Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-06-21
PASTURE AND FARM.

Cotton is beginning to bloom In
many localities.
Cotton is about two weeks behind in
Smith county compared with last year.
Irish potatoes in large numbers are
being shipped daily to northern and
eastern markets.
Two cars of fat goats were shipped
B. Page of that county for market pur-
poses.
In many localities the acreage of cot
ton has been considerably reduced this
season. still great deal has been
planted
The Camp County Horticultural as
ISOLATION is shipping many carloads
of Irish potatoes to Ohio, Illinois and
Indiana.
A. e. Hughes, for six years sheriff |
of Grayson county, has moved to
Greer county, Oklahoma, where he will
engage in the cattle business.
Reports from all parts of the state
indicate that the recent rains have
been of material benefit to both farm
ing and stock interests.
The Cotton Belt road has contract
ed to haul $50 cars of sheep this sea-
son from Del Rio station, ON the Rio
Grande road, to St. Louis The cars
are doube-decked.
Plums and blackberries are fast
ripening and quite a number are being
sold in the cities ard towns of Texas.
Strawberries are still on the market
though the supply steadily diminishes.
Sinton shipped the first cucumbers OF
the season; also shipped the first
watermelons. These latter were ship
ped to San Antonio, a small consign-
ment, and they are said to have
brought excellent prices.
Col. C. C. Slaughter of Dallas the
well known banker and cattleman has
sold to w. T. Keenan, 5000 head of 3
year-old steers in the panhandle, the
consideration being $25 per head.
Maj. j. ]. Jarvis of Fort Worth has
recently sold to J. s. Mccall, 1890 acres
of grazing land in Scurry county at
more than S1.50 per acre. Maj. Jarvis
has sold 5000 acres within the last
twelve months, and has about 10000
acres remaining.
G. c. French has returned to Fort
Worth from trip to Albany, and
says that there is more good grass and
water in that country than he ever
saw there. CATTLE are looking in I'M
usually fine condition and prospects
generally are excellent.
Col w. E. Skinner. general manager
of the Fort Worth Union stockyards,
mas rendered his resignation, to take
effect July 1. Mr.. Skinner has held
the management of these yards five
years, and resigns to accept more
lucrative position with Chicago firm.
The genuine boil weevil has appear
ed around Gonzales. Some were
brought to town by farmers in the
vicinity and forwarded to Bryan to
the state entomologist and he has pro-
ncunced them such They have as yet
damaged the cotton but very little,
and hopes are entertained that the
farmers will gather and burn the
punctured squares and eradicate the
pests.
A special Cotton Belt fruit train
leaves Tyler daily via Dallas for ST.
Louis, Chicago and other northern
points, The trains pick up carload
shipments only and makes, including
stops, 26 1-2 miles per hour running
time.
o. J. Smith of Berthoud, Col, says
there are only fifty cars of lambs left
in that section. There are, however,
quite a good many Colorado lambs be-
ing held near Chicago. Mr.. Smith says
that sheep men in Colorado are re-
solved not to stay in the business Of
sheep feeding unless they can buy
their stock lambs right.
The hay men around Forney and
Mesquite are making all necessary ar
rangements to commence cutting.
A cattle dealer of Dewitt county,
after fattening cattle on meal and
hulls, sold them at a profit Of $3.50
nor head Cattle dealers will feed