The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1884-04-17


4 There are now a 600 head Of cattle on
the Cantrell ranch on the Giia. This
herd was purchased and put upon the
range last year, and no increase was ex-
pected until this spring. There has been
however, 800 head of calves belonging to
this herd branded. OF this large increase
only two have been lost C0lfax, \. NJ,
St0ckman.
Lately we made some inquiries as to-
theexperiment Of breeding Polled Angus
and Galloway bulls to our range cows,
scrubs and high grades, and are agree
ably surprised to learn that in every in
stance the ranchman has been successful
and is preparing to further test the yir-
tues claimed for the black mnleys. Per-
haps the most extensive tests being made
lare BY the firm of Hunter & Evans, who
have a large fenced range in this county,
well stocked and carefully looked after,
and the Comanche Pool, with its $4,000
head Of cattle. Hunter & Evans have on
their place about fifty head of Sheifers,
coming two years old this spring, bred
from high-bred Shortrhorn cows and
Polled Angus and Galloway bulls, and
many of these are in calf from a thor
oughbred imported Galloway bull, and
Will this spring drop three quarter bred
calves. Besides the heifers mentioned
above, this firm also raised about sixty
bulls, the same as the heifers, and these
were sold to the Comanche Pool last year
and. turned loose on their range. From
the time these calves were dropped until
now they have done well every day,
readily taking to the range diet, adapt
ing themselves to heat and cold as
though neither was Objectionable, arust-
ling" by the side of Texans, and still
maintaining flesh, strength and energy.
They were nearly every one black and in
every instance ihornless, showing that
the stronger blood was in their sires and
predominated. The heifers are well filled
out and promise good crop of calves.
The bulls turned in the Comanche Pool
pasture are wintering in splendid shape,
are no trouble whatever and even now
are more active than their Short-horn
cousins. It is confidently expected that
quite sprinkling of black mnley calves
will be discovered following the cows on
this range even this season, and by next
spring the result Of these sixty industri-
GUS animals will undoubtedly be an at
traction. Those gentlemen in the east
who are handling either the Galloways
or the Polled Angus cattle need not hesi-
itale to warrant these breeds will stand
4 the range under. all circumstances with
any horned breed, and thata cross from
them with a Texas or grade COW will be
4 as good an animal as can be bred for the
range Barber County, Kan, Index.
ii It is estimated that there are at this
time fully $500 head of horses on this
market. The demand for COW ponies hns
fallen off and prices range from $25 to
$40. Most of the heavy buyers have been
supplied There will probably be from
4 ten to twelve thousand stock horses and
mares driven this season, the bulk Of
which will go to Dodge. IISan Antonio
1 Cor. Texas Live Stock journal
4 AS the time draws near when prepara.
tions begin for the calf cropof 1885, VIZ
would again call the attention Of om
range cattlemen to the necessity Of hay
4 ing with their herds a fun supply Of Wig
orons bulls. Bulls that have size, form
constitution and merit. High grades ",
believe to be the best. but il these canno
A be had in numbers and condition suffl
/ cient to meet the entire demand Of til
4 herd, then get the best native bulls to b
q had. and above all things be careful i
4 have enough IN the range to serve eyer
i female old enough to produce d calf. b
i mot emulate he custom 20 many have Ii
q 3duiged in 81 :deban ndlng on rowing bull
4 Iof neig ghbor ding ranchmen 70 make caiys
/ for yon, hut talk to all holding near YOU
j lransh and BY united effort put Oh ii
j ranges as many bulls as are required. VI
i are assured that more tllaif 10 pcr cent {