The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-04-23
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Uncle George Mcpherson came in
from Hereford Tuesday and reports
ranchers up that way extremely busy
putting in crops. He says the
ground is in tip top shape.
E. L. Reed OF Virginia, Neb.. had
a four-line ad in The STocKMAN for
three weeks and writes that he re-
ceived many replies from it and is
more than pleased at the results OBJ
tanned. An ad in THE SToCKMAN
always counts.
Major Wolcott. travelling repre-
sentative Of the Stock Yards, has
been here for a few days after spend
ing some time in the West. Around
Sheridan, cat lenen report their
losses considerable, but the death
rate has not yet assumed the proper
lions of a disaste The late storms
played havoc with she stock and
thin southern cattle, but cattlemen
generally, figure shat present and
prospective prices will more than
compensate them for their losses
this spring.-Omaha Stockman.
Amarillo Champion: Oloff Berg
storm, of Chicago, was in the city
and to u citizens he made some
statements Of which the following
are a few: He is the confidential
agent of the Farwell syndicate. He
has been at several points lin the
KIT pastures and reports that less
than 100, 900. head of cattle are to
be found in the $500, 900 capitol
grant. That the KIT is not paying
expenses. That the whole concern
is to be wound up, aud the land sold
in small tracts to stock farmers or
%ranchers. That he will have charge
of the sale of land. That changes
are likely to- take place at any time
and other items of news. Il. ~
On Wednesday, Senator Thurston
presented a petition from the Cuda-
by Packing Company of South
Omaha, praying for lower duties on
cattle than those provided in the
Dingley bill. These gentlemen
iclaim that the Mexican cattle are a
blessing for this. country by way OF
f.. eating up our grass, fodder, etc.
The American calf can do that more
satisfactory thar:the Mexican thus
saving to the American, farmer the
extra profit. Senator ,Thurston,. is
J. much in favor Of the higher duties
and is we'll convinced that the 300,
900 cattle annually imported from
Mexico decreases the price 81 Amer
lean raised beef, The Mexican beef
is very poorand very cheap, making
: desirable material for packing com.
panies who have the faculty Of pass
ing it off as American raised beef,
Jefferson County (Mont.) Sentinel
A dispatch from Glasgow states
stock suffering in Choteau county
and the range will be strewn with
carcasses when spring opens on &C
count of the severe weather and I'm.
usually deep snow. The Home Land
and'Cattle company will run a skin
I ming wagon, as will probably Other
large outfits. The sheepmen have
: also been heavy sufferers. Jack
> Russell, who has a band Of abou'
$500, estimates" his losses at be.
tween 400 and 500. Another heavy
Il wool grower lost 700 head of sheep
in one night. when the Lsheep. wer'
in the sheds. Most of these wer'
smothered to- death by the banc
crowding to keep warm. Cattle al,
in the brush and many have: diee
from eating brush too large to digest
. Parties who were at the Rapi'
City meeting bring back "a yariet.,
of conflicting reports as to tn
amount of storm losses and the mum
Der of cattle to come from the Dako
ia ranges this summer and fall. On
we'll posted man said it. was almos
Impossible to get anything like re
liable Information On the subject O
losses. Parties who wanted to Dor
row money reported their losses a
insignificant and parties who ha1
borrowed money insisted that the.
had lost very few cattle. Anothe