Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-07
LIVESTOCK.
STATISTICS OF THE CATTLE,
SHEEP AND HOG INDUSTRIES.
Turned Back for Wharf.-The Weeks Trans
actions In the San Angelo Coun-
,p--PersOnal Items.

s. Jones, the jolly Panhandle cattle
man, is here.
The following livestock transactions
are reported by the current issue Of tho
San Angelo Enterprise.
Good fat sheep ure in demand ut The
big packing houses an over the country
T.. j. TDwner Is now cattle sanitary
inspector for Colorado aud Montana
that is, for cnttie going into or through
these states.
On the ranch of julie Gunter. near
Gainesville, is said To be the largest
hog in the United States. II Is Po-
land China. is three feet, four inches
high. seven feet, two inches long and
10 weigh 1l2Q pounds
II. H. Hnlsell of Decatur wsls here
yesterday on his way home, and will
leave shortly for the Territory. He says
about all the cattle are shipped out Of
Wise county that Will 90 this season.
He had about fifty head of cattle killed
by the recent cyclone in tile Chickasaw
nation.
The cattle sanitary boarl Of Colorado
has made rule. that all cattle passing
through Colorado On route TO other states
whether beef or feeders, must pay ! IL
cents per head tax The ruling Will
probably be contested as 1t is hard to see
from whom they get the authority to
do so.
The number of sheep n she whole
country is placed at 4L2I3,553. The
losses are somewhat heavier than last
year, those from winter exposure being
stated az 20 per cent OF tlie whole mum
her, against IL per cont the previous
winter. The losses from all causes
amount to 2,O71 ,203 or A per cent.
The number Of swine in the country
Is 4G,OD4,S0 and the loss is VI per
cent. 1t was "a per cent in lS'l2, 81
per cent in 1891. and 16 per cent in
1870. Hog cholera has prevailed 10
some extent in the Southern states and
IN limited areas in the Central west,
but no other disease has been extensively
prevalent.
Mr. Humphries, n cattleman of Pre-
sidio county was among the few cow
men in town yesterday. He reports
that country as very dry lie recently
started 222S head Of cattle on the tran
from Preside TO the Territory and after
several days drive bad to return on nc,
count of lack Of water, But, 100 head
Of cattle got back again TO the starting
point, 52s head having given out
4 w. Barbee is back from trip hnst-
limo for cltfie shipments for his road,
the Cotton Belt aud will spond TIE Sab
bath at home. He says the cattle move
meft Is rather slack at preseni. lie says
Ntllf lie SAW u III ~"
inr with a couple OF big turtles harness
III 10 the plow instead Of horses, the high
winds having blown idcm away Wis
itors to his Office are expected TO smile
three times at this story.
w. II. Godair. the big Chicago live,
stocl, commission man. remarked
Yesterday that \ had always
seemed 10 him tina; j. was
foolish thing for Texans 20 ship their cat
fie seyeral hundred mile away 70 be
chi IN when il might be done ~ home
and the freight saved. He says that
,vheft there i a market established here
my house VIII probably IL represented;
slhhs IS an opinion That is held hy uh
Intelligent cattlemen aud commission
mon ard when business opeus up here
there viii be plenty Of men 10 compete
fol. the stock for sale.
According to The report 81 thu stats
tirinn OF Inc department. 81 agriculture
XVI horses Of the United Siatg~ whiffi
Number 1G,9G,sO2. have come throusil
,he winter with loss o. IL per cent,
5h. ioass4 nxeregnfing 27J.4e2 head. The
ne,c,sntase 81 loss j. the same US thai q
Ism aud OF rer cent sreufec tiian last
wear. The llreafct pereeniaxe Of ioss