The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-02-11
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DAILY ROUNDUP By THE STATES
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Tor 1at cOrn-ted DeeVeS.
A Kansas man has had splendid success
in fattening steers on wheat bran alone.
There is war among shippers of live and
dressed meat. Why will men fight against
the inevitable?
Grayson county stockmen are expert
menting as feeders. 1t will pay, gentle
men, every time.
Several cattle deals are Matching Some
of our friends predict quite lively bust
ness for the coming season.
Grand Lake (Colo,) Prospector: The
chances are that no feeding whatever
will have to be done in Middle park this
winter.
ask your neighbour who had big stack of
it to feed to his stock during the late
northers.
The proposition has been made that
the word "ensilage" be altered to read
"silage," and thereby be better identified
with silo.
Cattlemen in the city have heard moth
ing of the effects of the recent blizzard
upon cattle in the Panhandle and the
northwest.
Benkleman (Neb.) Pioneer: The stock
men throughout the country report cattle
doing well and no suffering in the herds
during the bad weather.
White Sulphur Springs (Mont.) Hus-
bandman: There has been no weather
thus far to prevent stock from getting
plenty of feed on the range.
The muttons will be wanted if fattened.
The sheep raiser of Texas must be in
readiness for the early markets. There is
no money in the late market for him.
The mutton flock, to bring good money,
must be fit to ship directly the shearers
are through, otherwise the mutton flock
must be run for wool or sold at a sacri-
| fee.
Springer, IN. NJ Stockman: j. W..
Cartwright, formerly manager of the LIT
brand, has succeeded to the management
of the Crossell outfit, of the Prairie Cat
tie company.
San Angelo (Tex.) Standard: The o X
o Cattle company sold $50 head of stock
to Gray Bros. of Peck Springs, for $11.25
per head, and to Frank Rubens, 165 head
at the same price.
The wool dealers are looking over the
field, and are advancing on some of the
best clips in the state. This is favora-
BILE indication as compared with last
years proceedings.
There we're over 10000 horses and mules
shipped from San Antonio, Texas, last
year, saying nothing of the number
driven. This was an increase of 13,00C
over the year previous.
A cattleman, who is well posted, says
there is more money in raising grass
beeves in this section of the country al
$50 head than there can be made out OF
grass beeves in Montana at $35 head.
Smith g. Hoover have made some large
contracts for mares and horses to be de-
livered in March and May. They sold
two cars of Spanish mares 1872 hands
high, at $15.50.-San Antonio Stockman
Prof. L. B. Arnold says that the nutri
ent properties of corn is received by thu
grain through the cob. If the corn is Gu
down when immature, q large share of thu
value of the grain itself is locked up il
the cob.
Montrose, COL, Messenger: 1t would b.
good idea for stockmen to OCCASIONAL,
ride the ranges and see that the cattl
are kept moving, as they are liable Il
huddle together during the cold weathe
and starve.
I Shoshone, Idaho, Journal The frs
! shipment of beef cattle over the Oregon
, Short Line for eastern markets in 1885,
were eighteen cars loaded at Caldwell o.
January 20 for Omaha or Chicago, by Bal
, lentine 81 Co.
Dillon (Mont.) Tribune: DR.. Azel Amei
1 jr., of the Ames Cattle company, of Hors
Y Prairie, is collecting data about the stoc
: growing industry, and he will foun
3 thereon bill in congress in behalf o
3 stock growing.
Mobeetie TEX Panhandle: The Franch
, Ign Land and Cattle company have sold
: Messrs. r. G.. Head and Lonny Hor
4 $4,000 head of cattle, to be delivered. Jun
= 1st. The price paid was $25 for COWS an
|, $15 for yearlings.
e Charles Goodnight, the Panhandle ca
a tie baron, said recently that the caffeine
of that region are desirious to have farm
/ ers settle among them, to raise produt
@ to sell to the ranchmen, and aid in enfor
a ing law and order.
3 Last week j. G. Rice, of North Conch
y one of our pioneer sheepmen, sold 6,0(
# head of stock sheep; also camp outfit
J. wagons. ETC.. to the Worcester Land an
Stock company; consideration, 100000
% San Angelo Standard.
% On an average we have had cold
d weather and less snow so far this whit
} than common, but no one in here is cor
T. planning. The complaining will be dol
W by the grangers next summer.--Grar
y Lake (Colo.) Prospector.
a Mr.. Ramon Guerra, of Starr county, so
last week to Thomas 0Connor 200 het
lie of gentle saddle horses, at private but sa
1t isfactory terms. The horses are to be d
t. livered to Mr.. O'Connor's ranch in Wet
l. ria county on February 10.
~ The Ell Paso Tribune says the caffeine
'I of New Mexico have "overreached" then
7. selves in keeping up the quarantii
D. against Texas cattle after the danger I
IL fever has passed, and if the law is annull'
it will be owing to the above fact.
a. There are now nineteen wool pullir
3 establishments in Chicago. They pull
le last year 100000 pelts. and produced u
u ward of 100000 pounds of wool. II
3 product of the two largest firms has be-
pr ,100,O 00.-[ Chicago Grocer and Marks