El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-20
Live Stock.

A email bunch of cattle, ninety in
number, was brought In from Mexico
this week and sold to j. A. Allison OF
the plsce.-Deming Headlight.
The cattle thief is at work not more
than 1000 miles from Colorado, ana ne
should be looked after. There Is no
necessity for a man stealing yesrlings
for q living when the state provides
living for him at Huntsville.-Ex-
change.
OF the 2S7, 678 cattle which passed
through the Denver Union Stock
wards last year Colorado contributed
IO4 239: Nevada, %, 568; Arizona, 3d.
400: Texas, 80, 683: and New Mexico,
%, $40. Nebraska took more OF these
cattle than any other state, ol'9o9
Ihead.-Exchange.
The Packard Cattle Co. have made
some extensive improvements on their
range having already used five car
fences. They have acquired posses,
sion of the Turkey Track range and
together with their other lands con-
troll one of the largest cattle ranges In
the country. prospecs1on.
There recently WAS killed in Omaha,
mobile" aged 10 years, Texas steer
that was formerly owned by the bull
falo Bill Wild West combination. 1t
had made five trips across the Atlanta
and pranced in the ring before nearly
all the ROYAL persOnages OF Europe and
was regarded as one of the best speci-
mems of the Texas steers. The pro-
liability is that it's next voyage will
be across the Pacific to feed the sol
diers in Manila.-San Antonio Light
Mexican cattle importations to the
United States during December
amounted to 3.s13 head against 8, 635 In
November and 16, 578 in December OF
1897. OF these 1913 cattle Kansas got
!, 766 head; Arizona 1, 1923; Texas 48O
and California, 2A4 head. The port of
Nogales, Ariz., led in the matter Of en-
tries with 1917 head, AT Ell Paso
Tex, 48O head were entered and 16
came in at San Diego, Calif.-Tomb-
stone Prospector.
The Courier, Otto, Wyo., says: The
Pitchfork Cattle company are feeding
about 400 head of calves on F. s.
Woods ranch this season. About half
this number have bells on for the pur-
experience this has been found to be
cheap and effective method OF protect
ing herds from the ravages q these
destructive animals. This great num-
Der of bells make q never ceaslng
sound that can be heard for long dis
lance.
There are q number of cattle feeders
in the valley who are holding their
cattle for q raise from the 81 to the
cent point, and they will doubtless get
it, but not 90 earlv In the season as
they would were it not for the fact
that there are feeders who are short OF
feed, and consequently are obliged to
sell now. At the prevailing price, In.
stead of holding for the advance OF
prices. With baled Alfalfa selling
readily at $40 per ton it is q temptation
for the farmers to sell for shipment
StOckmaD.
The Denver Stockman states that
the northern buyer is willing to paw
S18 to $40 for good yearlings and s25
for long two's. while the breeder ia
quoting $40, s25 and $50 for rs, 2's and
SIS; adding that the difference between
them In round numbers is IS per head.
This last is explained only on the sup
position that the breeders are quoting
short ages, while the buyers are fgur-
ing on long ages. Prices will probably
crystalline at the time of the Denver
convention, before which there will be
little If any trading. News.
w G. Barnes, chairman of the live
stock sanitary board, has called meet
ing of the board for the 10th inst. for
the purpose of deciding what further
Liquidation is needed for the protection
of the livestock industry. Hon. w. F.
Nichols, president of the Arizona Stock
Growers association and also member
of the board, will attend the proposed
meeting in the later capacity and has
also been requested to represent the as
sociation as g member of the commit
tee to be appointed for q like purpose
under the terms of the motion adopted
at the stOckmen's convention In Tue
son.-Rauge News.
Cultivate the hog. He turns to
profit much that would otherwise go
to waste, and is therefore valuable
adjunct to farm or ranch. The hog
will live and thrive on cooked vege-
table roots such as can be grown to the
extent of several tons per acre in IT.
rigated land, the weeds and grass
taken from among growing crops
come as q welcome grist to his mill,
while the refuse from kitchen, orchard
and garden are accepted as the choicest
dainties. AS an ecouomizer the hog
has no equal, aud few spots OF earth
are too barren for his successful Gull
tivation thereon.-Ford's Texan.
The third annual session of the
National Livestock association will
efforts of leading Fort Worth business
men count for anything, Fort Worth
will be the city chosen to entertain
the national csttlemen next year. The
second meeting of this important
organization will convene in Denver,
January "a. for four days. session,
ard from present indications Texas
will be we'll represented. The loca-
ton for the next meeting bids fair to
be hot contest, as many large and
influential cities will have representa-
tives in attendance to present their
claims. Fort Worth is not to be out