Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-08-07
STOCK soUIBs.
Points and Items About Kansas Stock.


The Polled Angus bull, "Judge," be-
longing to J. S. and w. R. Goodwin, Of
Beloit, was drowned recently. de cost
the GOOdwins $4,000.
Dodge City Globe: Smith & Elliott sold
to Green & COgill, Of Las Animas county
Col, last week three hundred and fifty
head of yearling heifers at $1,000, a very
fair price.
Clay Center FEre5rond: W. Carpenter,
Of Blaine township, has yearling bnll
that weighs 700 pounds. He has weighed
it every week for ten weeks and it has
made an average gain Of 80 pounds per
week, during that time.
Dodge City Globe: Messrs. Crawford,
Young & Co.. of Hamilton county, who
have been in this market for several
weeks, made a purchase last week of
eight hundred head Of yearling heifers
from Mr.. Suggs at SIG per head. They
will be located in the western part of this
State.
Lincoln Banner: On the sheep ranch
Of Green & Smith, about seven miles
northeast of the city, ram was born re-
Gently having four horns, two properly
placed and the others between them. 1t
seems that even the sheep of this county
are willing to take another horn before
breakfast.
Kansas Farmer: Some persons are of
opinion that cookie burr plants will kill
hogs If eaten by them. Experiment
shows that hogs will not eat these plants
except when very young and then no
injury results. In test cases hogs refuse
to eat the burr plants after they are about
six inches high. They are fond of the
plant while very young.
EmpOria Republican: Recently about
twenty head OF cattle were stolen from
a herd of 700 or 800 head, being herded
by w. A. Smith on the edge of Chase
county, southwest Of EmpOria. The
stolen cattle belonged to Gerahty Bros.
and Jas. O'Byrn. A vigilant search IS
now being made to recover the cattle
and secure the thieves. So far as learned
there is no clue.
Dodge City Globe: John Powers, who
is interested with Doc. Day in the cattle
business in the Panhandle of Texas, has
sly hundred and thirty-thTee beef cattle
here ready for shipment. Mr.. Powers
had 1000 head of yearlings on the trail
bound for the North, which he has turned
back and will winter them with the
Dickey Bros, on the Canadian river,
having made satisfactory arrangements
for the same.
Cattle kings are no longer to have IN
disputed swav in the stock world. Cattle
queens are coming to the front, as we see
by the last issue Of COlDbOy, which says a:
Miss Lee Jackson, of Denver, Colorado,
is guest of the Dodge House, and has
purchased several thousand head of cat
tie which will be placed in the hands of
Chas. 7. Carroll, of New Haven, Conn,
and B. BrintOn, of Philadelphia, rela-
tives of the young lady.
Salina Independent: D. B. and J. L.
Powers are starting horse farm at Els
worth, and while at Evansville, Ohio, re-
Gently purchased for the farm three
young blOOded horses from J. II. Jewett,
paying 5000 for them They are Fan
cy AlmOnt (6lly), 3 years old; Jocosta
(hlly); Herod (stud), 2 years old-all
from AlmOnt Chief. AlmOnt Chief is
also the sire OF WestmOut, the fastest
PAGER in the world. Herod is a full
brother to Geo. E. Hutton's fast trotter,
Clifford.
Hon. Geo. Y. Johnson, General Super
intendent of the Agricultural and Cattle
Departments Of the Great Wolld's Cot
ton Exposition, at New Orleans, has Just
appointed two chief assistants J. II.
Sanders, editor of the Breeders Gaz te.
Chicago, IS to be Superintendent Of the
Cattle Department, and Hon. Dexter
Curtis, of Madison, Wis, Superintendent
of the Horse Department. They are ex-
pected at Topeka IN a few days to con-
suit with Mr.. johnson about arranging
the premium list and other important
matters.
Clay Center Tines: VIM. Lockhart. of
Oakland, reports an increase of sixteen
pure bred calves TO his herd of Short
horns this season. OF these ten are
females and six males, making his herd
number fOTty-six at this time. Mr. Lock
hart has been breeding ShorthOrns for
about six years in this county, and is