The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1885-03-04
STOCK NOTES.

Montana Stock Growing association
meet at Miles City, beginn ing on Apri
End 1855.
Mr.. b. W. Lad, country treasurer, who
has been on a visit to his rancho on Pow.
der river, returned home Tuesday, He
reports seeing quite a number of dead
Texas cattle and but few of the natives
Yellowstone Journal.
Never before since the Union Stock
yards were erected, period of nineteen
years, vas there so serious an Interrupt
ton to the live stock traffic as has been
experienced during the last week. For
three days out of the six SO effectual was
the snow blockade that not carload q
ctock was dispatched eastward, while in
the meantime the arrival were less than
for any previous three consecutive days
for many years.-Cllicago Gazette.
There may seem to be little necessity
Tor strict measures against contagious
diseases among Montana cattle on account
fthe scarcity Of such diseases here, but
it is better to be on the safe side, and as
the bill is carefully drawn it does not
seem likely to work hardship. A bill
to regulate stock inspection will piobablv
meet with little opposition. Another
relating to the handling of stock by rail-
roads will be presented.
Where cattle of any number are fed
Turing the winter, there sho.ild b. tw1
corrals, one for the wake and timid, and
the other for the strong and boss kind.
Where cattle of large or small herd arr
fed together unless the feed is well scat
tered, there will be some of the stock
that get but little, and that taken in
great fear, while others in small corral
viii not attempt to eat while the bosses
eating. The food an animal eats wnen
in fear may sustain life, but that is all 1t
will do, and this only for a time. The
better way, as all will agree, is to have
two corrals.
1t has been for months, and is now
openly charged that Secretary Teller, of
the interior department is implicated in
fraudulent laid entries in New Mexico
The commissioner of the laid office detail
led two of his most trusted special agents
to visit New Mexico and investigate the
charges. They reportedthe changes true
and recommended that the persons guilty
of the frauds should be criminally pros
ecuted. Senator Hill. of Colorado, called
upon the commissioner of the land Office
a few days ago for the report of the
special agents, and the commissioner in
formed him that.
Scotch Highland cattle are being largely
raised in Manitoba, where it was thought
their vigorous constitutions, braced by
the severity of Highland winters would
enable them to Withstand even the Mani
toba zephyrs. Unlike the cattle Of more
genial climes, they are provided with
profuse coat of hair that enables them to
Withstand the severe winters Of the
Scottish dylands. Their beef is said to
be crime. and they take a h Ugh rank ia
auld Scotia.
Stock and Mining Journal: Our reports
from the different ranges of the territory
are very much alike, All agree that up
to the present time there has not been
much loss Of stock, if any; but also all
agree that unless we have fairly good
weather from this out the loss is likely
to make one feel uncomfortable. There
is no use denying the fact that during
the past fifty days stock has lffered
much.
New Northwest. S. K. Buford, ofthis
CITY, has the largest calf Gifts age in Mon
tana. On he day L was ten months old
it weighed $50 pounds, and was only in
moderately Fat. The calf is male, seven
eighths Shorthorn, and was bred BY Capt.
W. S. Southrnade, Of upper Ruby valley.
Can any Of the COW county members of
the legislature size up TO hins
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