The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-16
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Range Notes.

Mohave County, Ariz.: Our ranges
in 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 here numbering something like !
5000 head. They are good breed OF
Angoras and the owner wants to sell
them. They can be bought for $3.50
per head.-O. Il. NJ. Gaddis.
Coconino County, Ariz.: Ranges IN
this vicinity are just fair A contin-
uous stretch of dry weather has re-
duced the moisture to 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 the majority. All stock
look well at present, but unless rain
comes soon the outlook is bad.-C. w.
Davis.
Carbon County, Wyo.: We have a
very dry season. The grass on the
ranges started nicely and has held out
remarkably well, but the continued
drouth has been very detrimental to
it. | have been surprised to see the
grass hold out so well without mois-
ture. but it is now practically gone
still few good rains would save II
yet. We have cattle, sheep and horses
on these ranges. All are doing fairly
well up to this time. Sheepmen say
| that there will be no winter feed and
that even now on the prairies 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 to this time. though
the condition of the range is such that
horses are reluctant to leave hay cor
ais and when they do go out they GO
far, wander a long distance to find
feed. The outlook for winter feed on
the range is 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. F. 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 thos'
which have been kept up and fed coulC
be moved at present. Only 112 inches
of rain has fallen at Tucson sine,
November list, 1901, which is an un
precedented drouth. July usual,
brings our summer rains.-E. /. Whit
J more.
Saguache County Colo: Fonr sue
cessive years of deficient rainfall wit
oveYstocking, finds the range in yer
: poof condition this year-the yer
worst for many years. Stock consis
largely of grade cattle (mostly Here
fords), broncho ponies and large mum
bers of scrub sheep and goats. Tn
losses have not been large even thi
; year. but the outlook is not bright.
t. Melvin
Cochise County, Ariz.: Prospects fc
cattle on the range are of most di:
couraging nature. Stockmen are shiI
ping them out by the thousands 9
there is no grass. The animals ths
are left have to live entirely on til
foliage of the mesquit bush. Abol
forty per cent of the cattle are Her,
fords and they are very thin. Rang
horses are still in fair conditiol
=, There has been no rainfall to amour
to anything in this county for fN
2 months and there is no prospect
any in the near future Springs in Il
D mouRtains which have afforded watt
r for stock have dried up so that an
i mails have to travel fourteen or fiftee
g miles to the creek for water-Eli;
4 Summers.