Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-05-24
PASTURE AND FARM.
From many sections come favorable
reports of the corn crop.

Corn and cotton are doing splendidly
around Blooming Grove.
Jim Dale has made three shipments
of cattle to st. Louis recently from
Bonham.
A Paris gardener reports that potato
bugs are eating his plants and doing
great damage.
At Lindale, Smith comfy, from one
to two carloads of strawberries are be-
ing shipped daily.
During the month Of April 500 car
loads of cattle were shipped from San
Angelo to the Indian territory.
Sorghum is pronounced by practical
men to be one Of the most profitable
forage crops known in Texas
George Powers, one of the most
prominent horse breeders of west Tex
as died at Raymond of German meas
les.
The recent six-hour rain at ANA
rillo has caused grain to grow rapidly
and raised the spirits of the stockmen
considerably.
Two train loads of cattle, consisting
of sixteen cars each, were shipped
from Corpus Christi to Red Fork. |, 4.
| They were put on grazing lands near
Red Fork.
The finest rains known in the vicin-
fly of Del Rio for ten years fell re-
cetnly. The rain extended west as far
as Devils river and east nearly to
STANDARD.
Parties in from the Indian and Okla
homa territories report good seasons
and flattering crop prospects. Cattle
men especially are in good spirits and
say cattle are doing splendidly.
Home-raised vegetables at Denison
are supplying the local market alto
gether now and some are being shipp-
ed north. Despite the late spring and
bad weather, spring gardens came in
early.
Something like 100000 horses are
owned in Texas, but a great number
are of little value. Texas soil and eli
mate are we'll adapted to raising the
finest breeda and great progress is be-
ing made.
In the strawberry districts of the
state this berry is fast ripening, and a
| great many carloads are being sent to
various parts in the north and east,
while quite number are being shipp-
ed to various points in this state.
A fine rain fell at Sanger that in
sures fine Irish potato crop and all
garden stuff. Corn will be advanced to
the shooting stage without more
rain. Cotton on many farms is up and
looks fine. The rain pulverized great
deal of freshly-sodded land that can
now be put ir cotton. The whole coun-
try looks beautiful and prosperous.
j, The breeds of cattle raised around
Graham now are greatly improved over
the old-time cow Many of the ranch
es are stocked with thoroughbred Her.
chords and Durhams. Taking the stu
alton, all in all, the country seems
upon a basis of substantial prosperity
The Cotton Belt railway is hauling
many carloads of strawberries from
eastern Texas to northern cities.
Messrs. Richardson and Albaugh of
San Angelo have returned from trip
through the sheep country south and
west. They viewed about $4,000 sheep
in good condition, though not yet
ready to buy for shipment. The range
of grass and weeds is in good condition.
and the rains make the outlook full Of
promise.
fine rain, the first since December,
fell in Armstrong county, several days
ago, putting a good season in the
ground. Early crops were suffering
some on account of the continued dry
weather, but now they will come out
all right and the pastures will be fine
in a short time. From reports from
the country surrounding the rain was
general. Farmers are planting large
crops and are happy over the pros
poets.
w. A. Pearce shipped out twenty-one
cars of cattle from Italy, destined for
Cuba via Galveston. He purchased the
cattle there from p. B. Harold, who
had 600 fed there this season. Harold
shipped two cars, the remainder of the
bunch. to St Louis.