The Dickinson press., 1903-09-05
RANCH TALK.

The following from the Miles City In
dependent shows the condition of the
Montana range in some localities:
"Wool growers whose ranges are in the
worst of the drouth stricken and grass.
hopper regions are seeking locations for
winter pasturage. They are fairly driven
out OF their home ranges. Many of
these sheep men are anxious about the
situation which is certainly critical"
w. c. and Burr Pelton are doing we'll
with their Angora goat herd. They have
a herd of IFS which have been run witha
band of 1000 sheep the past year. Their
clip Of mohair sold at 3oc per pound
this year an advance Of &c over last sea
sons price, and the feeces averaged 3
pounds to the head. The meat OF the
matured goat sells at about the same
been grading up their band of goats and
another season and to get a correspond
ingly better price when they market
again.
This week ]. D. Pierson sold 100 Texas
steers to C.. O. Armstrong and the same
number to Fred Hoerauf. These parties
bought 100 head each of the same class
of cattle of Mr.. Pierson last spring and
are much pleased with the way they
have taken on flesh through the summer.
W. B. Howe: Never saw the grass
greener in June than it is now in the
Cannon Ball country. Cattle and sheep
are doing we'll. All shipments will be
late.
T. L. Beard has been in Billings the
past few days in connection with some
large stock deals which he has in view.
w. A. Shaw was in from the Grand
river country this week and said that
they had had an unusual amount of rain
through that country the past month.
He believes that if we have 4 few weeks
of dry warm weather now that the grass
will cure in good shape and that the
stockmen will have the finest kind of
winter range. The grass is too green for
prairie fires and by time it is cured there
will be frosts and the danger from fire
will be small. Mr.. Shaw has 300 weth.
ers and a herd of beef cattle to marke,
this season, but does not intend to ship
until about the Ist of October.
Local cattlemen have been anxiou:
about the condemning of nine carloads
Of cattle in Chicago belonging to Beisigl
Bros. The cattle were shipped from
} Glen Ullin and we're condemned as hav.
. ing scab, which is the first instance o.
cattle scab ever reported from the cattle
country in Western North Dakota
There have been reports of the disease
north of the Missouri river, but not Il
any extent. The Beisigl cattle wer.
Canadian stock and it is likely that othe
cattle which have been on the same
range with these just shipped out are
also infected. The Glen Ullin stock yard
have been locked and a very close watcl
will be kept from this on to detect an,
cattle infected with scab. If the diseas'
is found to exist to any extent in THU
country regulations will soon be enacted
requiring the dipping of all cattle eacl
year. which will entail an expense OF 8
to 4oc per head.
c. H. Wiley has sold one of his rancho
to one of the Pelton boys.
H.. B. Schaffner wants to sell or pu
out his entire bunch Of cattle. Addres
him at Hebron, N. D.. o.5-4
At Sentinel Butte ]. B. Stoddard has
cars booked for the 9th; for the 18th, a
Dickinson, Jeferies & Higgins have
cars, and at Hebron w. L. Richard ha
a 1o-car order. VIM. Wilson, Alf Whit
and H. J. Schultz are among those VIII
have cars ordered for the 25th.
Under a new ruling all orders for stocI
cars expire each Saturday at 3 p. m. an
in order to be good must be renewed.
On Sept. ord the western lines adopted
a resolution cutting out all return passe
= to stockmen after June l, 1904.