The St. Johns herald., 1885-07-30

theft. EcOnOmy IS 1ntrOOuceu 1T the handling of cattle and care is taken to improve the herds. The stockman is no longer lawless adventurer, but is practical man of business; and often an educated gentleman.
 Kansas City Stock Record: Ii was learned that ". A. Jackson, a wealthy cattleman of Hillsboro, Tex, who recently fled the country, leaving debts to the amount of $30,- 1000, is in Cuba. .er selling his train load of cattle in Chicago, he pocketed the proceeds amounting to $60,000, and went to New York, where he took a steamer for Cuba.
 Phoenix Gazette: Fine stock breeding is bound to become one of the most important industries of the Salt river valley. Experi- ments so far made have been quite satisfactory. There are no winters to retard the growth of young ami mals, and horses, particularly, bred and raised in this climate have shown great powers of endurance.
 Wilcox Stockman: The Stock man acknowledges a pleasant call Wednesday from E. O. Shaw, who passed up the valley with 1,600 head of cattle which he is under contract to drive to the Wabash Cattle company's range in Apache county. He has had good luck with the drive so far and antici- pates no trouble if the prevailing rains have been general along the trail.
 Socorro Bullion: The 12S steers shipped by H. c. Myles. of Penas- co, Lincoln county, sold last week in the Kansas City market at $2.90 per hundred, with an average weight of ST pounds. Another lot of 143 head of New Mexico steers, weighing 754 pounds each, sold at the same time for $3, while in the Chicago market, western grade cattle of 1190 pounds sold at $5.25.
 Northwestern Live Stock Jour nal: We understand that the Union Cattle Company has completed ar for feeding 2,000 head | of cattle at point little west of Omaha. Steamed food is to be used, and it is said that the first bunch will be put in at an early | date, fattened and turned out late this fall, when another lot of 2000 head will be put in and fed for the spring market.
 Southwestern Stockman Frank Johnson, ,colored, a herder for Caleb Martin, was killed by lightning on Wednesday of last week, while rid ing range near Fort Grant. The fatl shaft killed both horse and rider, and when found they were wing side by side, Johnson's foot still remaining in the stirrup. The had been stripped entirely from his body by the lightning.
 Omaha Journal: The Union Stock yards will soon build a $40,- 900 exchange building out at that oustling point. It is to be of brick, :hree stories, and mansard roof, t0x100 feet, and wing 40x100, first floor devoted to banking purposes md offices, and the upper floor will oe arranged and finished for an ele- yant hotel. The plans are in the hands of the architects and the york will be in operation at an ,arly day.
 Texas Live Stock Journal: Cat le have drifted across the plains O the Pecos in large numbers on account of the severity of the I winter. The drift (straying) of { .attle has been worse than in any { previous winter in the history of Texas. Twenty-thousand head lave so far been recovered, and it ! S held that it will require the com t ,ined efforts of the entire western a country to get the COWS home to s heir respective ranges. ;;