Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-05
LIVE STOCK NOTES.
Views OF Fort Worth Steckman Who
Has Been In the North and
Knows the Facts.
What the Devon Breed VIII Dp I'm Texss.
To Experiment In Fse ding Calves
Near Fort Worth

MIR. Maupin says he intends next win
ter 70 feed about 100 OF the best calves
he Can fad in the vicinity on some prop
erty he owns few miles north of town,
l0st to demonstrate the profit there is in
fatteniCg young stock, and he ayers that
BE will open the eyes Of the every day
ssocSman with the results Of his expert.
mems.
Mr.. John Archer, western stcckmsp,
came in yesterday from Midland. He
says cattle in the west have done very
well SO far, and will probably 60 through
The winter in tirst-class shape. The facts
that the ranges were good and water
quite plentiful through the fall, and that
the winter so fsr has been moderately
pleasant one, have aided in bringing the
stock through in good fix. There will be
less loss this winter than there has been
IN years, but to effect this great many
unat stock have been put on the market
so as 10 ease the range.
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Mr.. S. j. Wooiley, 8 Hilliard, Ohio,
owner Of the Appledsle herd of Devons,
is in tie city with herd Of twenty-o one
Devon bulls and heifers and seven short
horn bulls, all thoroughbred cattle, which
he has Quartered at Folks yards. This
is Mr.. Woolley's first trip to Texas with
stock, though he points with pride to the
fact that he stood thirty years ago on the
prairie where now the city of Fort Worth
is built. He considers the Devons have
qualities that should recommend them to
the Texas stockman beyond all others.
Three years ago he shipped carload of
this breed to Mr.. Dawes of San Antonio,
who purchased them confidently expecting
to lose half Of them in the process of
acclimatior, but IS matter Of fact he
only lost one animal out Of the bunch.
There is 10 doubt but that the Devone
possess certain characteristics in which
they are superior 10 other grades.
81 presume you grow all the feed Your
stock need" was the way reporter put
it to Mr.. W. T.. Rogers, the Jack county
stockman, who was 10 the city yesterday.
eyes, have raised about every kind OF
fodder and grain common in Texas.
exc@pt j ohnson grass, but l an going to
try thas this coming summer"
"What have you found to be the best
fodder for general purposes on the
ranch?"
Sorghum, by ali means. There ia
SCARCELY any view you can take OF that
article in which it does not show up bet
ter than any other fed. More of it can
be grown to the acre, there is mUre
prof. in 1t, stock like it better, it is more
nutritious, quicker fattener apd 81
easier crop to handle tnau almost any
other fodder you choose TO compare it
with. Then il is d surer crop il our clt-
m4te. Yes, by sll odds, sorghum is the
feed prefer TO raise"
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Colonel N. A. M4upin, who recently
returned from : protrscted trip north, was
asked yesterday If there WIS anything
new he could give q reporter in the way
of stock news. There WAS nothing of
Importance, he said, but slnce he had LETT
Fort Worth the citizens had succeeded in
putting the Union Stock Yards on the
road 10 completion. This he considered
most advantageous move for the city.
st is astonishing" he continued, "the
interest being taken in the enterprise oy
iorthern packers and commission men
rom all the big markets. Chicsgo people
think the yards are going TO work to
heir benefit. The st. Louis men think
they Will be the most benefited, and so
Win L1SH u. i UafS SUOhSu W q SLS6t
many northern stockmeu about the mat
Yer, and they all seem 10 be Of the opin-
Ion that the establishment CT packeries
and csnneries at this point IS now only g
matter OF time. a great msny OF those
people will be willing to take stock in
them whenever they are got in shape. AS
for myself, although l think the direct
benefits of the yards are great, they are
as nothing TO the possibilities to which
they lead"
"What are the prospects for the trade
in Texas horses and mules in Missouri
during the coming season."
"rhey are good. This is too early yet
Tor the people up there to begin to think
about buying, for their crop Of feed Of all
kinds hiss bsen SO light that they are not
able to hold the stock until ST ring; but
SIS soon as winter breaks there will be o
big call for mules snd horses from that
sction.
SCI notice there is brisk demand in
'orth Texas for ell sorts Of fine stock, +"
onsinued Mr.. Maupin, (" and the greatest
emand is for thoroughbred cattle. This
'ould signify thst the stockmsn are con-
:ious of the necessity for up-breeding
nd are taking hold of the business with
vim that admits no half measures.
cry few grade cattle, comparatively, are
eing bought"
WAg,0.