Western Kansas world., 1885-05-23
over fourteen hundred lbs. The price
maid waa S63 nor head

over fourteen hundred lbs. The prict
paid was $63 per head.
Hartford Cali: ]. j. Evans received on
Tuesday two fine Norman horses from
NJ. w. Dunham, of Wayne, Ill. one fine
large brown four year old, and splen
did gray colt of three years.
Finch, Lord & Nelson shipped from
Burlingame to Dodge City this week two
entire train loads of bulls, 1000 head
bound for the Panhandle of Texas. Three
hundred high grade short horn heiferf
will follow on Monday next.
Wichita Eagle: o. NJ. Sherman bought
ninety fat hogs yesterday the average
weight of each hog being $40 pounds
The increased production of fine hogs In
this count, is very great within the past
two years and packing house here Is
the one thing most needful of all others
in this city.
Ell Dorado Republican: We learn that
Mr. Harry Lewis lost about seven hum
dred sheep by the late cold weather.
The flock had just been sheared, we're
turned out on the range and the cold
weather was too much for them. Some
other sheep men lost a few head but
this is the orly case we have heard OF In
which any great loss was sustain ID.
A new game of horse thief has been
invented at Ottawa. The parties work
ing the racket are partners and engaged
in the horse business, and the other day
met farmer from the country and asked
him to trade horses. After some con-
versation one of the traders got on the
farmers horse to try it and rode it away
and failed to return. The game is being
played quite extensively in eastern Kan
sas.
Bennington Journal: Mr.. Wallace
Wood has purchased the thoroughbred
Clydesdale stallion "King Byron" the
consideration being $1,000. This is one
of the finest young horses in Ottawa
county, showing as good a pedigree as
any horse in the United States, his sire
being imported Farmer, 1885," American
Clydesdale Stud Book, and his dam,
Mary, by Lockfergus Champion, bred by
VIM. Gordon, Scotland.
Eldorado Republican: w. NJ. Jones,
Esq, of DesMoines, Iowa, arrived here
last week with one hundred head more
of young stock for his stock farm near
Sycamore. Me:srs Jones, Parsons and
Harsh now have three hundred head of
high grade short horn cattle in which
they are turning registered Galloway
bulls, and they are meeting with great
success.
Manhattan Nationalist: Last week Geo.
sold to A. G. Shultz six
yearling steers which averaged 800
pounds. Price, cents, or thirty-two
dollars head-the price Of a fair two
year old. Of course they were in prime
condition. We do not remember to have
seen fatter steers of the same age, and
he price has undoubtedly paid Mr..
Washington well for his care and feed.
Osborne Farmer: Quite number of
inc horses are distributed around the
country, among which might be promi-
lentally mentioned "Young Vulcan"
inely built and very spirited Norman,
'wned by s. G. Thompson, who also has |
n charge "Young Paccalet," a beautiful |
md powerful dark bay. T. J. Clark's
"Zulu," an almost perfectly
haped black, and Levi Guess "Nero,"
,edigree and record, are also among the
avorities.
The following stock items are clipped
rom the Peabody Graphic:-
Robert II. Lacky, commonly called |
daldane, now drives team of Norman
mares valued at 5000. Quite tony for a
,oy.-T. NJ. Potter has the boss feed
ng rack of America. Go and see it all
'e who want to know something. There
s no patent on it.-A few days ago
Henry Blakesley sold Flora bull,
welve months old, sired by Ravens
wood Lad, to d. B. Cook, of Kingman,
lan., for $2O0.-C. F. Stone, the enter
,rising Holstein, Berkshire and Merino
heep breeder, purchased last week
'ohn P. Halls famous show bull for $3.50
The two finest Holstein bulls in the state
re now owned by Peabody men, F. H.
lollock and G. F. Stone.
The following stock notes are taken
rom the Peabody Graphic:-W. Man
Ugh as two-year old colt
which weighs 1900 pounds, and for
7hich he was recently offered $500. He
7as sired by Jack Browns imported
stallion Seraglio.-Allen Nesb;tt
old nine shoats, eight months old, the
ggregate weight of which was 1910
ounds-an average of 2l2 pounds. 1t
said that since the breaking out of
uero-penumonia in Missouri all kinds
f thoroughbred cattle in Kansas have
dvanced fully % per cent, and are
ound to sell high all the year. Missouri
attic will be under cloud for the re-
lainder of this year.