The Arizona champion., 1888-11-03
STOCK NOTES.
Condensed News. Items of Interest
to Stockmen.

good.
Stockmeu of Southern Arizona
are putting up windmills for the pur-
pose of watering their stock,
An Idaho cattle company propose
to take cattle direct to New York in
palace cars. They expect to make
the run of $500 milss ip 100 hours.
The speedy PAGER, Gold Leaf, on
Wednesday of last week broke the
best three-year-old record in the
world, making mile at San Fran
cisco in 2;l5.
The managers of the American
Fat Stock Show and the Exposition
building have settled their trouble,
and the show will be held as usual.
We hope for big sheep exhibit.
Some man writes to the Western
Rural that the process Of dehorning
and detailing rest upon the same
reasoning, and thinks that advocates
of one should be friends of the
other.
The Chirica hua Cattle Company
shipped six cars-l30 head--of beef
cattle to San Diego on Thursday.
The cattle came from the Sulphur
Valley range, and were in splendid
condition. Ed Burns was in charge.
Wilcox Stockman.
Governor Ross has appointed JEFF
ferson Reynolds and j. ID. Warner
delegates at large from New Mexico
to the convention of the Consolidat-
ed Cattle Growers of the United
States. to be held at Chicago, be-
ginning OH November 10Th next.
At the Ionia, Mich, fair the dri-
yer of the horse Hunter, was thrown
from the sulkY and before he could
get out of the way received an ugly
blow from the horses hoof. Hunter
kept tine track and made the mile
without a driver, coming in ahead
and taking the heat.
The Prairie Farmer furnishes an
example of the money realized by
sale of 1900 pound steer. 1t is
as follows: Butcher pays s4l for
steer Butcher sells steer for SS7. AS
including 50 for hide and tallow.
Total received by butcher over cost
of steer to pay expenses and profit
one or two days, s46,4S
"The demand Tor Shropshire has
, been better than any former year
since / have been breeding them. ]
/ believe the demand will increase as
D the farmers learn more about theil
r mutton qualities. They are hardy
and Just the breed for our change
, able climate, I'D, s, Baird, Johns
town, n. Y.
I TIC proper officer Of our govern
/, ment has had his attention called t
2 the fact that there is great danger 0
disease breaking out among cattle il
: Southern Arizona if something i
not done to put stop to the impor
+ tation Of diseased Sonora cattle, W,
s agree with this view of the case, ant
S hope local cattle authorities will d.
/, their duty in the matter,
J. Fifty thousand New Mexico steer
will be sent north next season, to b
! matured upon the luxuriant grasse
of Montana and British America
a Necessity compels in this instance
e Our ranges must be relieved, and tn
. northern outlet seems 10 be the mos
, favorable one at present.-Las We
gas Stock Grower.
| A singular cattle pest has appeared
among the cattle af the farmers a
Akron, Illinois, and vicinity, 1t i
a small fly which bores into the bas'
of the horns. The harms soon begin
: to decay and at last fall of. A
: number of valuable cattle have dice
! from the effects Of the insects raw
|, ages.
All the cattlemen seem to have
, considerable faith that something
good viii come out Of the st Louli
meeting, Noyspber goth. They
are going to join the butchers ant
petition all state governments t.
enact laws requiring all cattle ex
posed for sale as fresh meat to b.
inspected alive where the cattle arr
. to be sold,
!, Another packing town has started
in Kansas, and Hutchinson is thu
! place, that town having succeeded il
downing Wichita in a contest owe
the location Of branch houses Of N
X. Fairbanks. lard refners, P. L
Underwood d Co., pork packers, anc
Fowler Bros, pork and beef packers
Armour is said to have concluded Il
; build a branch establishment o
: Wichita, Kan.
Mr.. f 7, Ilams was in tow
Wednesday. He informed us tina
$ there are now at his ranch some a
A fine blooded cattle as were ever seel
v in Arizona. The are Galloways az
r Jerseys, apd belong TO a gentlema
r named Packer, who brought them t
It the Territory to sell. The cattl
t have but recently arrived, and wer
& unloaded from the cars at Bowl