The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-06-11

Sotes From yarious Ranches and Ranges
IN Northern Montana.

notes From yarious Ranches and Ranges
IN Northern Montana.
The %shearing season has just com
menced and our wool growers generally
are busy looking after their tlocks and
attending to the pressing duties of this
busy season. With scarcely an excep-
ton the report is that the lambing season
has been unusually favorable and the
t1ocks generally are in fine condition.
The wool clip which is now being shear
ed will be as good as Montana, noted for
fine t~ieeces, has ever turned out and will
no doubt command IL good price in the
home and eastern markets. The indica-
lions now are that II fair price will be
paid forsthe wool ut the outset. but what
will be the state of the market, is difficult
to tell from present indications. Below
we give a number of notes Of interest to
wool growers generally in this section:
CLIPPINGS.
Mr.. Anderson of Spanish coulee and
l.. Morgan of Choteau, saved 100 per cent
Of their lambs. Reed d Burmelster re-
port a loss of 400 lambs I'm one night
during the storm, but still their increase
will be about So per cent.
The Clark Brothers have made the un-
precedented record of an increase of 1902
per cent for the past few years. Their
ranches are systematically arranged and
during the season they employ a night
shift and believe it pays. Their wool is
Of excellent quality this year and is be
ing saved in excellent condition.
Harry Nelson o. Cascade, has about
10000 head on the ranges south of Big
Sandy which he will drive to near the
station for shearing.
In the Choteau region the sheepmen
are busy finishing the lambing season
and beginning the shearing. On lower
Willow are located the ranches of c. W.
Gray, who is about through the lambing
season and has a nice clip which will be
sheared next week. The sheep ranches
of WIS. Barrett and Kellogg Bros, on
Deep creek, the former having 1000
heeces, which will be clipped next week.
The Kellogg Bros. are at the head of
Deep creek with $500 head.
Turner, Grundy& Co are shearing 800
aeeces. They saved about 95 per cent.
of the lambs. The Lytle Brothers have
commenced shearing 5000 sheep. The
Sun River Sheep company are at work
taking their ~t1eeCes, which this year will
number 5000.
Several sheep in the northern
part OF Choteau county are preparing to
drive to Steels' on the Great Falls and
Canada railroad, where they will shear
their sheep, that being the most conven
lent point on the road from which to
ship.
George D. Patterson, of the Shonkin,
Choteau county, says that all herds of
sheep are in good condition, and that the
is larger than usual. His wool
will he first class and will be put up in
fine condition. His opinion is the same
as all from whom we have heard that
this will not only be largest, but the hest
clip OF wool produced in Montana, and
that wool growers are taking care to have
it put up in the best condition.
The clip of wool in Montana will be
the largest ever obtained. The wool is
of better quality than usual, and there
ought to be few complaints from manu-
facturers for the wool will be generally
nicely saved.
Quite u number of our most prominent
woolgrowers will defer strengthening I'm.
til about the 2Oth,-Montanian.
Mr.. G. E. Libby is in from his Macdon-
aid sheep ranch. He reports fair feed in
his section. The new grass has quite a
start and his herds came through the
Landing season successfully. The in
Will be as heavy as in any previous
year. MIR. Libby says he has nothing to
complain OF. The winter was mild and
his sheep remained fat. The wool clip,
thinks, will be far superior to that Of
last year in quality. He expects to shear
about $4,000 head, from which he will
get something over $4,000 pounds of
wool.--Chinook Opinion.
Messrs. Peck Il Rice received twenty
two double deck cars of sheep from Wash
the Fort Benton stock yards. There
were about $500 head.-River Press.
Charles Downie is 10Y shearing 5000 |
head of sheep at the Big Sandy stock
Charley Murray has Just finished
1000; Brooks Bros. of Warm
creek, Fergus county, are moving
5000 sheep to Big Sandy ranges and will
also shear at the stock yards, being only
six or seven miles distant now with their |
drive. There have been frequent rains |
and ranges are In excellent condition
around the Bear Paw mouutains and in
Milk river valley.--River Press.
The Montana wool clip will be much
.arger and in better condition than it was
year. Wool is cleaner and of frmer
'taple.-Argus.