The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-02-11

chased 44,800 acres of land situated in the
Panhandle of Texas to be used as a
stock ranch. Mr.. Wulfjen's brother is in
on the deal.
Experience the past season has demon
strated the fact that the marketing of i'm
mature and unripe cattle is not satisfac
tory to either buyer or seller, and en-
tails an annual loss of millions of dollars,
without the compensating benefits to the
beef consumers of the nation.
Col j. N. Simpson has made large
purchase of land and cattle recently, be-
coming owner of 10000 head of improved
stock with a range on the Pecos. The
property was bought from Mr.. Geo. H.
Goddart. The price is estimated at $780,
600, though the figures were not given.
Mr.. Thos. Murphy has just returned
from his Preside county ranch, and re-
ports stock doing well, except that
brought in from the lower country after
September. Among this latter, owing to
their thin flesh, there was considerable
mortality.-Fort Worth Stock Journal.
The only truly economical manner of
feeding Stock and from which the very
best and most profitable returns are to
be expected, is to convert the grains into
meal and feed only in such quantities lat
regular intervals) as each animal has
capacity to consume and digest.-N. Y.
Telegram.
There is said to be an evident disposi-
ton on the part of lease men of Texas to
combine to resist the land boards raise to
6 cents per acre. Several bids at cents
are in, and it is said that some cent bids
have been withdrawn. 1t is claimed that
cd re ontb itu in
raising to cents.
Maria, the newly made county seat of
Preside county, has already grown to a
place of much importance, and the county
commissioners court has let contract
for the erection of a $4,000 court house.
The population pouring into the county
is mainly American. Hundreds of farms
are being opened.
Which leads us to suggest that the an
nullment of the law may not be the worst
that may befall the New Mexico cattle
men as a result of their bulldozing atti-
tude toward Texas and northern and east
ern cattle interests. They may continue
to monopolize free (S) grass, but if they
do they must let up on their embargo
against the passage to market of Texas
range cattle, and northern and eastern
breeding cattle.
Nevada Exchanges: The Halleck Cattle
) company has been incorporated, with
John F. Boyd, Joseph Scott, William Will
lis, w. S. Wood and Il. Osborn as directors.
The capital stock is $450000, divided into
1859 shares. The company's ranges are
in Elko county. The Northern Cattle
company has also been incorporated with
the same directors and same amount of
capital stock, to raise and deal in cattle
and horses in Montana.
Live stock exports from New York last
( year included 1852 head of cattle, 4,631
) sheep, 392, 700 quarters of beef and A.
! 2S3 carcasses of mutton. This was an in
crease over 1884 of 12,430 cattle and 992
Q sheep, and decrease of 1922 quar-
@ ters of beef and 1898 carcasses of
: mutton. The average of the preceding
{ seven years was Cattle, 46,329; sheep,
21,022; quarters of beef, 310,S97; carcasses
@ of mutton, 65,983.
It All enthusiastic, enterprising stockmen
n take just pride in their stock-they
o cannot avoid doing 80 but no man has
more ground for looking over his animals
% with feeling of self-gratulation than
= the owner of fine collection of horses.
4 Such stock appeals, in some way, to the
g fines instincts of intelligent and appre-
. ciative men, and it is not to be wondered
at that horsemen often place their grand
o pets next to their families in their affec.
. tons.
! 1t is gratifying to note the spirit OF
- fairness and goodwill which animates the
= Texas delegates. They come with nc
L cranky notions, nor will they ask the at
10 tention of the convention to any purely
IL local question. They fully comprehend
e that this meeting is to consider questions
IL of interest to the entire range country
and their voices and votes will be for tina
,e which means the promotion o. the indus
y try as a whole, fully realizing that in sucl
lie measures they will be benefciaries. If thu
10 same spirit animates other delegations
,r the range live stock business will at ono
enter upon new era of prosperity
ST Denver Live Stock Record.
m The Denver Live Stock Record has thi
b, to say of two well known Texas stockmen
IN The name of John Il. Lyle is known from
u the mouth of the Rio Grande in the soutl
to the most northern limit of the grazing
IS, fields of the west. And, wherever known
SO it is the synonym of honor and fair deal
ok ing. He will be here as splendid repre-
Id sentative OF the progressive cattlema
o. and gentleman. Mr.. John N. Simpson, 0
Texas, is also here, and is the presiden
k of the Texas Live Stock association. Hi
to ability and popularity among the brett
rn rem is attested by unanimous reelection
ne to the honorable position of president TO
nd aisecond term. With large cattle herd
in both the south and north, and wit
. practical intelligence to guide, he may b
eS cassed among the most successful
- workers.
ce Pierre Lorillard has a stock farm i
re-. New Jersey within an easy drive of Noun
Holly. On its 1850 acres of ground ar
twenty-six houses, ten of them old-fast
~, toned homesteads. There are many mile
Wv of clay pipe drain. The trunks of tn
10, trees are protected by wire guards. TIL
~ fields are provided with iron basins SUI
piled with water from artesian wells, th
waste of water being carried off by sunke
Ter iron pipe. The barns contain stalls fc
Ter fifty-six horses. Forty hands and fit
m teams are employed in the farm worl
ne Under one cover are twenty-three silo
nd twenty three feet deep, capable of holdin
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