El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-14
Notes..


An unexplained mortality among the
cattle is causing great loss to the stock
farmers of Niltepec in the district of
Juchitan, Oaxaca. Mexico.
F. M. Cogee will ship three cars of
horses to Kentucky tomorrow. 1t is
not every country that can raise horses
that will do to ship to the Blue Grass
state, as it is a horse country -Pecos
Pickings.
AS herd of 1000 sheep, which were
being driven south, crossed the rail-
road track in the vicinity of Cerrillos
N. M, q few days ago, the flock was run
sheep and mangled four others.
William Farr has returned from q
visit to the sheep ranges of Dona Ana
county. While at Las Cruces he pur-
chased l, 100 muttOns and stock sheep,
and states that he found the stock Of
all kinds in southern New Mexico in
fine condition.
The exact number of cattle received
at Kansas City during the late record
breaking week was 60. 933 head. The
best record made by the Chicago yards
was 95, 524 head. This, however, was
in 1891, and since sthat time no such
record has been made.
A herd of over three hundred thous-
and cattle was recently sold in Arispe,
Sonora. Mexico to an American firm.
Several similar sales have been made
during the last few weeks and the
planters and stock raisers begin to
feel relieved after long stagnation in
trade.
An Amarillo cattle dealer recently
remarked that one of the most signi-
ficant features of the live stock situa-
ton at present Ia the increasing de-
mand for thoroughbred cattle with
which to improve the common blood of
the ranges. Every day this important
matter is impressing itself on the mind
OF the mau who has interests of the cat
tie business at heart.-Pickings
The executive committee of the Ma
tiOnal Live Stock association has re-
quested the attorney general OF the
United States to bring action against
such railroads as are ignoring the in
terstate commerce commissions ruling
in regard to the 50 terminal charge at
the Chicago stock yards. They further
urge that the attorney general sue the
roads for the recovery of all sums paid
by shippers in excess of the 81 per car
rate paid since June l, 1894.
A recent report from the bureau
of animal industry at Washington
states that an improvement has been
pairing the anti-toxic serum for hog
cholera which will render this
preventive more effective. The use
OF this serum has saved 80 per
cent of the hogs treated during the
past twelve months and as the govern
ment furnishes it free to every ap-
plicant, to would appear that hog
cholera might soon become q past
issue.
Reuben Gentry, the great hog breed
er of Kentucky, was at Omaha during
the fat stock show and had on exhibit
ton some of his best boars and sows.
While there he had the misfortune to
lose one of his boars, valued at $500, by
cholera. He says that cholera eats up
all the profits in breeding hogs in the
east, and he is thinking seriously of
moving his entire outfit to Colorado,
believing that in this higher altitude
the stock will be free from the disease.
In this altitude chg lera in hogs is I'M
known. Should he finally conclude to
make the change, it can confidently be
expected that with such an establish
ment within her borders Colorado will
add another industry that will eventu-
ally result in big profit to all who may
enter the hog-raising business.-Den-
yer Stockmau.
A petition requesting a change in
the present quarantine line so as to
place Pecos county above the line, is
being circulated among the citizens
and stOckmen of this county. This pc
tltion will be presented to the Texas
State Live Stock Sanitary commission
when it convenes in Fort Worth next
Thursday, November 10. This is
good move in the right direction and
everyone should sign the document.
Judge 0. w. Williams will probably
represent PecOs county before the
Board and work for furtherance of
our claims. There is also another pc
tition in this connection asking the
Board, in case they deny the first petit
ton, to grant an extension of the open
season, making the full time from