The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-27
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ekidmors. Ts1as, December Is, by reason
a short grass In pastures here caused BY
eontinued drouth. about half Of the rattle
were sold during the fall, prices being good
and demand active. These cattle we're ship
ped away for feed or pasturage. No. cattle
are being fed here for market, but all those
remaining are rough fed with pears. hay ana
cotton seed products patent pear burner
consuming gasoline, il being used In this
aud adjoining counties. With which one man
can SINCE pears enough In one day TO feed
several hundred head al very slight cost.
Cattle generally are In fair condition. and
srs likely TO pass through the winter With
out loss. The danger VIII be from late
storms in the spring should they come. at
ter feeding seases.
Yoakum. Texas December 25.--Cattle are
being fed here for market as fellows. Young
kin a Wick, 200: y. A.. Yonngkin 200; Black
we'll Lehms, 100; John Doak, 60, Far
rihgtcn q Sullivan. 100. Total, $50 Owing
TO the long continued drouth. condition OF
the range is bad, MS Is also condition of cat
tie on the range.
Navasota. Texas, December 2S.--There are
now being fed about $50 or 400 head Of cat
tie and the general run OF the beef cattle in
this section is good
Denton, Texas, December 23.-Denton
i county cattle as rule are In fine condition
all except a very few being feed. Nearly
all the matured cattle to the number of
about 1000 are being fed at the oil mills
here. there being probably not more than
100 head on feed elsewhere In the county.
The condition of the range is poor. hard
rains earlier In the year, followed by dry
weather. having caused the grass to contain
but little nutriment. Too. there has been
Il scarcity OF stock water In the creeks and
branches, but this evil has been removed
by the recent very heavy rims which filled
all the water courses In the County. There
are absolutely no matured cattle on raaLt.
range cattle In this county heirg majG up
this year OF calves aud yearlngs. Of which
1t il Impossible to give anything fike an ae-
curate estimate. as the holdings are scat
tered all over the county IN lunches ranging
from 3 to 100. number of cattlein fact.
most of those thai have changed owners
have been sold q fancy Prices e herd transfers
grown steers. Hardly any sales, however. are
being reported now. dealers seeming 10 be
afraid Of the market.
kilgoue. Texas. December 24.-Conditiou of
cattle good cattle are being fed for mar
ket here. The buying of cattle for breeding
and other purposes has depleted the num-
bsr Of cattle tn the county In compDi ison
number Of cattle in the county would be
900 head and probably one-auarter of this
number is nov held by buyers for sp,ine
shipments. The range here ia not good nj
this season of the year, the greater part of
which is wood land The farmers, however
arr keeping their stock IN tho fields. henca
the pasturage is good.
jefferson. Texas. December 1.-THE range
for cattle has been good. and what few has
heon left Is IN good condition.. Spectators
have secured this section for cattle over and
oyer again untii but few, besides milk. COWS
nd 90 re loft Nh MT Of al
iss ia feeding 200 heeycs here for market.
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cetue. nut range 5000 no 'eatiis raised fsr
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