The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-08
fAEzEEs AsB siotanrs.

The Farmers Institute Of Dallas
county held an interesting session at
Dallas on Saturday.
Dew berries are now In season. anil
cherries have Afro put In an appear
ance. 70 a limited extent
Crowley. Bishop & Co. bought over
1900 head Of cattle recently az Midland
a. prices ranrlng from sif0is.
Crops In the eastern portion Of Ellis
county are faid 10 have been damaged
BY a rain and hail storm on the z2d
inst
Reports from the coast country M
dicaie that the fruit and vegetable
crops Of that section are In splendid
condition.
AZ the Rendrebrook ranch. Tom
Green county. 1915 calves have been
branded this spring and IL 4 expected
there vii be about 1000 more.
W. X. G0dair recently bought 1000
cattle at Midland for bis San Angelo
ranch. RE paid sil for yearling s,eers
and ti5.5O for cows nth calves not
counted.
A few days ago Fred Beck. OF San
Angelo. bought Of Wilson Bros. u
RunnelS county. a car Of fed steers az
$50 per head. The steers averaged
1895 pounds.
I The season around ChiIdJess has
started In nicely Tor field and forage
crops The ground has been put In
excellent condition for working by tho
late rains and the farmers are taking
advantage Of IT,
Cotton is getting a good stand around
kimball. Bosque county. Some few
planters are just hElshing planting.
The early crop Of oa,s iE turning out
very good. Whea; Il also reported to
promise fair Yield. stock Is IN nne
condition anu everybody seems il good
spirits
S. J. Kyle cane over from Odessa re-
Gently 70 Pecos ccuaty with the last
head Of J. b lrvihgs cattle. about 1000
head. He was met by a messenger
whom Mr. Irving sent from Leonceta
ranch 10 stop him there. rs his pasture
ia overcTowded aad cattle are dying.
II IL reported that Mr.. Irving has al
ready lost over 100 head At LeoncetA
Several parties q experience are en-
deayorlng 70 induce leading farmers %
cultivate beets 20 make sugar from.
They assert Texas Is particularly vel
fitted for this Industry. and u a sufi-
Client acreage is put IN that beet Sugar
factories will be established. Il Is also
claimed that aside from lis value as a
sugar producer the product win con-
tain a value as stock feed that viii am
ply repay the expenditure and labor
entailed. It's planting aEd gathering
seasons are earlier than that Of cora.
while is cultivation viii mean the
keeping II home o; thousands Of dollars
annually sent cut Of the state fcF
SCAR
The past week has demonstrated 10
the peo1ls- e1-SAildress the necessitxl
OF free grass for esttfc- Allp><Tf
that point. Richard Bros. brought
herd on last Sunday and being N
OF men and those tired out, al
penned the herd at the railroad pens
Shortly after dark a passing freight
caused the cattle 10 be stampedcd. kill
ing twenty-five head. Very few catt
are coming 10 the Childres market IA
are good enough 10 bring S. 4
heavy cattle are now poor sellers
market observers are advising
promp; shipment. AZ no Improved
IL expected with the advent u b
summer season.
Captain W. 7. Way. a livestock com,
mission man Of San Antonio. aft
travelling over a good portion Of Il
state, says Of corn's prospects.
have never seen such a crop u eo|
In Texas as there IA this year. In I.
portions Of the state where have bse'f~
the crop 10 looking In a splendid con-
dillon and believe 10 already made.
or nearly 20. The stand Il good ana
believe from appearances that there
has been a material Increase Ia acre
age. The range country everywhere Ia 4
In hne ehape except in a limited arel
west OF san Antonio. which seems
have been skipped"
A gentleman who for many years "a
been a resident Of West Texas. nov
visiting Fort Worth. In s9eaking q
range conditions on the great plain,
and elsewhere In the west. states ira
the absence Of gFass on some o. "A
larse pastures that In years grne b
maintained largo herds can not be- a
tributcd altogether 20 overstocklng ID
ranges. but that this dcploratle ron
was trcugh. about o. a greet measure
by TIE rayages q the prairie dog a.
/ the Jack rabbit The ilruads mad
on the former luxuriant srases OF
plains by these destructive amin
can hardly De estimated In dollars
cents The finest natural grasses
the United States have been dana
Ia certain districts almost beyond q
aration. The only real remedy Il
can De suggested for the land is =
and o. war Of determination wa
against ihe jack and the COS.
Fine oat lad wheat crops are aag
around laeNbo,o The acreage q.
latter Loo Jack county ls 40 least Is
cent greater this year than last a
ton is small, but The farmers say Is
season BE- yet young and there 81 ni.-ty,
Of time for Il TO SEE a move on itssf