The Eddy current., 1899-04-22


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Several consignments Of pecnns ana
peas have been recently Srlppcd from
slnton TO north Texas points.
VIII and Bert Belehcr OF Henrietta
have purchased from their father 1900
head Of cattle In Lasalle county.
John T. Germany OF Brownwood
bought 300 two-year-old beeves OF T.
J. Lowia and w. =. Mcclellan at $40
Mossrs Fernsaux Bros OF Albany
received one train Csixtoon oars) OF
steers and stock cattle over the Texas
Central.
About $500 boxes OF beans and peas
besides nifty cars Of watormelons viii
bo tho record for slnton this year, II
Is said at that place.
Two hundred and ten stock cars
have been ordered for the next two
or three months In advance to sintoa
for shipment OF cattle.
The strawberry crop In the Denlson
section OF the country has not been
seriously injured by the cold weather.
Of the last few days, but has been sotS
back.
A Grayson ounty fruit grower says
there will be plenty OF peaches on
Seeding trees. many apples and nu~ .
merous plums this season In that
county.
w ~ xVo..o,cr - Vtft.. .a,,.t., h..
made his father. d. WaEgoner. n pres
ont OF a fifteen month old Hereford
bull for which he paid 5000. He is one
OF Ikard's thoroughbreds.
Messrs. Coleman and Blocker OF
near Garlic Springs and Armstrong
are on the market in tnat city in
ample amount. Radlshes. In particu-
lar, are quite numerous.
Il. IT, East. prominent stockuan
Of Victoria county, Slipped three train
loads Of steer cattle to the Territory .
fom J. J. waldn's ranch near senton,
where he purchased them. -
and Jennings OF Lasalle. four Of the
biggest stoekmen in Texas. have Join
cd hands In riahing n gigantic ship
ment Of cattle 10 the Territory. II VIII
take 2eOO cars TO carry the cattle.
Il Is stated that few cattle in tho
Alice section are ready for early mar
ket because OF scarcity OF water and
grass. shiUmeuts from Alice will be
lighter than last year for that reason.
Some Grayson county farmers have
piowed up almost their entire crop OF
wheat because the wind mad laid bare
IA roots OF the grain and causd Ohe
plant 10 die.
Col, Ike r. Pryor has returned to San
Antonio from weeks trip 10 Frio
county and while away purchased n
string OF some OF the best bred and
best known herds Of cattle In south
west Texas.
". w, Mccoy OF Oshkosh. Wis, who
II manager and part owner OF one OF
the largest and best cattle ranches in
Texas located In Irion and adjoining
counties, was n visitor at Fort Worth
some days ago,
|, The ground Is being cleared for the
new oil mill which Is soon TO be built,
on South Center street, Bonham. ThB
machinery has been ordered and Will
be there In the course OF n few weeks.
II will start In with the fall trade.
The shipment OF garden truck from Z
Corpus Christi by express are rapidly
increasing, notwithstanding the bad
freeze IN February and the lack OF rain
I'm that section A good rain now
: would cause the garden truck to roll
! out by the carload. for there are acres
and Gcres OF beans, tomatoes. onions.
potatoes, etc, planted
s. D Burnett, the well known cattle
man OF Fort Worth, returned from
Waco. Grocsbeeok and other central
Texas points. II is understood that Mr..
Burnett has recently purchased for
his ranch In the comanche reservation
several thousand one and two-year-
old steers. a
Fearing that the corn thoy had
planted had been ruined by the frost.
some Hood county farmers would take
no chances, so have planted between
the middles. They feel that by pnF =
suing this course they will be able to
count on a crop TO a certainty.
Corn IN Rains county has about
recovered from the effects OF the re-
cent freeze. Some farmers are plant
Ing cotton, but the bulk OF the crop
will not be planted for a week. Most
every farmer ia fixing to plant plenty
OF forage crops.
Powell Garner, who lives near Bells.
GrayHon county. says that corn plant
. ed deem In the ground IA All rlghts