Kansas City daily journal., 1895-06-11
OF INTEREST TO ST0CKMEN.
WHERE RAINS HAVE FALLEN PAs-
TUREs ARE GREATLY IMPROVED.
a Part of oklahoma Is still Drouth strick-
en- and cattle There Are suffering for
water and Grass-Pctition to
secretary Morton.

The recent good rains. aside from
! greatly improving the pastures and i'm
| creasing the supply OF stock water. are
| exerting an unseen influence upon the
| market. Zeb +. Crider, who has just re-
turned from a trip through the Creek.
Cherokee and Usage countries in the
territory, says he found the ranges in
very good condition and corn prospects
fine. Cattlemen feel more hopeful
about the weather and the disposition
among ranchmen in that country Is to
hold their cattle later and put on as
much flesh as possible, as the supply of
cattle in the country is short. Hence
their policy will be a waiting one.
Cattle are suffering in many parts of
Oklahoma, both for water and grass.
The Canadian county cattlemen seem to
be In especially hard lines. The follow
ing petition, with over 5000 signatures
To 1t. has been sent to the secretary of
agriculture asking for relief;
"El Reno O. r. May 90, 1880
Hon. Sterling Morton, Secretary Of Ag-
riCuture, Washington, ID. G.
"Sir:--On account of the continued
drouth that has prevailed for months,
in consequence of which we have no
grass, no feed. and our stock is in bad
condition, while in the counties of West
ern oklahoma there have been large
rains and an abundance of grass, we
desire to earnestly request that some
provision be made whereby we may
be permitted to take our cattle across the
quarantine line, which Is the west and
north line of Canadian county.
This county has a greater altitude
than any of the counties north or east
of US. our cattle are almost entirely
native and free from infectious germs
or disease and we would request, if it
is possible for It to be done. that we be
directed and permitted to submit our
cattle to an inspection. and If found
healthy, given a health certificate and be
permitted to cross this line.
IF something cannot be done our
stock will perish because they are now
starving and there is neither grass, feed
nor prospect of any. We want to be fair;
we want nothing taken across the line
except healthy cattle and are willing
to submit to examinations and inspec-
tiOns."
r. J. Bell, the well known Wyoming
cattle shipper. was at the yards yes
terday. He says his country was never
in finer condition than now. Good rains
have been had and grass is good from
Western Nebraska to the Pacific coast
along the Union and Central Pacific
roads. He had with him model of
patent stock car invented by his father
in-law, q. f. Morgan. the great West
ern Hereford breeder 1t is designed to
prevent cattle from bruising themselves
by rubbing against the sides of cars on
long trips The top half of the sides of
the car are upright rollers and the door
posts of the cars are also upright roll
ers. Cattle pushing against them Will
revolve the roller instead of scraping
the hair and skin off as in cars with
stationary sides. The idea is both sim
pie and good.
w l.. Butts. NJ. r. Frost and p. r.
Brown were here yesterday with cattle.
Ground was broken yesterday after
noon for the addition to the Live Stock
exchange, to cost about $4,000
one of the incest lots of ripe cattle
had in for some time was brought in
yesterday by c. w. James, Clay county.
Mo They We're of his own feeding.
smooth and fat and averaged 1,4lo
pounds. They We're prime bred short
horns and showed both good breeding
and feeding. They were sold by Inman
X Wallingford at $3.50, the highest
price paid this month.
NJ. X. Barnett Hardy, Ark, was here
yesterday with cattle.
W. G. Williams, Chickasha, /, T., was
at the yards yesterday with seventy
seven Indian hogs that averaged 26O
pounds and brought $3.50.
Holt & Hoglaud. Butler, Mo, had in
cattle yesterday,
j. II. Ackerman, A. ana Gid Holland, ].
j. Frankland, ]. l.. Radgett, John Arm
strong and Joe Thorp, of Bates county,
Mo. were in yesterday with cattle and
hogs They report the wheat crop
failure. They say the ground is so fun
of chinch bugs that you can see 1t
working Farmers are blowing up the
wheat to get rid of the bugs.
John Mccoy is in Colorado.