El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-11
Live Stock.

Reports from Guadalupe state thai
much cattle stealing and slaughter1ng
of animals is going on in that section.
Mexico Herald.
81. P. Hobson, who has lately built a
neat little cottage on Spring River
avenue. has brought the j. 81. Devine
tract of 800 acres six miles east of town
for the purpose of esta blishing farm
for raising thorough bred Shropshire
sheep.-Register.
The dipping watts which were being
constructed for Naco will now be use
less, according to the late decision OF
the secretary of agriculture, that cat
tie dipping at all points shall cease I'M
til a more successful dipping fluid can
be devised .-Bisbee Orb.
Ranchers along the line have for
sometime complained of the loss oil
horses, which it was believed were
stolen and run across the line. They
have now organized a band for the
purpose of watching for the thieves,
and if caught an old time remedy
should be applied. Orb.
The cattle in Sonora have been at
| tackled by . disease which is said by
veterinary surgeons to be the same
that is known in the states rs Texas
fever. The expectation of cattle has
consequently diminished and will pro-
baby be prohib ted until the disease is
stamped out. Monterey Globe.
The United States has never been
considered wool exporting country
become one. We have in this country
about tbirty-six million sheep and we
consume the wool from 100, 900, 900
sheep. It will be seen from these fig
| ureS that our home market is the most
valuable one we can find.
J. N. Ortiz of Conejos county found
his sheep running on the range near
Tres Piedras. N. M, in a dying copdl-
ton, and in order to save further loss
he loaded LOCO head on cars and
brought them up to Colorado to feed,
condition of the range so as to give the
remainder a chance to find living
Elk.
The best sheep display at the stock
show in Denver last week was that
made by J. G. Massey of Fort Logan,
who exhibited one full-blOOd register
ed Hampshire ram and five ewes, one
Delaine merino ram, zone Lincolnshire
ram, Rambouilles ram with several
cross-bred ewes. Mr.. Massey has late
~ brought from Wyoming to Fort
and rams selected from the best fOcKs
of England and America.-Journal
Democrat.
The sheep raising industry is attract
ing considerable attention on the
western slope and quite a number have
declared their intention to engage in
that business the coming season. The
fact that one can get start in the
business with a small capital is the
greatest argument in favor of sheep
and men of small means are looking to
sheep raising as an opening where
they can get into paying business
without very great outlay of money.
JOurnal-DemOcrat.
Some very good sales of cattle were
made at the stockyards during the
Simon Cattle company of Arizona,
throgh Clay, Robinson & Co., sold
1000 head for $50, 900; Murdo Mckenzie
of the Matador company closed q con-
tract with W. D. Tod, the Maple Hill.
Kan, feeder, for 1000 head at last
years prices, the deal amounting to
over $50, 900. Mr.. Boyce of the x. 1.
T. ranch, Texas, sold 1 200 black yearl-
ings at good price. David Rankin of
mixed stuff for the feed lots.-Ex.
owner and merchant of Galisteo, is in
Santa Fe on business matters, and in
an interview with q represent ative of
the New Mexican, gave a gloomy view
OF the new danger which threatens the
sheep on the plains and in the noun
tains of southern Santa Fe county.
He says that during the past two
years the number of wolves and cayo-
ties has greatly increased in that part
If "a nf
ais are ever on the wake Of sheep
focks, in1icting on them considerable
damage. All the sheep owners COM
plain of losses caused by wolves and
cayotes, and some have lost large num-
bers of sheep. Mr.. Ortiz cited q num-
Der of instances to show the extent of
the depredations committed, and also
to point out the possible results if the
wild animals are permitted to increase
without hindrance. Among the
cases cited are those of
Longtime Martinez and Sylvester Davis.
in whose hocks 100 sheep were killed
in one night by wolves last Novem Der;
William Freyse lost 40 high priced,
graded rams in the same manner. All
the herders report large numbers of
wolves and cayotes in all parts of
southern Santa Fe county, and that in
the night time the animals prowl
around focks and constant vigilance is
required to prevent the wholesale
slaughter of sheep. Mr.. Ortiz thinks
that the legislature ought to
protect the sheep interests in
some manner from the depredations of
wild animals, or otherwise the owners
will be subjected to continual losses
and large expenses for the protection
of their fiocks. The old law placing a
premium on the killing of wolves and
cayotes should, in his opinion, be re-
vived and made effective, SO that the
result might be the complete extermi-
nation OF the enemies of the sheep in
tereats. NOT only in southern Santa Ee