Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-04-04
STOCK ITEMS
Points and Items About Kansas stoot.


Kingsley Mercury: Il. E. Cox foreman
for the Lock Cattle Co., purchased a very
fine male hog some time since and a few
days after he had taken him home he
came up missing, after searching the
country over for the hog he gave up for
gone, and thirteen days after Mr.. Cox
was removing a straw stack from his
premises and found the hog hOled up
about the middle of the stack. He had
walked in where the cattle had eaten in
to the stack and the stack CaVing in on
him he had remained to await develop
ments. He was alive when found, but
shows the effect Of a prOtracted fast.
Kingman Leader: Mr.. J. J. Strickland,
proprietor of the Blue Front Sale stable,
went a few days ago to the ranch Of him
self and father at Abilene, Texas, with q
car load of Jacks. He expected to re-
turn Immediately with several car loads
Of work cattle for this market, but he
writes US he found the cattle too poor,
and freights too high to justify immedi-
ate shipment. He has on hand some
400 head of North Texas mares, all of
which he will bring through and expects
to put on the market here about May
18th.
Ness City Nelgs: Jacob Simons, who
has been working on the "H. T." ranch,
forty miles south Of Dodge City, is visit
ing his parents, who reside on Darr
creek. He says that old range stock has
Wintered well, but that Through" Texas
cattle are dying at a lively rate. There
cannot, however, be any estimate made
of the actual losses, as the cattle IN that
section we're, mostly turned loose in the
fall, and only the spring roundup will
determine the loss.
Junction City Republican: The Miller
Bros, of Riverside Stock Farm shipped
Monday, March 10th, three pigs to II. S.
Granger, of Phillpsburg, Kansas, State
Senator from the 29th District, also one
to w. M. Skinner, Gaylord, Smith county,
Kansas. They have sold since Feb. 20,
'85 $500 worth Of Poland China swine,
all but four head being shipped out Of
the country. Their herd is the best in
the West and we except none.
Ness City Nesgs: n. G. Merrill informs
US that he has made arrangements with
DR.. John Wagner, Of Wa-Keeney, to
visit his place in the immediate future,
and examine his horse, which is affected
with CHAMBERS. The doctor guarantees a
cure for a fee of $25. Persons having
animals affected with the disease may
find it to their advantage to consult the
doctor while in this vicinity.
Council Grove Cosmos: Mr.. Roussellot
had quite an experience with a hog re-
Gently, which was supposed to be mad.
The hog was seen IN the morning foam
ing and frOthing at the mouth and snap
ping at other pigs in the pen. Mr.. ROus-
sellOtt Immediately secured his hOgshIp
and tied him to a stake in a neighbOring
pen where he died atnOOn the same day.
Parties who examined the hog say 1t was
a genuine case of hydrOphObia.
Peabody Gazette: W. A. Maxwell, OF
Mentor, Saline county, had a sale OF
Short-HOrns, March 4th, at which his
young bulls averaged $I45. Our prOphesy
is coming true. Six months ago we told
you bulls would be 80 per cent higher by
spring. The sale in this city April 1st
and I'd, viii be a good time to secure q
good one.
A farmer east of Caldwell bought ten
head of Poland Chinas last fall, from a
breeder in Wichita, paying $3.50 for ten
shoats. He sold them for stock hogs last
week at four cents a pound, receiving
81 for the whole lot.
L A. Shriver and Sam Clifford, Of Cald-
we'll, bOughta big stallion, weighing 1886
pounds; five years old. Price s. 800.
Peabody Gazette: T. NJ. Potter bought
5000 pounds of Berkshire and Poland
China from DR.. Lsckey recently.