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:j.--_ARIS CANYON. 

 Near the Canadian River, Pantiandle of Texas. 



along. My son and I only kept five head, Hope 

 and Venture, the largest and smallest grade 

 heifer and one grade bull. All five are 

 living and doing well. We like them better 

 than Shorthorn stock. I think you can sell 

 some here in this portion of the country as 

 everybody is pleased with them. They can live 

 and do well where other stock will dig. We 

 have some beautiful half-breeds coming on. I 

 would like if you would bring down some Here- 

 fords next fall. I want some of your best thor- 

 oughbreds. Yours truly, 



S. C. Skidmore. 



MORE EARLY TEXAS EXPERIENCE. 



Tascosa, Oldham Co., Texas. 

 October 17, 1880. 

 Editor "Texas Live Stock Journal" : 



I am on the ranch of Messrs. Lee and Keyn- 

 olds, and thought a general sketch of the im- 

 proved land and blooded stock owned by them 

 might perhaps help to prove the value of such 

 st(3ck, and that they can be bred and raised 

 with less expense as well in Texas as other 

 states. 



These gentlemen have for the last few years 

 been importing thoroughbred bulls from Can- 



ada and the Eastern states, and now they have 

 their herd graded up to such a standard of 

 excellence, that it has no equal on this conti- 

 nent. For the past two years they have been 

 unable to supply the demand for young stock. 

 To meet this big and growing demand, they 

 decided last year to make a specialty and breed 

 with the express view of supplying Texas ranch- 

 men with improved and thoroughbred bulls. 

 Being thorough and practical cattle men, well 

 versed in the wants and requirements of the 

 trade, and possessed with unlimited means, they 

 have and will make the venture a success. 

 To show their confidence and earnestness in 

 the business, I would state that for the ranch 

 now occupied by them, they paid something 

 over $40,000, which is, by the wav, the best 

 situated and adapted for business of any I 

 have seen. I feel my inability to give a de- 

 scription which will do justice to either ranch 

 or cattle. 



Shorthorns. — Among their first importa- 

 tions, besides a fine lot of heifers, were twenty 

 head of two and three-year-old bulls, bred bv 

 Mr. F. W. Stone, of Canada. A grander and 

 more massive set of fellows it has never been 

 our pleasure to see. Next in order are a lot 



