The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-03-15
Over THE RANG
Something of Interest to all the
Stockmen
The Prices Of Cattle and Their
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Reso-
buttons Adopted.


steady at 24W334c. Mutton is scarce,
with prices firm, at Be.
gentleman was ia town yesterday
offering to sell eighty head of foe becves
averaging 1000 pounds.
Sheep and cattle have done well in An
drews and Gaines counties the past winter.
Mariana Barea, of Dona Ana county,
the past week sold to JOha Sly, of Dem
ing. 200 head OF steers, averaging S6j
ponds, at S2l 60 per heAd.-New Mexico
Sock Grower.
Doctor Wilson has determined beyond
a doubt that faltening beef steers on SOY
ghum is a paying business. He fed two
tons of sorghum to two steers and realized
from the two steers over sos Reetwater
Record.
George B. Loving d Co., Of FL Pgso,
sold to Matt Ryan, of LeavenwOrth, Kan.
last week, $500 two and three ear-oid
steers, owned by Nevill 4 Dean, of Pre-
5idio county, at $40 and 9l3 respectively.
Delivery at Clarendon, GA the Denver
road, to be made by May next.
The benefits of dehorning cattle must
be evident to those who have experience.
one or two in a community many Others
follow their example. 1t is reported that
veterinary surgeon has dehorned over
? 600 cattle within the last forty days in
Clay and Bingham counties, Illinois.
Few people in this part of the country
realize what the American cattle trade is.
Twelve years ago there were 10 cattle
ranches i'll Montana, Dakota, Wyoming
or Nebraska. At that time buffalo grazed
over the lard and Texas was the home of
the steer. Since that time, where the
Indian and buffalo once rOamed, have
risen cities and ranches and thousands of
civilized mesteads.--American Culti-
yator.
The Pecos Valley Stock associations has
adopted the following, to which the at
tention of all stock men is invited:
Whereas, A bill is before the United
States senate, aud has been reported upon
favorably by the committee OF agricul-
ture, which is entitled, "A bill TO provide
for the establishment of a bureau of AMI
NAL industry, etc. and
Whereas, The title to said bill is mislead
ing, and the effect of said bill will be to
abolish the bureau of animal industry, as
now constituted, and to substitute in its
place a board of three persons to be ap-
pointed by the president, who will have
all the powers now vested in the commits
sjOner of agriculture and additional en-
larged powers, as in said bill provided;
and
Whereas, The said bill virtually creates
commission as contemplated in the
Miller Carey bill, without the features
specially recommended by the Consolid-
ated Cattle Growers association; and
Where's, L Consolidated Cattle Grow
ers' association, at its last annual meeting,
held in Kansas City, unanimously recon-
meuded the passage by congress of a bill
known as the Miller Carey bill, with the
change that the commissioner of agricul-
ture should be member of the commits
sion of three sought to be created, and
ex-oflicio its chairman, said bill expressly
providing for the maintenance of the
present bureau of animal industry; and
Whereas, The commissioner of agricul-
ture and the bureau of animal industry
have given evidence of their ability to
protect and promote the cattle interests
of the country, and have been comm ended
for their efficient efforts in this direction
by all stock associations in the United
States; and
Whereas, 1t is unreasonable to believe
that new uutried men who might consti-
tute the new board contemplated by the
Objectionable bill now pending in con-
gress could better serve the cattle indus
try of the nation than the present officers
of the bureau, who have had years of
training in their work; and
Whereas, The controlling spirits of the
legislative committee who are attem pting
to mislead the authorities at Washington
as to the true wishes OF the cattle owners
of the country, are men who have nOtO-
riously sought, under pretext of disease,
to shut off healthy Texas cattle from the
markets of the country, for mischievOus
purposes, and who were mainly irstru.
mental in creating the blockade of Texas
cattle at Camp Supply, in the Indian Ter
ritOry, three years ago, by which the en-
tire Dive of that season was blOckaded
aud held on short grass, reaching northern
ranges after being released by the efforts
of the present officers of the bureau in
such an impoyy rshed condition as to die
during the winter following, causing loss
of over 81 100000 to citizens of Texas,
Colorado and elsewhere; therefore, be it
Resolved, That we call on all cattlemen
in Texas and officers of livestock associ-
ations to write Immediately to congress-
men expressing their objections 10 the
bill referred to, and asking that it be
amended by substituting the present bu-
reau of animal industry instead of a new
board to be appointed; and. be it further
Resolved, That we call on Texas cattle
men to attend the meeting of the Inter
national Range association, to be held in
Denver, March 20, 1888, en- masse, to aid
the friends of Texas in Colorado, New
Mexico and elsewhere, who have hereto
fore successfully defeated the machin-
ations of the schemers of the legislative
committee of the Consolidated Cattle
Growers association, in previous efforts
to prevent the wishes of the stockmen of
the west, for their own selfish purposes.
Resolved further, That we respectfully
petition congress, through our represent
alive, Hon. s. W. T. Lanham, and Senat-
ors Coke and Reagan, to so amend the bill
as to leave all power conferred in the
hands of the commissioner of agriculture,
or else to have adopted the bill recon
mended by the Consolidated Cattle Grow
ers' association at their Kansas City meet
ing, as previously stated.
Ifsuferers from Consumption, scrofula,