El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-04
Live Stock.

At cattle sales in Grant county New
Mexico yearlings fetch $16.-Ex.
On the east side of the Rio Grande
cattle are dying from ticks in their
ears'-Ex.
OThe prospect for big lamb crop in
all parts of New Mexico is very flat
tering.-Exch.
| James N. Upton has purchased the
ranch of Lyman Hersom, in Silver
City fat, consisting of 800 acres.-New
Mexican.
The recent rains in southwest Texas
| have caused grass to grow freely and
cattle will OF course be greatly bene-
| fted.-Ex.
All stock brands in the state of Colo
RADIO must be reregistered before the
| first of January next or be forfeited
Exchange.
The first shipment of 500 fat beeves
from Pecos Valley, Texas, recently on
their way to Los Angeles, CAL, for
slaughter was shipped,-Ex.
Landing is now in progress through
out southern New Mexico and the
prospect for q big lamb crop in all
parts of New Mexico is very fattering.
-Ex.
A meeting of stockmen will be held
at Ozona Texas, May 8, to consider
measures for Kidding the country of
wolves and other wild animals.-Ex-
change.
Mr.. Shiplett, living few miles north
of Waxahachie, Texas, has been both
cred by rabbits. He had succeeded in
killing 300 of these animals in the last
few months. Eek.
Many range horses are dying in Cas-
cade and Choteau and Teton counties,
Montana, because although better rust
lers than cattle, they are not being fed
during the worst spells. -Stockman.
A trainload of 762 head of cattle
went out of Bisbee Thursday of last
week, being the first consignment of
2 200 head to be shipped by A. A. Pes
guerra of Sonora.-Denver StOckman,
Isidro Sspdoval, OF Santa Rosa. in
northwest Bernalillo county, New
Mexico, reports the country very dry,
and says tina the percentage of lambs
will not average more than 75.-New
Mexican.
Scarborough & Wall of Foat Worth,
who are feeding at Corsicana, shipped
out over the Central and Frisco roads
several days ago six carloads of fat
Sherman Register.
There are about 2.75O, 900 cattle In
Kansas. OF these about 700, 900 are
working oxen and the remainder,
about l, 300, 900, are being fattened for
food. -Albnquerque Citizen.
Co%tlo No - h. ol,ao1
Denver, Cheyenne and Aurora by the
inspection commissions of Wyoming.
They say that at least rs, 900 head of
southern cattle are billed to be shipped
to that state this spring.
A party who lives in the Stockton
section lost 1900 out of 1880 head of
sheep by the recent hail storm. Some
of them killed by being struck by hail |
stones and others chilled to death as |
they had just being clipped
Herald.
J. w. Mum, the county tax assessor
of Mitchell county, Texas, estimates
that there will be shortage in cattle
for 1899 against that of 1898 of 20 per
cent, caused from moving cattle from
that county to a better range.-San
Angela Texas Press.
Col. VIM. Hunter, of Fort Worth.
says that with the cattle already in
the Oklahoma territory, present ship
cattle that will be pastured in the
to as many or more than were
there last year.-Exch.
Mr.. Marsh Parker of Omaha, a we'll
known cattleman of that state, has re-
turned home after q visit to Texas.
While in the state Mr.. Parker pur-
chased about 1000 head of steers from
parties in the vicinity of Midland. He
3 a great admirer of Texas--Denison
Herald.
The largest cattle deal ever made in
he city of Temple, Texas, was the pur-
base by John Ely of Temple of 215O
ead of feeders from J. F. Bull of
iold thwsite. Consideration of the
purchase $4,000. The herd of cattle
7ill be kept until fall before market
d.-Exch.
A dispatch from Cheyenne, Wy,
avs that contracts have been let for
he shipment over the line of the
'heyenne and Northern railway of
500 cars of southern cattle to the
anges of northern Wyoming and
)uthern Montana. shipments to begin
lay 1.-Exch.
The pulp of the beets was last season
sed with profit es food for fattening
.mbs, but on limited scale, only some
600 head having been placed in the =
ems altogether. This year this num-
er will be greatly increased, in fact it
now estimated that every pound of
ulp will be utilized for this purpose
alias News. E
James McLymont, the king sheep
an of Texas, residing in Val Verde i"
,unty, will have about 100, 900 head of
leep to shear this year. Sheep in
Testern Texas are not in the best pos -
BILE cordition owing to the Drotract- =