The Eddy current., 1899-04-29
PASTURE AND FARM.

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In a portion Of Coryeli county.
som9 Coryoll county orchards. Il IL
thought. will yield half crop OF fruit
this year.
G. s. Fielder sold his entire stock
Of sheep, about 1000 head. to d. n.
Hardy at private terms.
Flato a Son shipped out train load
OF mixed cattle, consisting OF coo head
for Muscogec. l. T., from Borclair.
Hamilton merchants are Offering
free storage facilities TO all wool grow
ers who desire to store their wool.
c. d Lewis received the Carrlgan
steer yearlings at the Coot's ranch.
Bee county, bought at tis per head.
Tho recent rains IN southwest Texas
have caused grass TO grow freely and
cattle will Of course be greatly bene-
nted.
Messrs. Lucas q King shipped IS
cars 2. and 4-year-old beeves from
Berc.air for the Terrltoryi also one
car OF horses,
A meeting OF stockmen will be held
nj Ozona May 3, 90 consider measures
for Kidding the country OF wolves and
other wild animals.
Asher Richardson OF Cagrlzo Springs
sold to Guy Borden OF San Antonio
5000 steers. ss and up. They we're de-
ilvered at Bnclual.
The FIRST shipment Of 900 fat beoves
from Pecos Valley. Texas. recently on
their way TO Los Angeles. Cal. for
slaughter was shipped.
There Is n prospect OF raising some
fruit on the elevated lands near Tay-
lor. as the frost did not appear to In
jure the blossoms very much.
J. X. New OF Isceyillo will pasture a
herd OF mixed cattle on the Wilkinson
ranch at Borelalr. good range cattle
left by the shipment OF the Flato
stock.
Mr. shlpiett. living n few miles north
Of waxahachie, has boen bothered by
rabbits He had succeeded IN killing
300 OF these animals in the last few
months.
VIM. Ellsworth killed a dwarf pen
guln In a stock pond In the north SUI
burbs OF Sherman. II la the FIRST bisl
OF species ever seen alive out OF cap
tIvlty In that vicinity.
John I. Brown and J. J. Ford ship
ped 10000 pounls OF twelve months
mohnir TO New York from the Devils
river country at1 received an advance
OF about 80 cents pound.
Scarborough & Wall Of Fort Worth.
who aro feeding at Corsicana. shipped
out over the Central and Frisco roads
several days ago six carloads OF fat
bulls 10 the Kansas City market
Live stock OF all kinds are looking
we'll and selling ut fancy prices at
Hamilton Mr. a. IT. Moore OF that
place has sold 1000 head Of 2-ycar-old
steers at S25 per head 90 Harroii &
Harrell OF Fort Worth.
A party who lives In the Fort Stock
ton section lost 1900 out OF 1900 head
OF sheep by the recent hail storm Some
OF them killed by boing struck by hail
stones and others chilled to death a5
they had just been clipped.
Since the weather has turned warm
the farmers have got down 70 work
in earnest and astonishing progress
has been mode by them. With timely
showers crops vii soon catch mp and
bo ready for gathering on schedule
time
A number OF persons about Waco
are making a decided success Of berry.
fruit and vegetable growing by lrriga-
tion from wells. The wells are from
thirty 10 forty feet deep, and supply
sufficient water for each TO lrrlgate
about Ave acres.
Col. VIM. Hunter OF Fort Worth
says that with the cattle already In
the Territory. present shipments will
swell the number OF Texas cattle that
will be pastured in the Territory ~ aa
many or more than were M e. last
year
A dispatch from Cheyenne. Wy, says
that contracts have been let for the
shipment over the line OF the Chey-
enne and Northern railway OF 1900 cars
OF southern cattle 10 tho ranges OF
northern Wyoming and southern Mon
tana. shipments 10 begin Mayi.
The largest cattle deal ever made In
the city OF Temple was the purchase
by John Ely Of Temple OF 1850 head OF
feeders from J. p, Bull OF Goldthwaite.
| Consideration Of the purchase $4,000.
The herd OF cattle will be- kept until
foil before marketed
A $4,000 land deal was closed At