El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-21
Live Stock.

| SulppSu lAOl LIZ oOn. &hiANOA"'
| week.
1t is estimated by conservative stock
men that 500 good grade bulls are
needed on the ranges south OF the
Southern Pacific railroad in New
| Mexico.---Ex.
Two cars of fat goats were shipped
from Burnet, Texas, to East St. Louis
By r. B. Page of that county for mar
ket purposes.-Ex.
Kansas City expects larger supply
of sheep this year than last, the crop
always being. however. what Is called
an unknown quantity. "-Ex.
An Edgemont, S. D. sheep raiser
this spring obtained from one bunch
of S65 ewes $40 lambs, and from an
other bunch of 524 ewes 314 lambs
Elk.
The Cotton Belt road has contracted
to haul 250 cars of sheep this season
from Del Rio station, on the Rio Gran
de road, to st. Louis. The cars are
double-decked.-Ex.
The marketable supply of sheep in
Arizona is estimated at about 4O,OOO
head for the year, of which about To-
600 to Is, 600 have already been market
ed.-Southwestern Stockman.
The ranchmen liz the country sur
rounding Cheyenne are complaining
of the prolonged drought. There is
practically no feed on the range east
and sonth of the city.-Ex.
The month of May exports of cattle
from the United States we're 5.O69 head
in excess of May, 1898. It was the first
gain shown in any of the eleven
months of the fiscal year.-Ex.
Col. G. G. Slaughter of Dallas the
well known banker and cattleman, has
said to w. T. Keenan 5000 he ad of 2
year-old steers in the panhandle, the
consideration being $25 per head
FIX.
Cattle shipments from Grant county,
New Mexico, are comparatively light
at this time because the pastures in
Colorado, Nebraska and Kansas are
reported to be without grass on &C
count of the drouth.-New Mexican.
The liberal marketing of hogs has
Western packing 525, 900,
with 475, 900 the preceding
week and 100000 last year. From
6, 295, coo year agO.-Cincinnati Price
Current.
The number of cattle in Texas at
this time is given at D ,243, 699 head.
which places the state frs t. The num-
Der of scattle in the United States it
put down at 39.984, $40 head, which
the mum ber.-Ex.
A cattle dealer of Dewitt county,
after fattening cattle on meal and
per head. Cattle dealers will feed
heavily this year, as Gonzalez will
have a cotton seed oil mill which can
supply the material for feeding at
aome.-EX.
The wool market is dead. The
Spectators are afraid of the trust and
sales have dropped off as consequent
&c. The good things promised the
wool producers but very short time |
lgo have taken to tthe woods on the |
appearance of the trust. Great is the |
Observation-Disclosures Stockman.
T. L. BlacknOn, who represents the |
Home Land and Cattle company, once |
,ne of the truly big ontfits of the coun
ry, which handled from 25O,0 to
100, 900 cattle during ten years of the |
pest part of its existence and shipped |
g, 900 head in 1893, said that the COM
,any would probably stock up again
oOn.-Ex.
j. Smith of Berthoud, Col, says
here are only fifty cars of lambs left
n that section. There are, however,
uite a good many Color ado lambs be-
ng held near Chicago. Mr.. Smith
avs that sheep men in Colorado are
esOlved not to stay in the business OF
heep feeding unless they can buy
heir stock lambs right.-Ex.
Sixty-six residents of Summit county
ave organized the Wanship, Rock
ort and LOUISVILLE Live Stock and
tango company. with q capital stock
$4,000 in 81 shares. According to
be articles Of agreement, filed yester-
ay with the secretary of state, George |
1oore is president: Richard Williams,
and treasurer, and these, to-
ether with Robert Young, John
unn, Benjamin Brown and James
ernon, constitute the directors.-SaltI
AXE Herald
Breeders should break colts to lead
hen they are young, and never use q
alter that is liable to be broken, as
heak might ruin the colt. The /
oungester should be broken as a year.
ny or 2-year-old. but not worked until
year old. Colts are easily broken 7
hen worked beside "a strong, steady
D rise. The harness, particularly the
,llar, should fit well. In the 4 year I
d form, especial attention SHOULD be-
wen the shoulders, to prevent gals
Id blisters. The shoulders should be
ept clean, and they can readily be
ughened by the application of
rOng solution of white oak bark
enver Stockman.
Best ALL ear Route to California
Is the Southern Pacific. The travel
~ public can easily understand this +
hen 1t Is known that this is the only