The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-26
|lTION OF CATTLE.
IIvm Several Counties Is 10 Stock
on the Range.
y ARE VERY GOOD As A RULE
80 Are in Authorization Oniy-A
s.s,, Lot of Reeves Are being
Fed for Market.

-, Texas, December 22.--Thcre are
-,,,. IN Jefferson county than there
!, The same season FOR years, and
-. a excellent. L.. j Hebert. one
u most extensive cattle owners Ia the
4. ,rd the largest owner Of beef cat
'e,r,stss that there are now in the
.s'-t,,od of 10000 head OF cattle OH the
q 4 od.) OF which he classes as yeariings
ssL.... and 5000 stock cattle. He an
81. ~ loss this winter. as stock is In
:',,,..i,y good condition No cattle in
INV are being fed for the market
...s Texas, December A.-The num-
y ..ffle being fed and prepared for mar
a. county is as follows: SS2 head, by
! Hspa,ac, In his pasture nine miles
r. t;range; 200 head by X. $. Hainutn.
!. I'd here and partly at West Point.
"a by CHI. Baumgarten and e. W..
J. = Schulenburg. The cattle are all
~ condition and are iattening quickly.
s. Texas, December 24.--The general
S,ssn Of the cattle In this section is only
n number being fed for marriott 1850.
9ndition of pastures is very. fair; no
WA t8Alle ldubCs 1870 ~ oSSas WV
n different pastures.
s.A,.nd Texas. December 23.--Cattle are
~ condition and this place Will shin
Il hirty-fiye or forty cars; the range
n dno condition and stock cattle have
veil this season.
IL Hill, Texas. December 90. The con-
u Of cattle is not very good on the
q At this place; old cows and cows with
sx calves must be fed, otherwise they
ufish, as the range has mostly been
moved by prairie fires and should the
ksihtr continue to be In January and Feb
- A IL has in December, there will be
N losses No cattle are being fed for
kriet It this place. The surplus stock has
81 sold to parties in the feeding business.
y estimated number OF cattle on the range
radius of about twenty miles from
4 to west and five miles from north TO
IN Is about 300 head; about % per cent
! beng fed to keep alive, mostly cows ana
ang cattle; feed stuff is in good supply for
kksH two months. Should the weather set
% be- very bad In the two first months
khs new year 1t will clean it UP quickly.
Irsenyille, Texas. December A.-There is
bipscr any outside range in Hunt county,
1.-THE few stock cattle are kept within the
lures. These are reported by stockmen as
)ds we'll this winter, though It has been
ktssary to feed a small amount OF rough
~ No estimate of the number Of stock
Inle in, the county is possible. but the num-
bid solely for breeding purposes is small.
hk city about 1000 head of beef cattle are
Iig fed for. the markets, and these are doing
~. ArD0la e. Ellis have 1000; Dole G. Co.,
ztpt 800; Ingram, 800, and j. O. Hayter 100.
tCummerce W. w. Mars is feeding $780, and
Wolfe City j. II. Nail has 400. The oil
ak are reported short on hulls, but one or
breeders are arranging to ship In other
~. to take the place of those already mar
Arofd, Texas, December 23.-There are
u. eM head Of beef cattle ut the Decatur
nll. They nave been shipped in to fatten
10 meal and huIls. There are no range
w ~ IN Wise couhly now and very few on
nfms, Territory buyers ship out most all
rings mat The farmers raise in this SIC
[ssmorr, Texas. December 22.-Cattie In
(gief county went into the winter iii excep-
saly fine condition, and Notwithstanding
feent severe weather of snow and sleet
Y s,oskmen are hopeful of getting through
II sln'er with small losses. There are In
EE1 4o county approximately 10000 head OF
f.n ana LOCO head are being fed for mar
ssimar, Texas, December 24.-The weather
1fsfenty settled for the present and tho
s'a' SLOW and continuous rains have filled
Elle lakes, rivulets, ponds and streams gen.
NV, ~ well as the entire earth, leaving
y ,h,n,s az, reaoy Tor the future crop. There
!, t d.v ny ioVo head of beef cattle being fed
! 's gs section OF the county for market. Con-
NV " sa cattle generally is good, hut so far
~. ~ rang range goes In this section it is m
~, rssnd ~ pastures. No outside range of any
Is ssT1usnce. The pastures, however are
a i,s w,,srsrazen, or as we call it, oyerfed
Aul ;S0SSsaeaeuently, weed stand where grass
N sr nv w. u most of Them But in the Colo
n ,a,,lr bottom PASTURES the range is good
\, IN; isll,e arc doing we'll. There arc about
n s IN q stock cattle wtlun ten miles CT
ID Al III out they are in pastures, and in
s,As''e, Texas. December aS.-NoarIy all
4. VIII have to feed cattle some to
las a ars , through the winter in this county
4 g,uhitar en- the range is Mt I,asi one third
,,vi XIII II &, was last winter a., the continued
III . 81 tne iall and good prices caused u
~ sl'phent to markets.
q Il o. Texas, December 2i.-About 500
4 Tba .auie are being fed here for mar
M ' ~ Is very little range here and no
amount to anything on the mar
Iron, Texas. December 2s.-The condi-
=. = ea'tle In Milan county is fairly good.
q uuhty has virtually ceased to be a
tstiia a u country. and only such amount
1snds ~ ~; .le county to meet the domestic
lDtoysa ., It's us citizens These are generally
D. Va,rs t9 ,fl., and in fairly good condi-
u ~ l g for the market In Cameron: 5000
Camerssmne cp are also fed for the market
,s,. Texas. December 2i.--what gave
-, % being nice spell of weather for
Z. aAys has. within the past twelve
M sen changed to as cold and gloomy
~ % - mas been experienced here tsis
"a III ~ lar. cattle have not suffered
|nueb en M,,anter. but as all indications pcilt
n - e eo,a weather before spring, stock
Il ~ considerably worried and are buy
wy iced they can get.
III. ~. Christi. Texas. December 24-In con-
5sp yesterday with Mr.. R. r. Savage.
/. stockman Of this county, and
4. le " the best authorities pertaining
~. me condition of cattle interests In
asd ntSo s, Tbs Post correspondent was in
W on r. az present there are about 5000
No ~ ss me ranges of this county. the az
kfli. nsesssd valuation of same being
n sb,raaI. savage said that since the re-
~ sssaht rains In this section the
4 thaff @ c taken on prolific appearance
VI 81 s uslue heretofore being fed on ao-
M ontn e scarcity OF grass would be
Ma A., tne ranges as soon as conditions
~ uolng so and the graSs pcssassed