Fergus County argus., 1886-12-02
HORSES. CATTLE AND SHEEP

The siockn.n OF i,eaVerleaa county
have about determined to band to-
eeather To suppress, the dcpredaiions
of cattle and horse thievc-.
\ train carrying 1850 head of Mon
tana beeves to the eastern market
got wrecked near jamestown. Dakota.
last week. and sixty of the animals
were Killed.
Wolves are reported 80 mumcr-
ous on the ShonEin ranscS that the
~toci,lnru ARE seriously considering the
advi-ahility ot employiu. nen to put
out bates To rid the ranges 81 these
pests.
'T'hc sheep industry in southern
Idaho has increased 80 rapidly during
the past lew wears a. to seriously in
tcriorc with some of theran-cs hereto
fore occupied exclusively by horses and
cattle.
Eighty nine of Nelson story cat lie.
averaging l27opounds. brought >3.23
per hundred pounds ia chicago last
week. Fifteen feeders averaging ! i22tb
pounds. S3; fifteen taiiin-s. 1232
pounds, S2.i5.
Some Nerino sheep breeders think
that it Is about time to breed Tor
fewer wrinkles. les grease and more
wool. Manufacturers are apt to be
come tired oi buying yolk and oi'ai
held together 10y wool.-i.ive stock
journal.
The stockmcn OF the Upper Teton
and Marias have turned about 5000
head OF cattle on the reservation.
driving them to tut Bank creek and
that vicinity. where the range Is splen-
did. They have the authority OF the
Indian agent and bureau to do this.
River Press.
Remember that II eve which has
taken the ram the last week i'll sep
tember is hall gone in lamb about the
second week in December. Therefore
SEE that she il fei we'll hcimeforth. and
il not Obliged to fight ior II place at
the sheep rack.-i.ive stock journal.
The new governoroi Wyoming. Geo.
W. Baxter. is ONE of the principal
stock growers of the territory. lie L.
"a graduate of West Point and when
he retired from the army he was II
captain. Hi. father was the late
Judge Baxter. of Tennessee.
The cattle shipments Of Montana
for the year viii aggregate 10000
head, sheep 100000 ANA horses TO-
600. There j. the greatest increase in
horses AZ Montana draft horses are
continually sou-ht after in eastern
markets on account OF their hardl-
ness.
The .>tockgrowerYs journal says
several Miles City catticnen are will
ing to pay SIS 5,OnOforthe plant OF the
Miles City Dressed Beef Go. ii the
plant cost anything like the price an
nornced at the commencement OF
operations. that H.. $3.50 900, the offer
IL, at least, moderate.
Paul Met Cormick. who came up from
Junction this morning. informs Us
that thiity head oi cattle, including
ten OF his own, We're killed 10y a freight
train near pompey's Pillar last night.
The cattle were btnched up on the
track, and the SNOW probably prevent
ed them being seen until the train was
upon them.-tGazette, 22l.
70 give IA faint idea as to what the
cattle business is worth in the north
western country il is only necessary
to call the attention oi our readers 10
the following figures: Up io the first
of the present month there have been
shipped east 1900 ears of cattle, for
which the railroad company has re-
reived, in round numbers. Sl91 900
freight cfIHTypS. from rfIiS stTIPnICT-
shippers hav. realized 81 .lIo,ooo,
and the story Is not half told as vet +,
as the shipments have only fairly
begun.It halron tNeb.) journal.