McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-01-31
HORSE AND cow NEWS.
McCook, Neb., January 10. 1854


Northwestern Live Stock Journal
The lowest register Of the thermometer here this
winter was deg. below zero. The snow is now three
inches deep, with slight crust, but there Is plenty
of feed the river bottoms and hill sides uncovered
Cattle and horses all doing well. This Is sort
Of 'af-and'alf'' feeding and range region Most
stockmen own neat, easily handled he rds. Weak cat
tie are not in good shape They were all cut out In
the fall and put under fence till winter Is well over
During the spells OF weather like those of
these weak brothers and sisters of the herd
to rustic for themselves the range, without fear
of much loss There is irrigation and consequent
fencing off of range stock from water hereabouts.
Hay for feeding sells at 81 in the stack Where pro-
curable raised is worth 40 cents per busel and
If shipped from Franklin, Webster or other eastern
Nebraska countless 1t is worth 45c per bushel dev-
cred here, freight paid. No hogs geese are used
to follow up fed cattle, Is customary In many feed
ing regions in the states. Only small quantity of
grain-enough to tide weak stock through tough
weathers fed. and all fed is thus thoroughly digest
ed and utilized. Mr.. J. b. Meserve, an eastern
man about one year Interested In stock here, feeds
$40 head Of weak cattle fifteen bushels of corn In the
ear daily, allowing seventy pounds Of ear to
make one beshe of sixty pounds of shelled corn. His
experiments lead him to prefer corn at even fifty
cents per bushel to hay at 81 per ton for feeding
Beeves are shipped from this region to Chicago at
Indianola, twelve miles distant, and Culbertson IL
miles west of here, there being no stock yards at
this place.
From reliable parties CLEAN the following:
John B. Hatfield & Son. formerly Of Decatur I'll
whose ranch is on the Republican river, four miles
southeast of here brought from the east year ago,
$50 yearling hefers and IL slort-horn Durham bulls
He has pulsued the plan of feeding the weak ones
only, and has promise of fine little graded herd.
W. W. Fisher & Sons, whose range is at the Falls
of the Frenchman river, are not feeding any, their
herd being hardy natives. Their cattle are doing
finely. Mr.. Fisher came out here from Illinois in
1878, busted. Now he owns 400 head.
Doyle Bowles, whose range is on Red Willow,
ten miles south, about 800 head, of which they
| are feeding about IS.
William Proctor, whose range is on Red Willow,
orrhwest of here with herd of 100 head, is feed
ing hay and millet TO $50 weak Ones Mr. Fisher says
MIR, Proctor is down on skinmilk'' imported east
ern cate. During freezeups they shuttle out the
ice and drown in air holes the river like rats and
they Will follow team and wagon to-well, warm
regions where things freeze. He would rather
have hairy, rustlng native or rawhide Texan year.
ling any day than the smoOthest eastern skim-milker
that was ever brought out here.
Charles Babcock, the gentlemanly Register of the
Land Office at McCook. bought $50 Texan Mares last
fall which are doing we'll In care of a stockman 35
miles north of here.
There Is no kicking here about irrigators fencing
| as there Is farther west. People believe running
stock the range and feeding the little pays
better. Corn has not averaged yield of six bushels
to the acre for live years past but some stockmen
prefer trying to raise their shipping it
here from points east of here. Next year is always
the one they going to raise rank Farther
| cast there good many sheep but horse and COW
men here say that the few bands on this range are
not, so far, detrimental.
WIN. Porter, cowboy of the stripe that can heel
| a cow the first throw and set bucking horse very
deep in the saddle, and who Is employed by the
hafcircle outfit ON Red Willow, says Henry Church,
Frontier county stocknan is bidding $50 for year
ling steers and s29 for twos, to be delivered this
| spring. No takers.
In conclusion McCOOk Is vigorous, growing year
ling town. and its resident stOckmen and other citi-
| zens nice, pleasant people to de business with
PONY BILL.