Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-03-07
STOCK soU1Bz
Points ana Items about Tza,s,s stock


there will be little left over, as there is
yet so much corn in the fields the stalks
cannot be grazed down as close as usual.
we consider our stalk fields great help
IN W1ntering our cattle; however, in
many localities they are thought to be a
detrlment and are said to be the cause of
the loss of many cattle from eating smut
on the stalks. I never knew or even
heard of it being proved that a COW or
any other animal was killed by eating
smut. Many have suffered heavy losses
that have been running their cattle in
stalk fields, but 1 venture to say that in
every case the loss Is traceable to some
thing else than smut. Some do not salt
their cattle regularly nor see that all
their stock gets sufficient water, and
others have their cattle half starved
when they turn them in the stalk fields,
and consequently lose more or less cat
tie. Hog cholera does not seem to be
spreading. The Winter pig crop viii be
very light, as few have WithstoOd the Sc |
we're cold of the last ten weeks.
Larned optic: A farmer who lives
about four miles and a half nOrthWest of
town, and who claims to be a consistent
member Of the church, lately brought a
load of wheat to this market and offered
1T for sale to the highest bidder. One of
our dealers taking handful off to top of
the load, and concluding as a matter of
course that it was all alike, offered him
top price for it, and the offer was &C
cepted. The farmer then drove up to IN
load and wanted to dump the wheat, but
the buyer happened to want it put in
sacks. To this the farmer objected. say
ing 1t was too unhandy, buthnally yield
ed and the sacking begun. Beforeit had
proceeded far, however, the buyer dis
covered that the top of the load only
was good wheat, while underneath the
topping" the wheat was very inferior.
Very naturally the buyer kicked" and
refused to receive the wheat, where-upon
the farmer apOlOgized for the poor wheat
IN the bottom of the wagon by saying
the hired man loaded the wheat. This
may be so, but some people are wicked
enough to say that he has no hired man
but fixed" the load himself
Caldwell Journal: Reports received
at this Office from some thirty of the one
hundred ranges on the Cherokee Strip
up to Saturday last shows that the re-
suits of the severe storms have not been
30 disastrous as were anticipated. The
pilgrim. cattle suffered severely and a
loss Of 20 per cent. before Spring opens
Will not surprise any one, but to date the
loss is far below that, except in one or
two isolated and extreme cases where
the loss to date will reach 20 per cent. !
The poorest and weakest Of these cattle
Weathered the storms thus far will about
all pull through. Less than u per cent. !
of the through cattle have died thus far. !
With the Wintered cattle it has been so !
serious, the death rate among them be- |
ing below three per cent to date. The |
majority of these lost their lives by slip |
ping on the ice and being unable to get |
of, were frozen to death, or so chilled |
before found by herders that they could |
not stand when removed.
Ness City Nea0s: Joseph Trott, of !
Waring township, this county, called at |
our Office on Tuesday. While here, he |
said some of his neighbOrs, whom he |
called in for that purpose, killed and /
burned three Of his horses, which have /
been affected with CHAMBERS for some |
months past. Mr.. TrOtt has lost, in all, /
five head of horses from this disease, and /
as he is a poor man the loss falls very
heavily on him. 1t seems to us that in /
justice to such men as Mr.. TrOtt, who |
have to depend entirely on their teams /
furnishing means of support, the state |
ought to enact a law giving pay for ami |
mails killed. Mr.. TrOtt's horses have |
been quarantined for over four months /
by the sheriff awaiting inspection by the |
veterinary surgeon, who did not come. |
A correspondent near Seneca writes:
There has been considerable loss from
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but think the danger Is about past. Feed
ing steers are doing fairly, but prices run
low. Hogs following cattle are doing
much better than those that do not. I
think the feeding this Winter will pay
about % cents per bushel for corn, and
the manure from the cattle lots should
and will be in the near future reckoned II
as an important item in the farm receipts.
Better crops, better stock, better feed and
better feeding will pay better returns
than the old way in Kansas, and must be
resorted to in order to get a satisfactory
return from the higher-priced lands.
Jewell County Republican: There is an
other sensation among our cattle men.
Since Friday last L. J. Berry has lost
five fat steers from a new and curious
disease. They are attacked by an itch
ing so violent that it drives them wild;
they below, frOth at the mouth, and it
becomes dangerous to be about them.
They live but eight or ten hours after
the attack, but rub themselves bare of
hair in that short time. Nearly every
one has a name for the disorder, rang
ing from a worm in the brain to hydro
phObia; Edwards prOnOunCes it mad
itch, which appellatiOn has an appropri-
ate sound at least.
Kingman Leader: Tom Vance, the fine
thoroughbred trotting horse, the proper
ty of D. R. Green, died at Green's ranch,
Fairlawn, in COmanche county, on Feb
ruary Sth. The horse was quite a loss to
ID. R., and more especially his wife, who
took great pleasure IN driving him on
account Of his true and good disposition.
The horse was valued at SIS, 900, and was
expected to trOt on the track this year
and bring his record away down IN the
tWenties. This horse being a favorite
among the people of our town, his death
is regretted very much by everybody.