El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-01
Live Stock.

Along back in February. gwhen the
hard blizzard came, and many csttie
died in consequence, csttlemen SAID
that the total losses would depend in q
great degree upon what kind OF wealth
er they ad during the early spring. IL
| will therefore be of interest generally
and of much concern to the cattle own
ers what has been the effect OF the un-
usually bad spell of the past two days:
1t is understood that the section OF
Texas and .the territory most affected
is the Panhandle section, where the
lowest temperature and the most sno"
and sleet prevailed.
1t will be impossible to get definite
| inform alton direct from the ranches
for a while yet, but as the cold wave
was of such short duration and clear
and milder weather has followed so
fast on its heels 1t is thought that the
r. d. Roberts of Clarendon, one o.
w. B. Tulliss' inspectors, came In on
the Denver during the early part OF
the week. He has been over good
deal of the Panhandle country and
says the cattle will not be greatly In
jured except to draw them worse ana
make them poorer, which Is the gen
eral opinion there. The weather was
moderating Tuesday, which was great
Worth Register.
The Rosweli-Amarillo road Is now
Gin position" to.quote rates on live
stock shipments, says the Eddy Argus.
The rate established on cattle IS 3ot
cents a hundred from Lake Van to
Kansas City. This is one cent hum
dred better than is possible shipping
by the old route over the Texas Pacl-
fic, while the time in transit is greatly
I = Ia fn ha
p 90 through with only one feed,
while over the former route it was nee
essary to feed twice. Shipments made
from Guadalupe will rate at about S99
for thirty-s foot car, minimum
weight. The same shipment on the
Texas Pacific from Pecos and points
west rates at S113.30. Arrangements
have been made to feed at Wellington,
Kansas. The actual running time OF
stock en- route will be thirty-six hours,
and allowing six hours to feed at Vel
lington would put them in Kansas City
forty-two hours after loading.
In another month the movement of
cattle from the south should be in full
blast. Last year there came into and
through this state from the south about
272, coo head of cattle. At this time
year ago there were over 5000 head
under contract to be moved in May and
J une and as far as known this year
there are less than &c 900 head under
contr act to come this way. 1t Is pos
sible that there may be change, but
hardly probable, as the sellers are ask
ing prices that the buyers of the north
refuse positively to pay and until this
condition is changed the movement will
be light. The indications are that
many thousands of acres of good graz
ing land in the north VIII see but few
cattle this year.-Denver Stockman.
Whitney L. Irwin of Holyoke says
be has used successfully for years past
a preventative for blackleg that has
never failed. 1t Is to procure guam
tity of black helobore in powder form
Take about as much as will 60 on the
end of knife blade. Cut u strip of
stout muslin about six inches long and
two ane half wide. Lay the powder
in the center of this and fold the cloth
to an Inch width and stitch it around
where the powder is spread. Next cut
q hole in the brisket of the animal and
run this ''string" through it, and tie
it, allowing the powder to come in con-
tact with the bare flesh. There will
be swelling, but this is not at all in
furious. MIR. Irwin says the ,preventa
tive has been used for several years by
many of his Nebraska friends and al
ways with success.-EX.
So far as reported, ]. D. Emersley.
who lives high up on Dos Cabezas
1000 feet above sea level,
success with the broom grass seed dis
tributed by the department of agri
culture through this office last year.
His report indicates that with care
and favorable conditions until the
plant should get we'll rooted the broome
grass might prove to be valuable
forage plant. 1t is not likely to get a
foothold under ordinary range con-
ditions except in very wet season. -
Arizona Range News.
One of the latest big cattle deals re-
ported was the sale of all the holdings |
Of the Crowfoot Cattle company of
Silver City, N. NJ, to w. A. Jack,
who has been the manager of the COM
oany. There were about 81 900 head |
Of cattle in the deal and the price was
BIS all around, with the calves thrown
n. The deal amounts to about $50, 900. |
It is understood that Mr.. Jack will |
simply succeed the CrOwfOot company |
Is the owner of their cattlessnd brand. |
This is the first New Mexican deal of
my size reported this spring.-Ex-
change.
A number of big cattle buyers are
to visit the south during the
coming month. and the indications are
hat the movement to the north will be
much larger than has been anticipat-
ID. Some of the owners in Arizona
re already commencing to ship to this
market, and it is believed that fully
5 ZOO head will come from that terri
Dry to this market to be sold. The
hances are that shippers will get fair
Stockmau.
Wednesday evening of last week
here arrived from Hermosillo twelve
arloads of cattle (431 head,) for the