Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-02-15

land aud Phoenix to look after his
bands 81 sheep ranging In Yavapai and
Maricopa counties.
The prediction Ia ,nat all kinds of
stock will open brisk in the spring.
Sheep men may feel easy. as mutton
and wool VIII be in demand.
Parties from Texas who drove in
$50 cows and heifers are feeding them
on Clifton Chisholm's farm. near Ros.
well. and will look for range In the
spring.
Jim Crockett passed through Alto
with 1900 sheep belonging to w. q,
Hamilton. ~ Roswell. ". M. Says he
viii ship to Chicago over the new Rock
Island road.
Mcssrs. Stewart and Leather. of San
Juan county, lest ahout five mead OF
their cattle last week from blacKleg.
They nave yapcinated the balance of
the herd and 40 Iuliner losses are an
tieipated.
The Carlsbad Argus says More cat.
tie buyers viii he here this spring than
for many moons. ID. Webster is now
on the market for 3-year-olds and G. b.
WillnRham wants $1,000 steers. Boys.
get move on you.
A iLnonths-old bull, Gold Cross"
sold at the "Kriterion sale at Kansas
City for 1895, the highest price on
record for an animal Of this age. He
was oalyed December |. 1900, and was
sired BY Sothoms bull. Improver. out
Of Grove Maid 22d.
Wyatt Johnson has charge Of 10000
acres of the Farri3 lands fronting on
the Pecos river from Five Mile. above
Salt creek, to a point somewhere In
Eddy county. He gets from 5 to is
cents per acre from gheepmen who
lease the tract for landing grounds.
George Chossmar the cattle buyer
from Denver. Coo, arrived in Deming
last Thursday and took a turn among
the Gait emon OF that section during the
next few weeks, Mr.. Chessman has
bought a large portion OF the cattle In
that section for years past and by fair
business dealings has built up an en-
viable ira lie.
There is boy out on the ella who
was jimmying around the barn the 9TH
er day and came across some bran
which ne began to eat. His father saw
him. What are you doing?" he asked.
Eating bran" answered the boy.
We'll. for Gods sase. son, eat any
thing you want. but let the horses feed
alone this winter"
In common with the policy Of the In
dian department to lease the Indian
lands for stock grazing purposes, 1t is
announced that the Fort Apache res
ervation will be open for cattlemen to
secure leases. All information can be
obtained from Major c. w. Grouse. the
agent, at Fort Apache.
The White Oaks Eagle says VIM.
Babb. $. Turney and Frank Barksdale.
stock men of Sonora. Texas. were at
the Baxter Tuesday. They are looking
for ranches and are now in the Gallo
country for suitable location. They
will move 5000 head of beef steers
into New Mexico as soon as the quar-.
antine is raised.
The Kessler.Lacey company, pur-
chased from T.. A. Clayton, of Chaves
county, five head of cows, four grade
Durham and bucksk!n Jersey, and
w. A. Johnson says they were the top
VI Wv hStus JCl 5ty was
sold to G. Il. Holt, of zuber Hollow.
that county, who will add 1t to his fine
herd OF milk cows.
Two colts by Cresccus, the champion
trotter. will be trained In the Blue
Grass state this year. One OF them Is
at the Lexington track and has gone a
quarter In less than 0:36. His dam
Is sister to Larabie the Great The
other colt is at the Walnut Till stock
farm and his sire and dam were both
sired by Robert McGregor.
The Pennington Hustler says: Il. r.
Cooper, who recently purchased the
Steele ranch on the La Plata, Is the
owner OF some OF the finest sheep In
the southwest, one imported ram. from
the BALM farm In Germany. costing
him $3.50. He also has lamb which
took the first prize at t..e Pueblo. Colo.
state fair. over ali corners.
Many sheep are being driven into
northern Lincoln county from various
places in the territory says the White
Oaks Eagle The abifdance OF grass
and water resulting from the splendid
seasons this year, has caused this tres.
pass from other counties OF the terri
tory. II may result. however, In our
ranges being oyerstocked and thereby
greatly injuring our own stockmen.
The Roswell Register says: Fritz
Brinck. manager for knollin Il CO.. of
Kansas City. had thirty-five cars of
sheep in the vicinity of the River
Stock Yards ready to ship to Nicker.