Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-10-17
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Irish potatoes are in good supply.
Fine rains are reported in Borden
county.
Rice harvesting is progressing in the
vicinity of Bay City t
John Currie says the range in Glass
cock county is improving fast.
j. w, Prewitt says cattle are in fairly
good condition in the Pecos country.
Hon. Travis Henderson of Lamar
county has sold his farm for $4,000.
Sam Wilkes says conditions are high
lx satisfactory at his ranch in Cara
county
Pink-eye is causing some trouble on
the ranch of ]. D. Wulfjen, in Mitchell
county.
Capt Jack Cross says cattle are in
splendid condition on his ranch in
Mitchell county.
S. H. Henderson reports splendid
rains on his ranches in Concho and
Schleicher counties.
The Guadalupe County Stock and
Fair association will hold its exhibit
ton at Seguin Nov. $40 and TO-
E. d. Harrington of Midland Tex,
has moved 1000 steer yearlings to
Terry county to be pastured.
e. w. Perminter of Big Springs, Tex,
recently drove between 200 and 800
steers to Gaines county for pasturage
G.. L. Denton has moved his cattle
from the ranch near Hembrie, and will
ranch with Jim Lima west of Edo
RADIO.
Complaints come from Cooke county
of cattle killed and crippled by anna
teur ropers who are practicing for rop-
ing contests.
, Haskell county was flooded and all
pasture fences in low ground were
washed away, Thousands of prairie
dogs were drowned.
D. c. Byrne Of Mitchell county says
his cattle are in fine fix and ready for
winter. He has 1900 bales of hay stor-
ed for winter use,
Wise & Mayo OF Donley county will
..p'qY8m Swheeief sehhssq .atsstqeg to
for the winter.
A. A. Cox has moved toll his ranch
near Van Horn. Texas thel 1867 head
Of cattle purchased some time ago from
Mr.. Porter, of Ysleta
The pineapple crop of Florida will
break all previous records. The value
of the crop on the east coast alone will
be in excess of 100000
]. D. Mitchell says that since the
killing of the prairie dogs on the
Square and Compass ranch grass has
improved fully so sr cent.
The United States department of az
riculture is endeayoring, to produce
varieties of cotton by ny
bridizing the sea island with the COM
mon upland varieties.
A considerable number of poor cattle
are being brought into Pecos valley
now to get the benefit of abundant
grass now growing, which puts them
on the market in first-class condition.
Cotton pickers met at Milford, Ellis
county, a few days ago and agreed on
so cents and board, or rs cents without y
board, as a standard price to be paid
for picking while cotton remains at its
present price.
September proved a disastrous month
for the cotton crop. The terrific rain
and wind storms in Texas, which has
been the banner cotton state, material
ly lowered its condtion-how much
has not yet be definitely aseertained
Tom HIGHLAND wentto Carlsbad sever
al days ago and sold remnant Of the
had left on an alfalfa range
in the summer, says the Pecos Valley
News. He got SIS head. pasturage
incluIed, adds the paper.
1t is reported from Vienna that one
of the scientists there has discovered
that all the bacteria in milk may be
easily killed by means of electricity,
and very moderate current at that
It is declared that the treatment is
simple.
Hoster Bros. Of Independence Pecos