan of doing away
with them, says the KiOWa Herald. A
great many have lost calves by these ca
daVereus animals, and in the Eagle
Chief Pool the loss of ], 900 calves is at
tributed TO them.
Clay Center Times: Henry Tolles lost
six calves last week, the Youngest but
TWO months old, by the mysterious dis
ease which travels so silently and mys-
teriOusly. Squire Keen has lost no
more, but Is working as earnestly as his
vigorous nature will permit to ferret out
the causes and cures.
Lawrence Gazette: Mr.. Jacob Bodsky
shipped to Kansas City a lot of the finest
hogs that ever went from this place, the
average weight being $40 pounds, for
which he received the highest market
price. Mr.. BOdsky purchased this lot of
hogs from Mr.. Jacob Moss, who is one of
the early settlers, and ranks with our
most successful farmers.
The Junction CITY Republican SAYS:
Capt. John K. Wright weighed his HOl-
stein bulls last Monday, with the follow
ing result: Ruby, q three-ye ar-Old,
weighed l,7lO pounds; Ducalian, a two
year-Old, pulled down the scales at ], us;
Dude, a seven months calf, jerked the
beam at $40. Capt. Wright says he
would like to hear Of the man who has a
better tWO-year-Old bull than his.
a number of stockmen of that vicinity
met in EmpOria a few days ago, and or
ganiZed an Association to be known as
the Central Live Stock Association, the /
Office and headquarters to lie in /
EmpOria. The officers elected are as /
follows: Maj. @. Hood, President; Col. |
j. NJ. Steele, Treasurer; 0. W. Way. Sec (
rotary; E. S. Jewett, Assistant Secretary; /
Jacob Taylor, Vice President for lyon /
county. A stOckmen's ball and banquet /
will be given on the evening of Jan +
uary i.
The Edwards Republican give q long I
list of the farmers and stDCkmen in that T.
vicinity, who are full feeding two, three
and four year old steers, together with /
the number being feed in that manner.
1t says these steers that are being fed /
viii eat about one third to a half busheI /
Of corn per day. An animal full fed for
$50 days viii therefore eat 70 bushels of
corn which costs, say % cents per bUshel,
making $1S IS worth of corn. An
eleven hundred pound steer is about the
average weight when put in the corral /
and Is wO tn cents per pound or S44
Pay attention TO these figures. A bushel
Of corn viii add four pounds in weight
At the end of the l59 days the average
steer should weigh 400 pounds
and was worth cents per pound in
kansas City last year and the year be
fore. Some feeders run one and q half
Or two hogs with steers. The hogs will
pay the expenses except the cost Of the
corn. Here you have about what our
feeders expect in the way Of profits. A
good corral of nice smooth cattle bought
On favorable terms, carefully fed on