Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-31
Rance Notes.

MOhaVe County, ArlZ.: 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. l.. 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 we'll at 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 well, but the continued
drouth has been very detrimental to
it. l have been surprised to see the
grass hold out so we'll without mois-
ture, but it is now practically gone
still a few good rains would save it
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 so 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. 4
Pima County, Ariz.: The ranges in
this locality are at present in 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 LIP inches
of rain has fallen at Tucson since
November LIST, 1901, which is an I'M
precedented drouth. July usually
brings our summer rains.-E. J.. Whit
more.
Saguache County, Colo: Four sue
cessive years of deficient rainfall with
overstocking, 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 and goats. The
losses have not been large even this
year, but the outlook is not BRIGHT
T. Melvin.
Cochise County, Ariz.: Prospects for
cattle on the range are of most dis
couraging nature. Stockmen are ship
ping them out by the thousands as
there is no grass. The animals that
are left have to live entirely on the
foliage of the mesquit bush. About
forty per cent of the cattle are Here
fords and they are very thin. Range
horses are still in fair condition.
There has been no rainfall to amount
to anything in this county for five
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.