Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-05-08
STOCK AND FARMING

Anthony Republican: Last week
the state veterinary surgeon, A. A. Hol-
comb, spent several days in the county
investigating the death of horses from
the contagious disease, CHAMBERS. He
visited number of localities in compa-
ny with the sheriff, but failed to find any
animals affected, although from twenty
to twenty five valuable animals died from
CHAMBERS since the disease started. He
traced the origin of the disease to horses
brought in the country last summer by
the fifth cavalry, at the time the United
States troops were stationed at Crisfeld.
As he made rigid search for diseased
animals, and would have had such
promptly killed if found, it is believed
that no further danger of infection need
be feared in this county.
Dodge City Globe: The breeding of
domestic animals is getting to be alto
gether too much of science for the man
who is not engaged in the breeding of
thoroughbreds to sell for breeding pur-
poses. Color, spots of various colors,
size, large and small bones, and the
placing in cattle of the beef in certain
parts, has all become a study that the
man who owns few head mas not the
time or inclination to give to it, and
these questions of advantage can be left
to the fancy breeders. A farmer need
not care what breed of cattle he has, so
they are frst-class and are of the kind
that pays him to give good and careful
attention. The same may be said of all
the farm animals Be content with what
you have if they are good.
Dodge City Coacboy: Cattle is in
good condition, where they are not COM
PEELED to move, are good property, and it
is this class of stock that are held at
good figures. The buyers are complain
ing at the high prices, while the sellers
say the prices are advancing. This
state of affairs is not confined to any one
locality, but appears to be the case all
over the west. There are no settled
prices this spring as circumstances have
and will force some sales, owing to the
cutting up of ranges, but there are cat
tie by the thousand head that will bring
every cent they are worth or be held
over.
The season is at hand when the horse
thief is most troublesome, and it will
stand the farmer some dollars in hand
to keep careful lookout for his team
from now until cold weather, when the
horse thief appears to hibernate. AL
ready our exchanges begin to speak of
missing horses in their localities and
charge theft, and just as soon as a thief
can sleep out doors with comfort, that
soon will horse stealing commence in
earnest. In the western counties, not
only watch your own horses, but keep an
eye out for your neighbor.
The oat crop in Kansas this year is
going to be large, to judge from the
present outlook. The seasons have been
favorable and nothing has happened as
yet which will give this crop Backward
tendency. The acreage sown this year
is larger than ever before from the fact
that considerable acreage which has
before been planted to wheat has this
year been sown to oats. This as a mat
ter Of course will greatly increase the
yield and added to the other causes above
would indicate that this Is what might
be termed an oat year.
Dodge City Globe: The stock papers
of the past month have been filed With
the proceedings Of stockmsn's oonvsn-