Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-09-19
cattle Notes.

NuNtAN NNAtas
Within the past week a strange
disease has broken out with great
violence among herds of cattle in
the vicinity Of Bloomington, III.
Though the disease is entirely new
and strange TO experts there, it is
diagnosed as keratitis, which has
for many years ragged among cattle
in some portions of the far West.
It is a malignant and contagious
disease Of the eye.
Texas or splenic fever has been
demonstrated TO be due to a min
ute tick. 1t has been suspected for
some time that the ticks we're at
the bottom Of it, but it has been
proved only recently. The bite OF
the insect is very painful and quite
poisonous, and it is no wonder
when a number of them begin to
operate on the same animal fever
is the result.
The date of meeting of wool
growers at Chicago, has been
changed to the 2Sth and 29th of
September, and every wool grover
in the territory should see to it
that New Mexico is well repre-
sented. Every association should
have delegates present, as there
will be matters of the greatest
moment, affecting the wool inter
ests, come up for discussion. BY
proper effort at this convention it
is more than likely that influence
can be brought to bear that Will
materially help the wool interest
out of its present depressed state.
The time Is opportune for a few
comments upon the animal indus
tries of the United States. On
Monday of last week there was
opened, with appropriate formality,
the greatest live stock exhibition
ever held on this continent and
possibly the greatest in the history
of the world. 1t is telegraphed
that 10000 people were in attend
ance at the opening, and one can
perhaps imagine something Of the
life and spirit of the occasion. A
great show ring had been con-
structed and around it a frame
structure with high ranges ofseats
for spectators. The dimensions of
the oval figures 2S0x450 feet, and
it has a paved area of 10000 square
feet, or in the neighborhood Of II
acres in the interior figure or ring
proper. The seating capacity of
the great oval stand is $4,000 so
that the 10000 mentioned in the
dispatches could easily have been
disposed of in the numerous ap-
proaches and the outer rim of the
ring proper. With mere state
ment of this mass of humanity in
tent upon the opening scene OF
the great "battle Of the breeds"
which will continue for three
weeks, the experienced fair goer
can build up some sort of a con-
ception of the scene. Imagine the
grand stand at Sacramento con-
tinued around an oval Of the di-
mensions given and the mass in
the quarter stretch also continued
around, until from all points peo-
pie look across into the faces of
other people, and you can under
stand something of the throng
which gathered at the great open
ing of the Columbian colosseum.
We allude to this subject not mere
ly to emphasize one of the many
sensations at the Worlds Fair; that
is its least and most Aeeting as
pect. We look upon it as more
in that it reflects in
one way the vast animal industries
Of this country. 1t betokens the
Keen and wide spread interest in
live stock Of all kinds
and breeds, and appreciation of
his inestimable force of pure blood
which has enabled us to take
foremost rank among the animal
growers of the world. Pacific
Rural Press.