The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-08-01

MonaNe county, AriZ.s Our ranges
I'm this county are at this time very
dry and poor. They are now stocked
with cattle and horses that are doing
fairly well. but that are not fat. There
is one band OF goats sixteen miles
from hero numbering something like
5000 head. They are a good breed OF
Angoras and the owner wants 10 sell
them. They can be bought for $3.50
per head.-O. H. NJ. Gaddls.
CoconIno County. Arlz.: Ranges IN
this vicinity are just fair. A contin-
uous stretch OF dry weather has re-
duced the moisture 90 such an extent
that the outlook Is anything but en-
couraging. Ranges. considering the
water supply at present. are fully
stocked with sheep, horses and cattle.
sheep being IN tho majority. All stock
look well az present. but unless rain
comes soon the outlook Is bad.-C. W.
Davis.
Carbon County. Wyo.: We have
very dry season. The grass on the
ranges started nicely and has held out
remarkably we'll but the continued
drouth has been very detrimental 70
II. I have been surprised TO see the
grass hold out so well without mois-
ture. but Il Is now practically gone
still a few good rains would save II
yet. We have cattle. sheep and horses
on these ranges. All are doing fairly
well up 20 this time. Sheepmen say
that there will be no winter feed and
that even now on the prairles the feed
Is all gone. Once grazing over ground
with sheep now cleans up every spear
OF grass. Animals OF all kinds are in
good condition up 20 this time. though
the condition OF the range rs such that
horses are reluctant 20 leave hay cor
ais and when they do 90 out they so
far wander a long distance TO find
feed. The outlook for winter feed on
the range "a very poor unless we get
abundant rains. We depend entirely
on irrigation for crops here and the
summer being warm crops OF every
kind are In fine condition. The hay
crop will be above the average and all
kinds OF grains and vegetables are
coming on finely. Il. Crawford.
Pima County. Ariz.: The ranges in
this locality are at present in a bad
condition on account OF the long con-
tinued drouth. Cattle are dying. espe-
cially cows and calves. Only those
which have been kept up and fed could
be moved at present. Only liz inches
OF rain has fallen at Tucson since
November LIST. 1901. which Is an IN
precedented drouth. July usually
brings our summer rains.-E. l.. Whit
more.
Saguache County. Colo: Four sue
cessiye years OF deficient rainfall with
oyerstocRing. finds the range in very
poor condition this year-the very
worst for many years. Stock consist
largely OF grade cattle (mostly Here
fords). broncho ponies and large num-
bers OF scrub sheep aud goats. The
losses have not been large even this
year. but the outlook is not bright.
T. Melvin.
Cochlse County. Ariz.: Prospects for
cattle on the range are OF a most dis
souraslng nature stockmen are ship
ping them out by the thousands as
there Is no grass. The animals that
are left have 10 live entirely on the
foliage OF the mesqult bush. About
forty per cent OF tho cattle arc Here
fords and they are very thin. Range
horses are still IN fair condition.
There has been no rainfall 20 amount
20 anything ia this county for Ave
months and there Is no prospect OF
any In the near future. Springs in the
mountains which have afforded water
for stock have dried up so that ami
mails have TO travel fourteen or fifteen
miles to the creek for water.-Elias
Summers.