The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1885-02-04
stock votes.

The commissioners of Choteau county,
Montana, have instructed the assessor of
that county to assess stock cattle at $22
per head, sheen at $3.50 and horses at
S35.
National Live Stock Journal In the
decade from 1860 TO 1870 there was
serious decrease in cattle, amounting to
nearly. 100000 head. There was also
very heavy decline in the number of
swine, while horses showed healthy
growth. The increase, on the contrary,
in the decade from 1870 to 1880 is some
thing phenomenal except in work oxen,
which seem to be gradually disappearing
from among US.
Denver Tribune-Republican: Whether
Colorado is in favor of the national cattle
trail or not is question. 1t is not mat
term which our cattlemen who are divid-
ed upon the subject, are alone interested.
The entire state is concerned. If the state
takes ground against tive can plainly see
that it can defeat the project. If it can
be reached in no other way state quar-
antine law will, even impartlally en-
forced, render it impracticable.
Helena Herald During the prevalence
of the late protracted storm many of the
cattle grazing in the Judith ard Mussel-
shell country drifted to the brush on the
streams, seeking shelter from the drifting
snow and intense cold. A great number
of animals were IN danger from inertia of
freezing to death, but the efforts ofstock
men were in many cases timely pnt forth,
and the cattle driven back upon the
ranges, where they went to feeding up
on the uncovered grass. In this manner
a good number of herds were thus saved
from defamation by the perilous storms
of December,
Mr.. NJ. F. Brandenburg has been riding
over the ranges southeast of Miles City
for the past eight days, going as far as
Otter creek, $50 miles from this city. He
reports finding but little snow, and all
native cattle in excellent condition. He
says that herd of Texas steers brought
in by Frank Westervelt last fall he found
in fine order, many of them fat enough
for beef. On his return, in the vicinity
of Liscomb's ranch, thirty-five miles
south of the city, he found few thin cat
tie, the range being rather overcrowded
in that vicinity. The weather was very
cold during his entire trip, and he was
agreably surprised at the good condition
of stock generally.-Stockgro journal
Mr. Henry Tussler, the well.known
stocknan, says he has no fears for regular
range cattle. The long continued cold
weather will no doubt occasion the loss
of some dogies, but he thinks there is no
occasion to feel unnecessary uneasiness
about them. His experience heretofore
has been that only cattle that gointo win
ter very weak suc:umb to the cold. The
loss of all kinds SO far has been insignifi-
cant.
Mr.. Con. Kohr, the well-known breed
er at Deer Lodge, says he imported from
Iowa Shorthorn two-year-ofd bull called
Butterfly, of the Rose of Sharon strain,
the first year gave him ten cows and got
ten calves, and the second year he got
10 calves. He is now seven years old,
and since the second year he has got six
ty calves each season. The bull has
never been fed any grain, and Mr.. Kohra
considers him the best calfgetter he ever
owned. A few such examples will es-
tablish Montana's reputation as breed
ing ground.