The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-08-22

A ranchman says il costs about 81 per head
to raise marketable steer in the Indian Ter
ritory.
The steamer Texas Just arrived ct one
heiiers consigned to Mr.. George Leigh, Of
Beecher, III.
Hon. S. S. Mann, of EIgin, ILL.,, recently
returned from the Netherlands with fine
importation Of 160 Holsteins, which are now
in quarantine at Waltham.
Dealers in wool state that the number of
sheep that are washed before shesriDg dImin-
-ishes every year. The practice is regarded as
cruel by most shepherds, and as unsa;is-
factory to both sellers and buyers of wool.
Farmers often make mistake in not hav-
ing corn enough TO feed their hogs before the
new crop ripeDs. A bushel fed in August
and September will produce as much pork as
five pecks fed in November, a bushel
and half in December.
South America IS destined to be the next
great beef-producipg Nation of the world. 1t
is estimated that in two years from now the
number OF cattle in the Argentine COnfedera-
ton will number 2S 600 600 against Is O0O 600
in 1877. The enormous increase in the mum
Der of cattle has brought down the prices so
that good fat steers are selling at s. 10 s..
One of the best posted cattl. dealers IN Ell
gin, ILL.,, states that within a radius of fifteen
COWS are kept for use in the dairy, and that
the annual waste is 10 per cent, or 5 600
head, and that but trifie over per cent of
the calves are raised, which makes it necas-
s0ry 10 import about 600 COWS to keep up
the dairy herds. AT Slipper COW as an aver
age, and that is low. the annual outlay to
supply this waste is 1915 COO.
Sorghum for fattening cattle is highly rec
commended by Doctor kedsid, OF the Mich
igan Agricultural College IL has jeen found
by some who have tried it. be says, to pos
sess wonderful fatteninS properties, and pro-
ducfs beef OF very superior quality. But he
adds that the sorghum must be fed cautious
~ at first until the cattle become used to it,,
on account Il danger eff their eatiag 100 free
ly Of the material, causing securing, etc The
seeds OF care are equal in value, pound for
pound, to oats or corn.
The Cheyenne Leader says the heaviest
action in cattle that has yet occurred in
Montana has just been concluded; Mr.. Con-
rad X ohTs, for Kohrs & BielenbeTg, and Mr.
Granville Stuart for Stuart & Anderson, par
chasing of Mr.. A. J. Davis the Davis. Hauser
Il Co. herd of l. 600 cattle for $1,000 The
range headquarters are within four miles of
Fort Maginnis, Mesgher County. and about
200 miles east of Helena. This is sn average
OF $33 SO per head for stock cattle; S. 33
higher than the highest price paid at any
time for any Texas herd.
The sggreg gate losses of cattle on the PLAINS,
says the Stockman, every year are enormous.
The pecuniary loss Is made up 5y the profits
upon what are saved, but what vast amount
ot animal suffering is included in this loss OF
or per cent. There are probably 600, OOO
cattle kept on the plains. Four per cent. OF
this is 100000. The cruelty which is con-
centrated in the deaths of all these cattle by
starvation or thirst is sufficient to make one
mourn. II farmer went to deliberately
sterve one OF his COWS TO death by turning
the anlmaI out without food or water he
would be very quickly met with adequate
punishment but, as in the fashion just now,
the greater the crime the less it becomes
amenable to the law and the less reprehen-
sion ii meets with.
Rursl New Yorker: 1.-THE live stock bust
ness is resc,ing. The speculation is produc-
ing its usual fruits. There are p per cent.
more cattle on the plains than ever before,
is the common report. Thousands OF calves
have been brought from the East aud the
middle region, and nave been turned in to
swell the numbers Of the herds which nave
been sold to foreign capitalists. The old
stockmen have got out and the capitalists
have got in. 1t is the old story over again.
The man with money joins the man With ex-
IeTienoe. After time the former has the