The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-06-21
> usnlaos Pasture an1s.

, MONTANA, SAIUk.
! nsntass Posture aa1s.
| ,Rssn ~ New Yssk WssaGJasgA -
- znesican lnsutuss i1As(gss' oah
~ Jss usaal weekly mestiee =, soom -
Camper Unios on the sftssnaea q Tuesday,
Hay =. J. v. G. Smith II d. seeair jobs
W Chambess Secretary. The Attendance
was not - large - during the lees busy ses.
Sons Of the year, bat the proceedings were
fully Up toJhe average In point Of interest
and utility. There y manifestly on the paSt
Of de Sctive and practical members strong
dispositisn y maize The Clab more than eyss
ths ssc4sisrd es9as cir the disssminssion
Vt the bsAdest and soundess views Ut pro.
kressive, scientific and pr..dsabls as' iculture.
The following = tlss Kiss u shs informa.
nation conveyed BY the pspers rad. and
the brief discussions to which one or two
Ut them gave risc:
MONTANA PASTURE LANDS.
In answer IA Q s1Dmmunicati0n from the
Chairman ut the Club . resident Ut Over
L'dge City, Montana. wgiiea the following
A. c0ucarus yOar inquiry Telseive ~ Non.
ssns 10 krs1,ug cDuniry I herewith give
yOu such fscis - occur u me relative there
IL. "WAat are the advantages fir stock
raising IN that part Of A0nlana travesscd by
the Northern Pacific kailrosdl" A. . x,a-
ssnx c'ontIy CONSIDER u tue oest 70 amer.
.x. ! nsve nved mere s,noe July. ~;
nsve oees curing tnas une ensaxeo J"
0e'cue1"k. css!ie oesin8 suos'ocA sssssnx.
ns.e v,S.se0 s.asos' " G.5.sO"s " 'ne 9Is'
91sss"e Ien''oINs s"u 0s.us' soo suesc =
none o'nessl nave seen tos' psese.ees %
Issny suv.",s9es. Sno mess y y .no
u-seu -: ~ vac s.ssesn 0s.ses, sec
.% s':s., wo!cn c,'"sutoses sne Ivy"
.ecU 1oussns Cauic' s'nG muir
.sO9s 4".ns'es c'mOIniok 'o0sc " 81 sn9
x"'n' nOw Wes Ao"'sns csMmle1e vno
O'nss &!H*'1K regions, - Texas, 1an'
~, e. ln!s u snsweIed ~ 'ne IOle;
SOuk. .n'so' .II '.us' soe RsS 10y. ~'u.c.
nsve uesn .n's1esleu " sumo s.UVV eSso 81
c'o '"k w,n.es'N - N"stoosa NOHseu -
snu oo0!usln !asno. .no NY Aon!sns ne5os
- 49,. .." COs':.0essoy NueI tnsn
s'sne., .''n"oeo sos Ao".snA @ s1e ess: no
.e.u wv ts.'uT"se wa'Is my ~ leo "
uIDso. J" .u ~ na' J. !nc eAMn. .Ou
s.'s ....s. VI 'ne e.ss'"x lsnds i1s area
p..ss. .s /" VIZ xses', especially 'ne
su"s'ue. Lux Duncn k5ess grows !uAou
.sa: y , ''s ."e nver oo''ons =. .ne very
uIu. ~. y, ..e mountains, Tue MOUNTAINS
being the oese range In summer. From fss
S ss on 'ne ,1e'mws'one 70 the Westc!n
o'unus!y VI aOn's"a me character OF inc
mu"uy !. plans. valleys, n':il"g nils. snd
,C." .'':,.. 'ne 's''el usosy Hs'"x eIsue
~" 10y "u E'e" ~, scoPe - Tue hness p'stuhags
.m"slnsIH. I"e'c 70 od1 2 eniaI' par! =!
."c at'unss1" sex!o" 'ns' WI nM eiiord
gH" pas'of"se there - very neale '"'.d en-
c", en-. .ne ranges are ps"c''ca'iy si''"''sOle
."u ~ .u1"."H .ne cattle ON 20 inc mount.
s Lm mo ioot h''is In summer tue valleys
WI !e'n"'n caec''eht 'os many years Tue
cOon'ly 70 we,! wse'ed. hv'nS streams VI
p..e, exc. sace''e'.. wa'sr scarcely ever .sinx
...u ....; .n.ec " So". ass sp"l. s"u ire
Ss ".;.y '.,.eI ., - uae asag.n :" . ,nc
But %. .sy. viz. twelve 1 months, ,.'' ia ' ill.,
year. There - very rarely ever any hay
fed. In the wintsr VI 1850 The mist feed
!ng w:s done have ever known, the snow
lying long: fed hay In Deer Lodge Val
Icy that winter eleven weeks, the average
cvnsumptiOn being half . ton 10 each head.
Deer LN!ge has the highest elevation Of any
principal valley ~ Neutrality-suspicious. 400 to
A.cuO feet above ne ~ Soow rarely ever
!ses any !ength OF time IN the GaIIatin. JET.
!sIsoo, n.tIes NON, beaserhe0d and Sun
h,vsr valleys Whenever snow falls II rap
IoIy a'eeppeafs. ana whenever cattle can get
% ne ssoe"c COOS feedn abundant. Dur
.n9 We we nave oeen bsse there have
feed any hay at oil During Ill the rest Of
the ysafS caits have grnsed continuously
snd dld we'll have ted no bsy the pest
winter, and oesf cattle arc now ial: Cattle
ZIG NOV sne"c5e9 10 WIN ct, ana few ever
perish sn,,n COLD. "What y the average
IN ons ot yearly increase 9! THE increase
~ cows aoH nesfess over two yeass old has
sveneo'sV pos cent a 9rea! many nett
eTs cave ana come IN u t!0m htsesn monahs
.oIw" YEAR, OLD. In mixed herd Vt l,OoO
neea .IoV Two year old heSte5s, l5O yeaT.
nus ~ 49,. ann tne fsd. - eas:ss-
| ne increase isss yeor wss 40 head. THIS
~ 81! s sss Pig ~ ln me ssmS % lncrsass
! fr,m rs ss,nnds =. ! m , s..s ,~cskne9
ehsI hsva ,srs. -, ga, .' IN. ou"u.. ana
win vc,sh fnm ~ n,.".s. ~, - ~ ' ~
Montana herds c.,u,a;. : ~..,S -. ..,.. ~
| Of bhs,de,j e,uck. RI. shr,rE..s !. ~. IN
VI tie year = fnOm n ~ - ~ 80. s
The st,,ck ana I'M. c.,.. ,,. ~ o.I.
Sa;rv,.. -. -. .s Is'un.Iy 0s.!ef suited fr
=. Ssv:s -, az -" ss...ox Inc eucs
ih., - m. No. . vss. '.p.su ~. OeeS,
4 a,m. sxc.iI.rs ~" ~" ~ s s ,nsO
c,,nnirv n enn.i,v ~, .s...., w, s"o !ae
milk hsins rscr "a ~ ss'ssS ~! .ss.- ses
leat on.liiv Ts.... ~ . ""u ws'eI Ut tne
enr.csd i: hu,i., .rd az s, %s. ...t ~ HOpc
d,,,nv veIi s.W..s -" S .A'nx soo
nnnin.a 4" m. h..s St .'., - q. cspA'
nrnds On An. :. I'M, - 49,. a 10y GUY de.
n Il C..,s. s..sn' ~ wosco s0ey engage
three Or f,,nr var :i..,. !, , Ut me Pss'
~. III. 49, ~ ~. ~. ~! y' .ooo. - cents Donox
cent? IL hs.S - ~ s ~" ~ @T 10 nve
u ibpr hsSdsrs. wnH bs.iiss hsrS;nv .,",
op coeesdenels Quantities II hsv, 7cnce,i
s s"o =. - %v s snch. &c Tsis year will
isss ,i.sn Il Drr ~. ~ -, ~" .snn ao 70, y
hcsd have ios, but twenty hesd Il ,s ~
ys:rs fr'm all csuesa / ply from go 10
20 peI mO0th tor herj6fs. When the. |