The Dickinson press., 1897-02-13
Stock and Farm Notes.

Stock and Farm Notes.
The Montana ranges are reported
to be in good condition.
A. II. Arnett will ship in Oregon
and Idaho cattle during April and
May.
Mr.. Sanderson, a woolgrowcr at |
Lance Greek in the Black Hills. lost
1900 sheep III the January storm.
Stock in Western South Dakota is
said to be looking well. as many of
the small ranchcrs will have hay to |
carry over until next year unless the
season is unusually late.
r.. Car,ahan: Shecpmen generally
do not indorse Judge Lawrence in
his demand of l2cts. duty on unwash.
ed wool. We want only what is rea-
sonable and what is likely to be per-
manent.
Frank Cannon of Wlh,ux. who re.
tired from the general merclandis"
business short time ago. has been
negotiating for cattle and report has
it that he will soon be IL full tledged
cattleman.
An Ipswich. S. d., authority claims
that II big eve imprisoned in a snow
drift lived 81 days in solitlry conline.
ment, was found. dug out, and is now
as lively as any sheep.
The future benefit to the Dakot;,s
by the big snow fall will undouhted
ly be great us past experience proves;
great for the stOckman,- much great
er for The farmer of the Red and Jim
river valleys. But Il danger that
should not be lost sight of is the in
evitable flood which will result from
the melting SNOW in the spring.
The Berry-Boice Cattle Co, of
Western North Dakota, very extern
sive buyers Of New Mexico aud Ari-
zona stockers for northern shipment
for many years past, had 265 head of
l,34l lb. Kansas-fed Arizona steers
on our market today. 1t was their
first trial of the Kansas City market
and quite satisfactory. The price Sc
cured for the drove was So Ok. g.
Drover's Telegram
The Governor of New Mexico has
prohibited the importation Of cattle
from California and that part Of Ari.
Zona south of the 3Sth. parallel and
west of the one hundred and tenth
degree of longitude except under the
most rigid sanitary regulations as
. provided by the national bureau of
animal industry. This action was
taken owing to reported cases ol
: splenc fever.
The biggest purchase of bulls ever
!, made by any western stockman is be-
ing made in Canada by Pierre Wi.
baux, the wealthy North Dakot;
and Montana cattleman, who has
placed contracts for the purchase of
$50 Shorthorn bulls from Canadian
!, breeders, for his western ranches
where he will ship them next spring
, Mr.. Wibaux is going into breeding
. on very extensive scale, and last
: year placed on his ranch over 10000
cows. His contracts for bulls cal
for registered stock. with strains re-
corded in English herd books, Elk
Parties returning from Texas Say
! winter has been unusually mild, and
cattle are looking well. About 4:
per cent of the fed cattle have beer
: marketed, and the balance will be
sold within the next 60 days. Botl
Texas and Indian Territory have
= been pretty we'll canvassed for feed.
y ing cattle, and the supply ia about
= exhausted. Kansas men within the
). past few months have bought ovel
y 100000 feeders, including good many
}, calves. Prices ranged from 500 to $3.50
J. for steers, the bulk selling at $40 ant
|. s25. Montana buyers have beer
= = securing the state, but were not able
!. to get many cattle at IL price reasona'
j. BILE enough to Nuke it an object to
i. invest.
Possibly these would do for North
Dakota: The agricultural departme ent
Of the University of California, i.
raising a new kind of sheep. Th'
superintendent of the experiment a
Paso Robles has succeeded In breed
ing variety of sheep that meal
much to the wool and meat markets
1t Is the result Of the cross b:eelin,
Z Of Persian and Merino. Experiments
along the same line though not 81
complete, were conducted by George
Washington with marked success.
Two years ago three full-bloodet
D rams were received from the Persian
. government and the experim ent:
We're commenced in cross breeding
The offspring resulted in Il stock ad
mirably adapted to the California eli
mate. showing wool and meat above
, the quality of any yet obtained
They were colored white, reddish
brown and black, the black being es
, pecially valuable for commercial
D purposes. The wool was a texture
!. between the Persian and the Merino
the average length being eight inches
! Recently the first sample of the wool
was offered for sale in San Francisco
and brought an advance of four cent
, on the usual price for pound. Th'
new species attain great size ant
Q are very broad backed. .-Ex.
r Card OF Thanks.