Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1902-07-09
FARM AND FLOCK

Peaches are in good supply.
Native plums find ready sale.
The drouth has injured watermelons
some around Wallis.
Fannin county farmers cut wheat
and oats by moonlight
A. 8. Gage, the cattleman, has a tele.
phone line from Alpine to his ranch.
Furneaux Bros. shipped from Dem
ison to Kansas City eight cars of cat
tie.
Wheat in many localities has
PANIED out much better than was
thought.
There is some complaint in Wise
county of web worms and grasshop
pers damaging cotton.
Hogg Bros. Of Hamilton county sold
to W. B. Floyd, Missouri cattleman
100 5-year-old steers.
The Chicago Live Stock World pro-
diets that fewer cattle will be market
ed this year than in 1901.
Despite the drouth it is claimed
more corn will be produced In Wise
county this year than last.
Constable Hamilton OF Alvarado
says Kansas corn planted in that SEQ
ton of Johnson county is doing fair,
ly well.
A number OF cattle have been quar-
Antined in the southern portion OF
Grant county, New Mexico on account
of ticks.
f. N. Page sold to James Cox 1853 de.
horned steers at $50 and few cut.
backs at 1923. They were shipped to
Pierre 8. D. .t
Farmers and stockmen in MISSISSIPPI
pi and Alabama intend feeding their
cattle on cassava. 1t is said to fatten
the animals fast.
The United States government may
establish horse ranch in the Philip.
pines and raise animals for services
there in the army.
Salt water going up Louisiana bay.
GUS has prevented irrigation of rica
and in consequence the cereal is be-
ing drouth damaged.
w. j. Mcintyre. the well known
southwest Texas stockman. shipped to
New York city carload of steers to
be used in roping contests. ~.
At the Chicago stockyards last
week E. o. Farmer of Aledo. Tex,
sold eight steers averaging 1914
pounds at s765 per 100 pounds.
Crop conditions we're never better
in Moore county than now. Tanks
and lakes are also full of water and
farmers and stockmen full of Joy.
A sheep shearing plant has been put
In operation at Hugo, Col. 1t is esti-
mated that 10000 sheep will be shear
ed at the sheds there this season.
A Gomez, two miles south of Min
eral Wells, who has forty acres in
corn, says he will raise thirty bushels
to the acre even if not another drop
of rain falls.
Peter Classen of Davenport has sold
on the San Antonio market carload
of grass-fed cattle Their average
was 114O pounds and they sold at
$3.75 per 100. -,
The Capitol syndicate has sold 81.
900 acres of land to F. G. Wright of
Denver at 50 per acre. Mr.. Wright
owns 10000 acres in the Panhandle
exclusive of this purchase.
F. M. Clark, living near Roy, sig
miles east of Waxahachie, has i've
acres of cotton in one of his fields
which he expects will be open in a
few weeks. Dry weather is the cause
Of this. ri.
Recent fine rains in Red River coun-
ty cause the farmers to believe that
an excellent corn crop is assured In
that county The stalk is represented
as looking fresh and green all over
that section.
Mr.. Power. farmer living near ga.
voy, Fannin county. has sold this sea-
son about 1000 gallons of blackberries
on his farm. besides sending several
wagonloads to whitewright to be sold
there.
Farmers in that section OF Johnson
county surrounding Venus who plant