The Dickinson press., 1897-03-27
Range and Stock Notes.

Range and Stock Notes.
Snow is reported IA inches deep on
the level at Wibaux, and hay 81 per
ton.
The Grand Forks Herald remarks
that Secretary Phelan is a stock ship
per of no small size.
Gov. Smith of Montana has issued
proclamations relating to diseases Of
stock, n of them being tuberculosis
in cattle.
Two Of Marcus Days palace horse
cars-Hattie d stock-were attached
to the west bound passenger on Wed.
nesday.
On Thursday Fred Christensen
bought 10 tons Of G. F. Merry's hay
at S5 per ton for use at the Robson
ranch.
Correspondents Of the Miles City
Journal are not placing the loss of
cattle very high-from S to Is per
cent.
w. H. McCrory: Stock is in good
shape at our ranch. I don't see how
there can help being big losses in
some localities.
The dispatches say that Paul Nc
Cormick, the NJ L cattle owner, has
purchased the Murphy brand of cat
tie in Montana.
A Wibaux correspondent in the
Miles City Journal says that the
loss in stock is much greater than
it has been since 1867.
Bismarck Tribune: J. A. Field is
feeding 100 head of cattle and is pay
ing 80 a ton for hay and expects to
pull all his cattle through without
loss.
Peter Wagner: W. have q few cat
tie and they look we'll. 1t is a pity
that some people will take chances
on w%intering stock without any hay
to speak of.
John w. Goodall: A hard winter
sure enough. The snow is terrible
deep out south. I don't believe
though that the losses are going to
be anything like some people claim.
James Colgrove drove to New Eng
land Wednesday to note the condition
of the Stickney sheep at the Cook
ranch, it having been reported that
some were dying from eating wool.
Blank Bros. have plenty of hay for
their stock and the warm weather of
the past two weeks has given them
fair grazing. They have lost a few
head of cattle but not half as many
as was reported. They have lost a
few sheep but not any more than one
naturally expects to lose.
F. Schlapman: I think most of the
stock farmers out our way, north of
Taylor. will get through in pretty
good shape. ! have wintered over
100 head Of cattle and have feed
enough to last 10 days. I hope it
comes off good spring weather SC that
I a save what hay I have to feed
my horses during the summer.
Ed. Current: I started into the
winter with $500 sheep and have lost
SO up to date. which is no more than
the natural loss on a band the size
of mine. I have so head of cattle at
the same ranch and they are doing
we'll too. have lots of feed. As to
my neighbors on the Cannon Ball, ]
think the most Of them have hay
enough to last till grass grows.
T. S. Way: Haven't lost a thing
this winter but two hens. Have cat.
tie in my y ard good enough for beef,
1 guess all the people out u way are
prepared to feed their stock in good
shape until grass grows; If they are
not they ought. to be. People who
have lived in North Dakota a mum
Der of years know what they should
prepare for when they take stock to
winter.
The Chicago Inter. Ocean states that
Pierre Wibaux put in 100000 young
cattle last fall and that they are al
dead. This seems q little ridiculous
as MI. Wibaux probably runs a little
less than 100000 cattle on his range
and what he put in last fall was
herd of about 10000 Utah COWS. I'm.
doubtedly the loss in this stock ha.
been very large-perhaps so to 70 pei
cent. 1t is probable, however, thai
the loss among his old cattle has moi
been one-half as great.
The report of the department o.
Agriculture shows that the total val
ne of farm animals has fallen AZ pei
cent since 1895 and 1873 per CEN
since 1893. However regarding
sheep the report says; The price
shows a prevailing tendency to i'm
prove, usually explained by CORE
spondents as due to a good muttor
demand. This tendency is mos
marked in the great lake and prairie
states, those nea the Atlantic AND
Pacific coasts showing little change
from last year.
Mandan Pioneer: According to j
Crowley, the well known ranchman oil
Broncho, north of Hebron, the winter
in hia aacfion haa heen rafhar eaunro