Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-04-25
Written for the AvANT COURIER
OUR STOCK INTERESTS.
Tne Necessity for Bull Law.-Why
1t IN Necessary, and Wherein it
Will Benefit US.

The articles published by the Husba
Nh man and the independent in regard to no
improvements and improvement in {
49,, cattle which recently appeared in
~ AvANT-COUEIER show 4 sincere devOti
~ to the welfare Of our young country I
independent. in particular. treats the s,
'ar jcct very encouragingly. Wegreatly ne
III the help of our newspapers to assist us
Z" obtaining that which is needful for us.
There are many industries that can be pt
rs. manently benefited and made more prot
O. able to the country by the adoption of OF
On er tactics than those ut present used. II
suggestion of industrious ideas and the /
r. fleeing on subjects of interest and impol
a. ancc to a new country can but be proftab
III for il. especially when we consider that ii
elements composing the population of
,f new country are both good and bad. 1t
r while the plant is young that ii requires I'll
% most careful cultivation. and it is Away
p very difficult to straigiiten the trees afteI
by our own neglect. we have allowed thel
9 to grow up crooked. Our newspapers al
: seem to agree in one point namely the i'm
n prOvcment of our stock and limitation o
, our ranges by mutual consent. Mutua
consent is the only favor that we have beer
benefited by so far. 1t is to be hoped that
we will make more and better use of it in
the future than we have in the past. Our
past experience goes to show that without
the assistance of legislation it will be just
rs difficult to arrive at Il mutual under
standing. for the formation Of local laws,
among the people of Montana as it has
been everywhere else. We should use the
example and experience Of others to form
"A part of our education. Every ones bust
ness is. invariably. no ones business. We
have found ont that we could not construct
or maintain Il bridge in the most settled part
of Montana. when it could be done with
one fourth of the toll that We are compelled
to pay simplyfor the want of mutual UNI
derstanding. Troubles have constantly oc-
CURED between the owners Of the most of
our irrigating bitches because harmony
can scarcely be obtained when they belong
TO more than enc person. We also sue
cessfuly organized a Fair Association in
Gallatin County that, for Il County as
young as this, made very respectable APP
pcaran"e for three consecutive years. But
we finally let our Fairs die out for want of
Il little assistance, lack of mutual consent
and effort. And SO on might cite other
matters almost Indefinitely.
Whenever we take this ir.,tter into Sc
lious consideration VIC cannot very well
leny the need of lawful assistance for the
ofthe starting points of any in
lustry that we take interest enough in to
iesire to make successful. Good laws. and .
he stronger the better. will make pros :
'erOus country and honest people. True
here are exceptions to every rule. and :
Montana ought to he entitled to her excep-
ions. We have known the governments
If different States altering and making the
avs suitable to that State. and the same =
avs would not be profitable or beneficial =
0 another State differently situated and -
Which relied for its prosperity on differ :,
Mt class of industries. Montana is. in some :
aspects, different from any other country ,
nd, consequently. what might be of the :.
reltest benefit somewhere else would be. =.
Iactically, OF no Use whatever to lis. The -
me rule will apply between the different ~
ounties in our Territory. 1t is represent
by the Husbandman that in the vallies =.
lower and upper Smith river and Mus "
aaaou .siia0 st..4L Ia. .,,.. ~ 1.a4 =.
certain grade, and consequently have n
trouble" also that - the wealthy breed In
trade their grade calves even I'D to c'i
ose VINO have small herds. taking in re- ie'
IN a common calf rather than see an in al
Tor bull turned out" / was fold this la
inter-. by proprietor that keeps his cat 10
In Smith River Valley. that the owners WI
cattle on that range all bid good bye to pr
'lr cattle last Fall at the ending of the -,
don't expect to see them until -. ."'
1t summer. l cannot see that they have ~.
son for any trouble when the cattle of e..
erent proprietors compose but one ~.
Il away off by themselves out of the 49,.
Elements. under 10 control, and in no
care. Neither can see where there m,
be any occasion for wealthy breede., M.
rade his calves to owners of a small 49,
d., when all the cows have even access buS
he best bulls; or how they are certain pro
'paring tie best blooded calves when tor
re is no one to keep record of the breed b,o
/; or how saving bull calves from the and
e herd, without the renewal Of blood
other sources, could be recc mmend-
Tor Improvement. admit that those
pie attend to their business to sui.
nsclves. that they are all equally inter- ~ q
in tie same subject; and if bull r.
or herd law would be to them a mat
u no importance, it does not neccssari- W
'llow that other portions of the Terri was
can adcr their rules and system. / int
a an eA, ;ption for Gallatin county. Paci
re there are SO many people to whom road
k-growlng is no object-people who fran,
:! o"' IL" c'ttie as supplement whit
elr principal occupation. on p
~ one here can make botch of stock IN n
'lDg, the facility is SO great; and its mitt.
'rtahce and value has never been taken shor
proper consideration. People turn oner
Of scrub bulls on the common simplv and
Use they have the privilege of doing nrov
ma 10 not use the least diligence or lumb
TO avoid the damage that may be done road
lose animals to herds of superior and
l. lhey are roaming through the half
try day and night through the breed cond
eason, and very frequently break our along
re fences and get our thoroughbred Lake
W" ''i'-'hus ehtailing loss on meme
ntirc country, as we have too few i'm md
"a animals in it. 1t is also a great nre
10 the proprietor: besides raising n atil,a
Hess calf in place of a valuable one both
y ,1sos '"c season OF his cow, IS nal b
is the bad influence the breeding to II,
scrub progeny will imprint on the Co..
progeny OF a COW of superior blood. heret.
omlng calves will be very liable to be for IL
nv III eo'"e oI me most desirable cade
= Inc same as mare that has toaled arate
lie colt; her coming colts rot Inv !.