Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-12

Julian Polk of Fort Worth has recently
received from Tennessee bunch Oh soln0
twenty head of blooded horses ana JACKS
the circulation of which III Northern
Texas win eventually have gooo en eo'
on the stock of this section.
A s. Nicholson of Fort Worth has re-
turned from trip out west, where ne
had gone to look after some stock he had
contracted for future delivery ne
brings back what has come TO pc Tue
usual report of good ranges and 1aI
cattle.
| The Butchers Association of Dayton
/ Ohio, at a meeting held January ., ne
cided to support the National Butchers
Association in its fight against the pls
| four combine, and has calico anoIaen
| meeting TO formulate plans for giving
this support.
TX. Milwee has carried out his long
| intended purpose of retiring from tIe
management of the Q ranch' ms
Drivate business requires his entire atteh-
| tiOn and he was compelled to ne2lecu
that of the company his own, or resign
He adopted the latter course, ana OH . an ~
nary he will be succeeded by MI. III -
Burns, who is said to be most estlllia-
bic gentleman Il Crosby County News
The establishing of irrigating bitches in
the western part of Texas and IN neigh
boring territories was the subject OF a eu-
Iopv by a Fort Worth cattleman yester-
day who said they would tend to roster
the fattening of cattle in those sectlolls-
q business which had been Impossible pe-
fore bv reason of the country not DelnS
able TO produce the feed. To put 1aC
cattle on the market should be the ampl-
ton of every stOckman, he sala puC
rangemen seemed to think it all rlghC IL
they got the cattle there in any conol-
ton.
THE wolsenburg. CCol.) Cactus says:
The range in this section of Colorado is
absolutely bare of grass. There does not
seem to be enough of vegetation to sup
mort a rabbit. The large herds OF cattle
that IN previous years could be seen
IaziIv grazing in every direction, are
) gone Not a single animal can be seen
: anywhere. Overstocklng for the past SIX
= or seven wears and the exceedingly dry
Of season of 1888 are the cause. me FanSe
u is worn out, and it will take al leas'
> three years to recover, even with plenty
l. of rain and no cattle.
Sc ~
e. The American Meat Company Is grow
S, ing in favor in New Mexico, and every
re week sees new additions to its member
r shin. coming from among the best nAe'
cattlemen in the territory >. w DOT
s. sew has put in his cattle range anu 1t
or stock of many thousands of cattle; tn
e, PaIo Blanco Company go IN with II
u ranges and cattle; the Lake Rancn Com
pany also put in, its property, ana Del''n
n 4 DIVER also, These ranges are all con
4 F,c 1oSt n
of Colfax and Mora counties. The Ne'
On Mexico pastures are designed for tn
- tI maturing range of beef cattle. In
breeding range, as stated last week,
s GS situated in Old Mexico.
lin -
The report of the state veterlnar
I'VE board of Colorado, filed in the house O
icR | the Colorado legislature few days ago
us contains the following:
bot 1t has been the policy of the board
XIV assure themselves of the ldentlUy Oh
cattle entering the state, ana shlppe
have been required to present proof thu
&c. the cattle shipped had been kept in
red healthy district for a period OF FOL
hus months Immediately preceding the da
=, of shipment, during which time they M
;es. not had or been exposed to any coht'
call gious or infectious disease. For the pu
aou nose Of examinin g these proof the boa
,ess has employed one inspector at DenV
and one at Pueblo, but as the railro;
~ system becomes more extended ana
v noints of entry become more numerou
Ug it will become necessary to employ mo
ipsnectors. so that next year inspectC
will probably have to be located at DE
- yer. Pueblo, Colorado Springs and L
and Animas.
iop. There have been driven and shipp
Of into and through the state 2l2 ,495 cat
from the South, every one of which j
,ilv. had to be inspected to prevent the lntl
JTA duction of Texas fever, making 1t nec'
avs: sarv to employ three inspectors for fr(
St, two to FIVE months.
Chambers has been alarmIngly prevalt
" among the horses and mules of the sta
lO During 1887 twenty animals were XII
IO. affected with the disease, eleven OF Wh
were appraised at S22S, nine having b'
killed voluntarily by the owners as 81
as thev were positive of its nature.
for in 1888 thirty-one animals have D,
DESTROYED, twenty-six being appraised
1874 .26. This does not include hoI
that were killed by the owners when
disease was first noticed.
One outbreak in Gilpin county is p
ticularlv distressing. One person
already died from the disease, and at
present writing another is very dang
ouslv i'll with the dread disease, dem
: strating beyond question the advlsabl
= and merit of stamping it out as ma
- of safety to the lives of the people c
81 cerned as well as the lives OF their sto
~ In Clay County.
Special to the Gazette.
3 HENRIETTA, TEX. Jan. II The
of this county is very fne-sald TO be
of any county in Northwest TeXas.