Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-08-01
Cattle Noies.

whore in the west Becker Bros,
Of Springerville, made the last de
livery Of a contract for 1000 head
Of steers at Holbrook on the LIST.
which ranged in prico for 3, 4 and
8 year olds, $40, S15 and s18 res.
pectively; and ranchmen claim
they sell none till they are ready
for market and are holding onto
their "she" cattle, hoping this vii.
be the last year of the drouth fol
a time.
A very stringent law is proposed
in Russia to prevent horse steal
ing which might be copied in this
country. 1t proposes that every
horse owner shall take a certificate
from the police or the authorities
of his rural district attesting his
rightful ownership. If the horse
is sold the certificate must be pro-
duced and transferred to the name
Of the purchaser. The one who
sells a horse is to be held respon-
sible for his good condition, and
he must return the purchase mon
ey and pay a fine if he deceives
the buyer.
In the report of the Chief of the
Bureau of Animal Industry for
the year 1892, recently issued, DR.
Salmon states that since the pro-
mitigation Of the proclamation of.
fcially declaring the United States
free from contagious pleuro-
pneumonia q continuous inspec-
ton has been maintained in New
Jersey and that portion of New
York adjacent which had been in
fected, but No animal has since
been found showing any evidence
of being affected with this disease;
a fact which speaks well for the
efficiency Of the work performed
by the department prior to the
lifting of the omesticquarantines.
The department should employ
one or two English government
inspectors. They would find con-
tagious lung plague in cattle just
landed from the cleanest parks
of the Rocky Mountains.-Breed
ers' Gazette.
The average weight of sheep
heeces has improved wonderfully
during the past fifty years. In
1910 it was less than two pounds
while at present it is three times
that. The increase in the number
of sheep from 1860 to 1892 was
almost 100 per cent. while the in.
crease in the wool clip was 397.4S
per cent. The total imports Of
wool in 1892 were 145, 663, 089
pounds, Of which 1907, 1873 pounds
were wool of class one; 5,748,029
of class two, and 92,212,922, OF
63.36 per cent. of class three. The
per capita consumption of wool in
the United States has grown from
4.49 pounds in 1910 to 5.58 pounds
in 1850, Gas pounds in 1860, 7.9S
pounds in 1870, $50 pounds in
1880, and 9.07 pounds in 1890
The United States consumes more
domestic wool in proportion to i'm.
ported wool in domestic manufac.
lures than either of the Other
leading manufacturing countries.
The Drovers' Telegram notes {
great shrinkage in the demand fol-
feeding cattle from the farmers
the purchasers of feeders drop.
ping off t~wenty-seven cars in the
last week. If this keeps on, i
will indicate a short supply of ia.
cattle for the fall market. TIL,
lack of demand from the farmer
may mean either hat farmers whC
are accustomed to feed cattle fea.
a fall in price, or that bankers ar,
not disposed to loan money OF
cattle. Returning confidence viii
we hope, soon bring back the
feeder trade to its normal condi
tons.
Sales of purebred cattle ar,
larger than for years, which shows
confidence of practical farmers anC
breeders in breeding good cattle
The Holstein-F resian Register il
running over with enthusiasm anC
reports of sales in every state anC
territory. The Jersey Bulletin
thinks that almost everybody il
buying Jerseys. The boom il
dairy interests has given these
dairy breeds the big send of. The
shorthorns are developing increas.
ed nnmnnn for Hnirr nIrninn M.