The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-04-30

Experience is dear teacher but
from come remarks we have heard, tie
osses on late states yearlings has not
had its full weight on some of onr stock
men. From points gathered from all
sources we viii state IT as a fact that
outside Of late ones and two's the loss In
the Bal Lands has not been two per!
cent. This ine,udcs nil cattle brought
in early last spring and old cattle. At
least three per cent, If not more, of the
late ones and two,s suscu,n5cd to their
ignorance Of the ranges md of how tvS
rustic. IN view Of these facts IT. csr,
tainly seems f1olish, to hear stockmeIi
say that there is plenty Of time to put i'd \
cattle later in the season and that they
will contract for sgnie after Il #,lilc.
...Now is the accepted times to contraet
and inside Of a month every head Of cal
tie Should be o., tho range, that ii exs
ipected to winter here Id safety ,ys
The arriyaIo a shipment Of cattfe tss
the Union slock Yards, Chicago Last FRI
day, from Walla Walla Washington
Territory, marked something like alis
epoch in western cattle trade, this being
the first shipment Of cattle ever made To-
the Chicago market from the Pacific
coast. The drove in question numbered
800, and averaged ], ,ggl lbs; they brought
$4.40S per 100 lba, a price which was
declared satisfactory to their owners
The cattle were range cattle, and iiaf
left Walla Walia5 by train March s0tt,
and arrived in Chicago April 10th, has.
ing been eleven days on tile way. They. !.
of course, made the whole distance,
nearly 2,30o miles, by rail, and were un~
loaded but five times; they Travelled over
four great railways, and through three
Of the largest territories and three Of the !
largest states. While there was no great
profit taken altogether, as an exper-
mental shipment, it was success.
OEly one animal was LOST, It's horns being
caught between the Stats Of the car, and
in trying TO free itself it was strangled.
Tho cattle were bought for the dressed
beef trade, and if they should be destined
to make up some Of the orders: for tho
supply of British troops, it is more than
likely that they may reach, before fulfill
ing their ultimate destiny, the noun
tsins of Afgiianistan, after travelling
mere than half way around the world.
NAT. Z. s. Journal. 1ss Il. q Z.
When the Polleil-Angus and Hereford
association met in Chicago, last fail,
the call va; made on the members at
both meetings to agree to steer some
pure-bred bull calves for the purpose Of
preparing them for future exhibits. Tie
call resulted iii members of tile last
named, al.h,agi it was very full
meeting, agreeing to steer thirteen bull
calves. and the members Of the Angus
association agreeing to steer sixteen.
Members present expressed themselves
as encouraged by, this readiness (?) of
members to sacrifice males for the bene-
tit OF the breed. One would certainly be
justified from this In supposing that the
great minority Of those present regarded
every male calf dropped as fit to breed
from. Yet there is not one of the gentle
men present who Goes not cordially con-
cur in the advice so frequently given te
breeders, to "use the knife unsparingly."
1t is, then, as in SO many, other things,
simply question of temporary profit.
1t is true pure-bred bulls are better than
scrubs any day in the year, and that the
number of pure-brel bulls is cornpara-
lively insignificant in proportion to the
| whole number of cattle in the country.
1t is also doubtless true that our pure
bred cattle probably average higher than
they do in other countries, owing to the
fact that so many of them have been
imported, and it is presunsable that
importers if they have not always
secured the best, have rarely, if ever,
undertaken to bring over inferior ami
mails. At the same time, it is useless to
deny that breeders are setting bnt poor
example to the numerous farmers who
are using, or offering for service, grade
bulls. when they decline to use the knife
on any of their pure-bred animals, ard
every year send out some which they
well know themselves will do little or no
credit to the breed itself or to themselves,
as breeders. Asncthing does the breeder
SO much good as the get Of the bulls he
sells in the neighborhoods where they
go, If they are credit 10 him and his
bulls, so nothing permanently injuries
his reputation more surely than to send
out an inferior bull, sold exclusively Oh
the strength of his being registered.
We hope, during the next few months, to
hear of many pure-bred bull calves put
in the way Of being converted into prime
beef.-[National L. S. journal.
SPORTING NOTES.
Kittleman is again raking in the
shekals in California on his hundred
yard time. Il i5
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