The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-07-09
...STDCK NEWS.

J. n. Farquharsold two BUTCH
er cows at 500 and two yearling
steers at $12 Also sheep pelt
with the wool on, for 90 cents.
1t is reported that the big pack
ers, Swift & Co., contemplate ex-
periments on agiganUic scale, in
feeding cattle in the southern
states on the Cassava root.
A bundle of sorghum, from the
Metcalfe farm. ison exhibition at
the Seibert grocery store on Con-
cho avenue. Some of the stalks
are about six. feet IN length-a
very good showing.
Broome & Farr, Of Henrietta,
1. T., had among other cattle on
Tuesdays market Els steers 975
10 average at $500, "a head S64
tb at 1925 and. B4 head 94s
fb at $4.S5.-St. Louis Stock Re-
porter.
G.. R. Casey &.Son. bought DOC
two year old steers from Clay
Parks, of Brentwood, from his
Concho county ranch. bud Tom
and Jackson g. Neeley Bros,
figured i'm bringing the parties
together.
Grave trouble is apprehended
in the CAoctaw Nation, between
cattlemsn and the Indians
About 400 cattle have been killed
supposedly by. the Indians whc
charge that the. cattlemen have
been disobeying the law persis
tently.
George l.. Abbott is at hom,
once more from the territory, blu
only for a few days. He bring
the general reports of fourishint
conditions in the territory an'
thinks the out for cattle i
very fair as the corn states crol
will be immense, and as we'll tn
East Texas cotton crop.
The Press. management desire
to give an account of every tran
saction in Live stock which occur
in the Coneho Country. Friend
of the paper can materially heb
our news gathering force, by in
forming our reporters, or; phonin
to the office mo. 244) any new
they may have in regard to stecI
whether great or small. w
want it all and every item will b
duly appreciated.
John S. Noll is home again
from Brownwood, where Inc. ha
been shipping out sheep, as note
I in Tho Press at the time. H
still has quite D number left
which he will hold over unles
sooner disposed of at fair price
He reports the Brentwood C0un
try now in fine shape from recen
good rains. Cotton is all right
and the corn crop having been
failure on account of the delaye
rains, farmers will make a secon
planting, using June. corn; an
also putting in mi'let, sorghum
kaffir corn, milo maize and othe
feed crops. The Press notes tina
this is also being done in man
other sections of the state.
The total nun" err of buffalo c
bison, both tuu and mixed blood
in the United States is 1,14
according to report submitted I
congress by the interior depar
ment, based on correspondent
with various states. Of tn
number. seventy-two are runnir
wild, of which fifty are in Color
do and the remainder in the Ye
lowstone national park. TIL
number of buffalo or bison dome
ticated or in captivity, includir
full or mixed bloods is 10Y
The total number Of the flu
blood buffalo in the United Stat
is 996 and the mixed blood II
The total number of buffalo (
, bison in Canada is 500. Of the
600 are pure blood, running will
In countries outside North Amer
ca the interior department est
mates that there are 1913 buffa
or bison, all of which are believe
to be in captivity. In the Unite
States the domesticated buffa
appear to be increasing.