The St. Johns herald., 1886-04-22

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 late for deals of that kind, for the hard winter is past and with 1t all danger to cattle is gone. There fore growers of cattle are feeling in dependent and will hold up for pretty stiff prices. We have not heard of any steers being offered at less than $26, delivered at the yards here.
 Exchange: The handling of cat tie is being reduced to science and things iii the way of expense that have heretofore been given no mo- tice, are now carefully considered and in the future every dollar must take it's part and show just what it went for. Under this head the rangemen are protesting against the rates of commission men and that they are charged as much for handling a fifteen dollar Texas steer, as the men who markets sixty dollar stall fed beef. We think the rangemen right in this matter; they should be charged more equally with the other men.
 Rio Grande Republican: A splen- did herd of Polled Aberdeen-Angus cattle will arrive at Las Cruces in the next ninety days, and be driven from here to the Angus w Vranch, one hundred and thirty miles northeast of here. This stock was collected at Dalmore, Scotland, there marked and numbered, and their pedigrees made out. Then they were placed on a special train and conveyed to Glasgow, where they were driven aboard the steam CT Siberian which brought them to Boston, where they will remain in quarantine for ninety days and then be forwarded by rail to their desti- nation. Fifty-four bulls and seven teen heifers comprise the herd and they are by far the finest lot of cattle ever imported to this section of country. The drive from here will be comparatively easy one, water being found at easy stages.
 Colorado Record: The most inn portant question to be considered by the ranchman is the overstocked ranges in many localities. It will not be pretended that the range cattle business Is near so satisfae- tory or so profitable as when the range was more than adequate to the demands made upon it. The animal that now encounters winter in poor condition has an exceed ingly doubtful future before it. If the conditions are all favorable 6 COW, poor in fall, will live, but the conditions are not always favora- ble, and the death rate, a few years, ago unworthy to be considered, has become serious question. The number of people engaged in rais- ing live stock is likely to increase rather than diminish, the total area of open range must and will grad nally diminish, and the quantity of grass to the acre by reason of over stocking will likewise be lessened. In view of these facts the intelli- gent ranchman will begin to exer- else more judgment and discretion in the conduct of his business and adjust his operations to the changed order of things. The most reason able solution of the problem, as we see it, is to own fewer cattle and make up in quality what is lost in numbers. It Is reasonable to as- sume that the pecuniary results is what every man in the cattle busi- ness is after, and that he only needs to be convinced that he can obtain the same results from half the num- Der of cattle to make him willing to handle less in number. It has been demonstrated that very great improvement can be made in the native stock without serious loss to the rustling qualities necessary on the range, and it is the part of wis dom on the part of ranchmen who find their ranges overstocked, to 1001- fh0 .,oox-.4oI1o GL P.