The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-07-22
TRADE ITEMS.


california promises to. contribute 100000
bushels to the 5O0,0O100O bushels OF this coun-
try's next estimated wheat crop.
Of the telegraph lines on the Continent Of
Europe Ga0UO miles, With 9i7 ,luJ miles of wire
and S9,lOO stations, are under governmental
control. The United States Telegraph com
panies have 49, 600 miles OF line, with $4,000
miles ofwire and 1850 stations.
In AL the districts where ranching Is car
ricd on the cattle are marked by branding.
In those States where the cattle are all raised
by the farmers the marking Is done by cut
ting the ears of the animals in various ways.
The deduction upon branded hides rs COM
pared with those not branded Is about | per
cent. more than that where the branding has
been OverdOnc.
\ Kansas paper asserts that there is n re-
action among stOCkmcn in razor of scrub
bulls. The Northwestern Live stock journal
says II is no such thing; that the demand ia
now almost universal, whereas u few years
ago half Of the stock growers were afraid OF
crossing up. Experience has shown that tho
halt-breed is good rusilcr and will pull
through hard winter all the same as IA scrub
An enthusiastic owner of 10000 sheep In
california says the Saxouy mernOs, the
smallest Of all mer,nns, make the finest NUT
ionin the world. Australians declare that
the merino makes better mutton with them
Than the larger English races
About the largest safe of hOrsNS that has
occurred iu this country was conSummuted
in Texas recently, in which over 200 head
sddcd this number tn Il herd Of l,nD head
which he already owned, which Swcllcd the
number to over $500 head, and worth, AZ u
low estimate, not less than SNlutI. This en-
tire business has been built up within few
years. and demonstrates the fact that larger
returns are made In investing In horse ranch
ing than In any other slmiltr business, "
properly managei
The losses by hrc in the United States as
reported since January l are $39,Oll,JO. Al
The same ratio the losses for the entire year
would be yIS,l2llSl.
The total shipment Of boots and shoes since
January have been l,27S,iS eases, against
l,3liil3 eases for the corresponding period In
lhSi and l,l9,l2i eases In 1882 and l,lli,Si2
eases In 1881.
The harvest promises to he much earlier
this year than usual In Minnesota. The re-
cent rains are said to have been greatly bcnp-
fetal 10 vegetation. Wheat is turning rapidly
while oats and barley show nice heads. Corn
tsgrOwlng rapidly through the southern and
southeastern sections Of the State.
Of the N,0GO,00O acres yet unoccupled In
New Mexico, between 100000 and 3OO,OOO
acres are private domain In tracts OF from li,-
900 TO 50OOOQ acres In round numbers which
are not yet stocked with cattle. These tracts
embrace, rs n general thing, the choicest
pastoral domain, and In some cases carrying
large bodies of splendid building and saw
timber, with limited amounts OF agricultural
lands
Iron sulphate is n good manure for certain
kinds ofcropS. A plot of land to which the
sulphate had been applied by Mr.. A. h. Gr,f-
nihs, Of the Chemical society, London
yielded nity-siN bushels OF beans. A plot
similar In other respects, which had not been
SO mnnurcd, give only thlrty-flvc bushels
The ashes ofthc plants from the frst plui con-
iHined moro iron and phusphuric acid thpp
thoSc from the second plot.