Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-07-11
FARM AND FLOCK.

Threshers have been in great de-
mand this season in the panhandle.
At Quanah I. e. Stout sold to Oscar
Dodson 300 steers at private terms.
Arthur Hoover of Ozona bought from
Clay Mann two Hereford bulls at s65.
At ozona Bob Massie bought bunch
of yearlings from DR.. A. L. Taylor at
SIS.
The calf crop at the o. S. ranch in
Cara county was unusually good this
season.
Some unasiness about the water
supply for cattle is reported from Mid
land.
Farmers in Navarro county are hold
ling their wheat for further advance
in prices.
Grasshoppers are reported to be do
ing much damage northwest of Colo.
RADIO, Tex.
w. E. Branch of Ozona sold to Cal
Parker of Irion county, 10 head of
stock cattle at $40.
A. G. Heard Of Midland recently
bought 40 acres of alfalfa land near
Carlsbad, N. NJ.
Sam Paine of Quanah sold to George
Adamson 25 grade heifer calves at $13,
fall delivedy.
Rogers & Rucker of Quanah sold rs
head of stock cattle to Oscar Smith Of
Greer county
Will Pruett of Fort Davis recently
received from Missouri car of fine
Galloway cattle.
T. G. Hendricks of Odessa recently
sold to j. A. Slator of Llano Tex,
about 400 yearlings.
Tom Haskell of Quanah bought of
Peck Gibson of the same place 100
head of stock cattle at $23
j.. R. Hamilton of San Angelo,
bought from R. G. Logan Oh Sonora,
Tex. 44o muttons at s2.75.
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AT San Angelo, Bert Jones bought
$50 yearlings from r. L. Tate and so
from ]. N. Cobb. all at SIS.
Bert Weir of Glasscock county
bought 100 two-year-old steers at $40
from $. L. Wood of San Angelo.
1t is reported that G. P. Hill, stock
man of the Big Bend county, intends
to move to New Mexico soon.
Jas. Ewing of Madison county has
moved $50 head of steer yearlings to
Crockett county for pasturage,
Brunsop Bros. of Midland sold to w,
w. Stowe Is black muley heifers at $15.
Mr.. Stowe in turn sold them to Oscar
Willingham at SIG.
Grasshoppers are reported as being
at work in Clay county. They have
also appeared near Gonzales.
An estimate from Hardeman county
places the wheat yield of that county
at 10000 bushels, about 20 bushels per
acre.
Much valuable information was inn
parted at the Texas Farmers congress
at the agricultural and mechanical
college last week.
A report from Cherokee county says
that citizen of that county has re-
fused an offer of $1,000 for the crop Of
800 Of his peach trees.
( "A report from Midland says that 10
fine COW Of Scharbauer Bros. herd re-
Gently dropped a calf which weighed
ia pounds at birth n
The boil weevil is reported to b
damaging cotton in Washington, Bra
zoria, Wharton, Gonzales, Lee, Fayette
Waller and Bastrop counties.
There were 2O97 he e ecsiv. d in D i
las during June against 5s16 during th'
previous month. The month of Ma.
was record breaker both in receipts
and prices paid June prices will un
doubtedly prevail throughout July.
On August l. H. G. Harding will be
come manager Of the x ranch in Moor
and Potter counties. The ranch Il
owned by the American Pastoral com
pany. Mr.. Harding was formerly /
cattle inspector for the Texas Cattl'
Raisers' association
The yield Of the corn crop in tn
chicasaw nation will be cut short full,
70 per cent as result Of tho protract
ed drouth. Farmers agree that witt