El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-28
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of mohair this week, the price obtain
ed being 35 cents per pound. Angora
goats are a paying nvestment.-Las
J Vegas Optic.
Raising fine Herefords and Short
horns on alfalfa Is making rapid pro-
gress in the Pecos Valley and a great
many thousands of dollars are being
| and will continue to be invested in the
business.-Fx.
The demand for cattle to go on Sec
ond feed seems to be much beyond the
supply. The condition is the same
q here as here in Texas. Buyers
still think prices too high, but the
deadlock will probably be broken with
in four or six weeks.-Stock & Farm
Journal.
FB McClelland has gone to Pecos
| and Ell Paso with two cars of the Mis-
souri, bulls, having sold out one car
here to various parties at good aver
on to Ell Paso, and Bert Simpson will
handle tho other at Pecos City.-West
Texas Stockman.
shipped over the new extension of the
Pecos valley road passed over the line
last Wednesday night en- route to Kan
sss City. The consignment consisted
of seven cars of fat lambs shipped
from the f1ocks of George 81. Webster,
Jr., OF Eddy, and w. G. Hamilton of
Roswell Santa Fe New Mexican.
The government report shows that
Texas has over 300, 900 less cattle than
year ago. This in itself is q strong
argument in favor of higher prices not
saying anything about the reduction in
mum bers throughout the state from the
recent heavy cold weather. Indica-
tions point fsvorably toward the cattle
which in our opinion is not far hence,
we may look to see prices 60 "clear out
of sight. "-Midland Reporter.
The government estimate of live
stock in the United States January 1.
1899. places the number of "oxen and
other cattle'' at 1,269,9 72 head less
than the number reported in January
l, 1898. The number in Texas is est-
mated at about 300, 900 less. The est-
mate for the entire country, the Chi
cago Drovers' Journal says, sis the
smallest since 1883. being not far from
ten millions short of 1892. when fig
ures were at their highest point"
Certainly there is nothing in this to
indicate any material decline in values
of Texas cattle, especially when it is
remembered how rapidly they have
been advancing in quality.-Ex.
1t is estimated that 10000 sheep in
southern Colorado are dying of cold
and hunger. Many focks have been
abandoned by the herders. "Another
"a hours of weather such as has been
sweeping Wyoming since Feb. L. and
so perscent of the cattle OF Wyoming |
will be dead" said B. Frank Hunter. |
1.-THE winter is, without exception, the
in
that part Of the country. There is OF
q shrub or bunch of grass of any kind
visible between this city and Western
along the railroad, and it
would be impossible for the cat
tie to find anything to eat, even if the
weather was warm enough to excite
them to such an attempt. All along
white stretch of endless prairie can
be seen dotted here and there with
the carcssses of animals. Even should
the weather improve Immediately and
the snow clear off so that the cattle
remaining can get something to eat,
the loss will be almost incalculable, as
thousands of cattle are in the last
stages of suffering from cold and
hunger. Mountain News.
The following concerning the disease
called 'blackleg,' which has appear
ed lately in Texas, is taken from the
Chicago Inter Ocean: about two
died from an attack of the disease
known as "blackleg." We hauled the
carcass into my hog lot on Saturday
and on the following Monday.
found several dead hogs, and by
Tuesday evening more than twenty
we're dead-about twenty-seven in all.
They swelled about the throat. nose
and eyes. Do you think it WAS blood
poisoning, or some other disease?"
among the swine, as reported in the
above letter, was no doubt due to the
eeding on the carcass of the diseased
steer. Anthrax, sometimes known rs
olackleg, black quarter, black tongue,
ETC., Is contagious and malignant
disease of the blood, most common in
cattle. but communicable to all domes-
blood, flesh, hides, hair, hoofs,
,orns, and excrement are poisonous
Ind will convey the infection. Flies
IAN carry the disease on their feet and
,rot oscides. An OK yoke worn by an
Infected animal has been
Known to carry the infection to
veil one; and even grain and straw
crown on soil where a diseased animal
lad been buried are said on good au-
nOrlGy TO cOInnunlcdIe tuS ndlduy. |
This is lesson that all stockmen will
10 we'll to make a note OF. Those who
re so unfortunate as to have an out
freak of this character occur on their
anches should see that the dead car
asses are promptly burned and all
races of the deadly scourge completely
Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
hQ hpa in IA world M Tn II
ruises, sores, ulcers, salt rbeum, fever
ores, letter, chapped hands, chill
lains, corns, and all skin eruptious,