The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-05-21

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quotations in the Chicago market:
Extra prime beeves. -. .s5.75 q 5.s5.
Choice to fancy shipping. $5.25 q $40.
Good to choice shipping. .s5.O5 q 5.45.
Common to good shipping. .s4.SO @ $50.
Poor to medium steers. ...$4.65 q 500.
FAIR to choice cows. j.. 1870 q 4.45.
Inferior to medium cows $2.60@3.5O.
Poor to choice bulls. $500 q 4.25.
Stockers, $50 to 800 lbs, .$3.7O@4.4O.
Feeders, 875 to 1,150 lbs, .$4.45@4.s5.
Milch cows, y head, .....:.s $3.50 90.
A point that seems to have attracted
but little attention in the Bad Lands is
the subject of the laws on branding.
Whether there are any in Dakota seems
to be entirely unknown by our stockmen,
all seeming to depend on the association
rules on the subject. It is unfortunate
however, that the headquarters of the
association are in Montana and that the
territorial laws which apply to the Mon
tana association do not by any means
apply to Dakota cattle. Our cowmen
should see to it that laws relative to
branding be passed in Dakota similar to
those in force in Montana. As it now is
all the cattlemen are members of the
Montana association and governed by its
laws while legally none of those laws
apply here. This is topic for discus
sion at the next meeting of the Little
Missouri association. 3
As one means of ascertaining the con-
dition Of cattle in the country through
which pass drop into the meat mar
kets, where at single glance, long
story is made short. At this place found
some of the finest beef upon the hooks
have seen anywhere in the southwest.
Upon inquiry learned that this meat
was the product of alfalfa hay fed to
steers that were quite thin in the fall.
saw the farmer who fed this lot of cattle,
and found him much elated with his
experiment. He paid an average of $25
per head and sold at an average of $50.
This result from hay alone surprised me.
To all appearance this meat is equal to
first class grade OF corn-fed beef. Other
farmers are following his example and
hereafter this country will be blessed
with an abundance of choice fat beef
kansas City Record.
\ R. G. Head, general manager Of the
Prairie cattle Co., has issued circular
containing the following, to his cow
boys: "You can just as easily be gem
tleman with leather leggings, snake hat
band and big spurs on, as you could be
were you dressed in broadcloth and
linen. POliteness and gentlemanlv man.
ners cost less than most any cowboys
out fit. Yet yon could come nearer esti-
mating the value of an undeyelOped
quartz mine than you could these quail
ties; they are awful handy for even cow
boys to have, especially when he goes to
see his best girl. Do not deceive your
self by the delusi0n that if you can be
connected with some six-sho0ter notori-
ETY. it will be big thing for you. = : =
will now call your attention to the
most ectiOnable habit that is liable to
find its way into COW wcamps-gambling-
playing cards. $3.50 You cannot play
cards in camp during the working sea-
son and do your work properly at the
same time. It will not be tolerated. and
any employe knowingly violating this
rule will be subject to discharge, and the
strict attention Of superint ntendents and
foreman is called to this requirement..
s''s's - I am competent from experience
to insert the suggestion that it will
never hurt yoll to refuse drink. neither
will it stifle the good sense of the com.
mon c0mmunity to fail tn rpfnsa tn take
a drink, provided You posess the man
hood; to refuse to repeat TOO often. z
The above evinces the universal ten
dency Of coWmen atSthe present time
and the most Of the rules apply to al
cow camps. From this sentiment ha
also arisen q feeling among all cowboy
70 be gentlemen instead Of toughs. an
IN onr northern country 1t Is Hcarcel
necessary even to essabl lish such laws.