The Arizona champion., 1886-04-17
STOCK NOTES.

A New Mexico sheep man has focks enough to cover 200 acres of ground, standing close together.
 A New York lady is keeping mum. Der of Angora goats, some of which cost S2oo each to import.
 The present number of sheep in the United States is estimated at s4,. 32a,44I, worth all average value of SI.oI per head.
 A farmer m Vermont made SIoo apiece from milk of his aa COWS last year, and the same COWS gave him S2. 40 during 1884,
 Cattlemen in Northern Arizona say that their stock is in splendid condi- ton, and that they have sustained little if any loss during the past win, ter.
 The State of Chihuahua, Mexico, has 5. 600, ,ooo head of cattle, besides 3o,ooo horses and mules, and about 25o,o 900 sheep. Cattle are worth on a. average SIS per head.
 The Apache County Sock Associa- ton at their annual meeting elected Henry Smith. president, E. r. lrby, vice president, and W. C, Barnes, secretary and treasurer, for the ensu- lHS year
 The owner of the great Palo Duro Cattle ranch, that embraces large DOT tions of four counties, in Texas, will not employ man who drinks wine, whiskey or malt liquors. Cold water and coffee is his brand.
 There will probably be between three million and four million pounds more California wool realized from the two clips than were grown in 1885. or 40, 900. 1000 pounds as against 36,- 56o,ooo pounds last year.
 Mark Allen, who was tried Friday of last week before Justice Nichols for not keeping the statute number of bulls with his COWS, was convicted and fined fifty dollars, which he paid Southwestern Stockmln.
 Silver City has been selected by an Eastern company as the place for set ting up q dres, od-beef establishment, where cattle raised in Arizona and New Mexico may be prepared for shipment by the most inexpensive method.
 Sheep are said to have fallen off in numbers in the United States during 'the past year little ovcf four per cent. and have declined in value II pci cent. A slight increase in mum. hers is reported in Arizona and New Mexico, and some of the Western states.
 Parties desiring to purchase cheap steers, yearlings of good grade, and half breeds, can secure about 2,ooo head in Apache county. It isreported that they are offering yearlings al SIP and two-year.ol3s al SIG, and are anx- ioua to sell, owing to the distance t'om central points.
 As the stockmen who ride on the r,decs commence to harvest their calf crop, they will begin to realize the advantages of good blood and the ler,dlo that invariably accrue to the an @ho has sense and enterprise , ouah 10 secure ,he best his purse can aiipid.--iloof and Horn.
 \ steer ves killed by a Virginia Gay tu.otoG the other day, w1osc t,," wvre completely an,u,tvd with l i'd o. d ,.iyer uuHun. The aajma, 'a'ar fr'm a rorch on Carson river, asd II Is lnoustI ,he mct4l ao,mruls t,a ou iIs ,.e,b while hc Wa, drink  I,+ thc uye, water. which |, llopr-e- lated with the Ld,iog, foin ,ne mj. I.dulag Cou,,,o, ort,.
 Seer, s.ut nm A-zooa aud N.v Norul lo bettaen range, ,ar iauen- l.. r4icc-, have. it js sad. far ,A- ',,.cd i,Nas , ok of the same ae, T. tue a,,u"C.eUon oi flesh, willie lh,y a.so h,coac acciia~Icd far more oe.'y than q long foms from the lone StI State. Ii ,hla Lc true q Lvom in Arz4ra aud New Mexico ,rUilngS may be expected dulug the al proach ng season. .--Iiool and Horn.
 Late intelligence from the Kansas City live stock market, glse the fol lowing ,urreut pIices:
 CATTLE
 Prime shipping I45o to I5oo.....5 2SG1S 4o lar to medium steers, iI5otO
 I5oo 4 25G14 50 Common, $50 10 Io5o } 5oG15 9j Stockers. 55otJ S5o lbs ? 5o,G3 25