Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-10-30
STOCK SQUIBs.


STOCK SQUIBs.
Points and Items About Kansas Stock.
Lincoln Banner: James Askey, of
Pleasant Valley, is the owner of a colt
which is just six months old and
weighs $40 pounds. Who can beat
this?
Clay Center Times: H. Avery sold to
Joseph Thurman, Wichita, Kansas, on
Tuesday last Imported year old colt
Tudor, and year old Agnes, considera-
ton $500.
For the week ending October 2lst, the
cattle shipments from Dodge is two hun
bred and ten cars, or 1920 head, which
makes the total for the season foot up to
the handsome tune of ,931 cars, or 49,
1923 head.
Ottawa Republican,: We have examin
ed an importation Of fine specimen of a
Berkshire boar from England, by Sam.
Mccullough. 1t was on exhibition at
the principal fairs in Canada, and a
whole week at the exposition at st.
Louis. 1t weighs $50 pounds and cost
$500. He won three first premiums in
England, two in Canada and the sweep
stakes in St. Louis.
Sabetha Herald: Eight hundred head
of we'll bred Marine ewes, from two to
four years old, and eleven thoroughbred
rams, belonging to Messrs Robertson &
Hancher, have arrived here from Ohio.
These ewes will clip from five to eight
pounds of washed wool, which readily
brings from s. to 3S cents per pound in
either Philadelphia or Boston, besides
raising lamb. The ram clips from Is to
20 pounds. These sheep may be seen on
the farm of Samuel Danford, SIX miles
southwest of Sabetha.
Caldwell Journal: Hog cholera, that
much dreaded scourge, is now known to
exist in this neighbOrhood, and although
the most stringent measures are being
| taken by our stockmen for it's extirmina-
| tor, yet it behooves every farmer to do
all in his power toward the same end
The stockmen here have combined for
protection, and passed resolution re-
fusing to receive or unload any hogs
here until they have passed inspection.
A. A. Wheeler has been selected by
them as inspector. The prospect is that
| hogs will fall in price in the eastern mar
ket, and farmers having fat hogs should
| market them promptly now.
/ Washington Register: J. o. Young, pro-
| prietor of the Ash creek stock farm, re-
ceived the following card from Sid. Con-
ger. Sheriff of Shelby county, Indiana,
concerning the celebrated Jersey bull,
| Alphea Star No. 74S7: 81 won on Alphea
every place shown and loaned him to
Mr.. Higgins for the State Fair and he
won first in class and first in herd, $500
in herd and $50 in class He is the best
bull in the West to-day and will win
any place. No fever in this State" Al
phea was purchased some months ago
| by Mr.. Young for the use of his Jersey
herd and will be brought here about the
first of January next. Mr.. Young now
| has one of the very finest herds of Jer-
seys in this State and when Alphea is
placed in the herd it will be the best
anywhere in the West and Mr.. Young is
to be congratulated upon the ownership
of this renowned animal which he was
acquired at cost of $500. Alphea has
| won more prizes than perhaps any other
Jersey bull, and this county and State, as
ted upon the prospect of having 30 fine
and pure blooded animal within their
reach. Mr.. Young will 60 to Indiana in
December and bring his prize back with
him, reaching home about January l.,
1885.
Injurious results to stock from the sick
Colorado steers shipped to Manhattan by
Major n. A. Adams. several weeks ago.
are still seen in their lingering traces.
Pollard Carnahan, living nine miles
north of Manhattan, whose cattle have
grazed in the vicinity of Major Adams
herd, has lost fifteen head of steers, and
reports seven more sick. Other neigh
boring cattle men have lost stock, and
the two steers placed in the infected
herd by Mr.. /. V. Inskeep and Major
Adams, about six weeks ago, as an ex-
pertinent to test the contagiOn, THAT is,
to see if a native could take it from q
Colorado) have both died. Besides these,
there has been a loss of several choice
Jersey COWS near Manhattan, DR.. E, l..
Patee being loser of some fine ones.
At the time Major Adams shipped in
his infected stock to Manhattan the
cattle men about the city tried to induce
the Major either to ship them back or
Immediately kill and burn them; but he
was very positive that there was no dan
ger to the cattle there, and further
stated that he would pay for all cattle
that died on account of fever commune
Gated by his steers. There have been
nearly as many natives lost by stockmen
here as he lost out of the infected lot.