El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-05
Farm and
Ranch.

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Hogs need plenty of good water dur
ing the summer months.
TIE rice crop in Jefferson county
Texas, ia in excellent condition..
this year is In excess OF that of last sea-
son.-Ex.
The corn crop in Cooke county,
Texas, has been damaged by the
drouth.
Around Denison, Texas, the apple
crop is suffering from the hot, dry
weather.
Broom corn is being harvested in
the flooded district of Texas. It was
the only crop not damaged by the flood.
Elk.
Who said Mexican June corn planted
in June or July would brave the drouth
of summer and produce a crop of tooth
some roasting" ears in Septemb Der?
Is the ssyer sure of his footing now?-
Farm & Ranch.
All late apples and pears are suffer-
ing severely. The trees are having q
hard fight to live aud mature their
fruit, and some with discretion, born of
adversely, are dropping their fruit
Farm q fS8nch.
The first stock to be put on feed
this season to be fed entirely on corn
is herd of 600 head, which was taken
to Smithville, Tex, by Captain VIII
liam Rsgland for the Chicago Live
Stock Commission company.-Bonhsm
News.
The stockmen in the Panhandle are
cutting their johnson grass, mtllet,
sorghum, etc., some days earlier than
usual on account of the hot, dry winds.
there is danger of fires. Cattle are in
fine condition. Herald.
The order of the department of ag-
issued July 20, requiring
sheep to be dipped before being ship
modified by the department, the new
regulation having gone into effect
August 10. Only sheep infected with
scab are now required to be dipped
Elk.
The product of almonds in the Salt
river valley this year was two cars, the
greatest production in the history of
almond raising. The Trippel grove on
the south side produced more than two
cars, and the groves of the Improve
ment company were also large produ-
GERS. The crop lie just beginning to
move to the eastern markets now
Herald.
Nearly all of the gins in Lamar,
county have commenced to run, and
-everal bales of cotton have come into
Paris. Farmers report that boil wOrms
and the dry. hot weather has damaged
the cotton. Local buyers do not look
for over 3O0,000 bales at Paris. and |
IF he ipH
not reach that figure.
News.
The first new corn was brought to
was dry and hard, and sold for 20 cents |
q bushel. Twelve bales of cotton have
been received there. It is opening |
very fast, and many predict that the |
cotton crop will be gathered by Oct l. |
Mexican June corn is holding its own |
against the fiery biasts.-Sherman Re
yister.
Beef cattle at the great Chicago |
market has advanced 60 cents per 100 |
pounds over the price prevailing q |
7ear ago, and the selling price of cattle |
If every grade has correspondingly ad-
,anced. For the seller this is real |
rood thing, but for the buyer it is |
omewhst otherwise. But high prices |
insure 6Q aCGlVo m8rhoE anu aQ aCtlVe |
market makes it lively for both buyer
md seller.-Farm 81 Ranch.
The orange growers of Jalisco, Mex
co, have commenced shipping the new
rop to the United States; the first two
ar loads started from Guadalajsra last
Wednesday by the Central for Ell Paso.
there orders await them for their des-
nation. The growers anticipate a
arge crop this fall and fair paying
rices. Purchasers from the United
tates are in Jalisco looking up the
rade and the Tapatios prefer to sell
nder the tree and know what they get,
ather than ship north and wade
Trough the intricacies of duties, COM
,issions, breakage of packages, etc.
hey wisely go on the principle of a
ird in haud.-Two Republics.