Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-11-16
New idea i'm Stock Growing.

Hiss Mlty Morgan, the I'VE STOCK re-
porter of the New York Times, on her
return from a tour of inspection in
Montana, was reviewed at St. Paul by
q representative of the Pioneer-PreSs.
Miss Morgan outlined the character
istics of the country and climate with
re spect to the Territory's advantage as
q live stock producing region as TO-
lows: Montana possesses just the right
combination of food and climate to
make perfect beef. The philosophy of
the attainment of perfection in beef
does uot seem to be generally under
stood, even by the cattle growers, who
should have q knowledge OF these
things. Now, what makes good beef
is the transition OF temperature, that IS,
good, sweet, juicy meat cannot be
grown either in hot climate or where
there is such general average of tenn
perature as there is in Texas. | am
prepared to say that the Texas steer Is
doomed to extinction so far as supply
ing the East or Europe with beef is
concerned. The market does not want
it, and has only taken it by force of
circumstances.
Now that Montana beef is accessible
there will be no further use for tue cat
tie raised in the Southwest. Even the
Colorado cattle are far inferior to those
fed in Montana, and which have the
benefit of the transitions OF tempera-
ature OF which | speak. The next
course is that some person or persons
of capital will soon begin to slaughter
these cattle right on their ranges, al
most, and the meat will be shipped
! and preserved in all its original good
ness direct from Montana to Eastern
markets, in refrigerator cars, and the
DAYS of poor beet will be numbered.
What needs to be done-and it certain
" will be in time-is to slaughter as
near as may be to their ranges, and
have the meat shipped in refrigerators
to all points of demand. The quality
of Montana beef is already beginning to
attract general attention. 1t is not
only far superior to the Texas or Col
orado beef, but excels the famous tat
cattle of Kentucky, which are tee
gross in flesh to be palatable, although
| the steaks, marbled with fat, look well
enough in the market places. so TAI
as breeding concerned, Montana cat
tie are all right. They are crosses
not grades upon the native cattle,
and make better meat than high-bred
cattle.
The quality will be somewhat i'm
proved by the introduction of some
Snort-horn blood, which is the fancy
of the Montana cattle growers although
| found some who believe in the Here
fords. However, the same weight at
given age cannot be attained by the
Herefords. Now my individual theory
is that the Polled-Angus, the Scotch
cattle. would do better in Montana
than any other breed. But cattle rails
ing is no. the only thing for Montans
to attempt, for that region Is destined
to become the great vcolproduclnl
and sheep-growing section OF the
country. Sheep thrive splendldly
and ! saw magnificent specimens Q
half-5reed Cotswolds and Merinos. 1t
is folly to attempt to grow good WOO
liz warm sections, like Texas, Tor th'
texture soon degenerates lp.o a coarse
brittle, hairy or wiry stance, IN
stead of tleecy wool. | am convinced
from what | have seen that the capa
I bilities of Montana are not hall APP
,preciated.
The funeral of ]. w. Simonton, TO
many yea,s the manager OF the New
Yook Associatiated Press, was conduct