Dodge City times., 1885-03-05
STOCK sQU1Bs.
Points and Items About Kansas Stock.

| COttOnWOOQ LeQQeT: Inc Dali ana
banquet given by the stockmen last
Thursday evening, surpassed the expec-
tation of the most sanguine votary OF
pleasure. The members Of the associa-
ton did everything in their power to en-
tertain their guests and right royalty did
they succeed. Some seventy-five couple
enjoyed themselves in the ''giddy maZes
to the lascivious music of Heck's Topeka
orchestra until nearly daylight. Dr.. Nc
Caskell, the President of the Association
opened the affair with an address Of well
come, during which he said: "The ladies
are not interested, however, in the cattle
question, but in the cattlemep, and desire
to know what kind of men they are.
There are few interests that can muster
a larger hearted, braver, more intellect
ual class of men. The natural circum-
Stances thrown around them are pro.
ductive of these results. Sharing each
others hardships and trials when max
ing their first start in the wild new
countries under difficulties has tended To
make the former statement true. When
caring for their flocks amid the thunder's
mighty roll, the lightning flash, the wild
beasts roar and howl and bark, and the
red mems savage attack upon them,
bravely they defend friends and guard
their flocks faithfully"
Lawrence Journal: Mr.. E. A. Smith
seems to be imbued with the determine
ton of making our State the banner State
| for fine stock his latest, and certainly
the wisest step in this direction, is the
purchase of the magnificent young stall
lion, Seal-Skin Wilkes, which reached
his stables yesterday by express. We
commend most highly Mr.. Smiths en-
| terprise in introducing this stock in our
State, and breeders of "good ones" should
not be slow in taking advantage of the
| opportunity thus offered them. Seal Skin
is the son of the wonderful George
Wilkes, and in his style, appearance
and way of going, mocks the old horse to
perfection. He cost Mr.. Smith 5000
round dollars, which is proof sufficient
that he "fills the bill" in Mr.. Smiths eye,
which is saying much in favor of this
promising son Of a gallant sire.
Ed Dorado Times: Here's the hog
that heads all of them this season. Tues
day Mr.. N. Rittenhouse, of West Branch,
sold to S. P. Barnes, of this city, SOW
two years and five months old, weight
685 pounds. She is of Poland China
stock, the especial strain being that of
J. w. Corey, west of town. There is a
dask of Berkshire, Mr.. Rittenhouse
thinks, in her. She has had five litters
of pigs, three of them within the past.
year, and the youngest only three and a
half months old. If anybody can beat
this record for age, weight or productive
ness, trot out the pigs. The high breed.
ers must look to their laurels. MIR.
Charles Foster, of Prospect, has the same
stock, which is much sought after.
Hartford Call: ]. w. Blair relates Gu
rious happenstance: About month ago
one of his COWS knocked horn from her
head while around the stable. After a
few minutes Mr.. Blair picked up the
horn and stuck it back upon the bleed
ing stub, just by way of joke ON the
COW, he said. The horn, instead Of
dropping off in few days, as he expect
ed it would do, grew fast to the cows
head, and now appears to be as good and
perfect horn as the other.
Kansas Farmer: E. L. Shockey, of the
firm of Shockey & Gibb, Lawrence, i'm
porters and breeders of Hereford cattle,
writes us under date of 11th inst: Mr..
Glib and mvself have consolidated
thoroughbred Hereford herds, and have,
in connection with Thos. j. Higgins, of
Hereford and Short-hOrn breeding COWS
from which We will raise steers to Craze
and feed and save the choice bull calves
for the western trade.
Samuel Beeson, on the Pawnee, has lost
forty per cent. of his herd. Serious losses
have occurred on the Longendyke range,
among which are some fine blooded cat
tie. The loco weed was the main cause
of these losses. Cattle on Mudge's ranch
are in good sdape, though few horses
have died. Twelve head of cattle on the
Findlay ranch have been killed by fall
ing over creek banks. John Spangler
has had some losses in his herd.
Cattle on the Beaver, Canadian and in
the "No-Man's-Land" country, have win
tered thus far very successfully. The
grass is in better condition than it was a
year ago. Cattle were in good condition
when winter approached. There are
beeves suitable for market on the ranges
of Kramer & Sons and others.
In the last year there was an increase
in this country of per cent. in horses, 3
in mules and 3 in cattle;2 per cent. in
swine, with small decrease in sheep.
There has been decline in values, of
per cent. in horses and mules, 5 per
cent. in cows, in other cattle and 10 in
sheep and swine.
Osborne Farmer: E. S. White, of
Round Mound, informs us that the firm
of Stuyvesant & Jones has lost 800 head
of cattle out of herd of 1000. The cat
tie were brought from Missouri late in
the fall and went into winter quarters in
poor condition and without ample pro-
vision for their welfare.
Green grass is appearing on the range
where the snow drifted. We have every
reason to expect an early spring. If the
backbon of winter is broken and will
not get mended this season, the welcome
notes of the lowing herds will soon be
waiting over the plains again.
Peabody Graphic: Such hard Winter
cattle men have never seen in Kansas.
Eating half bushel of corn per day an
animal barely holds its own through the
oft-repeated and terrible storms of the
last two months.
There have been no losses Of note
among cattle in Lane county. c. L. Hig-
day has lost six head out of herd of 250.
The Wolf Brothers have lost none. The
rustlers are all doing we'll.
The heaviest losses ever known in
Kansas among through Texas cattle have
occurred this winter.
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