THE CATTLE KINGS OF TEXAS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 183, 4 August 1877, Page 4

THE CATTLE KINGS OF TEXAS

Tha New York Times says: — A recent letter thus apeaka: —" Iq Tex us 1 notice much more atieutiou is giveu oi late to private pastures. In iouryturs past at leaat halt of many count-iris west of bun Antonio river have bteu euclo^ed in immense pastures by posi aud pluuk ieucen. Ail pictures aud a> coru. Taeu tuo amali ctauk taeu vie growing suuuUet aud fewer, while lttiv.< ; stuoks are growing much larger, bew ot your reudera have auy iuei of ibe extent to wiiiuh v siugle wav or tirui will carry this business. For their

wonderment I will give a few stocks | and pastures which I (jave.seeri, with namesand figures. Allen & Son, east of the Brnzos, have 40,000 acres eoclosed, 50,000 head of cattle, and ship annually, includius; purchases, .about 50,000 beeves. Foster Dyer, west of' the Brazos, has 12,000 acres enclosed, aud 40,000 head of cattle. He bquglit of one parry last spring 3,000 thre^-.year-old heifers 1 , at '9JoIb in golieacn. Caruthers and Brother north of Austin, have, 60,000 cattle on. the- plains. o,'BHen, on ihe Guadeloupe, hija 35,000 cattle. Mr Lowe, west of San; Antooio river, has 40,000 acres in pasturage, and 120,000 head of cattle. A widow further west has 140,000 cattle ou the plains, aud sells anuually 15,000 beeves. Matthews, Coleman, and Matthews, Rockporf, Texas, hav^i c 200,000 acres of pasture, 16p,Q0p cattle;^ and 'ship anduallv, iricludink purchases, 30,635 beeves'. Duvusa and . Ellison, San Antonio, drove last spriog to Kansas 66,000 cattle; ancT must have at least double that number on the j plaicß. Mr King, west of the Nuecea ( river, drove to Kansas 33,000 beeveif from his own branch, and sold at 33 i dollars per head.; he has 200,000 .acres of pasture, 166,000 cattle/ aridlO.OOO horsed and mulea. Mr M. Kennedy!, his next neighbor, has 190,000 acres of pasture, 8,000 horses and mules, and 130,000 cattle. There are many others, whose stocks as large, that I hive not seen, to say nothing of the 10,000 to 30,000 stocks, but this will suffice; This seems incredible to an, eastern or even a north western mau, and yet in round numbers is very nearly "correct. And still there is a very large diminution of the cattle on the plains in five years past. I will give you one of the many instances to show the immense profits of this business, when they can graze all the year round. I wji&hold the names, as it is not my prdyjnc^ to make known any man's private.business. Four years' ago certain friends, of mine discussed the pasturage question, and began to buy and fence mi cheap lands. They have now 250,660| acres of pasturage, are systematic in' their business, and opened a sto>\ki cattle account separate fronY7b3ef adcount, debited it with all purchases of stock cattle, all ages, and credited it ! with' all sales from, said stocks at the prices ruling there. The account; dhows now 410,000 dollara paid out in i four years for stock cattle 1 of all ages, and 520,000 dollars sale for said stocks, with 110,000 cattle on hand, worth 6 dollars per head, or 600,000 dollars, and the account out at debt, making 770,000 dollars profit in four years, and perhaps did not use over 35, QOO,' dollars cash in these purchases; . Some others have done as well, and even better on a smaller scale. The wool-growers are equally as well ealiafied with their business in the past, though wool is declining, while cattle are growing scarcer and higher every 'year, for people will eat, aud the vast grazing plains are being gradually, but surely, taken up by email farmers emigrating' , to the south-west. '■■'■

W —— —— »hiihi»i i in —»» I .Xhe Otago Guardian says: — The tedium of the first daye ot Parliament, when the tables are flooded with papers., of various descriptions, will have been relieved by one upon ' Methods for Diminishing the Rabbit Nusiauce," in I which are contained descriptive plans of how to effect the purpose sought. The first descriptive plate is by a Mr Alfred Newton, and is eomewhat in the | form of Venus in its transit, across the sun — "D,"as representing Venus, ;a in the cover of the pit, and C.B. the Bun-=^ain area of 30 or 40 yards. Further on we have a full-page plan of the ' trap,' which ia drawu with much artistic skill. Figure 1 represents how buuny is inveigled on to a platform of brushwood, fl&ed ou a tip acting over a pit when the 'tip' lips und bunny is tipped into a pit below. Figure 2 represeuts one bunoy joyfully skipping along with " tucker" in the dietauce, aud then shows how said bunoy, in the innoceuce of his heart and in the confidence of raboitdcm, hops- upon tha aforesaid lilt, Wueibupoo, instead of reacbiug pasiures greeu, he discovers the result of hia owu gieennets us'.lhe f^oes heuiiloug dowu into the pit, noi, nuwever, tt bottoiniesa ooe ; tor ibV i.rtiat with cousumuiate akili baa ilepicied a pit witfi a bottom, on ttie fljor ot which are represent a' number uf disconsolate buuniea, with v&ryaig expressions of countenance. Wo have one rabbit with upturned tail^ indicative of " never say die," emulating the Alpiue mountaineer, aud

evidently, from the expression on his 4ips, humming, " Climb up, blitab up, the raoaotaia high." Number 2 is dejected in countenance: and is lickiqg the'duat. Number 3 has a woe-begorie countenance expressive of grept^ grief, while his, left eye looks as. if it, was affected with a bad cold. Number :4 sitsjpn his haunches, with his, ears ereefc and ..looks aa if ha were thinking •Well here is a pretty go; they wouldn't have me again if I had another chance!.' Number 5 is, positively' sick/ He is J*'^ °a hia.eide^ with his tongue ,sttiftk.-.oue l iand >r hiß left 1 ear ' "dowp. ! Number 6 appears to be very comfortable-; he is^evi'dentjy picking his teeth with a atf a w, having doubtless enjoyed a good feed befofe being 'had.' Number 8 rS^, r y}s? tq.'aiantlonVhis head, probably foit'h a viert to haltering his^braiteSbui, while number 9 is sitting up conSemjPm°g She -whole tcene ia evident -astonishment. We regret sincerely, that we are unable to reproduce the J picture as i6' appears in the paper re-.i ferred to ; but if any subscriber has got I a cross child, or a sick oyster, antl ( wants' fio iimake laugh the^plaW ia a|t' Sheir aarvica for a limited period.

roots haye been taken up wet, many sheep tee destroyed by the obstruction produced by the earthy matter accuinu- ' lated in the bowels. Similar obstruc- • - tion and consequent inflammation of the bowels not uufrequently kills horses supplied with unwashed roots. Although cattle, with their capacious, - subdivided stomach and phlegmatic : temperament, withstand better than '.other animals some of the causes of • disease they are liable from the swallowing of such indigestible matters to , suffer from acute indigestion, obstruc- ". tion, and death. /