El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-04-20

Cochran & Bowling have contracted
for the delivery of 5000 head of one,
two, and three year old steers from the
Lyon & Campbsll company at Silver
City, May l. The price paid was the
highest of the season.
Lime water is considered very good
for scours in lambs. Where it is TO be
fed to all the sheep a quart of Stacked
lime is put in a trough and fifty gallons
of water put in. When thoroughly
settled the sheep will drink it without
hesitation.
About 3, 900 head of cattle from the
Sapello country will be shipped from
Deming during this week, on contracts
to eastern buyers. Cattle have been
in such great demand of late that it
is very difficult to find any for sale in
this part of the country.
The largest deal ever made in the
ella country was closed few days ago
by the purchasing of Pringle Bros
cattle fo- J. Hall OF Deming. The price
paid was S12 per head aod the Pringl
agree to deliver 5000 head in Deming,
for which they will receive $50, 900.
The shipment of American horses to
England is steadily increasing. In
1893 Gl eat Britain took 1871 Ameri-
can horses, nearly $4,000 in 1894. and
"a, OO9 in 1895, but during the first nine
months of 1896 more American horses
were shipped into England than In any
previous twelve months.
Several thousand razor-back hogs
imported into Iowa from Texas. during
the past year, have died from what was
supposed to be hog cholera. A post
norton examination of some of them
disclosed that instead of cholera a kid
ney worm killed them. 1t is claimed
that the disease is incurable, but it is
not positively known that it is conta-
gious.
A small flock of sheep is a satisfac-
tory moving machine on dairy farm.
They go admirably with Jersey cows,
or, rather. they follow Jersey cows with
profit to the pastures. Sheep fertilize
a pasture more evenly than cattle or
horses, and do not tear up the grass
like hogs. They are fond of most
young weeds and SO keep them cropped
down.
Two ranch firms in New Mexico are
in the market for 400 Shropshire rams
for July and August delivery, and at
least dozen more are casting about
for an early purchase of some 1900
more of the same sort. Only early pur-
chasers will get rams at current prices.
At least 10000 Shropshire rams will go
west before the 10th of October.-Amer-
lean Sheep Breeder.
Miss Maude E. Ellis. the cattle queen
of Wyoming, who has been here dur
ing the past three weeks purchasing
stock, left this morning for Deming
where she expects to make another
through Brady & Levius of 5000 head
for her Wyoming ranges. Shipments
will bagin on the 18th inst. when one
train load will 60 forward and the res
mainder will be shipped in June
Tucson Star.
In time of peace prepare for Iwar,
and in time of plenty prepare for ia
mine. Now is the time to plan and act
for the insurance of an abundant feed
crop for next winter Do not depend
on corn and corn fodder: plant plenty
of sorghum and Katfi corn; the latter
is the best drouth resistant crop we
know of. In west Texas and Oklahoma
it is the stock farmers sheet anchor,
rarely failing to make fair grain as
well as forage crop. The excel
lence Of the grain as food for man
and beast is we'll known-the good
qualities of the fodder not so well
known however, as they should be- 1t
is nutritious and highly relished by
stock. Sorghum of the Amber variety
is also good forage. Sow it broadcast,
rather thiekly, so that the stalks will
be small, then cut when the heads are
ripe and you have grain and forage feed
for your horses, besides plenty of scat
teping grain for the chickens as long as
the forage lasts.
Is there going to be horse famine
one OF these years? The best informa-
tion available from detached commun-
tiles here and there oil over the United