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(jof tfie Northern or Western States or Territories. Tke healtlifulness of 
^climate, excellence and abundance of water, the choice quality of native 
^toasses-and herbage, which coyer the extensive unoccupied table lands, 
atN^the mildness of the winter season, combine to render Idaho all that 
^-could be desired for stock-growing purposes. It is claimed that no por- 
«*vtion of the continent in this latitude and of this altitude is favored with 
winters so mild. During the past four winters stock have, in many . 
instances, fattened, and in all cases were in good, thrifty condition in 
the spring, when allowed to forage at large, without prepared food or 
shelter. Our local markets are supplied with the choicest beef and mut¬ 
ton, fresh from the u range,” every month in the year. Stock-growing, 
as a thorough and systematic business, has been but recently engaged 
in to any extent worthy of mention. 
AGRICULTURE AND STOCK-RAISING IN TEXAS. 
Gonzales County , Texas.-r-The great mania for driving beef to Kansas 
is likely, in fact certain, to produce a great revolution in the industrial 
pursuits of this county. Already about 12,000 beeves have been started 
from this county, and at least as many more are now in herd and being 
gathered. It is believed that not less than 30,000 will leave this county 
this season. * Npt only all beeves from two to four years old are being 
driven, butitis estimated that at least one-third of the stock cattle will 
be disposed of, and perhaps more. Good men of the country rejoice at 
the fact/ They are tired of seeing so fertile and pleasant a country 
devotedfto raising wild cattle upon a plan that demoralizes our youth, 
retardsjinternal improvements, and that only furnishes room for specu- 
. l§j&rs.%enrich tliemsqtyes upon the labor, of others, kfc is the wish of 
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