Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1882-10-27
MON ANA STOCK. J (
SOME NEW FACTS IN RELATION
TO: 1T.
What Miss MILDLY Morgan, Of the
New York Times, Has to Say on
the Subject of Stock Raising
i'm that Territory.
MILDLY Morgan ON Montana stock.

MILDLY Morgan ON Montana Stock.
Miss MILDLY Morgan the noted stock
reporter Of the New York Times, who
recently visited Montana and who at
tended the banquet at Bismarck last Sat
urday, was interviewed by q reporter in
St. Pau! and said:
Montana possesses just the right com 4
bination of food and climate to make per
feet beef. The philosophy of. the attain
ment of perfection in beef does not seem
to be generally understood, even by the
catt,e growers who should have knOwl
edge OF these things. Now, what makes
good beet IS the transition of tempera-
lures ;that IS, good, sweet, juicy meat can
not be grown either in q hot climate or
where there is such a general average OF
temperature as there is in Texas. The
reason for this need not be discussed, but
all experiment has proven the correctness
OF the theory. | am prepared to say that
the Texan steer is doomed to- extinction
so far as supplying the east or Europe
with beef is concerned. The market does
not want it, aud has only taken it per-
force of circumstances. Now that Mon
tana beef is accessible there will be no
further use for the cattle raised in the
southwest. Even the Colorado cattle are
far inferior to those fed in Montana, and
which have the benefit of the transition
of temperature Of which speak. Now
saw these Montana steers loaded upon
the cars at Miles City, and sleek, short
legged, straight. backed fellows they were,
averaging not less than IL pounds each
and I mourned as / imagined that saw
them unloaded in New York or New
Jersey, tired. .iaded and feverish with
their terrible Journey. Then could not
help thinking of how the beet will have
deteriorated from the juicy, sweet, grassy
flavor it possesses in Montana, to tlab-
by, lifeless, strlngy substance sold out Of
the butchers stalls-perhaps unfit for
food. The next thought, of course, is
that all this will be obviated in time, for
some person or persons of capital will
soon begin to slaughter these cattle right
on their ranges, almost, and the meat will
be shipped and preserved in all Its Origi-
nal goodness direct from Montana to
eastern markets in refrigerator cars. And
the days of poor beef will be numbered.
The person who has been acoustic med to-
the meat sold In New York as Montana
beef cannot possibly realize the difference
! between the stuff he gets there and the
fresh, Wholesome meat used everywhere
in the territory. l never tasted better.
beef than 1 ate at the table Of
Gen. Brisbin at Fort Keogh
last Thursday. 1t was simply delicious,
with certain wild or gamey flavor which
was exquisite. What needs to be done
and it certainly will be in time-is to
slaughter the cattle as near as may be to
their ranges, and have the meat shipped
in refrigerators to all points Of demand.
The quality of the Montana beefis already
beginning to attract general attention. 1t
is not only far superior to the Texas or
| Colorado beef, but excels the famous fat
cattle of Kentucky, which are too gross
in the flesh to be palatable. although the
steaks, marbled with fat, look nice enough
| in the market places. The trouble IS
that people do not know what sweet,
Juicy, teuder beef is, and will not until
have suggested, has been adopted. 50
far as beef packing is concerned, I should
think that ST. Paul might become great
point, and in fact the distributing place
although hold that it c)uld be better
done right in Montana. But drives to
| this city would lie far more practicable
than they now are over the Texas trail,
which has been confined to width ofnot
over fourmiles-an ettectual embargo
upon further driving out Of Texas east
ward So far as breeding is concerned
Montana cattle are all right. They are
crosses-not grades-upon the native cat
tie, and make better meat than highly
bred cattle. The quality will be some
what improved by the introduction OF
some Shorthorn blood, which is the fancy
of the Montana cattle gr0wers-althOugh
found some who believe in the Her.
fords. The Hcrfords "rustle better," to
use the term of the cattle men; that is,
they get around more actively and winter
better than the Shorthorns. However,
the same weight at given age cannot be
attained by the Hcrfords. Now my
individual theory IS that the Polled
Angus, the Scotch cattle, would do better
in Montana than any other breed they
would (smillng) "rustle' better and would
give greater weight. But cattle raising
is not the only thing for Montana to at
tempt. for that region is destined 10 be-
come the great wool producing and sheep
growing section of the country. Sheep
thrive splendidly and saw magnificent
specimens of halfbred Cotswolds and
Merinos. It folly to attempt to grow
good wool in the warm sections, like
Texas, for the texture soon degenerates
into coarse, brittle, hairy or wiry SUBJ
stance, instead OF fleecy wool. am CON
vlnced from what / have seen that the
capitalists of Montana are not half ap-
precialed. II is a glorious country, where
the hreederof live stock cannot but
thrive and grow rich. Now and then
there will be cold winter which will
kill off some of the old cows or feeble
calves and yearlings, but the grand
majority of hundreds of thousands will
"rustle'' through all right. And may
add, in conclusion, that Montana is to be-
the future grazing ground and pasture
land of this continent. z4ss s#f.S s
Or plain. or beautiful, the while,
No lady can afford to smile,
Unless her teeth are like the snow;
And if she fails in this. 4 81 z!ss sss
And can't afford tOsmile or kiss,
She must use sOzODONT, trow.
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