The Eddy current., 1898-10-15
NO. 50.
HANcH AND FARM.

0VOOOO worth OF hog products.
In Oregon and Washington sock
stun and lambs we're never a. high as
at present, nor IN as great demand.
The expectation Of live cattle from
the United states to Europe has not
changed much In volume for the past
three years.
4 new feature In the sheep business
this year, especially at the large mar
kets, IL a demand from the eastern
states for ewes and for breeding pur-
poses.
scharbaucr Bros OF Midland are
now selling on some OF their registered
Hereford bull calves. Several have
been sold recently to parties In south
ern Texas at from 5000 up.
Wheat In the river belt In Graz sun
county Is suffering injury from weoyli
and some that was planted In the lat
ter part OF September IL reported to
I've rotting In the ground.
Crowley n Gerrott OF Midland. who
recently bought 10000 sheer near Al
pine, Brewster county. paying f275
head FOR them. have moved the herd to
the Barto ranch In Midland county,
where they will be fed and fattened.
a fire originating In dry grass In tho
corn field OF j. Nash. near South
Maybe, Grayson county. burned over
I've acres, destroying over 200 bushels
OF ungathered corn
J. T. Butler. farmer living three
miles west Of Denison, says he has
fine well OF water OF the arteBlan va
rIety. lie was boring for water and
found magnificent Snpply OF II about
r9OQ feet down.
An authority on cattle conditions In
Colorado states that more calves have
been raised In Colorado this year, both
on the ranges and among the dairy
farmers. than for many years.
A conservative estimate places the
number OF cattle now in Midland coun-
~ at 100000 head. representing value
Of si.J2O,OOO at $50 head which con-
rlderlng the character OF the stock, IL
not at all an extravagant valuation.
Il IN ye.v dry In Jack county near
Antelope. II II does not rain soon tho
acreage Of wheat will bo light. Tho
bulk OF tho cotton crop Is picked and
Is not making as much per acre NJ the
farmers calculated on making.
B w. Tansell OF Eddy, ~ NJ, as-
suros Kansas city cattle dealers ;hat
Kansas city will be- the gamer by
about $1,000 cars OF cattle a year by
the extension OF the Pecos Valley rail-
sroad TO Amarillo. II shortens the dis
tance from southeastern New Mexico
to Kansas CIT by about 500 miles.
over 5000 bales and bags OF wool
we're recently sold In Boston Tho
amount realized was over half a mil
lion dollars. and the prices paid were
said to be beyond expectation. Tho
greater part OF these eonsIgnmonta
were taken by manufacturers. and the
sale was the largest ever made In New
England.
W. n. waddell OF Colorado City late
ly sold 1900 head OF stors from calves
up to % to r. NJ. Bourn OF Kansas, re-
coiylng for the entire heard s55,OOO
They we're high grade Durhams aud
Herefords. The herd consisted OF 700
yearllngs. 500 2s and 500 calves. This
salo was a notable one as Il went TO
show the value OF breeding good stock
A trial consignment OF American
horses has bees shipped 10 Norway
for use In the cavalry service OF that
country. They were purchased IN
Chicago by Capt Gedde OF the Norwe-
glan army. an officer who was with tho
American forces at Santiago. and who
believes that American horses mako
the best cavalry horses IN the world
A movement IS on foot 10 build
Touring mill at Mount Pleasant Of suf.
hclent capacity 20 Grind all the wheat
raised On that county next year J
NJ. seay Is considering thu matter OF
erecting tho mill and states that he
will do so II assured that enough wheat
will be sown IA the county to Justify
fhe venture.
The United States government has
ordered the supervisor OF forestry for
the Hlg Horn mountains 20 have all
sheep removed from the country under
his jurisdiction. This promises 10 be
a severe blow 10 sheen owners there.
as heretofore they have always had
hree access with their herds into these
mountain ranges
Mr. urvnu tOok IN EIpraavilla "a