The Dickinson press., 1903-02-07
Ranch Talk

Glen ullin News; A large crew of
mel with teams arrived in Glen Ullin
last Friday morning and Immediately
began the work Of building a dam across
the creek just west of the stock yards
for the purpose of creating a water sup
ply for two large tanks which are to be
erected in the near future by the North
ern Pacific Railroad Company. A pump
ing station will be put in at the dam and
pipes will be laid through which the
water will be conducted to the tanks,
one of which will be placed east and the
other west of the depot.
American sheep breeder: The worlds
clip for 1902 is estimated at 7I1,o6l,57I
lbs. Of this quantity Europe furnished
o44,744,53o lbs, South America 100000
900. Central America 5000, Asia 274,ooo,-
900, Australia ~5Io,ooo,ooo. Africa 1884,
$4,000, Oceanica 10000 lbs. and North
America, including the United States.
the British Provinces and Mexico, $780,
$4,000 lbs.
Wool buyers are already in the field
and Joe Strang of Eisemann Bros, Bos-
ton, has contracted over 100000 pounds
on the sleeps back, at 10 cents per
pound, at Weiser, Idaho. and has secured
100000 pounds at the same price near
Boice. While the wool growers in that
territory realize this is a good price and
remember the high figure paid several
winters ago and the lower prices follow
ing in the spring, most of them figure
that they are satisfied in holding, as all
indications point to higher prices later
on-American Sheep Breeder.
Glen Ullin News: Jerry Crowley, who
has a large ranch thirty miles north Of
Glen Ullin, returned last Wednesday
from Omaha, Neb., where he purchased
a full blood Hereford bull and two full
blood heifers. MI. Crowley is a great
admirer of fine cattle and manages to
get hold of about as fine cattle as can be
found. These animals cost him in the
neighborhood of $1,000.
According to the Commercial Bulletin
the highest authority on the Boston WOO
market, the gross stock of wool, includ'
ing manufacturers holdings of foreign
and domestic wool, is 100, 3o2,373l lbs, and
the net stock of wool in Boston unsold
and OF the market, is 81, 4 ,3771 lbs. Of
domestic and 100000 lbs. Of foreign
wool. The total receipts of wool in Bos
ton in 1902 were 3I3,774,l59; the tota'
stock of wool unsold inithe UnitedlState.
on Jan. list, 172,87I,572 lbs, of which no..
4oe,s72 lbs. were domestic End 12,372,ooo
lbs. were foreign, These figures show
decrease of 10000, 900 lbs. from last year.
total stock, and it is little more than hal
Ethe supply unsold at this time two year!
ago, The supply of foreign wool is ths
fsmailest since 1889, and the supply Of
domestic lighter than any time since
1896, and the total stock the smallest
since 1893.
P. B. Wickham of Glen Ullin has beer
elected president Of the Wool Grower.
association and E. H. Wilson is reelected
secretary. c. H. Merry and w. A. Nc.
Clure were appointed from Stark to so
licit exhibits for the St. Louis exposition
Members of the executive committe.
from this part of the state are c. H
Merry and J. B. Stoddard.
The first of this week w. T. Hendrer
came in from his ranch northwest of Bel
field. He said that the snow, although
nearly a foot deep, was light and wa
no preventing his sheep from grazing.
c. H. Merry got in Tuesday from
two-weeks' inspection of the five Merry
billiard sheep ranches. He drove from
the Black butte ranch on the Cannon
Ball that day where he said there was
from : to 4 inches of snow. On th.
Cedar and further down the snow il
lighter. Mr.. Merry is satisfied with tn
way their sheep have wintered thus fal
and he believes that the growers are go
ing to get quite an advance in the pric'
of wool the coming season over the price
paid a year ago. The wool commission
houses have already cleared uu the 100
clips.
Leask Bros, located 20 miles north OF
Crooked creek, reported Wednesda!
that they had IS inches of snow out tina
way.
There are about six inches of YER
light now at E. B. Brewster's rancl
south of Medora.
John Reid was in from the rancl
Thursday. He reports more snow ther,
than in Dickinson with a crust of ole
snow under the last fall that makes i
very hard on stock. All are feeding AM
there is no loss as yet. Farther west o.
the Yellowstone considerable loss ha,
been sustained already.
B. Lepper Of Antelope was in the cit,
Thursday and reports about five inches
of snow in that section. The ranchers al
have hay and are feeding.
ESCAPED AN AWFUL FATE.