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liable to death by acclimation as cattle. This county, and most of the bigb upland 

 conuties in West Texas, are as unlike Eastern and Southern Texas as is Kansas. We 

 have a very high, dry country, and in winter it becomes quite cold. Zero is not ac 

 uucommon degree of cold. There have been cattle — bulls — shipped to this couufy 

 f.-om botli Kansas and Missouri, and I believe they stand the climate better thau otbt-rs. 



Mr. It. Tcochefort Wade, San Angela. — In answer to questions addressed 10 Texas 

 NtoLkmen with regard to importation of cattle, I bc,^ to state I have purcliased a v.n- 

 loail of i'O Hereford bulls shipped from Ohio, out of which I have lost (iO ucr ci-nt. 

 Several paities have got bulls, both Hereford and Durham, from Kansas and Missoiii!. 

 Tliosc brought from these States have not been as liable to Texas or aceliniatiziiliun 

 ffvcr as if brought from States farther north. I do not know the exact localities l';>>iu 

 w hi oil they came. 



I know of several lots of cattlo brought from the East to this county, and have had 

 buuii'. Miyself pastured with the range cattle, and no disease has occurred. 



TRAVIS COUNTY. 



Air. TV. S. Carothirs, for Dolores Land and Cattle Company, Austin. — In J.-iunary, 

 I.'i84, we purchased at a place 1:2 miles southwest of Indianola, Warren County, Iowa, 

 42 young bulls. Two were thoroughbred Ilerefords, and the balance wcreont of high 

 grade Durham cows, by tlioroughbred Hereford bulls. We had them shipixd by rail. 

 'J'liey were snowed up near Auiunni, Iowa, and were without food 01 water for forty- 

 eight hours and over. .Several of them had their ears badly frozen. They arrived at 

 at our laii'jh in Kinney County, Texas, on January 14, 18d4, in bad condition from 

 length of time in transit and want of proper care while en route. We know that two 

 of them died from the effects of the shipment, they having been badly crippled. The 

 other 4 (G having died) in all pvob.ability, died from the effects of the exposure and 

 bad treatment while on the trains. The 3G left are in good condition, doing well, and 

 are now on the ranch. 



In January, this year, we bought another lot (41 head) of the same class and from 

 the same place as the lot above mentioned. They arrived at our ranch in Kinney 

 County, Texas, on January 17, 18S5. iu fair condition. Two died shortly after their 

 arrival there. The balance (39 head) are now on the ranch in excellent condition and 

 doing well. 



We also purchased another lot (Durhanis, bulls and heifers) from Hume Bros., near 

 Lexington, Ky., iu December last year. They arrived at our rauch in Kinney County, 

 Texas, about Clnistmas day. Eleven died soon after their arrival there. 'We thou 

 sent aud got Dr. E. A. Carothers, of San Antonio, Tex., to go out to the ranch and m.Tke 

 a medical examination into the cause of their death, and see what, if anyihing, could 

 be done to save the remainder of the herd. After a more tliorongh examination aud 

 iuvestig.ation of the matter, his coticlusiou was that tlicy were dying from the eflects 

 of exposure, the weather having been for some time very cold aud wet — wet winter 

 nortli.irs— and there was no shelter op the ranch for the herd. Dr. Carothers recom- 

 mended that we house the herd and feed them well for a time, which was inmiediately 

 done. Since then wo have only lost one, which died on January 26, 1885. The bal- 

 auce are all on the ranch in good condition and doing well. 



In Ic'iiO we moved 8,iJ0n cattle from our ranch from'Williamson and Milum counties 

 (also some from Bee County), Texas, to our ranches in Dimmit, Zavala, and Kinuey 

 conuties, Texas, where they have been ever since. This stock aud increase numbers 

 over 15.000 head, and there never has been any loss or sickness among them. The 

 native cattle that were there in 18S0, and with which our stock has intermingled 

 continually, have never been sick or had any disease. 



UVALDE COUNTY. 



Mr. B. F. Bmard, f7ra?(Zc.— Thoroughbred aud high grade. Shorthorns, and Here- 

 ford bulls have been brought from north of the south line of Kansas into this ai.d 

 adjoiuiug counties for the past three years. In October, 1884, Searight and Caroth- 

 ers brought about 50 head from Iowa to their rauclies in Zavala and Kiuuev counties, 

 and the ]>revious year about the same number with no loss from fever. Dr. Johnson 

 brought several car-loads from Kentucky to his ranch on the Frio River in this county, 

 and I have not heard of his having lost aiy. Mr. O'Ncll brought 3 fine th..roughbred 

 .Shorthorn bulls from Kentucky four years' ago. which are yet "doing good service on 

 his range. Many other cattlemen have brought in good stock with like result. 



Thousands of cattlo from Eastern Texas liave been driven into this nud adjoining 

 counties during the spring and summer mouths, and allowed to pasture on the same 

 range with cattle native to these counties without loss to either, all beiu"- alike verv 

 healthy. ° 



During the months of June and July, 1882, 1 drove from North and East Texas, from 

 the counties of Cooke, Denton, Collin, Hunt, Fannin, Lamar, Red River, Delta, Hop- 



