The Meeker herald., 1885-09-19
LIVE STOCK NOTES.


The Prairie Cattle Company have
just sold 100000 worth Of ycarling
heifers TO GO to New Mexico and Ari.
zOna.
On the Kiows. the Pcrcheron. Nor
man Company cut this season little
alfalfa that WAS sowed last year, on
land not irrigated.
A cowboy tournament, giving exhi-
bitions OF roping, riding wild bronchos.
etc, is TO be one Of the features OF the
New Mexico territorial fair.
In the branding Of the cattle for the
Wesdling Cattle Company a, Deer
Trail one day last week. eleven hun
dred head were branded in the space OF
eight hours.
Farmers IN Boulder, Lnrimer and
Weld Counties ars already looking for
cattle to feed during the coming win-
ter. They are offering s3 hundred
for good feeders.
Parties who are competent to speak
estimate that n hundred thousand Texas
cattle have come into and been sold In
Colorado the present season. Two
thirds Of these have been II the OK
kind.
An Albuquerque reporter Is informed
by Charles Dodge, the head chief Of
the Navajo Indians. that they have not
less than 100000 head Of sheep. &c.,
600 head of horses and cattle In pro-
portion.
II Is reported that two Enpli,hmcn
representing 80 CO. coo capital src now
In Texas. and proposes tn establish n
line of steamer. specially fitted up for
carrying T'Nis dressed meats 10 for
cign ports.
The Mcssrs. Jones Brother, y Poll
nrd Of Pueblo have quite lately sold
their cattle mud ranches To n Cleveland
syndicatc of capitalists fr n sum ny.
grgating In tho ncighborhood of ssp.-
900 Their. nr. between 20ro and
5000 cattle IN the herds.
Thc Stock Association TOT Lincoln
county. y. NJ. have removed tho In
spccior. John W. Phillips. who was
employed by them ns sentinel To
watch III, rccos river route md To pro
vent tho entry of diseased cattle. W.
learn that he gave bills of health to
owners of upwards Of 200 head of
cattle which cattle have spread disca,.
all through the lo~land country.
Tn. liin Cattle Company n few days
since leased from tho State bonri onc
hun ircd nnd twelve sections of school
lands for grazing purposes. The lands
nrr north Of III. ri ~. river below
Greeley. and over sgnins, the S,nt. 81
Nebraska. These sections nr- wi'nou,
water. bu, lay adjoining lands IT the
company that hsvs wafer. These
school lands would have tccn almost
useless To any parties .sccp, the 1iia
company. Stock Record.
Tho usual remedy for .cab In sheep
II ore pound of ioorc-o to each gallon
~ Dou;Gg ~rirr. The strength cN.
trn.ted. skim ont tho tobacco and while
boiling ho, rii to each gallon four
ounces flower. 1t sulphur. nnd stir IRE.
au"n,iv ur'ii the liqiid I. cooled to
1?p drgr'L ], is then poured over
the sheep. along the back. and rs II
runs down rub II into the .cabby par,
with the hand. using also c"rn-cob To
break mp tho scah.. II the sheep are
badly si'cc,cd tho whole body mus, be
immersed.
OF the vn., army of cattle In ColorA.
do. n", more than twenty per- cent. arr
breeding cows. The best interest. Of
cattle growing In ;hi. north~cs, country
Is not In the breeding. In, In tho feed.
Ing. Oi the ca',l. 'ha, come mp from
Texas .cven'y-hvc per cent. arr of the
OK kind. Very fcs cows even In N-w
~. sico nro offered Tor snic. Tn, cn,-
tie growers Of that territory prefer Ia
breed rather than feed They lind Il
morc To their profit. With them the
cows produc" ten per cent. morc calves
than do the cows Of Colorado. Bu, in
Colorado tho Steers grow bigger and
fa.;sr.--l.iy- Stock Record.
Tho Rockford uii.) Register says
COW $ years old. to be exhibited nj their
fair. IL the mother Of fifteen calves. md
produced ono In lssi. two In iss?.
ihr"c In isss. four In 1881. md i've In
1885. All are nlivc and doing we'll.
DOES this cow intend to keep up ihi.
ratio indchniily9 II 80. tho alleged
three qisrtcrs Durham and one
quarter Dcvonshirc cross" may be call.
ed fair hi, for proliiicAcy. Curiou.lv
enough. tn" cow is said 10 bc native
of Spsrt,. Wis. and may therefore bc
cnllcdn Spsr.nn mother. for II certain.
ly must have taken nerve to have pro-
duced SO many calves In 10 few years.
Ono of these dnys the Argentine Con-
federation of South America Is going 10
compete with he United S,sic. in the
markets of tho world in live stock. Il
Is no, unlike the United States in
climate. csccp, tha, our winter 4. their
summer. The Argentine Confedcrn-
tion embraces an area II 10000
square miles. Its northern portion is
tropical NJ TO climate. while tho cent.
raj portion has vast plains suitable for
grazing. tina, only require market to
render the productions valuable. The
stock now feeding there number more
the sp.Coo.ooO sheep and 100000 to
Is 100000 cattle. IN addition 10 un.
counted drovcs of horses. The climate
is 80 genial ,ha, stock do no, require to
be fed n, any session.
Tha, the cattle Of Mexico aud r. N,s
drfrcn,pi {rp,n tho bcris nj nlI Sn,ip