The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-21
CONDITION OF CATTLE.
Reports from Several Counties as to Stock
on the Range.
GOOD IN SOME SECTIONS, BAD IN OTHERS
stock ON tho Range - Less Than
usuni--IoSses Reported as
Nominal.

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Corrigan. Texas. December ie.-cattle 1,
this section are IN spieaiii condition. Al
the range has not been burnca cut this fall
= Is large and IS not eaten out. MS cattle arr
comparatively few considering the size OF II.
range. Tho range 10 good lii summer am
lasts until lGto In tho fall; the winter rang
is net good, excepting on the creeks emo
river. which does not amount to much There
a arc no cattle being fed for market n thl.
Cat Spring, Texas. December ls.--Conditlon
OF cattle. good; none being fed for market
ooncition of range. good Estimated number
4 OF cattle on range around here, $500, princi-
pally MI stock cattle; some yoarlings.
i Sinner. Texas. December 2o.--R Range cattle
doing only fairly we'll; the leading stockinen
have about 1900 on range hero. The following
i arc feeding for market: Chas. H, F1aio 4 Son,
4 100; l. w Griffith, 200; l.. NJ. Kokernot, 800.
4 Tho scarcity. of coffin seed meal and hulls
anu ,aw price OF corn caused feeders 70 fed
/ ton seed meal.
Rockport. Texas, December io.-4Tho condI.
tion of cattlo in Arkansas county now at tho
wind-up OF the bad spcl of weather Il fairly
good. There arc no cattle being fed In the
county for market The range Is fairly good
great deal of It Is what is known rs wire
or salt grass and is practically unaffected by
| dfuuth; besides. the cattle have the finest win
ter protection In the way Of live oak aud lau-
rel thickets OF almost any county in South
west Texas. There are now 1I.500 cattle on
the range In this county. Loss in county, if
any, on account Of the late bad weather. was
merely nominal During drouth cattle suf-
fersd in some places for water. which put
them into winter in rather thin condition, but
T. Is believed that even this class of cattle
will go through unless we have unprecedoat-
eddy bad weather and Icing continued.
Thornton, Texas. December 2o.--The cattle
industry is receiving but little attention here.
except milk stock. There are only about 500
or 600 head being fed for market. The range
IL pretty well eaten out and pastures are be-
ing converted into farms. Range cattle all
have to be fed through the winter: no losses
ON account of the late bad weather.
Hampstead, Texas, December 20--Cattemen
not at all satisfied with the outlook. The
winter has been unpreeedentedy carly and
hard and cattle are in bad shape. even in the
pastures. AS far could be ascertaiued only
500 head are being fed for the market. un-
usually small number. The range is bad, ard
many who own pastures are preparing To
drive their cattle into the Brazos bottoms.
Mr. j. G. Petty, probably the best posted cat
tleman in this county, estimates the number
OF cattle in this county to be from 10000 to
10000.
Wharton. Texas, December 2o--Prices-one
year. s.COa1o.o0; . years, 12.o0a15.oO 3 years,
lS.0c@20. 90; years, $500 and on up to market |
prioe, Range only .passaby fair, due to dry
weather in early fall. Number being fed for
was returned for this year 25.3Os head of cattle
on hand. valued at s252,657 Principally ship
ped to st. Louis and Chicago.
Quintana Texas. December 19-The cattle
in this section OF Brazora county are in very |
good condition. The range, however, is not
so good, as 1t Is damaged considerably by Tue |
a 10 rkrn t,tlfl ,ep
OF late The number OF cattle in this irnme-
aa aG vicinity ~ yoo VII run somewhere between
learned. are being fed for market.
Berclalr. Texas, December 2O.-As general
rule cattle in Goliad county are thin and ia
poor poor, condition TO stand the rigors of severe
winter On account of the protracted drouth,
which extended from July to the middle OF
December, there is no grass on the range and
the majority of stocltmen are compelled to
fetd. Some few havs been shipped to other
more favored portions OF the State. G. b.
Lucas Of this place, one OF, the leading stock
men OF Southwest Texas. has Just completed
the shipment OF 1000 head OF beef cattle to
Bryan to be fed by the oil mill at that place
miles OF this place something like 5000 head
The number being fed for market in this inn
mediate section will perhaps not exceed 1000
head
Reagan, Texas. December 20--Thcre are o.
per cent less cattle In this Immediate section
Oh Fitiis county than for several years; about
800 being fed for market condition generally
good range, good: pastures, good 800 Oh tho
range. 20 per cent Of tho land in farms or
pastures.
CATTLE CHATTER.
In the report of Colonel }. g. Mccoy, in
snector at Kansas City for the Kansas SAM,
larry commission. he states that during ire
past season only 200 head OF Texas cattle
seeking entrance into Kansas were refused
permits on account OF being found Infectious