Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-08
ROUND-UPS.
ht Day Said to Be Dawning on
the Cattle Industry.
The Importance of Refrigerators IN Texas 70
the CattIemen-C Losses In
Coloredo-Notes.

1t is the general belief, with the usual
number of exceptions, that the cattle in
dustry is on the eve of better times, and
that the dawn of the morning, after 6
1ong, dark night. is now breaking. II
is TO be hoped that this Is true. The only
thing that will possibly cause the hopes
entertained to be blasted is the Indian
Territory matter, and as to the effects of
that opinion is divided-some contending
4 that no bad effects will result, while
others predict great losses and almost
ruin.
The Field and Farm, the leading stock
and 8 yricultural paper in Colorado, takes
a hopeful view of the situation, and pre-
diets good mes in the near future to
not only the cattlemen, but to the far
meTs, the raisers Of sheep and the raiseTs
Of hogs.
The Field ana Farm, for the benefit OF
the beef grower, the pork grower and the
wheat grower, says: "The prospect IS
brighteninR-th there is light ahead. Prices
for cattle, especially of the better grades
are Observation-Disclosures slowly but
surely. So are the prices for hogs and
A sheep, and, as & consequence, we have
reason TO expect that corn and wheat
will advance. There really is a ray of
light for the depressed stock grower and
farmer. 1t may prove a ''will o the
wisp, - but let Us hope that it will not.
Beef and mutton and pork will surely
command living price the present spring
and coming summer. Four or four and
q half cents for well fatted cattle and FIVE
j cents for mutton sheep and the same for
lie bar in Col
oradO. They will most certainly bring
those prices By the middle of May. Let
Us hUpe.''
ON this subject OF a happy change
from bad to better, remarks Mr.. Will
son, the eminent writer on farm and
stock topics il Iowa: 1.-THE darkest
/ Tine has passed. But only for one class
Of farmers is the cloud lifting. The
poor fellows who sell grain have no
promise of better prices. There are too
many at that business. Far too many
men grow wheat and corn and poor cat
tie. No administration of Federal af-
fairs can help the grain seller who COM
petes with other grain sellers all over
. the world. No relief can come that will
amount to much for the class
that makes poor butter. No
hope can be held out 10 the class that
breeds scrub stock. The world is full of
such breeders. Nothing radical can be
done 10 help the SLOUGH in any class.
The class that run down their farms are
also helpless. The world has so many at
that. All along the ATTITUDES we have
so many land robbers. East and South
especially, but here IN the West as well
the land is being ruined, and ruined
fast. Two classes work side by side.
One makes their farms better every
year, the other makes theirs worse. II
is & sadly interesting study to watch the
two. Eventually the one goes to the
wall or lives along poorly. Good prices
reach the better class. Nothing helps
the poorer. -
Confidence in the future of staple
grows as prices 20 up. Stock steers are
away up 10 prices paid years ago. That
induces all who have prospective grass to
hold and buy. This of itself will help
prices, and it will be seen soon that cat
tie are comparatively scarce. The COM
bine cannot mOnopoliZe space in the
steamship this year. Stock will no
longer be rushed to market in despair. |
The scarcity of good cattle will |
help dairy products. The increase in |
dairy cows will be check ed. The demand |
for beef will turn many cows into the |
feed yard. Farmers who have been de- |
pletin@ their stocks will fill up. De- |
mand will grow all along the line as con- |
fdenCe is restored. Our poor brothers |
will get no benefit, because they do not |
deal in such articles, can be assured that |
cattle depression is over. If they want |
TO do better they should lose no time in |
making beginning toward skillful, pay
fucr faTriu %