North Park union., 1899-01-27


get 5000 per year in counties Of the
nrs,-class, 81 800 in counties of the sec
ond. $500 in counties of the third
from $1,000 TO 81 800 in counties of the
fourth. aud fifth grade counties, 81 900
per year.-Fort Collins Argur.
FIELD AND FARM.
Fred V. Stowe of Iowa who has been
purchasing western cattle for feeding
purposes points out that in the herds
or he western ranges, he can buy a
class of cattle for which he il willing
to pay from IS to 81 more IA head than
he ia for those he can buy Mt home.
When the fact is considered thai
such purchases involves the payment
of heavy freigh, rates besides. it
emphasizes the difference that, IN the
estimation of a skilful aud experienced
feeder, exists between the cattle Tint
can now be bought in the middle ives,
for feeding purposes, and those from
the best herds in tho range country.
The Improvement in progress or the
ranges is certainly wonderful and we
will be found all right if We are only
lcf, alone long enough.
High altitude farming well up in the
great mountain parks of Colorado has
always been a good deal of oniam
with many people. 1t has such pJ-
cnliar aspects I'D 60 ',-r. seo.Isfs
draw backs that some have nntur lily
turned the whole proposition down as
impossible, but year by year we can see
where Advancement is made toward
the solution cfihe problem. Up in the
North Park at Nh altitude exceeding
1000 feet VIM. Jones will this year
put in 100 acres TO barley for feeding
purposes. lie had such fine success
the past season with barley that he
frclc encouraged TO 90 ahead on more
excessive plan. 1t is in such discov-
erie. MS this that high altitude rSnch-
men will in time become farmers aud
when they learn Just what to grow
the great question of profitable farm
ing in connection with stock growing
will he answered.
Rangemen in western Kansas have
suffered severely ou account o! the bad
weather this winter. The cattle on
hand are in poor he'b, aud unless
things improve will go on grass next
spring in very poor condition. The
supply Of cattle is large aud q good
deal heavier than at this time last year,
in fact nearly twice as many. There
are held in bunehes Of 100 head 10
5000. Most of the supply now held
there is she stuff. Very little shipping
has been done Tor the last few months
but owners will commence marketing
soor.
The Colorado Southern road with
no other mean, of concocting new iu-
justices upon Colorado producers has
made q cut rate on TeXao fattcd cattle
SO that feed eau be hauled to Denver
and sold here in competition with
our own stuff Beef coming up from
Texas is fed Gu cotton seed meal from
the gius and i. Of very inferior quality
when compared with alfalfa fed and
ih!, il the sui we are aukcd to eat.
At .he four large markets 1890
fewer cattle were received in foa:tccn
days of 1899 than in the similar period
of 1898. Tae supply Of eotton.eed
meal Texans began arriving in liberal
numbers earlier this year than last!
Had this not been the case the short
age in the total receipts would be still
more pronounced.
There i5 hardly onc.terth The
number of cattle in Idaho this, there
was during the flush timpo few years
ago, owing to the encroachmsnt of
aheepmen. who are crowdiug onto the
western rauges.
FORT COLLINS EXPRESS.
A visit to the capitol building
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