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

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already arranged to ship four train
loads of feed ers to these ranges, which
will be sent forward early next month /.
Tomorrow Mr., Pusch will leave for
kansas City to make arrangements Tor
the sale of this fattened feeders.
| There will be number OF other STOCK.
men who will join in the business OF
sending their feeders to the northern
grass ranges and make the profits
themselves, now made by middle-men
| so that it swill not be necessary Tor
Montana and Dakota cattle buyers TO
come down to Arizona to inform our
stockmen of the value of their CATTLE
Tucson Star.
Texas Horse And Mule Trade
It is estimated by John G. King that
Texas shipped 5000 horses and mules
to the West Indies during the twelve
months ending on the 1st instant. Mr..
King said to the new reporter: I'm e
war with Spain introduced Texas
horses and mules in Cuba and the re-
suit is that they became popular.
They were sent there for war pur-
poses only and were found to be we'll
adapted to.the industries of the is
land. A friend of mine is about to
send 500 Texas mules to Porto Rico to
supply parties wanting wagon and
plow teams. 1 think one result OF the
territorial gains the United States has
made will be to promote export de-
mand for our horses. l was looking.
over the report of the department. OF
agriculture and find that up TO 1899
the export of horses averaged 5000
head annually for the entire nation
In 1896 the export had grown to $4,000
and 1 have season to believe 1t ls now
over $4,000. The breeders in Texas
take much more pains than formerly, In
selection of good stations, and they are
beginning to understand the needs OF
the world. Texas is now competing
with Missouri and Kentucky in horses
for all purposes. l know OF q recent
instance of a north Texas breeder sell
ing pair of fine carriage horses to
Kentucky banker. 1 predict that at
the next Dallas fair Texas will show
better horses than were ever before
exhibited by breeders in this tate
Dallas News.
Thomas Greenhaw came in yester-
day from his sheep ranch twelve miles
north of the city. He said that the de-
sert west of town Is literally blooming
with q profusion of California peoples
and other wild flowers, while the abun-
dance of grasses had fattened the stock
and made them very hearty. He said
this his band of 2, 300 sheep had recent
ly been without water for two weeks.
His assertion was considered marvel
Gus and led to discussion relating to
the space of time in which stock may
exist without water. Mr.. Greenhaw
explained that it was q frequent oc-
currence for his sheep to be without
water as much as two weeks and with
out q great deal of discomfort they
cept that in the grasses for sixty days.
When his sheep were led to water
after their two weeks dry experience
some of them did not drink. A COM
parisOn was made with cattle, which
strangely, also will thrive without wa
ter for period of six days. Indeed,
instances have been known OF cattle
Ding without water for nine days
hen it was within reach.-Phoenix
epublican.
r. G. Brady has purchased 5000 head
Of cattle from the ranches OF Ramon
Soto and Rosario Brena. These cattle
will be delivered in Tucson on the 18th
of May. The price paid by Mr.. Brady
was the market price. 1t is thought
that more cattle sales will be made
now since the suspense has been brok-
en- so effectually by Mr.. Brady. When
the cattle begin to sell there will be
some large deliveries and Tucson will
feel the benefit which has been longer
delayed this season than previous
years. It is estimated that the cattle
sales in this locality each year amount
to $500, 900 in the aggregate, and the
holding back of the money from the
channels of trade has affected the bust
ness interests of Tucson this spring.-
Tucson Citizen.
Pima county stockmen are arrang-
ing to ship their feeders to the pasture
fields of Colorado and Kansas. They
can secure fine pasture for twenty
cents per head per month, or 81 per
head for the season. This is much
better than they can do in Arizona,
then they have their fattened beef
near the market, which saves them
much on transportation. Several
cattle will be shipped at once
to the pasture fields of Colorado and
Kansas and the stockmen will do their
own selling to the butchers, thus
avoiding the middle man and saving
the profits for themselves.-Tuc
Star.
Steer yearlings are now bringing |
right at SIS in the Midland country, a |
price outranking any other section In |
Texas from two to five dollars per |
head. 1t may seem strange to some |
that the price here should be so far in |
excess of that of other parts. but when |
1t comes to be conside6 that the stock |
men here have been breeding from the |
best bulls obtainable for the past five |
years, and the further fact that we are |
not bampered by any quarantine res |
trictions, it can be readily seen why 1t
Is we are leading the van in prices
Midland Reporter.
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