Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-24
RoUND-UPS.
The Real Cow Iaterest OF the Panhsr-
die Has Taken Hold Of
Nav Prosperity,
Successful Horse Dealer Of Fort worth
Throws Oas q Few suggestions
To North rexas Br. eders

To North rex.s Br. elders
Charles Goodnight, the well known
cattle king OF the Panhandle, is in Fort
Worth.
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The American Breeder says: The out.
come Of freight contest between the
western railroads Is likely to be the sdop.
ton by one Of them of what are known
rs palace live stock cars for Transports
ton OF cattle between Omaha and Chi
csgo. II this shall be the result 1t will
certainly have q good effect, not only
upon the rsilr Dads themselves, but on the
cattle growing interests of the western
states, corn growing as will IS grazing.
Certainty as the meat problem is
one Of the most important in the country,
general interest should be manifested
In every improvement which will tend to
improve the qualify and at the same time
to keep the price down to fairly profit
able figure.
So
If anybody thinks the real cow interest
OF the PanhSudle-the native element
hiss not awakened and taken hold in
earnest for new prosperity, why, then,
aIgDSOS 10 VI llLo UdSc a CuduSc 10 INV
only coming, but is here, and men raise
feed who never plowed before. All OF
our farmers who have made q success
have been stock reisers as well; and all
our s'ockmen who are weathering
the depression without "oacklng" to
draw on, and those who farm at least to
the extent Of raising feed-snd they will
come out Il Furnishing with the next rise
of the business. We know of one of
these stock farms where over 200 acres
are under cultivation to produce feed and
forage for the "home consumption, and
there is another of our friends who Shas
100 acres in sorghum alone. These things
mean change-and prosperity and wealth.
I Texas Panhandle.
One of Fort Worth's foremost horse
dealers was found yesterday by GAzETTK
reporter, who Intercepted him regarding
the advance Of the horse-breeding indus
try OF Texas, with view to eliciting
some hints about marketable animals that
might DE of advantage to those engaged
in the business.
s'The stockmen Of North Texas" said
he, "have been too long engaged in
cattle raising to take much
interest In the breeding Of horses, a.
though they may perceive and admit that
there are advantages connected with
horse breeding thst cattle breeding does
not possess. And yet there are some
fine horse ranches In North Texas"
Glow do the amin sis produced in this
part of the state compare with those in
other sections2"
"Oh, they are vastly superior. Southern
Texas horses are comparatively small,
light animals, without strength sufficient
to give them value for farm work, and
not of q proper quality for use in bug
gies. They differ but slightly from the
original Texas bronchos. On the other
hand the North Texas horses, while being
closely connected with those same bron-
chos, show the infusion Of the blood of
varieties of good horses, a great many OF
which have been brought to the northern
part of the state Of late years oy enter
prising breeders. But even the North
Texas horses fall far shortlof what they
could and should be-"
"A few suggestions from one so wsQ
versed IS you as to the defects in he
business might have an effect in the right
direction" suggested the reporter. q
"They might. Ole difficulty with ne
Texas horse raiser, as with the cattfe
raiser, is that he carries on his business
to make profit on the number ~
suimals in his bunch, and aot
on their quality. He fnfes
that $500 received for ten horsesG a. as
profitable as the same sum for Ave: He.
should cut down his bunch, but grade up
what he retsins. That system carried en-
intelligently would astonish your average
Texas horse raiser with its results"
"Explain what you consider 'intelli-
gently carrying on +he system"
ste breed up certain line OF stock, a
debate object should be kept in view.
Either you breed for draft horse, or
roadster, or general purpose horse, but
IL you start out to raise one class, stick
to that class, to the exclusion OF al
others"
"What is the class to which the Texas
horse can be bred with the best results?"
"That is slreadya matter of opinion.
A hoIseman should be his own judge OF
that point, and in his selection would, OF
course, be guided by circumstsnces-the
kind OF mares h. mas, or the kind Of sires
within reach"