Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-02-13
KANSAS AND rHE woHED.

NrIaluOC tilC yCdflkilBo lIOtu buc 0tIOS
and flocks now, and give them little
extra feed.
An English firm has begun the manu-
'facture of casks and barrels of steel.
They are lighter than wood and more
durable.
Mrs. Lucretia Garfield, widow of the
murdered president, is the owner of
valuable gold mine situated near Ra-
leigh, N. C.
The queen of Holland walks daily on
the public streets. She dresses in SOM
Der garments and is accompanied by
only one attendant, a lady.
The New York Herald thinks there
are too many farmers in-the eguntry at
present. and that we are suffering from
an oyerproduction Of farm crops,
y Nevada ranchman. has a herd of
cows which are hybrids-half-bufFalo.
They are very hardy, and yarn has been
spun from their hair, which is very
long.
a recent census (1ss3) taken by the
Prussian government, reveals a most
femarkable and rapidly growing def
cheney in. the cattle supply in that
country. 80 lsst-ssz
The study Of economy in all things,
especially in feeding to obtain the
largest rcJults with the least expendi-
ture of food, is most profitable en-
ployment.
andy Wilson, the cattle king of Kan
sas, the man who has figured SO promi-
nently and notoriously i'm the courts
for four or five years, died January 25,
at his residence i'm North Topeka.
A man who has had agreat, deal of
experience in fattening cattle for mar
ket, says: Corn meal properly fed is
worth two dollars bushel." There is
as much in how you feed as what you
feed.
The man who likes cattle, likes to pet
them, likes them so well that he will
look after their comfort when the ther-
mOmeter is twenty below before he
looks after his own comfort, will sue
ceed. w
Black leg has broken ont among the
Young cattle in the western section of
Berke county, Pa. The disease is very
loathsome and many have died. The
animals become lame and death soon
ensues.-Ex. As
The beef hegira from the western
ranges began early and continued late.
The Texas Stockman fears the result
viii be ranch regions stripped of all
that was fit for market, and lighter
run of beef for the year 1885.
1t has been found that two crosses of
Shorthom bulls on Texas cows produce
a steer that at three and =one-half years
of age weighed 100 pounds live weight,
while the native at the same age, and
under the same conditions, weighed only
S25 pounds.
The reports from all parts are to the
effect that the present hard winter will
prove disastrous to stock of all kinds
which is Insheltered ard unfed. The
early settlers universally agreethat this
has been the severest winter they have
known in these parts.
The Kansas Cowboy says there is a
well populated bovine grave yard on the
Kirby ranch in Comanche county, ON
the headquarters of the Medicine. Mr..
Kirby placed thereon last fall i 800 head
of through Texas cattle, of one of the
latest drives. They were in poor con-
dition when they arrived. The result is
there will be more hides and bones tc
sell ON that ranch this year, than beeYes
A Washington correspondent of the
Kansas City Evening Star, writes: Sen
ator Plumb made a strong fight against
the Reagan bill in the senate. Plumb
doesn't intend that Ingalls, shall exhibit
more devotion to the railroads than he
and as the race stands at present it is
nip and tuck between the two. The
railroads can stand it as long as the
people Of Kansas can
The report of Hon. j. III. Fullenwidel
in another column, should receive the
4 attention and serious consideration. OF
stOckmen, especially those owning small
herds II shows clearly that the losse:
among unsheltered cattle amount Il
a greater sum than. it would require tC
build sheds sufficiently substantial L
protect the cattle from the chilly blast!
Of the terrible winter storms.
Dodge City Cowboy: Some hand.
from the ranch OF Beverly brothers, il
the Blue Hin, near the line ofthe Indiar
Territory, came up to Dodge last Satur
day for store of supplies for tn,
ranch. They report that there are nC
losses among their catle and that all tn,
/ deaths they have heard of between theil
ranch and Dodge City occurred among
through Texas cattle. The Beverl,
brothers have 1900 head Of cattle.
Railroad trains killed some stock Of
the Lynch Bros, in New Mexico, anC
failing to get satisfaction from the com
pany, the plucky Englishmen awaited
their opportunity and one day jumped
and seized a locomotive whichwas side
tracked for a passing train... They helC
the putting, steaming monster in spit,
of the efforts OF the train men, until {
telegram from headquarters came whiz
zing over the wires and the full amour
of their claim was paid in hard col
lateral.