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FOREST AND1STREAM. 



Hay can be put up very cheaply, as there is nb 

 grass in the creek bottom that Will make Que bay, and grain 

 of all kinds can be raised without difficulty, as the soil is 

 fertile. 



If any reader of the Fokkst and Stream has an idea of 

 going into sheep-raising in Northern Texas, and calculates on 

 getting along without any feeding, he will find his mistake, 

 and before long will be a wiser and poorer man. Most winters 

 it will be but a matter of feeding for a day or two at a time 

 during a storm in preference to have them exposed to its fury. 

 thereby insuring an increased length and evenness of staple in 

 the wool, and greater strength and vitality in the lambs. 



With Mexican sheep, shearing about 2^ pounds to the fleece, 

 the loss of a month's growth, consequent on the chilling effects 

 of a wet norther, amounts to but a few ounces ; but which the 

 flock shears, as it should, six pounds per head, the loss 

 amounts to probably three-quarters of a pound, as I imagine 

 wool grows more, rapidly during winter, and the monthly 

 average being evidently half a pound. At present the ground 

 is covered with snow six or seven inches deep, and has been 

 for a week. It is the third time it has occurred this winter, 

 and the suffering of all kinds of stock is terrible. One party 

 near Griffin lias but 300 left out of 1,300 head of sheep. We 

 ave plenty of corn, but unfortunately have been until to-day 

 hwithout any hay ; as a consequence, with the best care, our 

 losses have been heavy, 



So long as they could get at the grass they could get along 

 With CorD in addition, but now that the ground is covered 

 with snow, to expect sheep to make a living, pawing for dry 

 grass, is asking too much. 



As an old Indian said the other day, it is "Heap bad 

 weather— heap cold." I am convinced that sheep-raising will 

 pay iu Texas, but to manage a ranch successfully requires 

 plenty of pluck and energy, for there is little fun and a great 

 deal of work. Shed all your corrals, cut plenty of hay, raise 

 corn and oats, then when the snow comes, or even a wet 

 norther, keep your sheep in and feed them, and you will then 

 be able to get along without swearing at tne country or seeing 

 your $50 rams dying daily, can sit by your fire and let the 

 wind howl without feeling that it is singing the requiem of 

 dying sheep. 



The worst trouble we have with sheep, and one that cannot 

 be avoided, is the screw worm. A sheep having a cut or sore, 

 which no matter how slight, is liable to the attack of the fly, 

 causes the sores, and iu a flock of thousands it is difficult 

 to detect those affected until pretty far gone. The scab is also 

 very troublesome, as it spreads very rapidly, and soon ruins a 

 flock. It is not, however, very difficult to check. A dip in 

 a strong decoction of tobacco does the business, but unless 

 the sheep are removed at once to a clean range or corral it is 

 of little use. The foot-rot seems to be unknown here, as none 

 of our sheep ever had it, and one or two were quite lame 

 when they left Ohio. 



Wolves are very plenty, as they are in all the frontier 

 comities of Tesas, but by having corrals four or five feet 

 high there is no danger. A wolf don't care to jump into an 

 inclosure when he eau't see his way out. We have had but 

 one sheep killed in the corral, and in that instance the wolf 

 crawled in under the fence. Of course it was one of our .f 50 

 rams ; probably thought he would enjoy pure Merino blood 

 better than that of a $2 Mexican. 



Out Merino sheep have done very well, much better in fact 

 than the Mexicans, or rather half bloods, which compose the 

 bulk of our flock, but we find that they must be herded by 

 themselves as the native sheep graze so fast that the others 

 are worn out running after them. Wc hope to have a fine lot 

 Of thoroughbred rams for sale next fall ; see no necessity of 

 sending to Ohio or Vermont for them when they can be raised 

 here. 



We are only about 75 miles south of the Fort SU1 Comanche 

 and Apache Reservation, and although everything is quiet 

 and no trouble anticipated, yet if we had a fine lot of ponies 

 I should not be surprised to see them turn up some day. It's 

 very hard for an Apache to resist such temptation. We all 

 carry our revolvers (more for ornament than use), and I never 

 leave home without my Winchester. When one is lost and 

 has to make a camp of it the wolves howl much less discord- 

 antly for their companionship. 



I shot a fine wolt New Year's morning out of the door of 

 the house. I have made the acquaintance of the officers 

 stationed at Fort Griffin, and it is needless to say I found 

 them gentlemen. The country is quiet, and I see no necessi- 

 ty fur u decent man yetting into any trouble. A very small 

 jail accommodation suffices, as it is much easier to hang a 

 horse thief than to be at the expense of boarding him. The 

 country would soon be overrun with horse theives and scala- 

 wag* generally if it were not for the Rangers, a fine company 

 under command of Lieutenant Arrington, a thorough officer 

 and a good fellow j is stationed near Fort Griffin, ready to go, 

 when called upon, at a few moments' notice after any horse 

 that is stolen. Each man is armed with a pair of revolvers 

 and a Winchester carbine. They have no use for Indians, 

 and would soou clean them out if permitted. I know where- 

 of I write in relation to the Rangers, as I recently had occa- 

 sion to require their services in a chase after a horae thief, 

 iding with them eighty miles in twenty hours. 



To give your readers an idea of the abundance of game, a 

 short time ago while sitting writting 1 looked up and saw out of 

 the window, about one hundred yards off, a large flock of wild 

 turkies. I picked up my gun and stole around the house, but 

 before I could accomplish this something frightened them and 

 they were off. I shot as they ran but failed to get any. 



January 14. — Our winter is over ; weather as pleasant as 

 April iu Pennsylvania, though there is still ice on the creek 

 in quiet nooks (has been fuur inches thick), This morning I 

 started after the mules, and as usual took my rifle along. I 

 had gone but a short distance when I came upon a deer quietly 

 feediDg. It ran into some bushes on the bank of the creek. 

 Getting off my horse and following quietly, I saw it about 50 

 yards off, got down on one knee and aimed for the shoulder. 

 The moment the gun cracked it gave a convulsive bound six 

 or seven feet into the air and ran across the creek. Follow- 

 ing for about fifty yards, I found it quite dead. The ball had 

 passed through the heart. It was so large I was unable to 

 manage it alone and was obliged to go for assistance. While 

 we were busy skinning it one of our herders came in with a 

 fine antelope slung across his pony. 



If any reader of the Fobebt and Stream should visit Texas 

 and find himself at Fort Griffiu we will bo pleased to have 

 him visil lis and will cheerfully give him all the information 

 wc possess. He will find us by following the Fort Sill trail 

 to the crossing of Elm Creek. H. 



Nitbbebymen's Aoemts.— Editor Forest and Stream: At 

 the annual meeting of the Wisconsin State Horticu' tural Society 

 recently held at Madison, resolutions were adopted demand- 

 ing that nurserymen be held responsible for the acts of their 



agents ; that the planters should require of all who solicit 

 their orders unquestionable proof that they are authorized 

 agents of some reliable nurserymen, and that such nursery- 

 nun are able and willing to meet, the representations of their 

 agents ; and that allegations of scarcity, or extraordinary ex- 

 cellence, or exorbitant prices, should bo taken aa prima facie 

 evidences of fraud. Rover. 



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NEW YORK DOG SHOW. 



WE print below the rules and regulations under which the 

 third annual dog show in this city will be held, also 

 classification and list of premiums. There are some changes 

 *in the rules this year which will commend themselves to ex- 

 hibitors. The latter will be furnished with seven tickets free 

 of charge, and the three-judge system,will probably be adopted 

 at least in sporting classes : 



Rules and Regulations. 

 This bench show will be held under the rules as adopted by 

 the Philadelphia and Westminster Kennel Clubs, as follows: 



1. The term dog where used in these rules is general in its 

 application, and includes bitches and puppies, unless they are 

 otherwise mentioned. The term puppy is restricted to dogs 

 under one year of age. 



2. Every person who enters a dog for exhibition must he his 

 bona fide owner (or the duly authorized agent of his owner) at 

 the time of closing the entries, and must identify in the entry 

 by his name, and if known, his age, and also if known, the 

 names of his sire and dam. If the name of a dog who has won 

 a first prize has been changed, his name at the time of his 

 winning any and every such prize and the place thereof, as 

 we'll as his present name, must be given. If the names of his 

 sire and dam are not known, be must bo entered " pedigree 

 unknown." 



3. If a dog shall be entered without being identified, as di- 

 rected in rule 2, he will thereby be disqualified from competi- 

 tion, and shall forfeit all entry fees, and any prize which may 

 have been awarded to him. 



4. Puppies may compete in grown classes, except in classes 

 where they are specially excluded, and will be judged as if 

 matured. 



5. A dog which has, when a puppy, won a first prize iu a 

 puppy class, is not thereby disqualified from competition iu a 

 class where first prize winners are excluded, 



0. A dog to compete in a champion class must have wc n a 

 first prize in an open class at Springfield, New York, St. Louis, 

 Philadelphia, Baltimore, Boston 73, Detroit, St. Paul or Pitts- 

 burgh, and a dog having won a first prize at any show held as 

 above cannot compete in an open class when there is a cham- 

 pion class for his kind, but must compete in such champion 

 class. 



7. A dog affected with mange or other contagious disease is 

 disqualified from exhibition, and on the veterinarian of the 

 show giving his certificate to that effect to the committee of 

 management, shall be immediately excluded or removed from 

 the shDw, and shall forfeit any prize which may have been 

 awarded to him. 



8. The scales of points given in the third edition of the 

 " Dogs of the British Islands," by ,T. H. Walsh (Stonebenge, 

 will be used by the judges, when necessary, in judging the 

 dogs. 



9. In any class whore there is only one dog entered for com- 

 petition, if he possesses sufficient excellence to deserve a prize, 

 the judges will award to him the prize which he is deserving 

 of, whether it be first, second or third ; and they are not to 

 award a prize in any class where no dog possesses sufficient 

 excellence to entitle him to a prize. In case two dogs in the 

 same class possess equal merit, and one has an authenticated 

 pedigree and the other has not, the dog with the pedigree will 

 he preferred in awarding the prize. 



10. The decision of the judges will be final in all cases, ex- 

 cept where mistake, fraud, misrepresentation or collusion can 

 be shown ; in any such case the committee of appeal must de- 

 decide all questions, except those of merit, and the dogs may 

 be rejudged. 



11. Any protest as to the qualification of a dog for competi- 

 tion must be made before the close of the show, and may be 

 investigated at the time or within ten days thereafter. A 

 charge of fraudulent entry or false description must be made 

 within one month after the close of the show, and may be in- 

 vestigated within two months after the charge is made. All 

 protests and charges must be made in writing and lodged with 

 tare committee of "management. 



13. Any person who has misconducted himself in any way in 

 connection with dogs, dog shows or field trials, is thereby dis- 

 qualified from exhibiting any dog at the show, 



13, The committee of management shall have the right to 

 exclude or remove any dog from the show for any cause ap- 

 pear ing to the committee sufficient. 



Regulations. 



In addition to the above the following rules and regulations 

 will be strictly enforced: 



1. No dog belonging to the Westminster Kennel Club will 

 be entered for a premium ; but members have the privilege of 

 entering their own dogs. 



3. It must be distinctly understood by all exhibitors that 

 the managers will not be responsible for loss or damage to any 

 dog exhibited, whether the result of accident or any other 

 cause. 



3. It is desired that with each entry the exhibitor will state 

 the price at which he is willing to sell his dog, a prohibitory 

 price being, of course, permitted. 



4. An entry fee of $3 will be charged for each animal en- 

 tered, and no additional fee will be charged for entries for 

 special prizes. The entry fee must in all cases accompany the 

 entry,autl includes Care and feed for dogs during the exhibition. 



5. Such special prizes as may be offered will follow the 

 awards in the genera! classes. 



6 . All entries must be made on blanks furnished by the 

 club, and can be had on application to the superintendent at 

 his office, 117 Fulton Street. 



7. The entries close on Tuesday, March 28, and as soon 

 thereafter as practicable each exhibitor will receive a ticket of 

 identification and a numbered tag corresponding with the stall 

 number of his dog. When the dog is brought to the exhibition 

 hall the tag must be attached to his collar, and his owner must 

 show his ticket of identification before the animal will be re- 

 ceived. Therefore exhibitors are requested not to lose their 

 tags, nor to put them on the dogs, when practicable, until a few 

 momenta before they are" presented at the door, and, in case of 



dogs coming hy cypress, their tagsmust be firmly nailed to th 

 crates. 



8. Each exhibitor will receive a Separate ticket of identifi- 

 cation for every animal entered, which must be carefully pre- 

 served, as no dog will be permitted to pass out of the build- 

 ing at night until his owner deposits five dollars and surren- 

 ders his ticket to the check clerk. 



9. Exhibitors will be permitted to take home their dogs 

 every evening after ten o'clock upon leaving a deposit of 

 five dollars with the checK clerk and surrendering their identi- 

 fication tickets, both of which will be returned on the repro- 

 ducing of the dog in the morning before nine o'clock. If 

 prize winners should be taken out and not returned, the prizes 

 will be forfeited. 



10. All dogs must be removed and returned by the Twenty, 

 seventh street entrance. 



11. Exhibitors need not accompany their dbgs. They can 

 be sent direct to the exhibition hall, and direction cards, 

 printed for this purpose, will be furnished by the superintend- 

 ent. All dogs will be promptly returned to their owners, or 

 otherwise disposed of as they may direct at the close of the 

 exhibition. 



12. The managers will use due diligence for the care and 

 safety of all dogs exhibited, -watchmen being on duty both 

 night and day. 



13. The members of the committee and managers will be 

 in constant attendance, and especial attention will be giveD to 

 the care of pet dogs, commodious boxes with wire netting 

 being provided for the same. Each of these boxes will have 

 a hasp and staple attached, so that the owners may, if they 

 see fit, keep their dogs under padlock and key. 



14. The managers will meet every morning and afternoon 

 to receive complaints. Cases for the committee of appeal 

 will be submitted through the managers. All communications 

 must be made in writing and deposited in a box at the 

 managers' office provided for the same. 



15. No dog will ho received unless supplied with a suitable 

 collar and chain. 



16. Bitches with pup, and small pups weaned, will be. pro- 

 vided with suitable pens, if application is made at time of 

 entry. 



17. Should exhibitors abroad desire to compete, they are 

 reminded that dogs cannot be landed at this port without 

 payment of duties, unless they are accompanied by a certifi- 

 cate from the O. S. Consul at port of shipment, declaring 

 that they are exported for breeding purposes. 



18. No dogs will be received before 7 a. m. Monday, the7tb, 

 or after 8 a. m. Tuesday, the 8th. All dogs will be received 

 at the Madison avenue entrance. 



19. The show will be open from 9 a. m. to 10 p. m. each 

 day. 



20. The judging will commence promptly each morning at 

 10 o'clock and continue until 1 o'clock, and also from 3 e. m. 

 until 6 p. m. During these hours no dog must be taken out 

 of his stall, not even by his owner; and if any dog is not 

 found in his stall when called by the judges, the judging will 

 proceed without, him. This rule will be rigidly enforced, in 

 order that the judging be not retarded. Owners are requested 

 to be near their doge, and when the class is called, to bring 

 their animals into the judging ring. Owners who cannot be 

 present should notify the superintendent, that their dogs may 

 be taken In the ring for them. 



21. Ribbons will be attached to the stalls of prize-winners. 

 as soon as practicable after the awards have been made. 



23. Railway arrangements for the transportation of dogs 

 are in course of completion with all railway companies cen- 

 tering in New York, and will be duly announced. 



23. Each exhibitor will be furnished with a season ticket 

 free ; no attendants' tickets will be issued, except as season 

 tickets, which will be sold at the usual rates. 



34. All disputed questions in any way connected with the 

 judging, will be referred to and decided by a committee com- 

 posed of three members of the Philadelphia Kennel Club and 

 three members of the Westminster Kennel Club, who will 

 act as a Board of Appeals. 



Premium List. 

 Class 1— Mastiffs.— Doga, 1st, $20 ; 2d, SjlO ; 3d, silver medal. 

 Class 2— Mastiffs.— Bitchea, 1st, 320; 2d. S10; 3d, sliver medal. 

 Class 3— Mastiff Puppies.— Dogs and bitches, 1st, $10 ; 2d, sil- 

 ver medal. 

 Class 4— Rousch-coated St. Bernard Doga.— 1st, 520 ; 2d, $10 ; 



etas G— Rough-coated St. Bernard BitcheB.— iBt, $20 ; 2d, $10 ; 

 3d, ailver medal. 



Class 6— Smooth-coated St. Bernard Dogs.— tat, $20 ; 2d, fit) ; 

 3d, silver modal, 



Olaes 7— Smooth-coated St. Bernard Bitches.— lat, *20 ; 2d, SdO; 

 3d, ailver medal. 



ClaaB 8-8t. Bernard Puppies.— Dogs or bitches, 1st, fclO ; aec- 



ciasa 9— Newfoundland Doga and Bitohea, 1st, $20 ; 2d, ailver 

 Class 10— Newfoundland Puppies.— Doga or bitohea, lHt, silver- 

 Class 11— Siberian or Dim.— Dogs or bitches, let, $15; 2d, silver 

 Class 12— Greyhounds.— Dogs or bitoheB, 1st, $15 ; 2d, silver 

 Class 13— Deerhounds— Doga or bitohea, 1st, $15 ; 2d, ailver 

 Class 14— Champion Pointera over 55 lbB.— Dogs (see rule No. 

 bias's 15— Champion Pointera over 50 Iba,— Bitches (see rate No, 

 B) Cla38*G-Pomter8 over 55 lba.-Doga, lat, $30 T 2d, $20, 3d, 

 "cL^lT-PointerBoverSOlbB.-Bitohea, lat. $30, 2d, §20; 3d, 

 8U OUuj?18-Ch»mpion Pointera under 55 lbB,— Doga (see rule No. 

 6) bla9al9-Chanipion Pointera under 60 lbs— Bitches (see rule 

 ^Clai^lo-Pointera under 55 lbs.-DogB, lat, 830 , 2d, 820; 8d, 

 91 cTasffl-Pointera under 50 lbs—Bitches, lat, $30 ; 2d, $20 ; 



fafaBa 22— Pointer Puppies over 6 ond under 12 months old — 

 Doga, lBt, $10; 2d, silver medal. 



Class 23— Pointer Puppies over 6 and under 12 months old.— 

 Bitches, lat, S10 ; 2d, silver medal. _ 



Claaa 24— Pointer Puppiea under 6 montha— Dogs, let, silver 



"ciaa'a 25— Pointer Puppiea under 6 montha.— Bitohea , lat, ailver 

 m cias'a 26-Champiou English SetterB.-Doga (see rule No. 6), 

 1B u!b9 27-thampion English Setters.— Bitohea (aee rule No. 6) 

 l8 CUBs''28-SnEllBU Setters-Doge, 1st, *30; 2d, $20. 

 Glass 39— Engliflh Setters.— Bitohea, let, «30; 3d, i|30, 



