The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1906-10-18
COL. POOLE'S STORY
ABOUT WEST TEXAS
Very Interesting Account Of His Visit
10 san Angelo and About
Carnival Exhibits.

uINal neIu mere from OcJODeG JC
., is Col. G. G. Poole's account,
taken from the Texas StUckman-
journal, about his visit TO this
city. The article, in part, is re.
produced below aud will prove of
great interest to any resident of
West Texas.
son going to the grounds near
the court house in San Angelo
where the sheds were prepared for
the farm and stock exhibits, the
first thing that caught my eye
was the Hereford cattle owned by
w. Davis Jones, of Tom Green
county. | was agreeably sur
prlsed to find such splendid
herd of cattle. Warrior XVIII is
II perfect model in every respect ;
Is five years old and tips the beam
at 2,3OO pounds. His register
number is 1906. lie has never
been defeated in the show ring by
any bull below the quarantine
line but once, taking first prize in
Dallas as u calf IN 1901 aud sec
ond place in San Antonio the
same year. Has been shown two
successive years i'll Fort Worth,
l9O5.O6, and maintained his rec
ord as best bull below the line.
He has sired some grandsons and
daughters, and the present herd is
rich in his blood. lizard, q four.
year.old bull, is another one Of
this famous herd, register l37200.
He was sired by old Ikard NI,who
was, in his day, perhaps, the sire
of more prize winners than any
other Texas bull. His son has
proved like his sire, u grand get
ter, many of the present show
herd being his SONS and daughters.
"Plutus. No. 1565G5. is u young
bull of grand scale and finish, and
is u grandson Of the great bull,
Dale, his dam being strongly
bred Anxiety " COW. 1t is my
candid opinion there is not u
better bred herd in al! Texas or
west of the Mississippi river. Mr..
Jones has spared no pains or
money in breeding up this mag
nificent herd He has eleven head
here on exhibition and they
speak for themselves. All of
them are perfect models of the
Hereford cattle. His ranch is
situated six miles south of San
Angelo, known as the old Bis
marck farm, consisting of $500
acres, 800 acres in a fine state of
cultivation, 700 of it under ditch,
which he irrigates and produces
immense crops. The home-seek-
ers have invaded this county and
have got land so high that he has
decided to sell his herd at public
auction November 20, and will
dispose of the entire herd, includ-
ing $50 head of these beautiful
cattle. Col. Edmonson, of Mis-
souri,, who is widely known, will
do the auctioneering act. Mr..
Jones will kill the fatted calf and
have plenty of something good for
the inner man Oh that occasion.
Said he, Il do not expect to set
fabulous prices. However i am
getting warm prices for this land
from farmers and truck growers,
in small blocks. These lands are
equal to his cattle in quality and
November % the stockmen OF this
upper country will have Il chance
to get some rs good cattle rs ever
trod Texas soil, at low figures.
The next animals that caught
my attention were the Angora
goats. Strickland IL Norvell have
just received here by express two
blIIies, one 3.year.old an import
ed fellow bred by A. b. Hobson
in South Africa and was imported
by Ct, A. HOerie, of Lawrence,
Kans., and sold to Strickland &
Norvell for $500, express charges
SO, costing laid down here $40.
He is a perfect beauty, shears an
nually fourteen pounds of mohair.
lie is Il majestic fellow and looks
so knowing. | examined him
closely. The density of his wool
is surprising 1t is almost impos.
sible to get ones fingers through
it to his hide, The next was
yearling buck bred by G, P, Bal
ley & Sons Co., of San Jose, Cal.
This buck is from imported Turk
ish stock of his last importation
and carries their certificate as be-
ing the finest goat raised by them
last year and sold to Strickland
& Norvell at $3.50 in California,
they paying the express charges.
The fineness and density of his
fleece is astonishing to me, 1t is
as fine as the finest of silk. To
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