The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1885-02-11

stock Notes.

+ y Fort. Macleod Gazette: Range cattle
in the vicinity of Macleod are looking
we'll They have apparently suffered
/ little or no i'll effects from the storm and
and cold. though some of their legs were
pretty badly scratched from a crust which
formed on the snow
Inter Mountain: Stock associations
executive committee, now in session at
Helena is determined on legislation to
prevent the importation ofdiseased cattle,
and to have a veterinary surgeon rro-
vided to examine ali cattle shipped into
the territory. 3@
With the continued importation of
thoroughbreds, Montana horses will soon
take rank Hr the markets of the wo rid
with the celebrated beeves from the great
northwest, and excel all rivals in general
excellence and competition for highest
prices, journal
With the snow gone, the rivers open
and the weather baluy as spring, it looks
hike the fearful stock correspondents of
eastern papers, who have been pretending
to represent the condition Of the north
western country, had Sigh tly mistaken
there calling. The production OF highly
colored ten-cent literature would be more
suited to their taste and capacities
Journal.
Benton Press: Mr. Clark, the driver of
the Assinaboine stage. reports the snow
all off the praire, and that cattle are feed
ing between here and Assinaboine. The
Marias was broken up above the bridge
piers, and the ice is all piled up near the
crossing and he fears it will be impossible
to cross in the morning. The Missouri
river below the coalbanks il open for
some distance.
Fort Benton Press We have been re-
quested to state that cattle which have
drifted in this section in large numbers,
for the most part belong to the Sun river
range. A northumberland our repor-
ter yesterday that on Saturday last he
went down on the Missouri river to look
at cattle, and drove through a.thousand
head and that nearly all of them were
from Sun river. He further stated that
the cattle were looking in much better
condition than he expected to find them,
In conversation with Capt William
Hamon yesterday, that gentleman in,
formed the Journal reporter that the
recent meeting of the stock growers at
Helena resulted in a very favorable
arrangement, which will no doubt be
very satisfactory to the stockmen of both
eastern and western Montana. 1t was
decided to merge the stock growers
associations ofthose two parts of the ter
ritory into. one organization to be known
as the Montana Stock Growing associa-
ton and to have one set of officers cons
sisting of a president, two vice presidents
two treasurers, etc. The Spring meeting
! of the consolidated associations is TO ba
held in Miles City, the first week Of
April. and the fail meeting is to be held
at Helena. Capt Hamon stated thai
/ there seems to be a disposition on the
\ part ofall concerned to work in harmony
for the best interest of the stock growers
of the territory and he believes that the
/ change above stated will result very f.
I sorably. lie also thinks that the legis
lature win do much toward adjusting the
laws so that they will be more conducive
: to the best interests of the stock growing
districts Yellowstone Journal
Notwithstanding the rumors of unu-
sualy heavy losses in range cattle, every
thing now points to an output Of fat cat
tie from the plains and great grazing
areas Of the northwest next fall that vii
equal, if it does not excel. all previous
Yields. In this country there is hardly {
! possibility Of any falling off in the bee
| supply, but every probability that it vii
be increased. The terrible sufferings anC
wholesale sacrifice Of stock by the. lm
usual rigors of winter are purely inagin
! airy, and Montana will come to the front
4 next season, sis she has in the past, with
! the largest, best and highest-priced beeve'
/ in the eastern markets ard, contrary to
I predictions by the unsopllistieated, theil
twill be more of Them Reports from Wyo
ming give no indications of any lessenlne
lsof tile excellent Quantity from that terri
tory. Colorado will likewise more than
hold her own in supplying the public
.I7wltile Texas can hardly fail to do rs we'll
d To these established meat.prodncinl
sources must be added the lately leyel
oped and rapidly increasing territories o
Arizona and New Mexico, so that the
west, southwest and northwest will, N
! all probabilitys-farnish. more than tlleil
usual quota Of meat animals. The ereai
grain crops in the agricultural countrie:
1 likewise contributed to the general IN
crease in prospect by atfording CHEAP
food in abundance for fattening animals
an IN every hand the evidence POINTS t.
an increased supply Object next fall
more than commensurate with all pro
bable demands, and con ,equent stand
still, if not an actual falling off in prices
Beef-growers will take into consideration
all these actual conditions, and not ex
pect a boom" in prices, but be satisfied
| ifa steady, healthy tone III the market
is sustained for their prodnct. stock
/ growers Journal.