The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-07-08

see the WORKS running on the grass peel
crop of 1886.
On Tuesday last at Chicago, Texas was
very we'll represented in the corn-fed beet
markets. Texas presented upon the mar
kets that day twenty-seven hundred head
of cattle, two thousand of them ranging
in weight from 750 to 1864 pounds, the
bulk of them running from $40 to CSC
pounds. OF corn-fed and wintered cattle
there were seven hundred and thirty-four
head, and the average weight was eleven
hundred pounds.
As this is the time of scarcity in the
line of corn-fed cattle, such run in June
is strong indication that the future sup
ply of beef cattle will reach market direct
from the feeding districts and not from
the ranges of the west. 1t is the opinion
of the most experienced stockmen that
Texas will not lay behind in beef produc.
ton when the state output is wholly corn.
ted.-Fort Worth Stock journal.
In Great Britain during the thirteen
weeks ending March 81, there were one
hundred and twenty-four fresh outbreaks
of pleuro-pneumonia reported, and five
hundred and sixty-four cattle attacked
with that disease. This shows great in.
crease over the corresponding period OF
last year, when there were seventy-two
fresh outbreaks reported and two hundred
and fourteen cattle attacked.
The Colorado Graphic reports the ar
rest, arraignment and trial of cowboy
woman in that city this week on a charge
of appearing on the streets in improper
garb. The woman was dressed in cowboy
attire, and said she had been punching
cattle on Slaughter's ranch for two years,
and that no one on the ranch knew that
she was a woman. "The usual fine and
COSTS" says the Graphic, twas eptert
up
II. M. Wood, Jeffersontown, KY, has at
least one Jersey that bids fair to be a SEN
sational animal. Her name is Fringe. The
statement about her is that with no feed
but grass she recently made fifteen pounds
of butter in seven days. few days be,
fore she did this she made 215 pounds in
one day-at the rate of Tx pounds in a
week. This test, intended to be carried
through the week, was stopped by an &C.
cident
The Dallas News says that a Dallas cat
tleman received letter from Montana
customer to the effect that, owing to 6
short grass crop and the recent quaran
tine proclamation of the governor of that
territory, he would have to declare nego
tiations which have been pending between
them for the purchase of several Thousand
head of Texas cattle off. Several otheI
Montana parties have broken off negotia
tions for Texas cattle from the same
causes.
The Ell Paso Journal says that "the re
duction of herds to prevent overstocking
and breeding up, will bring prosperity tC
the cattle business" Just how reduction
of herds will prevent breeding up, o.
what benefit it will be TO the cattle bus
mess if it does, is not apparent to us
But reduction of herds will prevent over
stocking, unless the journal succeeds il
removing tine cattle duty, thus permitting
the country to become overrun by tn
cheap, free grass "dogies" OF OLE
Mexico
gentleman came to Texas few day
since to take in the "lay of the ground
He was in New Zealand and. Australia fol-
of both by the rabbits, that multiply taste
than they can be destroyed. He says h
likes Texas, but has grave fears that tn
prlirie-dogs will prove as much of a pes
here as the rabbits did in the places nance
His advice is go to work at once, an
never stop until they are all killed off.
By concert of action this can be done, an
we hope to see it done.-Texas Farmer.
A prominent Texas cattleman, VIII,
moved to Arizona several years since, nov
c9ntem plates purchasing in old Mexico
He foresees the probability of Arizona be
coming overstocked the same as Texas
and with the uncertain tenor of occupant
of government lands for grazing pur
poses, kArizona to-day soffers no induce
ments that should lead Texas cattlemal
to move his herds there. In old Mexico
absolute title that will protect against al
t-espassers, can be obtained to large
tracts, sufficient to support any reason
able sized herd
Capt. H. G. Tardy, one of our hes
known western trailmen, passed through
the city last week. He now has on tn
trail 10000 head of one, two and three
year OLD steers, which he says are doini
we'll since the rains. Capt. Tarday ha
not, from the first, experienced as muc
trouble and loss as those who drove up tn
Pecos, and attributes it largely to the fac
of his cattle having started in better cor
ditiOn. He has ust closed trade for Co
Malones Bee county herd of one, two an
three-year old steers, now on the trai
above Harrold.-Texas Stockman, Sa
Antonio.
The Texas Stockman says: In wester
Texas to-day ranchmen are throwing Ii
their leases on account of inability
pay the rent demanded by the state. Tn
small-brained, little-sOuled demagogu
aspirant for Office is cackling to the pee
pie over the proposition to compel tn
lessee to pay taxes upon these lands. An
these narrOw-guage politicians do ne
have their exclusive habitant among tn
grangers of east Texas. either. We hav
them right here among US, and in tn
matter of impenetrable ignorance an
glorious indifference concerning the re
auirements of western Texas.
One says pedigree is nothing, anothe
thinks it is everything says Prof. Shelton
The truth lies half way Between thes
contending views. We can not Deepen
npon an animal to perpetuate its kin
unless it has a long line of purchased an
cestry-a pedigree, in short, behind i
Some animals having but half or three
fourths of pure blood are better tina
some full-bloods, but the offspring G
these grades will show the characteristic
of the scrubs. You can only look to tn