The Eddy current., 1898-10-08

getting some or them into feed lots
there,
Several farmers In Childress county
say they have raised such large feed
crops this year that they cannot begin
to harvest them.
On wager near Mesquite Claud and
VIII Bowel together picked 1906
pounds OF cotton. aud three OF tho
younger chi'drcB picked a little over
1900 pouLds.
+, Richardson a Albaugh of san An
gelo bought from +. Noelke 1900 weth.
ers. wool on, for S225. They also
bought from Bob Cameron $50 ewes,
wool on. at $3.50.
/. T. Pryor. the well known cattle
man Of San Antonio. passed through
Fort Worth en- route from the Indian
Territory to Galveston, from which
point he will make another shipment
OF cattle to Cuba
The cattle and horse aerds will 20
into the winter on the wide ranges
strong and resolute. with abundance OF
feed easy Of access. to enable them 10
withstand the severity OF the coming
winter.
Recent rains In Callahan county sup
piled the range with sufficient stock
water to last quite while. In conse-
quence OF this. stockmon In that coun-
try are feeling In the very best OF spir-
It's and farmers are likewise happy.
The Jacksboro country has been
blessed with fine seasons this year. and
all crops are very fine, and grass is un-
usually good and the high price Of cat
tie has put the people In fine shape, aud
they are prosperous and happy.
Some OF the farmers living near Den
ison say that their corn Is turning out
a great deal better than thoy expected.
some corn that Il was thought would
make from hfty 10 sixty bushels per
acre Is turning out seventy aud seven
ty-nvo bushels.
o. l.. Eckhardt OF Yorktown was n.
san Antonio two or three days this
week. lie IS making preparations TO
feed about $500 steers this season. and
Will probably put the fat on them al
Waco, and keep them there some time.
John scharbauor, the well known
cattleman OF Fort Worth. is reported
to have recently sold 10 J. G.. Wlther-
spoon OF Quanah three thousand COWS
out OF what rs known as the "syndi-
cate E' herd, The price Is stated to
have been s22.5O per head.
The Oldest settlers OF Fisher county
/ do not remember such a season OF rain
at this time Of the year. Il means the
planting OF 10000 acres OF wheat In
that county during the next thirty
days.
Allan Richardson and William Al
baugh. who went 10 San Angelo from
ohio, and Immediately began hustllng
bought from r. Noslke OF Sherwood
1900 wethers. wool on. at secs. aud
from Bob Cameron OF Sherwood $50
ewes and wothors, wool on. at $3.50.
Col. W. Il. Mcintyre OF Dallas has a
letter saying that there had been a big
rainfall on his North Concho ranch In
Sterling county supplying plenty OF
stock water and insuring an abundance
Of grass Col Mcintyre win put about
1000 head Of his own steers on feed at
his own feed yards at Jefferson. Tg
A strang malady has attacked the
cattle Ia the vicinity OF Caldwell. II
begins with severe Inflammation In the
/ eyes. and In short while white film
seems to come over the eyehall. which
produces blindness. and they lose
flesh.
Farmers for miles around Illllsboro
/ we're IN that city endeavorlng 10 se-
cure cotton piokers They were offer
ing 30 cents per hundred pounds. with
few aeeptancoa Seventy wagons went
IN one day, and forty returned without
any. The fields are white
A disease supposed TO be splenotlc
fever Is raging among the cattle for
slxty-hve miles along the Moiaye river.
California, and hundreds are dying.
The disease Is said 10 be spreading rap
idly. The san Bernardlno county vet.
srinary surgeon has been notiasd.