Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-07
R0UND-UPS.
A Novel Experiment with Cattle by the
Missouri State Veterinarian.
The Benefits of Fat Cattle shOw-ImprOSe-
ment of Cattle in the west-A Remark
able Freak of Nature.

There has been absolutely nothing do
ing the past week in the way of cattle
trading. Quieter times in the cattle
business were never known here.
DR.. Paquin, state veterinarian of Mis-
souri,, shipped twelve head of cattle to
Texas Monday. Six were inoculated
with Texas fever and six were not. The
shipment was made as an experiment.
It is well-knoEn fact that cattle taken
to Texas from this section in the summer
time die. 1t is thought that, if the SIX
cattle inOeulated with the fever survive,
it will demonstrate a method by which
shipments back and forth may be made
without danger.
"a
George B. Loving of FL Paso, writing
to the Stock Journal, says: 81 believe
the disposition among stockmen in this
locality to improve their herds is grow,
ing, and that the next few years VIII
show more improvement than has pre-
viously been made in the same length of
time. The Importance of move in this
direction has been more fully impressed
on our rachmen this spring than ever
before by the Northern buyers VINO
visited and made their pur-
first time. The improved steers sEsere
sought after at fair figures byssthese
Northern buyers, while the scrubs were
not wanted at any price, and wheA sold
had to go at much less figure than was
paid for their improved neighbors.
There are many good herds in Arizona
and New Mexico, but few, however, SO
good that they might have been MAGE
better with benefit to the owners, while
there are herds in these territories that
are a credit to their owners and the
range country of the Southwest, at the
same time there are other herds,
/ am sorry to say, that, for want of the
introduction of improved and new blood
are q disgrace to their near-sighted
| owners. This class of ranchmen have
not only failed to improve their herds
by the Introduction of good bulls, but
have bred them down instead of up, by
bulls oalyed in the same herd and bred
to their blood relations, and in this way
kept up continual in and in breeding
until their cattle now in large meas
ure partake of the defects named in one
of recent letters from Mexico relative to
the cattle in that republic. This class
of cattle is, 1 am glad to say, largely in
the minority. They, like the buffalo,
red man and other relics of barbarian
ism are fast disappearing never to
| return.
The contemplated organization of
Live and Fat Stock association is a sub
iect that demonstrates the careful con-
sideration of everybody who has at heart
the future welfare and prosperity of our
| city. There are doubtless a number of
persons who would willingly go into such
an organization if they could see where
the benefits suggested are to be derived
from In the first place, Live and Fat
Stock show must not be construed to
mean an exhibition only of interest to
the stockman The term live stock is
supposed to include all domesticated ami
mails bred and raised for profit and
which are subject to Improvement by
careful and scientific breeding. There
is no class of people on earth
but what are interested more or
less in this branch of industry.
Horses, cattle, mules, sheep, goats,
hogs and poultry are all live stock, and
all deserve recognition at the hands of a
live stock show. 1t is rapidly develop
ing that the only way to breed for profit
is to breed the best, and the interest
| taken in improved stock in Texas is rap
IDLY growing.
A show is suggested to be held in this
city during the fall, with liberal pre-
miums offered for the best of all classes
and breed5 of stock would attract more
attention than any other scheme that
could be brought forward. There is
scarcely d farmer in Texas but what is
trying to improve the breed of his horses,
mules, hogs, poultry, ETC., and even
though they had nothing to show
they would congregate here from
all quarters in order to see
what had been accomplished by
others. Fort Worth would become the
best market in the state for the better
classes of stock, and breeders from the
far East would ship their stock here,
knowing that there would be people here
not only to see what was offered but to
purchase. Thousands upon thousands of
! dollars are sent out of the state annually
for improved stock, simply because there
is no purchasing mart at home.
Combination sales, such as are held in
Kentucky, Illinois and other states, could
| be held by the association, which would
secure consignments from all over the
| United States.
Unlike the Spring Palace or exhibitions
of a like character, the Live Stock show
would gather together crowds who
| came for business as well as pleas
ure, and who would not look through
! and leave town on the same day, but
| sE5Gld remain during the entire week, or
s1ch time as the show was in progress.
Another advantage would be that there
is more money in the country during the
fall than any other time during the year,
and people generally in better condition
to take an outing. BY all means let us
! have the Live Stock show, and, properly
managed, THE GAZETTE confidently pre-
| diets magnificent success.
|
The farmers of the township of Tecum-
sch, in South Simcoe, are greatly inter-
ested at present in a strange freak of
nature which has taken place in their
midst, being nothing less than cow
giving birth to TWO lambs and calf.
| The interesting event occurred on the
farm of John Henry Carter, lot 4, eighth
concession line, Sunday, April IA, and
| when the news spread abroad so many