Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-25
OF INTEREST TO sTocKMEN
MORE CATTLE GOING On FEED IN
TEXAS THAN EXPECTED.
Many Cattle Coming Out for This I'ur-
pose Unlocked For-Othcr Feed
Notcs-Nesterdny's Visitors
at the stock Yards.

The cattle situation has changed mate
rally in Texas of late, and many more cat
tie will be fed there this winter than en-
pected, says the San Antonio Express, and
adds:
H c. Storey. of San Marcos. the well
known stockman ard feeder. was i'm the
city yesterday on his way to Beeville. where
he expects to receive Il bunch OF 10 feeders
which he has Just purchased for McGee,
Storey & Landa from Pat PuGh. OF Bee
vile. The price paid was so for = ami 50
Tor is and As. and they will be shipped TO
the Austin feed lots, where they will be
put on full meal and hull feed along with
the decentralization steers. which the pur-
chaSers now have on feed at that point.
Speaking on the subject of this seasons
feeding yesterday, Mr.. Storey said: There
will be u great deal more feeding done tins
year than We had any idea of SIXTY days
ago. This is due largely To the dry weather
that has prevailed throughout the fall,
which has induced Il great many ranChmeH
TO so into the feeding business. preferring
10 put their feeders on full feed for the
market rather than go to the expense of
rough feeding them through the winter or
subjecting them TO the danger Of severe
losses through the lack of sufficient range
10 carry them through.
TT dry weather has another effect
which Is doubtless proving quite a surprise
TO a good many who. early in the season.
feeding stock. What | refer TO is that it
has brought into the market Il large amount
oi feeding stock that We did not know WAS
in the country. But ranchmcn, on account
of the scarcity of grass and prevailing dr.
weather. have cleaned up their pastures
with the result that the offerings are large
ly in excess of what was expected. | no
tice. too. "a disposition "n the part nj ranch
men to lay i'll 4 winter supply Of forage for
their stock, against possible contingencies,
TO a degree hitherto unknown i'll this sec
ton. This is indicative of the fact that our
stock growers realize. more than formerly.
the necessity of carrying their stock
through the winter IN good condition.. ana
ii is also Indicative of the improved Charac-
ter of the stock in the Southwest
Most of our ranchmen now have their
home herds graded up 10 4 point where
they represent such large values that they
cannot afford to place them in jeopardy
through trusting too much in providence
for their feed supply. They realize that
with the possibility of Il severe winter. III
order to carry their animals through. they
must give them plenty of nutritious food
and the result is that large quantities of
are now being bought by the ranChmen-
'McGee. Story " Landa will have on
feed this year about no head. Loo OF
which will be fed in the pens at Austin.
and 40 at New Braunfels- | will feed on
my own individual account at San Marcos
about 1000 steers
in Ottawa county. suffered again
with dry weather this year. said }. I.
yesterday. We have plenty OF roughnesS.
hut the corn crop was light and not so
many cattle will be fed with US this winter
as last. The high price of stock cattle
compared with the beef markt is also de-
terring many from feeding. The recent
storm was very severe in eur county The
snow drifting badly and much young stock
was lost. Hogs in usual supply. Wheat
acreage large and looking we'll
The number of cattle is short in ST.
Clair county this year said w. K. Flow
ers. of Appleton City. Mo. who was here
yesterday with hogs. and feeding will IL,
nurh iIpbfpr Corn is VERY YOOG with Us
and there is plenty of roughness- But our
farmers are afraid TO pay the hish prices
with the beef market. and many prefer
selling their feed stun at the prices rather
than feeding it under present condltionS.
Hogs in usual numbers. Corn selling at
% cents
\ good many cattle arr being led i'll
Ellsworth county. Kas.. this wear. The
corn crop there is good and there is plenty
OF roughness- John d. Clare. who ranches
south of Ellsworth, and was AT the yards
yesterday. said he alone would feed $500.
John n. Simpson, the Dallas. Tex; cattle
king, was at the yards yesterday looking
over the cattle situation
The cattle situation in our section is
healthy and satisfactory, said j. l.
brown. of Chico. and Z o. Brown. of
Springer. n: A. who were at the yards
cattle on the range is much the same. as
last year aid doing well. Ones are selling
at $3.50 and twos at IN. but this Is for
well bred stuff. fully equal 10 Colorado
steers"
Crops were good around Tulsa. l.. T.
this year said q. A. Noble. who was AT
the yards yesterday. And with plenty Ut
corn and roughness more cattle will b.
fed with us this winter than last. | am
feeding l,S1 cows and my neiGhbors gen
orally. have larger holdings than last sea-
SON
Good cattle are still selling well in Colo
RADIO. The Denver Record says: TIT
capital Syndicate. running the KIT brand
in Texas. has made some of the fol-
lowing cattle sales recently: One thou
sand and forty head polled yearlinG
steers at 81, a head. 1.026 yeariIuE
Hereford steers at So each. $500 2-year-old
grade Hereford steers at so a head. and
.,CO0 Hereford calves at SGT Il head"
Visitors at the Yards With stock.