The Dickinson press., 1902-11-29
Ranch Talk

head of his cattle in from the north and
after selling 60 head Of the bunch to
Owen Flynn & Bros. he shipped the
balance to his Red river valley farm.
Chicago L. S. World: Cattle shippers
are being hit some awful ticks these DAYS.
Many of the cattle nov selling around
s. and IS are losing money "by the bar
REL" Instances have not been rare of
late where shipments have sold 40 to 50
cents per cwt. under country cost. This
cannot be considered more than a
natural reaction from the boom prices
at which cattle were selling during tho
summer months. A good motto for cat
tie shippers to put in their hats: Every
boom must have a collapse"
A. c. Clifford of Fallon, Montana, was
in Dickinson the past week with z cars
of stock cattle.
A: J. Allen sold several cars of stock
cattle the past week.
]. A. Dobson has sold a carload of
wether lambs to Crosthwaite & Metcalf
at $3.50 per head.
]. E. Phelan went to Hebron and out
to n of his ranches on Monday to brand
his last bunch of calves for this season.
Tw%enty-cent wool is predicted for next
year. The indications are certainly
promising.
Con Hill and C.. T. Langley did not
think best to ship any Montana cattle
down this fall, but they have made some
purchases for early spring delivery.
Sheriff J. w. Follis is building up a
cattle ranch on Browns bottoms 30 miles
south of Medora. He is putting in good
improvements and says that he will have
a comfortable place to winter.
Archie Dingman of this city and Her.
man Kath are the parties who bought
the Vredenberg cattle ranch in Billings
county. Mr.. Kath gives his personal at
tention to the ranch business and in ad-
dition to the stock belonging to the firm,
DR.. Perkins is having a bunch wintered
at the place.
Frank Janisch, a rancher living north
west of Dickinson, puts out a band of
sheep on shares with one of his neigh
bors.
Mark Sutherland who invested in nc
Angora goats last summer says that he
is highly pleased with the animals. He
has the band in the Bad Lands, with
Geo. Mcclellan, and says that they are
hardy and easily cared for, the only an
noyance being that caused by wolves
The flock is composed wholly of higt
grade does and Mr.. Sutherland believe.
that he will add a carload to the band thu
coming spring. He has just purchased
a fine billy goat.
E. Eefebach got in from the west thi.
week with q cars of cattle.
c. c. Mead bought a small bunch o
2-year-old steers of Con Hill and c. T
Langley this week.
Sam Redmond, foreman of the d. B
Zimmerman sheep bands, returned from
Chicago the past week. Mr.. REDMOND
says that they will not ship any NOR
sheep to market at present. They coult
ship a few trainloads to the feed lots il
January if the indications are RICH,
The feeding this season, Mr.. Redmond
says, is being done mostly by the. farm
ers who are feeding one and two carloa,
lots. The big feeders are holding bacl
and consequently the Zimmerman band
instead Of beng pushed to the feed lots
as in former years, are being grazed o.
the range.
Word was received here this weel
that w. H. Merchant of Haley had sol,
to Davenport Bros, located on the BIZ
Nasty, $50 head of cattle, 26 horses, hi
ranch and 100 tons of hay and ranch ma
chinery for $500.