The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-02-12

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1t took just 22,437 cars to bring in
Chicago January. supplies of live stock.
The eastward shipments were G,O84 cars.
breeders Gazette. .s. :. ]. n &
The receipts of horses for January
We're ]. .098, against l, ,256 for january 1884.
The shipments we're 1853 and I,!94' reA
speetiveiy. Breeders Gazette. s5
Gut OF 12,teo sheep sbelonging to. the
Montana sheep company, on Flat Willow,
.Meaghnr county, only forty-one have
died since The firstsof November. fStock
and Mining Journal. Il. s..5Iti- *
One of the largest and most egperien-
cel breeders and raisers of horses in
Illinois says that if you will give one OF
two llouthfuls Of hay to the horse before
you wafer him, there will never be any
tlangerOf the horse being water-founaed d
This, is, as far as he knows, an in
faliib,e rule, and is worth being remem-
bTed by all horsemen. lex. s!$ +
After all the fuss about cattle losses, ii
turns out that about the only loss
amounting to much was in two or three
counties south of San Antonio, where
there is no grass and the cattle are very
poor. And even in these counties the
loss: is greatly exaggerated. Thanks to
the Priekiy pear, the loss of cattle even
there is much lighter than expected
Texas Stecknlan.
IS Our reports from the different ranges
Iof the territory are veay much alike
All agree that UP ito the present time
there has not been much loss of stock, il
any; but also all agree that unless we
have fairly good weather from this out
the loss is likely to make one feel u1acom.
Portable. There is no use denying the
fact that during the past so days stock
has suffered much.-[Stock and Mining
Journal. .a,7 & ,es d Ia
The building Of wind breaks on The
range has been suggested by cattlenen
who thinks that the expense would not
bei very great and that it would
keep cattle from drifting. The breaks
could be built Of sod. stone OF lumber, in
a straight line, so that cattle could seek
shelter on either side. Where the herds
are net too large the plan would work
very well.--[Globe L. S. journal. @ n
cross-breds arc coming to the front
as prize winners. Everyone has become SO
ace,sstomed to thinking some particular
Fhsfed is the best, that the fact Of every
;ale coming from tie same parent stock
has been lost sight Of. A new breed
Knight be obtained by sjudicious crossing,
lT even q single cross might bring an m
animal superior to either Of its parents,
These feniarks are called forth by the
fact titat scross-breil four. .year-old,
from a Hereford sire out Of a Short thorn
at the Smithfeld, England, show, took
the $3.50 cup as the best cross-hred,
1.-THE $3.50 cup as the hest steer, and the
$500 cup as the best animal iii the show,
lit is a Well-establishel lawof breeding
that offspring take the good rather than
the poor points Of their parents, and
fright here lies the difference between
Texas and northern cattle By eompari.
son, the Texans haye bat few points al
good as tho cattle of the north. Bluoded
Ihulls are seldom or never used in Texas
The consequence is that the Texans AN
ln1w a distinct breed never improving ii
quality, and according TO the best Judges
t'are discriminating On the other hand
thorn st0ck ckgTsWeTs have, rs d rule
lsusett ful -blassi or graded bulls. Il,
I I cNlise eGiieiice Is sh,it bnt for tile ! on
spiiilI Of the Texans making befte
mother. and even this lis disputed. iii;
northern cattle are far supeTior.