The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-07-22

ee.op mpu,u ptuvo w. w i'm WY; tne new
NJ Ths uas'e Of hogs s'T san ma
year BE- INCREASED from , sscarcity 70 over:
goes n. pIie. y, pork: until 4 i. cheaper than
price has 70 Be reduced. 1t falls In price
Sall n: h s.mR Ss.H 81. hsf1a 'e y
dues u, ne . SrIss :, meats =, The bottom
the first inii crop Of corn. Another factor that
caves ass s tire Ia
many OF tho towns lying along the railroad 10
Se ID Sy Iowa RIA and Missouri
they cannot purchase calves from tho farmers.
The mortality among cows is Very large on
ment. Two.y ear-oid heiiers drop calves in the
An hay tss sas mot at
that nyc.. The young creatures are cnled up
on 70 feed strong calves running at their sides.
isss ATE II s1t sSs sa%%sr fssa sho Saly.. are
gan supply f when fed on dry srass ,bs TINS bas
had = portion OF It's strength washed out by
rains. Tho heiiers could DO saved 4
Sii%si, q winter IN thr99as : them: ~.
can no longer supply milk. By this time the
Th are ready to @ DOWN %
die. They have lost all ambition. all desire TO
live. In the case of 4 mature COW tho results
In good condit ion. unless the grass has been OF
unusual goodness and tho winter exceedingly
GAUSS their owners neglected 70 woan their
Ssri @ dS not ' ds 81
II is not generally known. in fact believe
that It has never been published, that the
s"r ' s % a ,GSa
lief The fact remains the same, Many OF the
Iowa Missouri, Arkansas. and the enstern
portions OF ths Indian Territory. Kansas. and
chiefly steers, which they ship To- the Western
ranges to replcnish the herds These Eastern
s bsw SsS on o s tGs b n Re
excepting their owners, know. To those &C.
customed to place confidence in magazine ro-
like importing organ. grinders into Italy. But
II is truth that should at once Obstinate all
ns rp"nna The stocimen have not u BEEN ABLE
Since the settloment Of colorado and Wyo.
have been driven thither. The larger portion
OF the herds driven from Texas to new coun-
were hopoTliy expected 10 live for eight or ten
years. and to form tho foundations OF herds
from which huppIreds Of thousands Of cattle
should spring. Where are the cows that few
years ago were driven from the gamma and
mssqpite ranges Of Texas Their bones whiten
They died from exposure in an Arctic climate
II must not be believed that oil the land iep-
resented In bright colors on hemnps Of the
are extensive tracts OF land In the West that
arc remote from wn,er. These, are grassy
horned stock. can travel to and from u range for
water. The daily drive ofn herd OF Texas cattle
sna hay nrs by aT the e9st G al
Will about hold their iesl, when travelling thnt
distance per day. Il pushed to twenty miles
plain that native cattle that are VIGOROUSLY
poor travel ers cannot walk moro than fifteen
miles p.r day and keep in good condition. II
from water tho cat,le will not grow III. II they
are ten M, miles from water the animals will lose
bars them out of extensive ranges.
There is All act Of Congress. called the Desert
tS as S un sae can rGSy 81 81 wA Se
..p5x It It, the end q Three years PAY
Iy the members OF Congress- from Enstsr a
states that deSsrt land YOU'D be reclaimed IN
not taken and the orisinators OF i the bill dii
isSsn Dian I e claim "a. fsss ossis y the he
f$s,ro sa5 i. siss.x Viii H. iS .sSs
s IT. he % sway' and oas TN
the water the hay lands and adjoining range.
b. seen in the valley Of the i Ark"n n RIVER.
There the river Is fenced for miles. and the
stages Of advancement in any o. the Western
Territories in some but ust COMMENCED: in
EGth1rrs almost anshed Tais law was devised
Ing the Government out OF the public grazing
l9nds, Cunningly devised, it answers perfectly.
valleys will soon be in the possession Of tho
men owning large herbs.
men @ sez sSs sv cf Sn coa
dangled before the eyes OF the Eastern public
as relnariable examples Of what industry and
paying close attention to horned stock will nc,
eomplish for any Young man who has the pluck
togo Nest rnd work faithfully. II tho stories
erS to e. these rnsy men always
Ss werthsss 'hsy raasS iea n sps
@ % Ssrd heyp and
err, cent they earned they put into # female
they invested eonsIderable money in cattle.
THEY branded AL the calves they could catch.
butcher. they oponsd a butcher. shop in tho
nearest town and drove the Other, butchers. who
f, low price OF tho beef they sold aud finally drove
they promg s Increased the rrhSe q bse until
| kept the price up until the other shops re-.
| sumed buslpess. Then down went the price .:
| beef. until the other butchers could not naord
| to dull their knives and SAWS IN cutting ronsts
| and steaks Again they shut up their
| shops. That very instant the black leg and
| kindred Diseases broke out In the Eastern
states. nnd skyward went the price OF beef
! For fourteen years l have seen this game
| played in the West. Another exceedingly
profitable branch OF tho cattle business was,
| and is. tho supplying Of Indians with beei. An
Indian beef contract Is prize; IT IL u fortune
| Tor any Western cattle breeder. A thin. scilt-
wag Texan steer, that has been reduced by
| hard driving and alkaline water Until it IL
doubtful ~ he will tip the scales at GOO pounds.
staggers on OF tho platform under the weight
Of .3UO pounds Of beef II IL astonishing how
heavy steer Is when an employee Of the De-
| partment OF the Interior weighs him.
As the business OF cattla breeding ages. 1t
| tends to separate into different branches. At
present some OF the men who handle stock on
| the high plains refuse to own my cows. They
| have led raising cattle and abandoned 1t as
| Improbable. These mon procure three. yenr
| stsers from Oregon and Washington. These
| animals are bought in tho carly spring. aud
| are slowly driven TO the Wyoming or Colorado
| ranges. arriving there In October. They are
turned loose on the range and allowed TO shift
| Tor themselves. In my opinion this is the
! safest branch OF the cattle bust ness. The
| young steers have not obtained their full
| growth. They are hearty and strong. 1t is
seldom that any OF them die. They are hold
| over tue winter and until the next fall. They
grow In size and weight and OF course In value.
Another branch OF the business IA the futtsn-