Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-05-08
FARM. RANCH. GARDEN.
Strawberries move lively.

H. o. Perkins of Big Springs has
taken eleven cars of cattle to Kansas
City.
The recent cold spell in Georgia and
sauth California has injured cotton
some.
Sheep shearing is going on at rap.
i'd rate around Sanderson.
Some Collin county farmers state
that wheat pest will not eat barley.
A number of tenant farmers from
other states are arriving in Collin
county.
Charles Downie and H. Lemien have
stored their spring clip of wool at
Sanderson.
Mr.. Furnish, the Anacacho (ling
county, stockman, lost two fine bulls
and two hogs from the effects of bite
of rabid coyote. .
In some portions of Palo Pinto coun-
ty farmers report the green bug has
ruined their wheat,
Over 10000 head of Texas cattle have
been unloaded at Henryetta, L. r., the
past few days. They have been placed
on a fine pasture near that place.
Reports from the country surround
ing Montgomery, Ala, indicate that
great deal Of cotton. wnicA was up,
has been killed by the present cold,
wet spell.
j. j. and A. J. Dull sold and ship
ped from sanderson 24OO head OF
steers, twos and up. They were ship
ped to the Indian Territory. Terms
reported at s25.
Col. e. C. Godfrey of San Antonio
has been at Bonham receiving several
hundred horses and mules for the
Uni+od States army. Steger G Co. are
filling the contract.
So far $4,000 mules nave been ship.
ped from the United States to South
Africa. Texas and Missouri have con-
tributed more of the number than all
the other states combined.
Messrs. Mangum C Turman sold to
| Mr. Finn of Georgetown 800 head of
2 and 9-year-old steers at S23 30. Mr..
Flynn will ship them to the Indian
Territory and hold them until winter,
when they will be put on feed.
Charles H. Flato of Sinner shipped
about 1900 head OF cattle to the Ter
ritory from Hallettsville. Mr.. Flato
has large ranch in the Territory,
where he will ship all his cattle.
Nearly 100000 pounds of wool were
stored at Lampasas this winter. w.
G. Price & Co. of that city, extensive
dealers, shipped the last. They got
fine prices and also paid nice sum.
At the. sale of registered cattle at
Syracuse, N. Y, 1856 head of Holstein-
Friesians brought $4,000. The high
est price, $500, was paid by H. d.
Crossman of Cayuga county, for COW
and calf.
The Sierra Madre railroad took
train of thirty cars of Mexican cattle
through FL Paso. This is the first
shipment of 400 cars that will enter the
United States from Mexico during the
next four weeks.
shipment of 100 ponies was made
from San Antonio to polo clubs in New
York, Philadelphia and Boston. These
ponies are all Texas bred and are said
to be the finest animals of the kind
ever shipped out of Texas.
good rain, the first in two months.
fell at Arson April 16. Telephone
messages from different points indi-
cate it to be general over Jones coun-
ty Grain crops will be greatly bene-
flied, especially wheat and oats, which
have suffered somewhat from the con-
tinued dry weather.
NJ. NJ. Hargis of Llano bought 200
head of threes from j. 3. Wright OF
Driscoll at $19and 1900 head of three
and tours from Jno. w. Timon of
Beeville at 1923 Both lots were received
and shipped to the Indian Territory.
The Square Bale Ginners' associa-
ton of Texas will meet at Fort Worth,
May 7. The president and secretary
urge every person engaged in this, bus
mess to attend, as it is expected that
some important business will come up
a, the meeting in question.
A. B. Patterson shipped carload
of eggs from Terrell recently to San
Francisco over the Texas and Pacific
railway recently. The egs were ali
laid by the Industrious hens around