El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-25

mas Oo6n gro6b anu farmers nave mao
influence enough with the home gov
eminent to stifle any attempt to let
down the fence to US. At this time our
knock for admission stands q better
chance of being needed than usual, for
Germany is so short on meat that it
has been stated that cats,
dogs and other domestic
animals not regularly on the restau-
rateurs' bill of fare have been sscritc-
ed to appease the god of hunger. The
vast majority of the kaiser's subjects
would be batter satisfied to get good
American meat If they could get the
ancient prejudice out of their heads. !"
Kansas City claims to have paid out
$1,000, 600 for feeders during the
months of September and October
Texas Farm and Stockmau.
Many of the Colorado sheep feeders
are raising sugar beets for feed. and
will use them In connection with alfal-
ia, and using corn to 6nish.-Pecos
Times.
Brooks Lee, of West Tom Green, has
sold his ranch and cattle to party
from Pearsall, Tex; cattle at $40,
calves at $l4, and ranch at $3,5O0.-
San Angelo Press.
| We are informed that the Western
Union Beef company will deliver the
balance of their cattle to T. J. McElrOy
| this fall and winter. The remnant
will number about Is, 900 head.-Ozona
Courier.
The Littlefeld Cattle company start
ed 900 head of cattle from their T
ranch Wednesday for Canon City on
the Pecos Valley & Northeastern rail-
way where they will chip them for
Kansas City.-Las Vegas Optic.
The largest hog on the record be-
longs to T. w. Williams, of Decatur,
Ala. 1t is three years old and weighs
1924 pounds. 1t is ten feet and two in
ches in length, and four feet high. 1t
is Berkshire crossed with southern
stock. He has refused $500 for it,
PecOs Times.
AL Keechler who recently returned
from Northwest Texas reports that
country very dry and that cattle are
being moved into the Indian Territory
cattle he reports as doing we'll, the
run will begin about December ] and
be coming in strong number by De-
cember 15.-Fort Worth Register.
The committee on general arrange
ments for the Annual Live Stock as
ISOLATION which it is to meet at Denver
J an. %, held q meeting and appointed
q committee on transportation, consist
ing of one representative from each OF
the railroads having q terminus a,
Denver. 1t is thought that the attend.
ance at the January meeting will be
large.-Baird Star.
Why should we use thorough bre6
rams? Because it Is the right thing
, | 40 h. ID
porter. No class of animals will i'm
prove of themselves. This is especial
ly true of sheep. To use ram bred
in and of the flock is two steps
back Yard; first. the lambs will be
smaller; therefore there will
be less surface to grow wool on: and
, the carcass will weigh less when SEN
to the market, and we shall complain
about the returns from that source
And then the wool does not grow al
closely as it should. When it Is placed
in the balance it is found wanting. I
this home breeding is continued very
long when the lambs are l year ole
they will be slabsided, sharp -rumped
, and go at gait that Is not pleasing tc
: the eye of lover of style in sheep
Their heads will be dowr
aud they will be inveterate bleaters a.
, q rule. On the other hand, a thorough
a bred ram will usually give us round
= ness OF body, square shoulders an(
, rump and depth of quarters, and com
: pact fleece, with good weight, head up
and carriage that is pleasing. HI
!: will sell in the market at q profit
while his cousin will have to stay at
home, and will not be fit to kill O.
keep.
Col. Ike T. Pryor, manager TO
Southern Texas for the Evans-Snider
81 hoa tolx x;<11 ~ -
} departments of the government tn
: question of freedom OF trade in liv,
: stock between this country and Cuba
, and the protection of that trad
3 from the competition of tn
; scrub stock of Mexic osnd Gel
trail and South America b,
, adequate tariff duties, and reports tina
ment in the matter. He frs
presented the matter to Score
: tary of the Treasury Gage, VIII,
: manifested much interest il
Col. Pryor's statement of the case, anl
requested that it should also b,
brought to the attention of Secretary
Wilson of the agricultural department
: Secretary Wilson fully conceded will
Col. Pryor in his view of the matter
, Special Commissioner Porter, who ha
1 but recently returned from Cuba, wher,
: he made q thorough investigation O
the economic conditions of the island
= was then telegraphed for in order tn a
l the matter might be taken up more il
. detail. Col. Pryor in this matter /
, taking the advanced ground that tbi
1 country owes it to Cuba, to proven
!, that island from being restocked will
4 4 the scrub stock of the countries lyinl
i to the south of us, that is fully 10
years behind the times and that woult
d serve as draw upon the progress an,
: improvement that are expected to Sc
8 in as soon as stabl