The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-15
An IMPORTANT DECISION
Proper classification Of Lead Con-
tanned in Copper.
THE REPORT ON GRASSES
Conditions In the Rocky Noun
tain Region-Timothy Is the Most
widely Cultivated Grass.
Kentucky lue Grass.
Warrington Bureau of the standard,
No. ia & street y. w. !

Z washington, Aug. 12.-The treasury
department has made an important de-
sclsion concerning the proper classinca-
ton of lead contained in copper matte
for which free entry has been claimed
by its importers. The lots comprised
lin the Importation contained respec-
ttively 2s.se, $50 and 2S1e per cent oil
lead and $3.50, 1894 and SS.4o of copper
THE department has directed that duty
shall be assessed on this importation
&c ore" the tariff on
which is IL cents per pound. Assist
ant Secretary Howell, in his decision
saws 1.-THE present tariff provides a duty
.of IL cents per pound on leao COZ
Etained in lead-bearing ores OF all klhus'
Ewhile copper. in all forms. is placed on
~ tree list. AS Ii was clearly the in
Mention of congress to place a outy on
ali lead contained in bearing ores,
<it is the opinion of this department,
that the various percentages OF leau
contained in the importation De asses
cd with duty at the rate OF Ia cents
ner Mound. nder paragraph ISL tuily
Larry out the intent of congress. such
Adecision in no way AFFECTS the copper
econtained in the Importation whlch Is
Admitted to free entry as directed ny
wcongress. 49, 20
t,ba merchandise is held not to be cop
fper matte it would seem to be properly
tdutiable under paragraph 1S2 as lead IN
ANY form not specially PROVIDED LOT al
the rate of 2h cents per pound 1 ave
lto state that IL such construction were
followed IL would necessitate the as
sessment of duty at the rate OF rs
4oents per Mound on the entire mass,
Thereby makin the copper contained
Therein dutiable. which was clearly hot
the intention of congress.
- Af-aa1~ haan nnhIlSne0 IN
this correspondence a review OF the
rfrst half of the Williams report on
grasses and forage conditions IN lhe
Rocky Mountain region. The SECOND
section covers more particularly tne
assistant agristologist's views on cur
1900 grasses and forage plants. He
saws the failure of the ranges 10 sup
NV suf1cient forage for all seasons OF
%the year has led to an Increased e1or'
Son the part of the stockmen ana tarm,
gers TO cultivate the various stahuaru
Errass and forage crops. In many m
-stances experiments have been made
with the different novelties introduced
and sold by seedmen or distributed
gratuitously by the department OF az
rriculture. AS was TO be expected, inc
old and so-called tame grasses nave
krefused TO accommodate themselves 10
~. extreme conditions of soil and ell
amate prevailing in some parts or the
Fregion. and while a few or the newly
introduced plants have proved valua-
bic. many others have shown them-
selves to be practically worthlessc ~
.'tame' grasses. most commonly iouhu
IN meadows and pastures. are timothy,
redtop. Kentucky blue grass, smootn
or Hungarian brome-grass, meadow
fescue, and orchard grass. The mllIets
and the various small grains are quite
generally grown for summeI ioIase
and for hay, and corn and the sorG-
huns. both ~saccharine and non-sac-
charine varieties, are occasionally
grown for fodder. Nearly all the com
mon clovers are successfully grown III
some part of the region, alfalfa ana req
clover being in most general cultlNa-
zion. Very few of the large ranches
are without fields of timothy, redtop
clover or alfalfa: often all are grown
on the same ranch. sometimes THESE
fields cover hundreds of acres ana yleld
thousands of tons of hay. Almost with
out execution they are irrigated, al
least for a portion of the season. III
many localities the proprietors OF tht
large ranches prefer not TO bother VIII
the extensive cultivation OF forage
crops that would be necessary TO prop
erly feed their herds during the winter
d~epending upon the small ranchmer
and armer in the valleys for thei
winter forage supply. The hay Is sole
10 the ranchmen, or more often the cat
tie are brought to the farmer and NJ
winter IntIn at So Ihuth pei hfa1
This winter feeding of range stock /
becoming quite an industry and could
no doubt. be more generally practice,
with advantage to both the large AM
the small ranch-owner. Up to the pres
ent time winter feeding is largely. II
fact almost entirely. confined TO cows
calves and bulls; the most of the stocl
being expected to rustic" its living Of
the range, except during very storm,
weather. when a little hay may be fed
Timothy is the most widely cultiVate'
tame grass in the eastern Rocky noun
tain region. The c~heapness of the seed
the ease with which a meadow can b
seeded down. and the excellent qualit
of the hay make this grass a great "a
vorite. Reports Of the successful ca
aviation of this grass have been r.
ceived from every county in Montana
but always under irrigation, except !
some of the moister valleys in or nea
the mountains. Sage-brush lands " Ne
cleared, irrigated and seeded to tin
othy make fine meadows. bu- I'll
greasewood lands are too strongly in
~pregnated with alkali. In me SPANS
basin timothy was found 10 be abunC
ant, growing with Alpine timothy I
from 1000 to 5000 feet of altitude.
i. Mcdonald of Carbon county say
alfalfa and clover do well below II
4.50o-foot level. but above that dl-itu.
timothy is the most successful. tt
aD1Dtt OF timothy 10 ESTABLISH lseli al
thrive at high attitudes makes il
special value.
Redtop stands very close to timotr
in its Importance as a meadow era
for the mountain region 1t is mu,
more generally grown In Montana ths
in Colorado or Wyoming. 1t thr1N
best on quite moist bottom lands and
especially valuable on meadow Ian
liable to overflow. Though usua
grown in connection with other grass
or clovers. IL makes a fine meade
when grown alone under proper cul
walton
Alfalfa is considered by far the mC
important forage plant in this regil
Mr.. Williams says there is great ne
of a good supplementary forage TO
fed along with the alfalfa. This fora
should contain an excess of fat-fCrm4