The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-03
PASTURE AND FIELD MATTERS,
MnlherrIes are rlpenIng ID.

fecOd valley thls year. reaches VII DC
one-thifd OF crop. All other fruits are
expected 70 turn out an average yield.
This Is much better than was expected
few weeks ago.
n. u. Powell OF Pettus recently sold
TO a. J. Culpepper Of Pearsall four bulls
and thlrty-eight cows and yearllng
steers lie says that during this month
he had sold 100 bulls at prices ranging
from $50 to 800 each.
Reports from over Hin county show
corn. wheat and cat crops 70 be In the
best condition The wheat and olt
yield will be very good II there Is no
backset. People are generally eneo1r-
aged by the present crop conditions
At Barstow. In West Texas. hay cut
ting has commenced and from now on .
great activity In that line will be the .
order Of the day In the vast pastures
Of the country around that thriving
little town. and brighten Up business.
Forty-seven wagons loaded with grain
binders. and preceded by a brass band
paraded the streets OF Forth Worth one
day last week All these binders are
to be used by Tarrant county farmers
In their wheat and cat fields this season.
Kent is 80 busy with IL crops and
cattle interests that people from there
actually claim they have no time even
70 read war news. The cattle In that
section are In fine order and generous
rains have put the possibility Of a
bought this season entirely out Of ques-
ton.
Al Midland recently 1000 head o.
yearling steers and stock COWS were sod
10 W. II. G0dalr Of san Angelo lie
paid sli for the yearllngs and $3.50 for
the cows. other sales have been made
there at about similar figures. but Il Is
stated that the demand far exceeds the
number Of cattle offered. 10 matter
what the figure may be-
noteworthy cattle transaction was
consumma,ed recently In the sale by
& Gus Whiting Of San Antonio TO Banis-
ter q Nichols OF San Saba OF 1900 year
3 ling steers at ,l5 and 1000 ? and 3-year-
old steers at 500 and S2i. delivery 10 be
made this week These are old time
prices. and may be taken as an evil
dence that southern Texas cattle are
/, still regarded as very desirable proper
q ty
70 The most noteworthy wool sale that
q has been made IN Texas for many a day
/ has Just been contaminated James
= McLymon, the sheep king" Of Texas.
q has sold his clip, consisting OF 2jO. 900
\ pounds Tor the handsome figure o. -
\ cents per pound Col. T. II. Henderson
y OF san Antonio was the fortunate pur-
y chaser This Is the largest individual
wool clip In the state and Il Is the
.. FIRST noteworthy Transaction Of the sea.
. son.
< Judge C. W. STANDARD. a promlnen,
= sheepman Of Standard was In san An
.e tonic last week The Judge says IL is
II still dry In his section. the rains not
a having been sufficiently heavy as yet
ie to start spring grass. The drouth has
10 had a bad effect on the lamb crop.
ie which Is only about one-third Of a crop
% this year Shearing Ia about finished
= and the wool market IL opening uI
with a noticeable Improvement In tone
!. The Judge tells a good story Of how b,
located a well In his yard a few fee
from his door. and struck a fine vein o
- water az thirty feet. when an aroun,
,. they had TO sink 300 20 400 feet Tor Il
\, lie has concluded that. like gold, water
a lis where you find H."
The largest transaction IN cattle tina
' has been contaminated since the be-
ginning Of the war was closed las, weei
Il. between o l. Eokhardt. the vel
=, known Yorktown stockman. who ha
Ie been one Of the most successful and act
.;. i've operators on the San Antonio mar
.p- ket. and Tom Coleman. one OF the mos
be substantial ranchmen IN southwest Tex
ic- as. BY the terms OF the deal Mr. Cole
fe man buys from Mr. Eckhardt $500 hea
-' Of stock cattle. including about 500
-. 2, 3 and i-year-old steers and the bal
" ance COWS The price paid was 81 pc
N head. and delivery will be made as 500
We as the stock can be gathered. Thi
ire deal will create feeling OF renewe
,e. confidence In livestock circles as eyI
~ denclng the return Of confidence In 4
to nancial circles In investments In stoc
.re cattle.
PSI PSI On the 10th instant a soaking rain fe
" In the vicinity OF Trenton. Fanni
=. county. This rain will be Of lnestiml
bic value to growing crops. as N
81, ground was very dry In that commun
"a ty and vegetation was beginning TO su
"a fer.
ers Col. Ike T. Pryor. the well know
Wv southwest Texas stockman has gone
Tho Addlngton, !. T.. 10 receive the 90
ted beeycs he recently purchased fro
NO. Billy Washington. After that AIR Pr
.i "a or goes north on cattle matters for q
"a government
" The wheat crop ln Navarro county
',I IN fno condition and the yield viii
10 much larger than was expected a mon
The ago. The heads are long and well dl0
not and the fields will be- ready for 70
, .'5 roauou n TEN days The acreage
lus this county s larger than ever before