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The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1884-04-10
Roundup Meeting.

The me- e>ting to arrange for the round
up of the Ii. lie Missouri river and tribu-
taries was held, in accordance with the
call, last Saturda.1 :. April 5, in Pennell s
Roberts hall, at Little Missouri, Oak.
The meeting was caIed TO order at
2:30 by II. s. Boice, who nominated B.
Barr for chairman. No other nomina-
tions being made, Mr.. Barr was declared
unanimously elected. Howard Eaton
nominated A. 7. Packard for secretary,
who was also unanimously elected.
c. W. Sleeper moved that the chair ap-
point delegate from each range to ar
range for q roundup, seconded by G.
Grisy. Mr. Boice moved to amend ny.
having the chair appoint committee Of
seven; ]. L. nuscott seconded. Carried.
The committee as appointed was: CIV.
Towers, G. W. Sleeper, h. S. Boice, NJ.
Wadsworth, Howard Eaton, Vim. Merri-
field and G. Grisy. Howard Eaton re-
signing, W. I. Eaton was appointed in
his stead. ss
Howard Eaton moved for a recess until
the committee made their report. Car
ried. e ~ 81
After an adjournment Of half an hour
the meeting was called to order and lis
tened to the following report:
'Your committee would recommend
that the roundup for this district COM
mence on May 25, at the crossing Of the
Northern Pacific R. R. Of the Big Beaver
at Keith, and hunt down to the mouth of
the Big Beaver. Thence move up the
Little Missouri, working tributaries to
the mouth Of the Little Beaver, sendeag a
small party over to the hsadwaters Of the
Knife and Green rivers. Thence up the
Little Beaver and cross over to the head
Of the Big Beaver, working tributaries,
and thence down to the point Of starting
at the railroad crossing Of the Big Reay-
ter. We would also recommend that John
Goodall be appointed captain Or foreman
Of this roundup and that VIM. Jones be
appointed assistant, and that the fore.
imam have full control Of this roundup
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Communication.

The following memoranda were hande,'
ns by Dr.. j. N. Louthan. As our readers
will notice 1t is q very interesting ac-
count Of a trip made from Deadwood and
spearfish over the now completed Medora
freight route to Medora by 3 party com
posed Of Thos. G. Jones, d. N. Jorgens,
E. Defebaeh, Dr.. J. N. Louthan and Doc.
Pennell: ;3s3 5,.s!5s Z. : 4.
} !" We started April from Spearfish at
3P. M. Travelling over the new road to
Red Water we found an outfit busily at
work on the bridge. The stream was
down and we forded it easily. B. Deffe-
bach and myself went over the grade
with saddle horses and found the work
almost complete on the Red Water hill.
The road was dry and dusty from that
point to Belle Fourche, where we ar
rived at s p. N. Here we found A. Burn
ham with d force Of ten men and fiye Of
Mr. T. G. Jones' teams, constructing a
bridge across the Belle Fourehe river.
The bridge WILDE finished BY April 10 at
q cost lot 1900 Fording the Belle
Fonrche on good rock bottom, we pulled
for Crow creek, where we arrived at $50.
Here we made an early camp for the
night, having plenty Of wood and water.
After supper, beds were quickly made
and we were soundiy asleep in the open
air. s5!sS5yySSs 5ss Z \ e Il
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A person scarcely thinks he is becomr


A person scarcely thinks ne is beeom-
ing acquainted with The resources of the
Bad Lands when something % new y dig. dis
covered OF WEich ne had NO previous con; 2 on;
ception. We hsye yet TO y hear r 9 q g man tI q
who was posted, who 8did not place the
Bad Lands at or near the top Of al the
cattle countries ~ the United States.
Here the productiv ot the Bad Lands an g
was and still is supposed te stop. On 1 the
contrary, It scarcely begins here By re, re-
peated experiments the soil has been
5ll found nd extremely prodn ctiye and y VII
! raise aus Vegetables n . . profusion. The
strangest lining about the SOIL Is that the
tops q the bntte rom Two 70 tour nun
ded teet nigh, nave been found far more
pro-. lctiye than me bottom Ian y. Be
yDnd gardening, however, agriculture
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REpusLIoAN Convention q

IN accordance with the fsqness Of the Republican
Territorial Central Committee we, the under
aligned citizens Of Billings county, hereby Issue
this call for 70 elect delegate 20 the
Territorial Convention ~ be held Ut Huron, April
"a, and also to select Republican County Central
COMMITTEES. The Billings County Convention to
be held ut Medora, April IL 1884, nt r n, al the
Hotel de Moreg. The nttendance Of every Repub.
Lean In the county fs earnestly requested. t5 Al
g III ~ q. w HARBIsoN,
e: s5$i t33 3 5Ss Jno. @. F1sHER,
S5E iiGBlD ERTEL,
n $i;S &; q. u. KERR, III 35H
N5 s5 GEO. BLANKENBERs,
Rt SsS 4 ji5E 4. y. PACKARD,
S55 GHL KENNEDY,
& Z. g. PADDOCK,
5SSSs gS3.W.FITzdERALD, q.
n f ssl&3{ e ~. T. HouK,
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MAX BASS, fl5ssS i95S
M. VAN DRIEscHE,
n 81 Il FRANK KEE1Kn. FL i3.
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with authority To. discharge 10y men


with authority To discharg aaS men 9
who refuse to obey orders. 55S
(Signed) ti. ~. ToWEEs,
i3;s c. G. W. SLEEPER,
y " iH. s.. BOIcE,
DC. WADsWORTH,
~. II. EATON,
NE Il 3: Sss III MERRIFIEID,
j G. GRISY. z
NJ Howard Eaton moved that the report
be adopted. Carried.
G. Grisy moved that copies Of THE BAD
LANDS Cow Boy, conta aiming n report oi
this meeting, be sent to the Miles City
Association. Carried.
Adjourned. M
sss ss5 :s355 B. BARR Chairman. &.
A. T. PAcKAnD, Secretary.
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ing more than grease heel. .a.s.i
Great mortality prevails among the,
horses in different sections of Oregon.
The disease prevalent seems to be blind
.staggers. a large percentage Of cases
result fatally, and the disease battles tie,
skill Of the most experienced veterinary
surgeons. Soon after contracting the
disease the animal becomes partially or
totally blind, is unable to walk, sWells up
and dies. The greatest mortality pre-
walls in Chieamas and Yam Hill counties.
Over SEQ valuable horses have died re-
Gently IN these counties. The disease is
seriously Interfering with farmers seed
ing. It is contagious and at our latest
accounts It was spreading. Western
Farmer.
This time last year a Barber county
cattleman was o most abject and miser-
able appearing being; his face was long
and sour; his words were few and dole
full, and he appeared to have lost his last
friend. How different nowl He capers
nimbly on sleek fat horses; his face is
wreathed in smiles ;he luxuriates in ten.
cent cigars and fine-cut tobacco; takes
not hotel dinners when he comes 10 toWa
and would as soon talk Of selling his
family as his cows. Last year he was
wondering if he would have cattle enough
to pay the roundup expenses, and this
year he is wondering if he can get hands
enough to brand all his calves. This has
been aIemarkable easy winter on cattle,
and the grass will be here in a few more
days. Last year the sun appeared to have
formed lasting partnership with the
northern icebergs and agreed to send out
no more warm rays. Let us hope that
our stockmen will always feel as good as
they.do now Barber Co., Kan, Index.
AsLeominster farmer recently broke
his horse of a balky freak in very quiet,
and, as he claims, not a cruel manner.
His horse is in excellent flesh and shows
no signs Of neglect on the part Of its
master. He drove him, attached to a
rack wagon, to the wood-lot for small
load Of wood. The animal would not
pull pound. he did not beat him with
club, but tied him to a tree and let him
stand. He went to the lot at sunset and
asked him to draw, but he would not
straighten tug. Il made up my mind, =
said the farmer, when that horse went
to the barn he would take that load. The
night was not cold. + went to the barn,
got blankets and covered the horse warm,
and he stood until morning. Then he
refused to draw. At noon went down
and he was probably hungry and lone
some. He drew that load Of wood the
tir6e time I asked him. Ireturned and
got another load beforI fed him. I
then rewarded him with a good dinner,
which he eagerly devoured. Ihave drawn
several loads since. Once he refused to
draw, but as soon as he saw me start for
the house he started after me with the
load. A horse becomes lonesome and
discontented when left alone, as much as
person, and I claim this method, IL
rightly used, is far less crrel and is bet
ter for both horse and man than to beat
the animal with club."
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sTlO CK NOTES.

. a. T. PAoKAnD, Secretary.
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POTATO SCAB.

II the larvae of beetles, wire worms, white
siuos' rose bugs, earth-worms, etc., by nib
o'i''g at the surface of pototo tubers while
growing, are the chief cause of scab in nota-
toes' why 1t should not be an easy matter to
prove 1t by digging into the side OF potato
nllls, and giving the halt-grown tubers lit
Tie rasping with the finger nails, or some
rough instrument? If fungi will attack onlv
broken skin. this rasping would seem to
give s''ch groWths as favorable a foothold as
II the punctures were made with the teeth
OF insects. Potata scab is serious obsticle
TO the potato grower, and is well worthy of
all the study and experiment necessary to
discover its cause, and remedy. Thus far.
the reports, like those on abortion in cows.
are so conflicting that NO satisfactory con.
clusion can be reached.
VIII those farmers who are so sure that
they know the cause OF seab. try next sum-
mer, TO inoculate few hills, or cause the
disease to develop in sucLf hills as thev ex-
pertinent with. Let us have few private
experiment stations of this kind on our New
England farms next summer. 1t won't cost
much. The important point will be not to
forget it when the time comes. Possibly
some one may be able to plant scabby seed,
ana so grow scabby seed to order. Any
point of this kind gaines will be step in the
direction OF solving the difficulty. A knowl-
edge OF all that ought to be known about
potato scab would be worth thousands of dol
ars TO the farmers OF New England. .-Neao
England Farmer,
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"A GRAIN OF wheat is small, and when con-
sldered by itself insignificant. 1t is but the
mefest traction of apprecable value, vet it
IS Typical OF the interest that engages the at
tehtlon from nearly half our people-the
farming interest. To get this grain of wheat
the farmer must have fitted the soil. sown
the seed, cared for the crop to the harvest,
gathered it, threshed it, and all these opera
tions have filled the year. His rewards are
talrly typfied by the insignificant kernel OF
wheat that must be multiplied thousand
fo!d before it has practical utility in feeding
his family or supporting commerce and Civ
ing MN that full return tor labor which is
his just due. The lesson to be derived from
the grain of wheat has deep import for far
mers who find profit and loss separated by
but the narrowest margin. The LITTLE things
must be put to use and from them must be
obtained the fullest value If profit is to be
realized. Failing in this regard loss is al
most certain. The farmer deals every day
OF his life in small things, but in the aggre-
gate these little things make the commerce
OF the world. He produces food for all man
kind and the fiber from which their raiment
is wrought. His mission is of first impor-
tance, and although it relates almost wholly
to small things, If he be not faithful to them
and Watchtul 70 make the most of his oppor-
tunities distress falls, not only upon him
and his family, nut upon the world. He
must multiply the grain OF wheat Indefinite
y, and he must care for the increase Judi
'louSly and constantly or fails OF his reward
-Etnayra, NJ T., Husbandman.
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4GLhe YostSehpld.

Favre Beans.-Beans and oysters form this
dlsh Cook the beans until tender and thew
must not be dry either. Put layer of beans
an inch thick into tin basin, sprinkle with
salt, pepper and bits of butter, cover with
layer OF raw oysters, then beans, seasoning
and oysters. Sprinkle cracker dust thickly
over the top, strew over bits of butter and
bake in weil-heated oven three-auarters of
an hour. Do not let the top get too deep
brown.
Coohses.-Two cups of brown sugar; one
cup of lard; a little salt; mix well: two
eggs; one cup OF sour milk. in which one
teaspoonful of soda has been beaten: stir
all together, and add flour enough to make
into soft dough; roll rather thin. and bake
in moderate oven
Transparent Pie.-One cuptu of, butter.
one cupful of powdered white sugar. and
four Well-beaten eggs. Bake light. rich
crust, pour in the mixture, and place back
in the oven few minutes until it becomes
hrm. A merngue placed on top gives it
finishing touch.
F1am Cahe.-One cup of white sugar; one
large cup OF thick swee- cream; little salt;
mix thoroughly two cups of -four, three tea
spoonfuls of baking dowder, one-half cup of
MIX after these are mixed well, stir in
gently three wel-beaten eggs, Before bak-
ing sprinkle little white sugar on the top.
Bun Loaf-Take five pounds OF flour and
hVe teaspoontuls of soda; mix well; add
one pound raislns, one pound currants. two
onnces candied peel, two ounces citron. half
pound brown sugar, halt pound syrup, half
pound butter or lard, (if the latter, add a lit
tie salt), two teaspoonfuls Of allspice, one of
cinnamon and one OF nutmeg, graled. When
these are well mixed, add as much fresh
buttermlk as will make it the right consist
ency. Bake slowly in deep tins, as it will
Use considerably.
Vanilla Sauce for Puddings.- .-Scald one
half pint of rich milk or cream: then add
the yolks OF two well-beaten eggs, and one
half pint of sugar; stir until it is as boiled
cuftard. When cool, flavor with vanilla.
Just before serving add the whites of the
eggs, beaten stiff, and stir gently in the
sauce.
Barbacaed Radbit,-Select plump, young
rabbit. Skin, cut off the head, dress, open
ing all the way on the under side, and Law
it flat in salted water for half an hour: then
wipe dry, cut several gashes in the thickest
part and broil over hot fire, turning often.
When Drowned and cooked through, place
upon hot platter, pepper, salt and butter
generously. Cover and place in the oven
for five minutes. Meat TWO spoonfuls of
made mustard mixed and rubbed over the
hot rabbit, garnished with parsley and
served at once
Pckted Bects-Cut boiled beets into thin
slices. Place in an earthen dish in alternate
layers with thin slices of onion, few cloves
and whole peppers. Cover with salted vine
gar. These pickles will not keep louger than
a week.
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No. s..

Law the smal-sized eggs producing the
greater number. The cost of attendance is
not serious item. A boy OF twelve or four
teen can easily attend one thousand head
and have some spare time for other work:
but during the months of April, May, and
June, he may require some assistance in the
Matching out and rearing of the necessary
broods Of chickens.
Il rear my chickens chiefly under Brahma
and Cochin hens, as they cover some fifteen
eggs, and rear as many chickens. They are
clumsy, it is true, and occasionally trample
their young when Matching out, (but. for
that matter, sow pigs are not alwaysso per-
feet in their department on equally interest
ing occasions). The manure from a large
number of fowls is a very considerable ele-
ment In the return, and will 90 very long
way toward the cost Of attendance; it is ex-
ceedlngly valuable manure for all kinds of
crops; 1t is surprising how the quality of the
herbage of grass land is improved by run
hlhg poultry upon it. The houses to hold
forty head are quite small and inexpensive
IN construction. They rest on the ground
on one row Of bricks, laid fiat, to keep the
wood sound. Such houses can be removed.
II desired, once or twice year by two men.
fowls on grass run cannot, of course. Get
thelr own living, but must be fed morning
ana evening on grain or meal. This will
SUI plement with considerable quantity of
grass worms, and insects. ."-Chicago Times.
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all uhslghtly appearance but by nipping off
as the decay, this difficulty can be remedied.
Plants of this character that grow and f,oy-
er freely require some stilnuant in the way
OF manure water applied once week. and
a' all other time are TO be wateeed pretty
Freely we have seen the old abution strata
trained IN the window as to be CHARMING
object taking up the sides of the window
aiu forming an arch at The top. In this DO
sltlon the flowers being pendant, show of
TO excellent advantage Prairie Farmer.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-12-11
WINDOW PLANT CULTURE.

The best grown flowers are usually met
with where this is a passion for plant cul.
ture and large quantity grown. Not un.
frequently one OF the quiet working secrets
OF success, is that the number of plants
grown help themselves to create the moist
atmosphere that most OF them luxuriate in.
Then again, wherever plants are grown in
the house, as hobby, the glorious sunlight
is much ottener reveled in, and with these
two forces, sunligh and moister atmos-
phere, working together, plant culture be-
comes much easier. Except with plant
like the ivy, which will bear any amount of
abuse and yet manage to live, any person
who expects to keep every peep of the sun
from the rooms need not hope for greats sue
cess in window gardening. IT a window is
devoted to plant culture it is best to prepare
ALL surroundings tor the purpose. TO this
end cover the floor with oilcloth, linoleum,
or, what is better, get a box made, on which
place green moss, fine pebbles, or carpet
ing OF suitable small growing plants, that
will be constantly giving off moisture among
the foliage of the plants above 1t is not
enough that the plants have sufficieney of
water supplied at the roots; they are great
ly benefited by good wetling down of the
foliage once or twice a week. This will
wash of the impurities of dust and other
accumulations, aud freshens out the plants
like a good spting rain; if it cannot be done
where the plants are grown they should be
removed to the bath or other room where
no injury to the furniture will result. L.iv-
ing-rooms as rule will be hot enough,
usually the trouble is the other way, but
while it cannot be expected that one will
keep the heat of rooms to suit the plant to
the injury OF the occupants, there is no good
reason why they should be as hot at nights
as during the day. A tall of ten to fifteen
degrees of temperture in the night time will
materially help the plants.
For small plants shelf across the win
dow so they may be near the light, will be
of great service, and such as the Chinese
Primrose, Daisies, Violets and the like, will
flower much longer and better thus ar
ranged than when far back in the room.
AS we said, it is best to 10 devote the win
dow exclusively to plants, train good climb
ers up the side, suspend hanging baskets,
and SO create veritable bower. By this
means the plants can be made to take the
place the usual certain, furnishing as they
do one of living green. A very good plan
to help out in the matter OF climbers, is the
particularly the lobbianeun va
riety which will continue to grow and flow
er all winter. Its only unpleasant feature
is, that the old leaves continue to die of,
and if not removed, gives the plants rather !
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FOWL FARMING.

The experiment of devoting farm to the
raising of fowls, as is often done in the case
OF horses, cattle, sheep and pigs, has rarely, ii
ever. been tried in this country. To render
the keeping OF fowls on large scale profit
able, makes it necessary to ft up farm
with distinct object in view. Large barns
and stables are not required. In their place
large number of small buildings, each ca
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-12-11

a GOOD Way to destroy mice and prevent
thepi from barking shrubbery in the yard
or small fruit orchard is to soak bread in
solution of strichnine and put it in can,
leaving the end open and lay it in the
cioihp OF bushes; small yeast powder cans
or old fruit cans will do. Several of these
cans in each cump of bushes would be good.
IL would also be we'll to lay little trash
over the can to hold the snow up and give
'he mice chance to get to the bait. If this
IL not done the snow should be trampled
close about the roots OF the shrubs. This
VIII serve as partial preventive; but the
poison is the surest and best preventive.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-12-11

FANNIE FIELD, than whom no better au-
thorlty is to be found, says her Brown
Leghorns commenced laying when between
four and five months old, and that few of
her Plymouth Rocks begun al six months
Old But she says they stand around and
help the Brown LeghOrns to cackle. She
says that tor winter layers the Partridge
Cochlns, when hatched early have given the
best satisfaction as compared with Leghorns,
Houdans, Hamburgs and common fowls.
Kept in the other half of The same house.
She is very favorably disposed toward sun
flowers as winter diet, and claims they
take the place to degree of meat food.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-12-11

GEESE and chickens fatten best confined
IN small pen or tattening coop. A most
excellent ration tor them is buckwbeat and
corn meal wetted with milk. To this NAV
be profitably added boiled white pc ltoes. If
penned at once they will be ready for the
Christmas and New Years market
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-12-11

lHE Rev. Geo. Comfort, of Bozeman, as
sares us that there is no trouble in RAISING
ou; =, 49, AZ ioioibS
Unions If only the right course is pursued.
ihey may be made to grow almost as lare e
as ones head from the seed in one season.
oelect rich land. Don'tplow it but harrow
wen cover with fine manure, and harrow
uhtil well mixed. Drill or SOW the seed
broadcast. Then brush and roll with heavy
roller In preparing ground only about
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-12-11

The law governing health in animal life
are too often disregarded by man, in his own
person and with fowls; the causes that pro-
duce disease are not sufficiently guarded
against. Pure air, wholesome food and
cleanliness are trinity of essentials the
neglect of providing either OF which will
result i'll disease and decay. The hennery
and feeding grounds should be kept clean
and pure, suitable food, both in quality,
quantity, also variety, should be admins
tered and disease will rarely make inroads
upon poultry. Exercise, with pure water,
and mixture OF grain and animal food,
produce thrift in fowls.