The Monte Vista journal., 1897-07-10
WESTERN FARM NOTES.


The various Inspectors along the southern
border Of Colorado ar. keeping close watch
for bands of grazing sheep owned In New
Mexico. md are charging an Inspectors tax
Of ~, cents q head. This Will serve to keep
ont sheep that do not belong In Colorado,
and ought TO prove "a blessing to the local
rangvm.n.
About .5,oro sheep hnv. been shear.i
nronnd Folsom during the past week. and
the clip has only fairly begun. The largest
wool bous. IN that quarter OF tn. territory
Is In Folsom. aud is almost crowded full.
The sheep men are happy. aud prices prom
Is. to lee better. All business Is picking up.
This promises To he III. best year ever wit.
messed since the little town was nrst stakci
on.
". A. Glilasrey. n dairymnn In Gunni-o son
county, last year MIXED an ..srernre Of
thirteen cows and they paid irns 500 Ia
cash. besides furnishing all ib. Rasl.r need.
-i by family OF seven and keeping the
pigs well led on skim milk. Til. Increase oi
calves Is not counted In. Three of tn.
cows ar" registered Hol-i.in- ani III. others
ARE grade shorthorn. Mr.. Gillasp.y get.
~ cents u pound for his butter.
Tn. value of pea vines ns a .llag. crop
l. being very satisfactorily demonstrp ted
year 10y year at a canning factory near Den
YER The peas are thrr-hed out and the
vines are put In sil1- aud subsequently fed
to sheep or lambs. The vines ar. cut when
the crop I. In best condition for canning
Pods and all go into tn. silo after havin,
been cut NJ by machine. and there It re-.
mains green and sweet until fed TO the
stock In winter during the fatt.nin. period.
The animals arr hardened on later on with
grain and In this way III. very finest grade
of beef vt mutton !. mad. at very li,,l. ga.
p"n.".
Frank E.nton. one of the most prominent
cattle men ~ Wyoming. who has fcc.n,ly
purchased 300 head of cattle. says thsr.
has been a great decrease. uf cattle .hipp-,i
into the state, ewing To tn, scarcity of mar.
krtnhl. stock aud mn effort on III. part of
breeders to hold their COW. Ia order to In.
-rcn." the supply. lie attributes tn. rise
In the pricc Of cattle to the fact that III.
demand for beef cntSr exceed. the -uppty
and that growing population will keep
the pric" OF cattle NJ for som" years III
the supply catches M. This In his Judgment
makes the cattle business on. ~ the most
prontnbl. enterprises open to capital In the
West.
Tn" Wyoming As," officials nrr In con.
stRnt receipt ~ complaint. from ranchm-n
and settlers In the Blg Horn basin Of inyn.
sion Of big band. of sheep which d..iroy
tn" range. and make II impossible. for the
settlers To support themselves. The Zig
Horn Development Company. which ha.
been attempting to colombo portions of the
III. Horn basin. report that sixteen fam.
iii-. of roioni.is recently sent Into the
basin Ia s.iil. upon land. Irrigated and r-.
cinlmed by the company. have been Obliged
TO i.ar" because great bands u ahrcp have
been aunrierrd near them. making Il impo.
siblc for them to range their hor.-a aud ~,
tie. The sheep are driven down from Mon.
tana. and. Il q. said. their owner. manage
In many rnsss To cvnd. paying taxes In
Wyoming.
An tntrrcstib. review of the cattle more.
msnt through Colorado this season was fur.
nish~d 10 the State Veterinary SANITARY
Hoard. at Its last meeting. by the rrf,ort :
from ita different cattle inspectors, Thr..
show thai the number ~ cattle shipped from
the kouth via this state 70 Nebraska, Kan.
sas. Illinois aud the East generally ID far In
~ircss of Whist II WAS At this time a zen,
ago. A. against this n marked fsiiips oG II
r~cordssi In the movement oe southern eat
tie to The northern ranges inriuiiss wyo.
sntns. Montana. the Dakotas and Nirur.
ssts. csssrudo has Skipped eompa sttvsIy
rev rattts from the Ks,ath sp 10 asts. 4
Qrset nany have ~ou,e In s~rp. hovev.,
sreo OssauM asd ttsh sad u 10 Sgssstsd
Aavs rsrvlveA fuiIy B,inni Nd frsS ~
I've oteteq meNtloee4, bpth n vSlrS ~.
Sttee1s the )wsie1t~iloN q he CsS,rsSn
Veterinary easltsry esad.