Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-25


Adapted to Raising Trotting Stock.
The stockmen refuse to pay the Chicka-
SAWS 81 per head fer pasturing cattle.
The railroads are preparing to do g
hesvy traffic during the coming season in
hauling cattle from Texas.
Campbell Co. nave hung out the
shirele of thei- headquarters in Fort
Worth. They are represented OY A. B.
CoWles and John Richardson.
The bill lately introduced in Congress
to admit breeding cattle to the United
States free OF duty, is creating some dis
cussion among those interested.
Oae of the best known Kentucky breed
ers of race and trotting horses, says IN q
letter to the Texas Stockman: Texas
WITH her admirable climate for raising
fine stock, both race horses and trotters, 1
cannot see why she should not be able to
compete with any state in the Union. All
that is required is to commence with the
best improved breeds up 10 the present
day.
-.
The yards formerly occupied By De-
lsney, Wilson & Maupin hay. been pur-
chased by new firm, and will be shortly
opened for business. Messrs. Burgess &
Estell are the purchasers. They will
prepare 10 do commission business on
the opening Of the union stock
yards, and will deal largely
in fine stock. These gentlemen have
fine ranch neSr Blue Mound, and have
imported great many splendid animals
to Tarrant county.
UNITED STATES DEPT OF AGRICULTURE,
WASHINGTON, Feb. IL, 1855.
To the Owners OF Texas Cattle:
My attention has been directed to the
fact that the recent settlement Of a large
portion Of The country over which Texas
cAttle wee formerly driven 10 northern
markets has placed such obstacles in the
way Cf this movement as to Cause the
larger portion of such cattle 10 be shipped
by rail. The authorities OF the various
states and territories having prohibited
the unrestricted Introduction of cattle
shipped wholly or in part by rail on &C.
count of the alleged danger from splenic
fever, it is important TO determine the
part of Texas from which cattle can be
safely shipped to northesn ranges. Ia
order to secure complete and reliable in
fbrmetion as 20 the limits OF this dis
Srict, I hereby request the cattlemen Of
4he following named counties to send
answers to the QIegti1ns hereto ap-
pended, directedJS6 the Agent ef the
Buresu Of AasAal Industry, Fort Worth,
Texss.
Counties Of Archer, Banders, Bell,
Bex.r, Blapco, Blown, Burnett, Calls
nan, Clsy, Coleman, Comal, Comanche,
land, Edwards, ETatb, Frio, Gillespie.
Hamilton, Hays, Hood, JACK, Kendall,
Kerr, Rumble, Kinney, Lampasaa, Is
Sslie, LlaDo, McCulloch, Mason,
Maverick, Medina, MenArd, Mitchell,
N0lsn, Palo Pluto,i Parker, Runnels, San
Sabs, Shsckeiicrd, Sommeryille, Stevens,
Taylor, Throckmorton, Tom Green,
Travis, UVslde, Wichits, Williamson,
Young, ZlvAllS.
l. Have you purchased any bulls Or
other cattle, ordoEyou know OF any that
have been brought from north OF the south
line Of Kansas to your vicinity or 10 any
part of the counties named sbovs2 II SO,
state the num9er, tie location or IS near
SIS possible to which they were taken, and
the number If any, which died Of accli-
nation fever.
Do you know OF any cases in which
cattle from the eastern counties CT Texas
have been taken to the counties named
iabove in the spring or summer months
and allowed to pasture on the same
ranges with the cattle native to those
counties? If so, state whether any dis
ease occurred among the native cattle,
and give symptoms and number affected,
as far as possible.
II the csttlemen of the counties men
toned unite in securing this information
at once, it is hoped that it will be the
means Of securing such notifications of
present restrictions on the movement Of
cattle that have been transported by rail,
as will promote commerce in Texas cat
tie without endsngering the health Of the
native cattle CT The north.
l would ask parties who have herato-
fore furnished the bureau with informa-
ton on this subject to give such sddi-
tional statements Of facts as may be in
their possession. Very respectfully,
NORMAN j. CoLMAN,
Commissioner Of Agriculture.