Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-10-31
WINTER PASTURE.
Serious Lack of Pasture For
Stock.
THREE STATES ONLY EXCEPTED.
Cattle Hurried to a Falling Market
The Pan-Americans Spend q
Busy Day in st.
Louis.

CHICAGO, Oct. 3O.-The following APP
of crop correspondents relative to fall
pasturage show that with the exception
of a few counties, pastures are good in
Ohio, Missouri and Kentucky. In
Dakota, Kansas and Michigan the
pasturage is good. In Illinois, WiscOn-
sin and Minnesota, with but few eXcep-
tions, fall feed is short, and pasturage
dry. 1t will thus be seen that farmers
outside of Ohio, Missouri and Kan
sas have serious question to
meet, how to provide feed and water
for their cattle and fit them for mar
ket. Until now pasturage has been
abundant. Cattle do not as yet show
the effect of shortage, save in few
scattering counties, noticeably in
Michigan and Wisconsin. Where cattle
are fit for the market and feed is short
they are being sold off as rapidly as pos
sible, but farmers hesitate to put ami
mails not yet ready for the block out
upon low market, where competition
is so keen. 1t is probable, however,
that if the shortage of feed and water
continues many will sell at loss. We
summarize the reports of our CORE
Spondents, relative to cattle, as follows:
Illinois, condition generally good,
movement slow: Indiana, condition gen
orally fair to good. all the cattle sold in
Blackford and Rush Counties. movement
free in Morgan, Martin, Henry, Sulli-
van and Upton Counties, slow in the
balance of the State: Ohio, condition
fair to good in most of the State, move
ment slow in most of the counties: Mis-
souri,, condition fair to good, movement
slow in the majority of the counties,
but brisk in Galloway, Clinton, Dodge
and Sullivan Counties. Kentucky, con-
dition fair to good. Kansas, condition
fair to good except in NeOsho County.
where cattle are thin, movement brisk
in Douglas, Ness, Usage and Trego
Counties; Nebraska, condition fair
to good; Iowa, condition poor
in Black Hawk. Boone and
Franklin Counties, movement brisk in
Emmett, Monroe. O'Brien and Marion
Counties; Michigan. condition thin in
Genesee, jackson, Lapecr. Saginaw and
Montcalm Counties, movement gener-
ally slow: Wisconsin. condition poor in
jackson, KenOsha and Rock Counties.
movement slow except in Richland and
Rock Counties; Minnesota, condition
poor in Lesuer and Rock Counties. fair
to good in the rest of the State. move
ment brisk in Becker. Freedom. Pipe
stone and Rock Counties; Dakota. con-
dition fair to good. movement brisk in
Beadle. Coddington, Deuel., Hyde and
Turner Counties.
TIE PAN-AMERICANS.
ST.. LOUIS, Oct. 30.-The st. Louis
people kept the South American eX-
cursionists moving at a pretty lively
pace yesterday. showing them the feat
ures of the city. The fire department
gave an exhibition after the delegates
finished breakfast. Then the party was
taken on a long drive. visiting the
levee, bridge, stamping companys
works, the DOzier, Weyl Cracker
school and st. Marys Academy.
This last place was the most
interesting place visited during
the day. The delegates listened to
singing by 200 young lady pupils, saw
them go through some calisthenic exer-
cises and then had a social chat with
them. This they enjoyed to such an
extent that it was almost impossible to
get them back to their carriages. From
school they were driven to the fair
grounds where lunch was obtained at
the club house. In the afternoon they
visited the Anheuser-Busch breweries.
Last evening a dinner and reception
was given the party by the Marquette
Club. At eleven o'clock the visitors
left for Kansas City, well pleased with
their visit to st. Louis.