Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-04-09
STOCK SQUIBs.
Points and Items About Kansas Stock.

Brinton & Carl, on the Pawnee, lost a
number of horses during the past Winter
They died from loco poisoning instead of
poverty or exposure. They have lost
none for two months past, the horses
having been enclosed in pastures and fed
during that time.
C0acboy: Geo. Anderson returned from
his range on the No Man's-Land, last
Tuesday. He SAYS his cattle are thin but
healthy. Only few have died. The
deaths generally in the neigh borhood
among cattle have been confined to
thorough Texans.
Advices from Rice county divulges the
fact that many cows have skunk their
calves during the cold weather, and some
calves born alive have seemed crazy, and
died after a few hours wild actions and
bleating. Cattle, where full fed, are now
putting on flesh fast.
Eldorado Times: The Times noted some
weeks ago the awful loss of cattle, unfed
and unsheltered. on the Western ranges.
Rev. F. c. Garrison has just returned
from the West, and says the losses are
simply terrible. He considers it judg-
ment against mOnopoiists.
Medicine Lodge Cresset: Billie Blair
passed through Friday on his way to
Caldwell to attend the regular Spring
meeting of the Cherokee Strip Associa-
ton, which convened Tuesday of this
week. Billie estimates the loss on the
Commanche Pool range at not over eight
or ten per cent
Ness City Neacs: Mr.. w. II. Skinner was
in town few days ago with his large
pair of horses, one of which has just re-
covered from long siege of the CHAMBERS.
When the disease made its appearance
last Fall Mr.. Skinner acquainted Mr..
Wagner, the veterinarian at Wa-Keeney,
with his condition, and he wrought the
cure for $40.
John w. Platt, of the Eastern part of
Comanche county, a partner of +. w.
Flato in the circle five brand and ranch,
says their loss is already in the neighbor-
hood of fifty per cent, and if they can
roundup fifty per cent. of what they
turned loose last Fall he thinks they will
be doing well. He thinks the loss all
over the country will be in the-neighbor-
hood of fifty per cent.
The Comanche Pool have about 3OO,-
600 acres of leased lands in the Indian
territory, adjoining Kansas. There are
10000 head of cattle in this pool, which
are held in the Indian territory and in
Commanche county, Kansas. As the
range in Comanche county is being
rapidly taken up by settlers. the cattle of
the pool in that county are to be re-
moved to the Indian territory and the
number of cattle reduced to 10000. The
north line of the range is to be fenced,
to prevent the trespassing of cattle on
the lands of settlers in Kansas.
Leonardville Monitor: Cattle in this
part Of the country. notwithstanding
the severity of the Winter, have come
through in fine condition. There has
been no fatality among them except in
the Fall, when first turned into the
stalks. One of the chief reasons for
this is that last Fall was unusually favor
able for putting up hay, there being but
little rain, and the hay put up being
uniformly of a good quality. Thomas
Starcher wintered ninety head of cattle
without the loss of one, and they are
now in fine condition to take flesh rap
idly when grass comes.
A Reno county stock man writes: Cat
tie are looking well. as we have plenty of
feed. Those that are feeding steers have
had hard Winter of it. CIV. Peckham
has 2l0 head OF fine fat steers and has
only lost one al Winter. Hogs have not
done we'll, as the weather was too cold,
but since the warm weather set in they
are doing better. Most farmers in this
neighborhood don't keep many hogs,
although We raise lots of corn. The
farmers haul it fourteen miles to town
and sell it for Il cents. If they would
raise more hogs they could make more
money and save their teams.