Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-12-18


It is estimated that in New York
alone. mostly in the vicinity of
New York City, 900, 600 calves are
annually "deaconed" BY dairymen,
that are killed, skinned, and the
carcasses thrown away as soon as
they are dropped. 1t seems 20 be
regarded by the owners a 4 neces-
sity when profit issconsidered, as
the milk they must consume, if
raised, would be worth much more
that the calves themselves when
raised.
Fifty years ago the average
weight Of beef cattle was so
pounds, now it Is /, AGO pounds.
The increase Is due TO the introduc-
ton of pure bred stock and the
more careful breeding. as well as
the much better feeding of the
produce. 1t is now as common
to have animals Of l 500 pounds as
It was then TO have them of l 200,
and the increase In weight is fully
one-third. The improvement in
the.. western stock is still greater,
and more, nearly double, since the
large introduction Of ShOrthorn
blood into the herds.
Cheyenne Trsnsporter:-We have
more use Of thoroughbred bulls
on the range, is the way a good
many cattlemen now put it. What
we want is graded stock. We have
tried the thoroughbred bull and
find there Is 10 money IN him.
He can't rustic even when there Is
good grass. 1t is not his kind.
He knows nothing about il. and
soon begins 10 look dropping where
range cattle are fat and sleek. It's
different with graded bulls, even If
they are not range stock. They
soon learn to rustic and keep in
good order. To make hardy range
stock calves must be dropped Oh
the range. The get of thorough
bred bulls are all right and there
are now enough of them on the
ranches 10 bring up the class to I
beef animal. You will find, SAYS
the posted ranchman, that the ma
jority of bulls sold for the range IN
the future viii be graded.
The Fl Dorado Republican, pub
lished In southern Kansas gives
the following figures on full feed
ing" in that locality: These steers
that are being fed viii eat about
one third to half bUshel of corn
per day. An animal full fed
for 80 DAYS viii therefore eat 20
bushels Of corn which cost, say 25
cents Per bushel, making s1S.75
worth OF corn. An eleven hundred
pound steer is about the average
weight when put in the corral and
is worth 4 cents per pound OF S44.
Paw attention TO these-igures a
bushel Of corn viii add four pounds
in weight. At the end Of the 80
days the average steer should weigh
400 pounds and was worth 6 cents
per pound in Kansas City last year
and the year before. Some feeders
run one and & half or two hogs
with the steers. The hogs viii
nav the expense of feeding, rough
ness, etc, that is viii pay all ex-
penses except the cost of the corn.
Here you have about what our
feeders expect IN the way of profits.
A good corral of nice smooth cattle
bought on favorable terms, careful
" fed on . cent corn and turned
off on a Scent market at the end of
150 DAYS, viii very nearly if not
qsite net the figures as above
presented
Springfield Herald:-The cattle
disease which appeared in our city
last spring with such fatal effects
TO the COWS Of the western part of
the city. has not vet died out. not
withstanding the prediction that il
would disappear with the first frost.
Fora number ofmonths the oriin
of the disease was attributed TO the
unloading at this place of = drove
of cattle which was being shipped
from the south to Nebraska. The
cattle were allowed 10 Craze in the
Mcclure pasture, and as the dis
ease was traced to cows which fire.
quented that part of the city snd
their symptoms being the same as
that of Texas fever, the many
deaths from week TO week were (
thought to be caused by that |
disease. As there have already
been . number of heavy frosts this
season and contrary to all expei-
ence, the disease has not died out,
the cause Of the trouble must
originate from some other source
than the germs supposed 70 have
been lett by the southern cattle
and it is now thought by many that
the malady which has been so
fatal 10 the bovine tribe Is caused
from the drinking of impure water
from the gas works, wooden factory
or some Of the manufacturing in
stitutions in the Third Ward.
Among the many cows that have
died since the fall Of frost Is a fine
animal, the property of Mr.. Rob-
ards That gentleman is familiar
with the Texas fever Il having
watched his cow close PES not
think its death was asn that
cause tits said that each week the
carcasses of at least half dozen
cows are taken to the rendering
establishment in North Springfield
as the result Of the plague which
still exists in the third ward.