The Arizona champion., 1886-04-10
STOCK NOTES.


 been absolutely no loss this season from indictment weather.
 Ocean freight rates on live cattle are quoted at from $8. so to So.oo per head with small insurance.
 The annual meeting of the North efn New Mexico Stock Association was held at Springer, N. M., on April 5th. e7r
 It is,stated that nearly six million head of cattle have passed over the Texas cattle drive in the last twenty years. = -.r w A- A
 The regular semi.annual meeting of the General Stock Growers Associa, tion of southern Arizona met at Ben. son last Monday.
 L. J. Rose, of Los Angeles, has sold his stallion, "Sultan," who has a rec ord of s:a4, for SIo, 900 to two New Mexican stockmen. v
 Upward of 1000 horses are being trained at Newmarket, England, for next years work on the turf. They are in the hands of about thirty pro. fessional trainers.
 In 1885 nearly 1000, ,ooo was giv. en away in purses and stake money to the different jockey clubs in this country; and this year it will doubt, less amount to a good deal more.
 California wool-growers will hold a meeting during June to decide upon a day when poison shall be put out for killing coyotes, which have become very destructive to focks.
 A Colton citizen tied one end of . rope around his weist the other day, while he lassoed a Texas steer with the other. He thought he had the 
 animal, but at the end of the first 100 yard heat he found that the steer had him.
 Miller and Lux are making pre- parations to shear I5o,ooo head of sheep at Firebaugh's, California, this spring. This will require large iscs~Sc~ Of 'fCrppe.s, ",and will conse- quenily make things lively as that place.
 American cattle are firm and strong in Liverpool at IS5z and IA cents, estimated dressed weight. American refrigerator beef is selling .tkere fol o55 and 10 cents. which show a dis. elimination in England in favor of iive cattle.
 That terrible disease, glanders, is said to be prevailing to an alarming f-Stenr among the horses Tn some of .tbe counties of California. In the past few days So horses have been killed in Tehama county, and mum. Der elsewhere.
 A Miles City man has invented a new stirrup which will not allow the foot to Dc caught when one is dis. mounting. What the amatuer cow boy Is yearning for is the invention by some one of saddle which will enable him 10 approach the unnamed broncho of the plains without first saying his prayers. s.---St. Paul Globe.
 A labor-saving Yankee of Chapin. .uil!e, Conn.,, has rigged crank att tachment to wheel of his wagon connecting 1t with a churn, that he places in the wagon; and when the erram IS all ready he dumps it into lhe 'churn, hitches up his horse and takes tide, returning home in due Annie with nice mess of butter that has indeed "come" very easily.
 Among the Arizona stockmen there are some quite appropriate names. Tor instance, MT. Ballwinkle owns Il.Tge herds, Mir. Coward possesses Es'ock interests and -Mrs Heferman K ientified with the industry. They Iare addicted to shoithorns when among thoroughbreds, and chew the best cud money can buy,-Tucson Citizen. Socorro county has Head, Ia Horn, an Oxbridge and a Grazer.- Bullion.
 The company in which Charles w. Beach is interested, Messrs. Comstock l& O., have purchased from Mary L. tMiller two ranches and 100 mares in Kirkland Valley, the purchase price being Saa,oooG This purchase gives the company range of about Is miles in 9ehgth. Ti&y have also purchased h6o acres of land on which, elegrapRspring is located, from Jo:- Esph EMe. This property is located 5 Nout three miles south of Copper 'p.--Journal- Miner.