The Dickinson press., 1902-02-15
Talks With Stockmen.

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Fred Roquette: There is very little
snow at our cattle ranch northeast Of
Dickinson, but we have been giving the
cattle a little hay each day for some time.
They will come out better in the spring
for it.
H. c. Anderson drove in from the Lit
tie Missouri country the past week
and states that the travelling is not SO bad
as one might think. Mr.. Anderson says
that during the cold snap for about two
weeks. he fed his stock hay night and
morning, not because there was no graz
ing but because he thought they needed
it and would do better. He says, how
ever, that the people who live in the
breaks have not fed any as a rule.
L. Christensen, a Belfeld sheep-grow-
er, was in Dickinson on Tuesday and re-
ported deep snow at his ranch. A few
miles this side of his place he said there
was good grazing. MIR. Christensen un-
dertook to winter 5000 sheep on less than
900 ons of hay and he is a little fearful
that he may be a little short. He has
enough to carry the sheep through this
month.
Jerry Dryer whose stock ranch is locat-
ed some IL miles south of Dickinson, re-
ports the snow 8 inches deep on the flats
in the vicinity of his place and a very
poor chance for grazing cattle. His cows
and calves have been fed regularly for
40 days, the calves getting millet and
oat fodder mostly, on which they thrive
The steer stock also get at least a fod.
dering of hay each day, being able tt
Craze a part of their living. MI. Dryel
says that he has hay enough to feed
month yet, and several straw stacks to
fall back on in case the snow does no
go away before the middle of March
Speaking of shelter, Mr.. Dryer says tina
this IS the last winter he will attempt t,
care for stock unless he has covered shed
for every head. He has good tight cor
rails, which, in an ordinary winter are al
the grown cattle care for, but in sever
!. cold weather such as has been expert
enced the past month. even 2 and 3 yea
old steers need good sheds.
!. c. H. Merry came in from the soutl
on Sunday and reported the wheeling
; rather hard in places. He says there i
a good deal Of snow in the Cannon Bal
!! country and at some of the Hilliard
Merry ranches there is very little grain,
for the sheep. .However, they hav
plenty of hay, as have nearly all tn
ranches down that way, and do not min
!, feeding for a few days.
Jacob Gets who lives on the old Tor
Way place, was in Gladstone a few day
since and bought 146 head of 2 and
year cattle Of Simmer & Thomas, pay
ing a lump sum of s3,o75. The cattl
: we're shipped in from Iowa two week
before and had been fed or millet ful
nished by S. D. Gregg at So per ton.
On Sunday Guy Pearl got in from til
i Cedar where he and his father have tw
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large sheep ranches, 4 miles apart. tn
distance is 60 miles and the trip wa
made on horse back in a day and a hal
Guy says there is no snow to speak of Q
the south side of the Cedar, but mort
: and a few miles up the creek there
> quite q little now He says the.sheep
. both Of the ranges Craze every day Q
= the south side Of the creek, but ever
morning during the cold weather the
: : get a light %foddering of hay before goin
= out, which warns them up and puts the
in condition to work we'll on the prairi
w. c. Hecht, whose ranch is IN Kni
river IS miles northeast of Dickinso
and Henry Ableman, whose ranch is
the same direction, ~ miles distant, {
!, Deep creek, drove to Dickinson Mond;
;. morning, returning in the evening. The
- reported good grazing and said tn
:. their cattle were doing we'll. Mr.. Hecl
said that he fed a little hay during il
= coolest weather.