Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-05-03
STOCK NOTES

The lambing season is in full blast,
and sheepmen say the crop is much
better than last year.
The largest shipment of cattle ever
shipped out of Carlsbad, at one time.
will ocur about May 10.
Eleven cars of COWS and seven cars
of steers were shipped from Pecos
over tie Pecos Valley railroad last
week.
Wool is in fair demand and bring
ing a little better price than was ex-
pected. The secured article will bring
satisfactory results on the northern
markets.
There are lively times ahead round
ing up, lambing and shearing, the
securing mill ready for a big business
and horses are selling galore. Every
thing, both animate and inanimate.
shows signs of active life.
The Reynolds Land and Cattle COM
pany has bought the j. II. Knox ranch
in Shackleford county for $4,000 in
cash. Eleven thousand acres of land.
1900 yearlings and a leasehold to 49,
600 acres were comprised in the SALE
Clarendon, Texas, Banner-Stockman.
A farmer figures, says the Summer
field Sun, that n dog costs as much
for keeping as sixty hens; sixty hens
will lay in a year six hundred dozen
eggs, worth say $50. Now will SOM
n figure out what the profit would
be in Transforming all of the dogs in
this city into hens.
Patt Num- has been appointed fore
man On the Victoria Land and Cattle
comany's ranches. in Luna county, to
fill the vacancy caused by the resig-
nation of Henry Brock. The promotion
was very pleasing to Mr.. Nunn's very
intimate friends. Mr.. Num- was nenry
Brooks right hand man and has work
ed for the company a long time, faitn-
fully and well.
The majority of the stock on the
ranges is looking very good at the
present time, although in some places
water is getting scarce. Most of the
cattlemen are feeling very good, how
ever, over the condition in which
their stock has come through the win
ter. 1t is to be hoped that the rainy
season will commence early this year,
as it would be of great benefit to
them.
The first of the spring round-ups,
that of the Jones Bros, commences on
the A0lH lHSI. starting on ROCKY, the
outfit moves on Gyp spring, then to
the first Odd Jones ranch, Nelson's
old place (now owned by Bill Jones,
j. NJ. Campbell and George Duncan).
then on to the Hess ranch. Mosely
ranch, Juniper. Blue Springs, Pecos
irrigating canal stand pipe, mouth of
Roch to Rocky, and winds up at Nc
Kittrick Springs.-Carlsbad Argus.
During the past few weeks Frank
Shelton has purchased about 1000 2
year-old steers for Lake. Tomb &
Co.. He wished to complete his pur-
chases before giving information to
the public generally, and following
are deals made: 900 head of Steve Cal
verify, Garden City; 450 of Bert Weir,
Garden City; 800 of Christian, Big
Springs; 20 of j. S. Curtis, Midland;
IT'S of A. McClentec. Midland: Ito of
w. H. Brunson, Midland; 100 Of Dave
Harrington n John Buchanan, Mid
land; 70 of George Hutchinson, Mon
ahans; 225 of w. c. Robertson, Stan
ton; and a few other purchases of
minor importance, about 1900 in all.
He will collect the herd and start VII
them to Portales. N. NJ, where they
will be shipped about May l to Belle
Fourche. South Dakota.-Midland. Tex
as, Republican.