Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-07-24

farms have been ruined. The flock al
ways wears between five to eight bells of
different sizes and tones and there is not
dog in the world with sufficient courage
to attack flock Of sheep we'll supplied
with bells.
Mandan Pioneer: Mr.. Geo. A. Breck-
enrIdge is one OF the bonanza sheep
raisers OF Morton county. From flock
of 500 sheep he has 50 far this spring
raised 600 lambs-an increase of 12O per
cent. This beats the record, for while a
few small tlocks may have had as great
per centage of increase and in a few in
stances even greater, there is no flock OF
500 sheep in Morton county which can
beat the record Of 600 good healthy
lambs in one season.
E. NJ. Prouty of Grand Forks, who
owns and operates 13 farms in the Red
river valley. is going into the more profit.
able business Of sheep raising in the
western part Of the state. Last week he
unloaded at Leeds 1900 sheep which
were shipped to him from Mandan. Mr..
Prouty has just opened large sheep
ranch eight miles from Leeds and in :
tends to operate largely in cattle IN that
city. Mr.. Prouty is the president of the
DOard OF agriculture.
Tourtle Mountain Times: There is no
doubt but that sheep is one of the most
profitable business that our farmers can
20 into, but it is business that must be
learned, and parties that know nothing
about raising sheep should start in with
few until they have learned how to
take care of them. In conversation with
VIM. Brunelle we learn that he went in
to sheep raising about two years ago,
with capital of $500. He has sold 500
worth of wool and $500 worth of sheep
and has 400 sheep now which he has
been offered $3.50 apiece for but refused
to sell. His sheep have been good in
vestment. He lost about 40 by wolves
this spring out west on the range, but
has no fear of any trouble from wolves
here:
LaMoure Chronicle The success
which has attended the importation of
sheep into LaMoure county will induce
many farmers to 90 into the same line
of husbandry before another year has
passed. j. L. Potts had an average of
over eight pounds to the sheep, which
with car of mutton to ship this fall will
net handsome return for his invest
ment. County Commissioner A. E.
Gardner received 4,323 pounds of wool
from about 400 sheep, or nearly IL
pounds per head, and Is we'll enough
pleased to intend to ship IN more stock
Of the same kind. Guss, Peek Il Heffel-
fingers wool clip amounted to 1926
pounds from 500 head and they claim
will net then. 20 cents per pound. Three
hundred lambs were added to their flock
and they estimate their income at nearly
$l,7OO from 500 sheep.
Stock Growers Journal: 1t is told
that Mexican shepherd made bet
with his employer that his dog would
stay alone on the ranch for tive days,
taking the sheep out to pasture in the
mbrniDg and penning them up at night
The dog was instructed by his master.
plenty CT meat hung up within reach,
the shepherd went off, the dog faithfully
discharged his duties, and the bet was
won. This we think can be equalled by
q Montana dog who accompanied his
master with flock OF sheep from one of
the eastern states. When within two
days travel of their destination, the own
or thought he would ride Oh to his ranch
in order to see that things were all right.
Before starting, he instructed the dog to
bring the sheep on. In due time the
flock reached the ranch. They were
counted-one missing that was all. The
owner looked at the dog who seemed to
take in the situation, for off he started
and in the course Of time brought back
the SKIN Of a sheep. The dog lad killed
this one for grub by the way.