The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-01-05

the railroad companies that there
should be. and we propose making it
a point during the ensuing year to
ascertain and compel a compliance
with all the provisions of the law
Tho inspection of cattle and horses
at the market '
in the sam as in
TIC past. and a complete record Of
al the cattle shipped out of the state
is kept on file for public inspection
;th the Montana ST., k Growers as
81 citation at it's oiic.. in Helena.
proceeds of all strays recovered
have likewise been forwarded to the
Sc crctary and treas Ter of the asso.
citation for disbursement to the re-
spective owners, who are located by
means of the general record of marks
and brands. in all cases where own
ers file written applications at Chi
cago for the remittance of their pro-
ceeds of strays directwithout going
ceeds of strays direct without going
through the process of being dis
bursed by the association, the request
is always complied with in this man
ner and the proceeds of about two
goes direct to the owners from the
market points. The association keep
a complete record of all of these cat
tie, however.
Cattle shipments for 1900 again
fell short of the previous year by 10
to II per cent, which can be account
ed for in the further shrinking of the
range cattle business. The steady
and rapid settlement of the state is
fast curtaiing the range privileges,
and while there was q decrease in
the output, yet the total number of
cattle remaining in the state doubt
less shows a decided increase over
the previous year. owing to the multi
plication of the small ranch herds.
the increase of which aggregate more
than the decrease in range herds.
During the past year the inspectors
reports give a total of more than
10000 head of cattle shipped out of
the state, including those sent to
eastern markets, feeders shipped into
the corn belt. and some 1000 head of
which were shipped to Pacific coast
markets. Strengthening establishments
on the coast are Just learning the
value of Montana beef and it is not
improbable they will create quite 4
valuable market there for Montana
products. inasmuch as they are I'M
able to supply their own demands. In
addition to the cattle shipments the
home consumption is estimated at
10000 head making the total beef out
put lS0055 for the year. OF this
number there We're II, 649 head of
strays found by the inspectors, pro-
ceeds of 7,75l of them being RENTED
for direct to the owners, while the
remaining 3,S9S head were RENTED
to owners through the Montana
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high price of young stock was main
tanned so that there is still shortage
in the number brought in to replen-
ish the ranges. the total number ag-
Sregating 10000 head, of which 445
head were thorough bred cattle for
breeding purposes. Through the
continued importation of fine breeding
stock the quality of Montana cattle is
steadily improving.
In regard to the horse market the
report says:
Notwithstanding a slump in the
horse market, the average price on
Montana horses has still been fairly
good, and. with the exception of the
previous year. was better than for
number of years prior to 1900. AS
a result there was a continuance of
horses i'll 1899, and during 1900 the
total shipment of horses from the
state of Montana exceeded 10000
head, nearly all of which were mar
keted in the farming districts of the
Mississippi valleys. This has served
to clear the ranges in several coun.
ties of most undesirable class of
live stock, which possesses little val
lie and yet serve to prevent stock
men from putting in some more prof
liable kind of stock. The law enact
ed by the last Legislative assembly
providing for the inspection of ali
horses shipped out of the state, has
not worked as satisfactorily as was
anticipated, and an effort will be
made to amend it SO that 1t will az
ford ample protection to horsemen
The ispectors recovered Il head OF
stray horses from shipments, pro
ceeds of which We're paid to owners
through the Montana Stock Growers
association"
The report shows the number O
cattle inspected each wear for tbt