New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-19

,he couutry OF which he wIies aud he mas tidVr'se'
nearly all The principal parts Of 1t IN the s'oo'' s'9
ing especially the grazing industry Inc H'hcSS ~ '
land and the climate for raising catte and sheep ana
, 0ts of a b,.,i.c.. whc. lc believes is dcs,ined'
bc orc + the cu.cf sources of our National wealth.
Tia; region which once Known a TIE 'f'a' AM
lean Desert embraces one Of the five Grand national
craz!np-g1Cnnds Of The wCrd-a vas piah country u
more ihan I ion "a haf OF square mi Sc OF ,''
as large rs tue whole Il Eut1pe. Russia excepted IL
stretches across The United states 1T r point "1ei"
The motif and south diamecr OF the con try Is lf'd'
that II from the southern extremity ~ IeA'' ~ 90"
northern puts Of Dakota and Mont ma. Gen,
Hri,hin b heves that "Ncb~3> l. the best - 10 i''
farming and stock raising comhinci; Colorado Is ' %
STATE for saccpcro"ing, iaf-laG' al" '"'''"-' w.
p,iuy l. Tie hest Territory Y0r catlc2foN rS ""r'
Montana is tie best Territory Tor ca'i'-S'""HF
mi mining f not matter where me ein'g' AM sci
ties iu the West he comes; and he VIII "in''' ""'
where soon md hnac better or h1uif be had remained
East" II If an iul oriant fact that for Ten years 81 'I
The stocrgrowcIs ueed have e7r0 0V ,rsOcHm% TIC
bee market" General Blisbn gives some t@1f-7 nus
trailing his statement which deserve attention. IL 1870
lie SAWS. tie average number Of cattle IN ANtrcd 10
every 100 persons less IaI 100 head aud ia 1901
only about 20 head 10 100 people In $500 ACCORDING 10
hi. figures wnch are not foo.ed the raO frdc-
ton over 100 cattle for 100 persons, hut TIE
census returns thIt make the number OF cattle
ony about 81 per 100 persons General Hnsbh
does not carry his statistics further but he states
T. only anout 81 uer cent As the Of popud-
ton IA aa,u twice as -rea; hat General Hrs)n is
justified in his prediction that " We mus' l"Sc NOR
cattle. IN few yeas pay biSLo' Fc" loo "'N'' Il
would be ntcesup to study this matter III the IG"t o
the census OF 1850. and with due allowance
for tbc export trade in beef, winch mas
lately assumed such large proportion Genera Busoln
grouped The contents OF his book III 1--we dNl>lons
entitled respectively, Cattle Growing out west"
sbccpFaruing In the West" Horsc EIislus in the
.sl-t.r owl ~
Ont West" besides which there Is appendix on "Ct
tle.aisiug IN Colorado" The Distribution might per
hays been made more methoacdl w.iA ADVANTAGES
but II the formation unnecessarily scattered II l.
nevertheless practical, Astounding 10 figures ana 'c
counts Of Individual experience ana multitude Of
other details which viii be useful 10 those who az"
tempted follow the authors advice Abstracts from
the books OF various cItuc--tscrs ivcn. Thomas
I0netgan is extensively engaged in the business al
Osaala. on the Union Pacific Railway, 342 mites be-
ycnd Omaha. dealing especially in Texas ca t.c His
expenses the purchase keeping. etc, oi herd OF
4050 head amounted 10 $45.S7f incudu- interest at
10 per cent, AMI months after making the invest
ment he mad sold 1000 beeves for 10000. and had
3,4O0 head of cattle left. Tie details Of his
transactions for tnrco ant H1f years
are gwen with some pinutene,s; ii VIII
be sufficient the net result that toti
vcstmcnt during that time was $4,000; hc Withdrew
all but $4,000 o. us original capital receiving the
meantime 10 por cent interest; and his nerd worth
the end of the three years AMI hall Exclusive OF
horses saddles, wagons fixtures etc, @6S350. The |
average profit on st ckrisng is estimated 10y pracc
growers at 40 OF 30 per cent per a,aom. neral Brs
bin gives c"iailcd estimate Of what he done vita
$4,000 IN fivs years, figuring cat tae necessary cx
peusos ana probable receipts Of Pacl Sepira els
The capital viii purchase SEQ yearncs. 800 JwC-ycar
Olds. and 500 urec-y carolas bcsics paying fog tn
Janch Lorse, general 1T aud lncidenttS. The sales
Will amount Tor the seconG thifd fourth years
$4,000 II ten Per cent Is allowed interest
surplus. after paying al expenses lenvcstc0
IN cattle the value Of the stock on naod at the
end OF five years will he over 10000 |
"Bu1ug yearing steers and selling 5ceycs keeps tuC
capital hand. and 4 class of cattle that
forced market with better results the seller;
aud ycariiugs two-yeIr-olds boutn'
e. suit purchaser, this kind o. trade Will
NOUS ironts." herd OF 1000 yeariIrgs a. 81 30,
1000 two-year oils SI2. 1000 thr-eyearolds s,
G,oOo in alp VIII cost $4,000. Expense Of herd
iDG, 80 OOJ Interest 10 per $500 TIE next
year 2.OC0 booves be sold for 500 600 Deduct in
torc.t and hcFanc (SI3 300 puy 1000 yearIiugs
- lf1l,O00 aud yOu Will have a. the hegunIng OF
The second year, first. the same humber aud grade OF
cattle; second per interest or < utl capita
and ihirI. $4,000 net pr11is.' In. ciftc nerds ol
I,Xs much arscr t-ta those OF ;nc We, bUt Gen
eral Bri-bu oreyes that they have decreased within
past I've years aud that The business Is gradually
drawing on north 90 the Inns which the natural
homes OF the iuurc ca licking. OF America" The ac
count o. t.e Yves eheep-Saks is less minute than
TIA, Of t.c cattle region, bus % is
hardly less aurins " West of the Missouri there
1O00.O0O.CO0 of land which sheep
prob IDLY b" graz d bitter AMI more advant1g.
than ,uy other coln;r, The world Commencing III
Grand Island on the Union Pacti; Railroad 100 miles
wtst % y naha, TIE SrAz AZ BET, 500 miles WIDE *
tends West OYER 900 miles On fnIs cnoTnons ct OF
lard al The sheep woI III b. .! oed. aad sin
there ouid r more" Tac uaitaco sheet %,
tn small elk on Laramie Pia..s showed for
tn ist r.h Of about 81 per cent or capita. OF
s. 600 aud H. innate iOr tue second year profit
OF 4Gia per cent. Osve of the improved of
sheep. General Biis in makes tc al 0wa.cr for CO,
nalcs, bat asserts tnat with careful management
tn percentage OF loss from dor Il causes j. gcur
ally slight thai IT mag be dreeardcl In conclusion
he remarks: Almost anyone can mae ~
stock growing, INT is OF The most labof'ous Ju-
ne. ses ont West and no lazy should aiuk 4
tryIngt. great many stock growers f.I not oe,au-.
there Is not money Il, bat because they 90 no, attend o.
Their buslesS drinks 0uolh CANDLES. AMI a third
allows his hcfd to wander OF and lost make
money in stock, ike other Duacs~c. 5e sober ana
industrious, ana wncn IN" be brave
and Keen his cattle together ana herd them at She
Sk Of his Ia Biuc danger the herder Ind- never
lei 20 his gp. Tor + he does tue herd and t.
labor OF years lost II life of exposure AMI hardship
ana those VINO follow II udn.irously deserve realize
large prorts FROM their Investments aud aboI."
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EST as t F'@ei>oa o ass Pei p by Cora
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