Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1901-06-20
fine Lot of Horses, Cattle and Sheep
Exhibited at Dick
inS0n.
RanChmen are Careful to Keen Only
the Best Breed of Beef
Cattle.
A Great Deal of Interest Shown in
the Finest Exhibit the State
Has Had.

Dickinson, n. d., June 16-The
stock exhibit here during the past
week excited great deal OF interest
| especially among people from the
J eastern portion Of the state some OF
whom had an idea that the broncho
is still the leading horse on the
Slope AS matter of fact the
broncho is a scarce article here. There
are but few Of them left and the num-
ber grows less year by year. This is a
result of the new strains Of blood in
troduced. The broncho has been bred
up until the result is horses OF larger
build, fine appearance and plenty OF
spirit. This has been carried on to
such an extent that go anywhere on
the range and horses superior to those
raised in Iowa or other older states
may be found. The animals range
unherded and eat only the choicest so
it is little wonder that they grow to
greater size and are more active than
| the less favored animals of other
states which are cooped up in a little
pasture often quite bare. Many Of
the horse owners came to the Slope
with little or no money and are now
worth many thousand dollars. Those
who had considerable nancy and in
vested it in horses sheep or cattle
have come out big winners as rule.
The only failures have been among the
deluded persons who attempted to de-
vote their entire time to the raising
of crops. A number of the people of
the last named class discovered their
error before it was too late and now
can point to great herds of cattle,
sheep or horses that have increased
| and multiplied.
In the more thickly settled COM
munities creameries are being built
and buttermaking has become quite a
Slope industry. The cattle have been
improved as have the horses and some
fine herds are in evidence. The ABB
erdeen-Angus seems to be popular
breed. They are hornless variety
and bring the highest prices on the
market for beef. Some, however,
prefer the Hereford or some other
kind of beef animals. The ranchmen
do not believe in raising scrubs. The
scrubs are disposed of and only the
best cows kept for breeding purposes.
In this way only cattle of good size are
raised.
Ranchmen devote their time to the
raising OF one kind of animals. II
horses is their investment, they sell
don raise cattle Or sheep in addition.
They pay strict attention to the one
line and make the most Of it. There
is no such thing as a failure.
There are numerous people who
came here fifteen or twenty years ago
with nothing and are now owners OF
big herds. Harry Quinion Of the Q
bar ranch is an example. He became
disgusted with farming IA years ago
having lost all his money-and de-
cided TO raise horses. He started in
with three mares, one of which is
still alive and has 500 to her credit.
Mr.. Quinion has 300 horses now and en-
hibited II of them. Among the num-
Der was the little broncho mare the
first OF his herd. Beside her We're her
daughters who were at least twice as
large and showed nothing of the
broncho in their makeup. Mr.. Quinoin
will take number Of the horses to
the Chicago horse show this fall to
exhibit as results of mixing thorough
breds and bronchos. He has two
thoroughbred stations on his ranch.
His bunch of horses excited great
deal OF admiration at the stock show
and as one remarked: 1T would be
difficult to pick out team-they are
all so handsome
The Little Missouri Horse Company
exhibited $4,000 worth of horses,
thoroughbredS everyone of them, and
they made fine showing in the par
ade. Among the number were two
$1,000 mares and Gypsy Boy, stallion
worth $500. Twenty-Five stations
from the ranch were in the parade.
The breeds represented were Percheron
Clyde and Shire.
The bulk OF the prizes in the draft
horse classes were awarded to the
Little Missouri Horse company, as
were those in the trotting bred class
to II. J. Berry.
In the class for English shires, the