Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-18

l. rsfsss Lambing Season.
W. K. Royce, fine stock breeder Of
, Rich Hill, Mo-, is in Fort Worth.
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John T. Be.I,a we'll konwn stockman Of
Colorado City, was in Fort Worth yester-
day.
r. G. Brown, 8 horse buyer Of Meridi-
an, Miss, who makes Fort Worth his
headquarters in Texas, is in the city.
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J.W. Adams, stockman of Cresson,
was in the city yesterday with some
bulls, which 1t is understood he has cold.
Tom Coleman, Corpus Christi stock
man, who has live stock property in
North and in South Texas, is in this city
on his wAy to inspect his Panhandle in
terests.
C. ". MCGEE, q Weatherford horse
dealer, wes in town yesterday, and be-
sides purchasing some stock of Powell
Bros, sold through the same parties sew
eral head Of cow horses to parties from
Tennessee.
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Cattlemen to the north and west of Col
oredo are complaining Of the invasion Of
their ranges by the dangerous loco weed.
Some of the ranches on the plains have
hardly good mount OF horses left from
its raVages.
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Negotiations are under way for the To-
cation at no great distance from Fors
Worth Of branch of the NationsI Here
ford Breeders Associations establish
Etnents. The result will be known il 8
couple OF days.
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The shipments OF stock from the west
through Fort Worth Just now are enorm-
Gus, and the transferring facilities at
Fort Worth are taxed to their utmost to
handle the cattle. Some of the animals
are in fair shape, but others are miser-
able looking.
Says Mr.. Wright, Of Trinidad, Col,
the largest flock owner of the state:
"The wool clip this year will be the clean
est and best one we have ever taken from
our sheep. The animals are in better
condition than they usually were at this
season OF the year, and there have been
less high winds to fill their feeces with
dirt"
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Messrs. Hoover and Dunn, stockmen of
Douglas, Kan, have been investing In
cattle to some extent in Fort Worth dur
ing the past week. Among the purchases
made were 100 from James Farmer Of
Tarrant county, 400 from W. ]. Bosz and
400 from John Shelton Of Fort Worth.
To
Boaz stock brought 1915.
WIB EM Es -.
Colonel J. W. Blu CESS, q well-known
Fort Worth stockmHn, has just returned
from q trip to West Texas, and last even
ing reporter sscertained that during his
absence he had brought to close long
pending trade by which he secures pos
| session Of the interest in the Lexington
Land and Cattle Company heretofore
controlled by A. j. and +. NJ. Long. The
property Of this company consists Of
SCOUT IVA 900 acres of land, and some
frAng less than %, 900 head Of cattle, all In
k&arza county. With the exception of the
fLong interest the stock of tie company
has-0een in the hands of Kentucky par
ties. Colonel Burgess paid $780, 900 for
the stock owned by the Longs, and this
gives him the controlling interest. He
will at once assume the general manage
mani zei the ranch, which is one of the
best in the state, adjoining
those of the Llano and Spur
companies, and others of NO less note.
The colonel says he found the property
in good Shape and the cattle looking well,
and that the losses in that part of the
country during the winter have not been
as large as they had been represented.
In Archer County.
Correspondence OF the Gazette.
ARCHER, TEX, April l6.-The grass is
haftor NJ up then If haS booD for O numhnr