The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-07-03

COMMUNICATIONS.
T he ShaYt Horn Bull.

Spring, the appllcation was renewed
and on the evening freight Of Juno
25tli last: the bull arrived. lie is II,
| full hlooded Shorthorn; Il little over u.
| year old, dark red, with few small
white marks, estimated weight, l, loo
pounds, and of the finest Possible
breeding: straight, deep and Droad ,
good in every point. he is certainly
what the Test judges pronounce him.
| u mode, of the kind.
| The main features of the contract
under which be comes to- thts com :
munity are us follows:
"Whereas, the party. of the first
part (Mr. Hill) is interested IN and
desirous of promoting the successfnf
and profitable raising of stock in t he
state of Minnesota; ard deen1s It fiiesa
,~~..fant to tI,o a~s..~I> .;o,ea,, !. 81
POI .s.i- = .lso uc gc4oi' '4..1o.Ir, success
and proiftab!ertes5 of this industry
that the breed of stock in the state
Should be improved, and to this emf
has imported into this country and IS
Row engaged in raising IN Minnesota
blooded stock, from which, he is deSi-~
rous of disseminating through the
state better and improEed hreetls,''
he has delivered to the writer, ff4e'
short horn bull "Rosierncian.'' "The'
party of the second part" (the writcrA
''shall have the possession and man
agement of said animal during the
continuance Of this contract ard eft;,la
tend, care for, and keep the SAME :it'
his expense, in the most approved
careful, safe and painstaking manner
at his farm il Morris in the .sastf
county of Stevens for breeding pu---
poses, and shall keep the said aninaH
well fed with grain and suclf CtIier-
food as will promote its greatest usr--
fu.ness and efficiency for such pur--
poses.' After limiting tie number
of cows for which the party Of the
second part shall have the service OF
the bull, the contra It states that 1.-The
party of the second part shall afford:
the use Of said animal for the service
of COWS of other farmers and parties5
which shall be brought to- his farm fer
the puSpose;to the extent of the proper
capacity of said animal. but in nc
event shall said animal be used for
the service of more than four cows
in any one week during the first year
| f.-aa the date oe tEis contract: for
second Year notsn1ore than eight cows
in any one week: for third year net,
more than twelve cows iii any offe'
week: for fourth year not more thar
sixteen COWS i'll any one week, an{
shall be entitled to charge, collect
for his own use, from the parties
bringing such cows, the sum of one
each COW.
In order that the advantages to is
derived from the use of said aaimah
may be as generally ditfused anti
equally distributed as possible, the
party of the second part shall not
afford to party who hrs haa this
privilege of the use Of said ahiahal for
the sersios of il COW, in any season,
the use thereof for another COW, if
another party who has not had the
use of said animal in that season shalC
at the same time desire to- have q
cow, owned by him, served by sai,t'
animal, unless the use of said animaF
may be property Afforded TO botla
parties"
Messrs. L. III. Stanton and d. II.
Sutherland are appointed referees.
with power ut any time to e5eaIaine
as to whether all the requirements
and obligations of the contract arc
duly keptand performed. and to notify
Mr.. Hill in case they lind any failure
Of such performance. That gesstls--
man can on such notice, at oncs'
re-take the bull into his possessions
and keep and dispose of him lbs if the
contract had not been made,
IF the PARTY cf the second na.E'
shall faithfully do, perform, keep amt
observe all the obligations and re
quirements of this contrats 5TI hiss
part for the period of four Years fronp
the date of this contract, then the
said animal shalt without any further
act. become the property of lie parry
of the second part, to be heneefortlp
held. possessed, managed end dis
posed of by him at his pleasure ;lntR
for his own use.
The said animal shall, during the
said period of four years. and untia
the right of property of the party of
the first part shall become diyested
under the provisions aforesaid, ft4-
main and be tfte property of the party
Of the first part.
Conditions more impartial couitg
hardly have been framed. A plans
better calculated to advance tue stock
interests of this region, could hardly
have been eorcei2eds By us much ass
the farmers raise more head of stock
and less heads of wheat, by just so
nizch are they farther from bank
ruptcy and nearer financial indepens
dence. When the farmers remember
that breeders of fine stock charge and
receive from $4,000 to $5eo.eO for
each service of bulls. sor-e cf whiclE
are not the the least tsuperiort 'sRos~
fcruciau' in breedings they can Eealisy
what. an unedualled oppertenis7 80
presented them. If any one nealSct5s
to improve it the loss is lis.
All the farming amt other business
interests of the county are tor beseoIr
gratpiated or the wholesome eifecs
this bull and lis descendants win havtf