Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-10-09
STOCK sQUIBs.
Points and Items About Kansas Stock.

Points and Items About Kansas Stock.
Barton county claims the oldest mare
in the State. Her age is given as be-
tween thirty-seven and forty years.
It is claimed that Riley county has sent
out more fine cattle during the past year
than any other two counties in the State.
The demand for feeding steers is great.
er than the supply, and of course prices
are high. Many two-year-olds will be
fatted.
Peabody Graphic: An addition of two
Flat Creek, Young Mary heifers, S40O
White Rose Heifer, two Floras, one
GAINESVILLE and six Arabellas, aggregat-
ing $3.50, was made to Elmwood herd
recently.
Paola Republican: Eight head of steers
owned by Jim and Bob Mullens, of Stan
ton township, were killed by lightning
They were lying along barbed wire
fence, which, it is supposed, conducted
the electric current.
It is said that the Blue and Kansas
Valleys have shipped more thorough.
bred Berkshires, Poland Chinas and
Jersey Reds than any other four coun.
ties in the State. This stock has been
mostly sold to breeders in several States
and Territories.
Junction City Republican: Capt. J. K
Wright has lost during the past ten days
six head of his grade Holstein calves by
black leg. The Captain has done all in
his power to prevent the others from
taking the disease-changing pasture,
vacipating, etc.
Manhattan Mercury: Some of our
Kansas buyers claim that corn will sell
in the south part of the State, this Fall,
for eighteen and twenty cents a bushel.
The farmers of this part of the country
know enough to feed their corn when
hogs sell at $3.50 per cwt. Feed the
corn, by all means.
Hiawatha World: Mr.. Joseph Kirk, of
Morrill,. hands us the best hog cholera
remedy. Mr.. Kirk and many others
have tried it. 1t is also good for sick
fowls. Powdered soap, 10 lbs; carbon
ate of potassium, 5 ID. red ochre, IL h.,
precipitats of chalk, so h.; quick lime,
10 10; calcined magnesia, Is h.; total
100 h.
Peabody Graphic: Some men are over
doing the steer business this Fall, and
are going to get bit. There will be no
money in breeding steers for a year to
come. The stock animal is too high now,
there is no margin left for the feeder.
The high price of stock, steers, however,
will appreciate the price Of female cattle,
and cows and heiters will be very high
next Spring. This is what we hear the
knowing ones say.
Burlington Patriot: E. w. Parker
brought from Kansas City Tuesday, a
two year old Herford bull valued at $3.50,
which he purchased to improve his
herd. This animal was sired by old
Dauphin No. 19, and is as pretty as q
picture. Mr.. Barker has herd of 10
Kentucky thoroughbred Short Horns,
probably the finest in the county, and
takes commendable pride in cultlvating
blooded stock.
Topeka Commonwealth. Colonel Dan
Horne has lost two COWS and bull the
past week, and Major Anderson lost a
COW. DR.. A. A. Holcembe, the State
Veterinary Surgeon, made post mort
EN- examination of the dead bull, and he
says the animal died of Texas fever.
How these cattle became infected with
the disease is strange and unaccOunt-
able mystery. They have not been ex-
posed in any shape or manner that any
body knows of, yet the surgeon is posi-
tive in his statement that they have the
Texas fever.