. California agriculturist and live stock journal. Agriculture -- California; Livestock -- California; Animal industry -- California. California Agriculturist and Live Stock 3,400 by G. Van Winkle & Co., 3,200 by Brooks & Gatteu, 3,OSS by Ilardeu, 3,000 by King & Staples; several at 2,500 to 2,800, aiul two as low as 350. This will illustrate fairly the size of droves from Texas to Kansas. I have seen many statements of the size of herds in Kansas. It is impracticable to at- tempt to name all the large cattle ranches. I will mention a few herds recently reported in my cor
. California agriculturist and live stock journal. Agriculture -- California; Livestock -- California; Animal industry -- California. California Agriculturist and Live Stock 3,400 by G. Van Winkle & Co., 3,200 by Brooks & Gatteu, 3,OSS by Ilardeu, 3,000 by King & Staples; several at 2,500 to 2,800, aiul two as low as 350. This will illustrate fairly the size of droves from Texas to Kansas. I have seen many statements of the size of herds in Kansas. It is impracticable to at- tempt to name all the large cattle ranches. I will mention a few herds recently reported in my correspoiideuce. On the Gulf coast a Mr. Kennedy has inclosed the "Laureles" ranch by running a fence fifty miles, costing $100,- 000, across a neck of a peninsula, thus inclos- ing by fence and water 169,000 acres. The Kockport and Fulton Pasture Company, on Nueces Bay, incloses 115,000 acres, with a few miles of fencing on one side. Rockport is the great cattle-shipping port for Western Texas. In Refugio county there are large herds: John H. Woods', 17,500; John Lin- ny'.s, 17,500; J. & R. Dnshel's, 9,000; B. F. Gooch,in Mason, 20,000; Burrell Yol(]oron,of Grayson, county, 10,000 scattered over several counties. In San Patricio and other counties, Coleman, Mathes & Fulton, of Rockport, estimate their cattle at 85,007— 25,000 in pasture, the remainder on the range. They have made a single purchase of cattle to the amountof $130,000. The Peninsula Com- pany have, near Rockport, a pastux'e of 35,000 acres, inclosed by a cypress fence. In Lime- stone county Heaton & Harmer have 8,000 head. In Harris William McFadJon has 18,- 000, and George Butler I have a record of a large number owning 3,000 to 10,000, and there are many more that own much larger herds, were there time to collect and space to print them. Probably more than 2,000,000 of Texas cattle have been driven into Kansas since the war. The drive of last year was not so heavy as those of t
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