El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-09

Sheepmen are not in harmony with
tn idea of paying one cent head for
lambs shipped ont of the territory. and
some are paying it under protest.
a number of cattlemen in the south
ern part of the territory, are in favor
of using II rope Ga few cattle ruStlerS,
as their losses are getting too heavy.
One of the largest sheep and ~ool
'es of the season is reported from
Maverick County. Capt J. s. We'd
hull sold to northern buyers 1000
head of she p and 200, 600 pounds of
wool. The conSideration was not mad .
PUBLIC.
The ella valley is about drained of
beef cattle, and cattle buyers as well as
the local butchers are looking else
where for their supply. This is one of
the causes of the rise in the price of
beef, which was sta ted a few days ago
by the butchers of the city.-Gazet.e
The Gazette says: A we'll knO Tn cat
tleman of the valley estimates the
number of cattle on pasture in the val
ley at 20, coo, of which number ab 'ut
$4,000 are pastured on the south side OF
the river This estimate, however, is
way above the average, and from the
trouble cattle buyers are having in
securing stock for shipment, the es-
innate must be very much eXaggerat-
ed.
Cattle and heepmen are feeling good
over the prospects of an open winter.
The theory is put forward that the late
moisture will hold back frost and allow
stock TO go into the winter in prime
condition, which will better fit them to
stand the late storms. and again as
there is grass enough on the ranges to
last for two seasons, there is no danger
of spring deaths from lack of f, 3D.
Optic.
Rinderpest being cattle disease,
DR.. Koch has found out that it does not
attack birds. He tried to innoculate
hens, pigeons, guinea fowls, crane,
an eagle, and secretary bird with
the bacillus of the disease, but it did
not affect them. He was equally un~
successful with dogs, mice, rabbits and
guinea pigs, but is not sure that the
disease may not be conveyed to cattle
by any of these animals.
The St)ckman says: The Erie Cat
tie company of which w. w. Whitney
is president, is increasing its holding
and purchase until its range covers an
area equal aim Dst to the entire state of
Rhode Island This company has re-
entity built over seveuty-fve miles OF
fence along the border of the United
States, the entire distance being one
unbroken straight line. The fence
was built to keep cattle from crOssin g
the line into Mexico.
The news from the sheep growers in
Colorado is very "a isfactOry. The in
dustry is most promising and perhaps
before lorg the state will take It's for
mer position. In Larimer county a
sale of 5000 lambs was made and 5000
more are engaged, The average price
paid was 81 per head. This report is
followed by another, stating that con-
tracts have been made in New Mexico
for the delivery of 1000 lam Is il Col
orado in October at a price averaging
Sl.50.
The erstwhile despised sheep and its
worthless product is now in high re-
pute and much sought after. Would
every man in all Texas, who under.
stands the bus ness. had all the sheep
he could handle. The times are ripe
for the recovery of much that has been
lost to our state through the injury of
this industry. But much can and will
be regained under conditions which
foster this great feature in the produc.
| ton of the worlds clothing material
With a fair chance Texas will soon
produce her full share of America
demand for wool. Our people are in
dustri0us and competent, our lands are
suitable and ready, our climate is pro