Stock Farms In Texas

Stocu--r,-ú:snL in Tesas for tito KTorthon markets is rpidly ae i ming the feature of a regular business. The forma twod for tliis purpose are as numerous astheyan wondorfully largo. Ono of them in SouthwertsiD Texas oonüste of 170 0()( . and affords pasturaje for 50,001 head of oattle, which reqaire 2.S08 mei on s-.iddln horsos to fittend thu:u. Anotbcr lot cousists of 200,090 aores, with 70,000 head of c:ittlc. Somo of these groftt stook-raisiug farms are owned and iimnngoii by privnto parties, but others are operatea by joint stock companies. 80111e of ttu.'su furins fatten au'! geil 60,000 head of oattle a ye:ir. Fc;r uiany year.i Illinois h.is bron the leadiag stockraising .Stato in tho Union, but Texas now prominea to surpass it in this res,.i;t. Th : problem of roast beef and beef steak in tht Northern cities is, as ; writor observes, intimately oonm ted with tho growth of railroad faoilities in Texas heneo tho moro railroads there tho cheap er will bo tho prico of beef. In faot, at at the present rato of raiiroad progross in Texas, it will not be long btifore that State will be ableto supply us with cornt'ed beef, bright and fresh from its vast prairies. No less than oight linea of railroad are now in coureo of constructioirin Northern Texas, Bevoral uf which penétrate uu! pass through the stookraiiini; sectie:. s.