Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1902-01-08
FARM AND FLOCK.

Celery was much in demand last
week.
Fine Christmas beeves brought fan
cy prices.
Large tomato acreage will be put in
during 1902.
About 5000 head OF cattle are being
fed at Millett.
w. A. Lowe is feeding 800 cattle at
San Antonio.
Several thousand head OF cattle are
being fed at Paris.
An enormous amount OF poultry was
sold Christmas week.
A S. Gage has bought the MusgraVe
ranch, near Marathon.
A few losses Of calves from blackleg
are reported In Shackelford county.
Eagles killed fine Shorthorn calf
on ]. @. Birds ranch near Alpine.
J. d. Jackson of Alpine recentl-
shipped, twenty-nine cars OF cattle.
Horticulturlsts OF Custer county. Me-
braslra. will organize an association.
C. N. Moody at Atlanta, Mo-. paid
$4,000 for Galloway bull. This iS
said to be the record price.
1t is claimed by some farmers that
frost is fatal to Mexican boil weevil, a
number having been frozen.
At San Antonio w. A. Lowe has put
800 calves on feed. This makes 700
head OF cattle on feed there.
The cold weather, 1t is asserted. has
severely Injured the orange trees in
the vicinity of Lake Charles. La.
The Truck Growers association of
Morris county has purchased 5000 fruit
trees and two carloads of potatoes.
Prof. John t. Stinson's fruit exhibit
ear is making trip is southwest Mis-
souri,. and practical demonstrations are
mode for the benefit of fruit growers.
Sterling county is said to be admir-
ably fitted for the cultivation of cauli-
flower A party who planted some the
past season had most excellent sue
cess.
]. Y. Johnson of Los Angeles, Call
Is said to have the only pigeon ranch
IN the world. He has $1,000 adult pig
cons, sends $50 dozen squads to mar
ket every month and his investment
nets him $4,000 annually,
j. e. speice, living on Red river
twelve miles north OF Ector, has a
corr, shredder and husker. 1t is said
10 be the second one in operation in
Texas. 1t shucks and shells the corn
and at the same time cuts to pieces
stalks and shucks.
The University of California has
been asked to recommend to the Phil
ippine commission several men quail
fed by experience and scientific train
ing to take charge OF agricultural ex-
bbdNAOho III lhC AAiiPPAhNps
A member of the Cass County Truck
Growers association planted tomatoes
July 10 on land that had been used for
Irish potatoes. He made a nice profit
from the latter. and from the tomatoes
he realized at the rate of $500 per acre.
John Williams, the colored boy who
picked $4,000 pounds OF cotton in Ell
lis county in the fall of 1900, finished
his picking this season with $4,000
pounds TO his credit. Several farmers
for whom he worked vouch for this
statement.
deed was filed for record at Bee
vile. whereby f. A. Walder conveys to
j ]. Valdez, 11.547 acres of land ly-
ing in Bee and San Particle counties
for $31. 99s.43. This land is to be used
exclusively for grazing purposes.
Mcfarland Bros. OF weatherford
bought and shipped out 800 head Of
very hne steers. $50 OF them being
purchased from A. J. Center and 150
head from J. M. Finson- The CenteE
cattle were OF the grass.
T. D. Woods OF Victoria purchased
from J. H. Wood. and the heirs OF Nan
cy Wood. $4,000 acres OF land and
5000 head OF cattle. The consideration
was nearly 100000. Land,was bought
DOR stock raising.
p. o. Redford. farmer who resides
IN Palo Pinto county. three miles
south OF Mineral wels, claims TO have
abe champion COW. The animal 10 one
half Durham. aud her owner asserts
4hat her measurement "a ~ Ia handa
Rhe 10 curiosity.