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Show rai-aaoMsr i a i ae ' "" ' " I'linnn an Range Notes. Mohnve County, Arlx. : Our ranges In this comity ure at this time very dry and poor. They are now slocked with entile stul horses that are doing fairly well, hut that are not fut. There Is one band of p.nata sixteen miles from hero numbering something like S.OeO hend. Th.-y are a good breed of Angoras stul the owner wntits to t-ll them. They ran be bought for 13.60 per head. O. I". M. (iuddls. Coconino County, Arlx : KniiKca tl this vlcliiit) are Just fnlr. A continuous contin-uous strateh of dry weather has reduced re-duced the molsturo to such an extent thnt the outlook Is anything but encouraging, en-couraging, lliiiitis, considering tho water supply nt present, nre fully slocked wlih sheep, horses and rattle, sheep being III the uiajorlly. All slock look well nt present, but utiles! rain comes soon the outlook Is bad. O, W, Iht via. Carbon County, Wyo.: We hnve a very dry season. Tho grass on the ranges sinned nicely and hae held out remarkably well, but the continued drouth hns been very detrimental to It. 1 huve been surprised to sisti the grass hold out tn well without moisture, mois-ture, but It Is now practically gone still a few good rains would snve It yet. We hove raltle. sheep find horses on these ranrrs. All are doing fairly well up to this time. Sheepmen say lliiil there will be no winter feed and that even now on the prairies the feed Is ail gone. Once grazing over ground with sheep now cleans up every Rpeat of grass. Animals of all kinds ate In good condition up to this time, though the condition of Ihe range Is such thai faorsrt are relurtsnt to leave hsy corals cor-als and when they do go out they K" tar. wander a long dlstnnce to find feed. The outlook for winter feed on the range la very poor unless we get abundant rains. We depend entirely on Irrigation for crops here and the summer being warm crops of every kind are In fine condition. The hay crop will be above the average and all kinds of grains and vegetable! art coming on finely. J. F. Crawford. Pima County. Arts.: The range! In thl! locality are at present In a bad condition on account uf the long continued con-tinued drouth. Cattle are dying, especially espe-cially cows and calves. Only those which have been kept up and fed could he-moved at preaenL Only 1.13 Inghei of rain has fallen at Tucson since November 1st, l'.iol, which Is an unprecedented un-precedented drouth. July utuall) brlnga our aummcr rain!. E. I Whit-tanre.' Whit-tanre.' Baguache County, Colo.: Four successive suc-cessive years of deficient rainfall wlti overstocking, finds the range In er) pooe condition this year Ihe rerj worst for many years. - Stork contltl lartcty 0f grade cattle (mostly Here fords), broncho ponies and large num-hart num-hart of tcrilb sheep and goata. Thl los-ies have, not bean large even Ihh year, but the outlook la not bright. J T. Melvln. Cochise County. Arlx.: Prospects fm entile on the range aro of a most tils-uuiraglng tils-uuiraglng iiuturu. Htotkmen are "hipping "hip-ping tin in out by the thuusunibv al there Is no grass. The animals that aro left huve to live entirely on the foliage of the niesqult bush. About forty per cent of the cattle are Here-fords Here-fords and they aro very thin. Itangt horsci are still In fair condition. Thero has, been nn rainfall lo amount to anything In thlt county for five months and there Is no prospect of any In the near future. Hprlngs In the mountains, which hsve afforded water for stock havo dried up so that anl-mala anl-mala have to travel fourteen or fifteen mllea to the creek for water. 10 II at Hummers. Mutton Breeds and Merinos Compared Prof. W. A. Henry: The Merino sheep is peculiarly a wool bearer, and nearly all lines descended from the Hpanlsh stock huve be-n aelected with that single end In view. Tho story ol ' the Rpanlsh Merino In Ha home country coun-try forms one of the most interesting chapter! extant In the history of live stock. In their pilgrimage from Houth to Central Hpaln each spring and their return In the fall, the Spanish flocks make annual Journeys covering In all about I.OUO miles. Only the strongest and most rugged animals survive the lung, fatiguing and perilous marches. The ability lo mis'. In enormous flocks, to range over a vast territory, and to subsist upon scant food, are the hailing uf the many remarkable qualities quali-ties wrought by stern fute Into the very fiber and constitution of the Merino sheep. Almost opposite In some respect! are the Kngllsb mutton breeda of sheep, which have been reared lu small flocki confined to limited panlurot, the best specimens being tnved and nurtured by kindly hands with Intelligent attention at-tention to all their wants. They have been sheltered from storms ami given ruugliuge and grain from barn and slack, whenever tlie fit 1,1s were scant of herbage or the weather severe. In general, the life of the Kngllsh mutton aheep has been cue of plenty almost to surfeit and quiet contentment. In thl country we cuutiot hope to attain tho wonderful s-icc-ss renched by British hhrep-owners unit as tvt! follow closely or Improve upon their methods. The rules and practices prevalent In this country In handling Merino sheep will prove stub factory with the mutton mut-ton breed, and fie fcler. In the very Inception of bis Hock experience, tht.uld duly Co i.i. r tho bubits and ch.rai'lcrl.,Ui i ! thu uuluiula Us a hat.dllug. iewwwraeri-s"!'-iawwjiai.. 11 ."smain i n .1 11 1 'i "" |