The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-04-05
OVER THE RANGE.
Stock Notes of Interest to Cattle
Men.

M6Q.
The stock market here i'll the city has
been very dull during the past week.
Willis McCutcheon is gathering $500
two-year- old steers in Victoria county to
be driven to Indian Territory.
H. j. Deemar, of Duval county, sold 241
pear and cotton seed meal fed beeves to
j. E. Lee. They were loaded at Beeville
Thursday evening, consigned to j. H.
Campbell & Co., Chicago.
1t is reported in stock circles that Levi
d West, of Victoria; recently sold 5000
two and three-year- steers to S. S.
Cobb, of the Indian Territory, and A. j.
West sold to same party 1000 bulls and
cows-all at private terms.
DSAN ANGELO, March PA large live
stock trade occurred to-day, Jonathan
Miles selling all of his livestock to R. S.
Bowen, of Coleman, for $4,000.
j. l.. Harris last week bought 5000
steer yearlings from Mrs. King at S. So
They go to the territory. He also bought
300 stays from the King ranch at $40.
Mr. E. U. Cook, manager of the Key
stone Cattle company, Frio county, re-
Gently shipped to the ranch, from Iowa,
eleven head of Holstein cattle. They are
doing well to date.
At late meeting of the Concho and
Colorado Livestock association, Chas. A.
DAILY was elected president, Eugene Cart
ledge secretary, and E. 7. Conner delegate
to the Denver convention.
The Oldest mule in the world lives in
Lanesville, KY, and is known to be over
sixty years old, No one knows how old
he was when he immigrated from the Old
Dominion. "The old mule" had consider
able reputation as a traveller before the
war, having, it is said, done service of
several states, and of his war history
many mysterious stories are whispered
about.
Little COWS are not to be despised.
Many little Jersey gives more milk and
holds out longer than a COW of twice her
weight. We have seen Brittanys that did
not come up TO the second button of q
mans vestEin height that gave their twelve
quarts of rich milk for four or five months
after calving. Good mich goats. if
milked often enough, will give as much
milk in proportion to live weight as an
average "Holstein," if not as much in
proportion as even Clotilde. 1t is not
size, but business ability, as the man
said after little misunderstanding with
his wife. "She is little, butch, dearr'-
American Dairyman.
By knowing their colors the popular
improved breeds of cattle can usually be
readily distinguished. For example, the
Dutch cattle (Holsteins) are black and
white, though neither all black nor all
white; but either color may predominant
and white is pure white and the black is
pure black. The Jerseys are usually
fawn or light grizzled brown, generally
carrying some white, but not always
The Herefords are light red, white face
legs, tail, sometimes the belly, and Otter
the neck and and portion of the bacl
lined white. The Shorthoins vary more
than any other breed, but whether red
roam or white, or a combination of thes,
&C l)rs, they have no others.-Ex.
Some of the small stockmen of Wyo
ming are wanting to sell, and when asked
why they don't stay with their COWS, thei
answer is: 81 want to get out of tn,
country" But when you talk of buying
and get their price, they are away out O
reach of man with small capital. Thu
prices they ask are up to those of five ant
six years ago-for 1-year -olds, $18;
year-olds, 1926; 3.year-olds, 1927 and $50
and can't be bought at that unless the,
are compelled to sell.-New Mexico Stool
Grower.