Gunnison news-champion., 1903-06-12
TWO HUNDRED STRONG
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l4i~ pa county Nt.H-h - Etfsst.f- ASSN 'l4i-
tl8n ussie 81 the naeEnbership a. The
meeting held SATURDAY. last fsur
ue~ alsmbers we're admitted the hy
laws amended. ola officers reeiectei
unanimously aud aJhar Important
business transacted.
Al i've cltn,k President GlllasFiev
called the mcetIng o. order J Y.
Manr1e vas appointed assistant Sec
retary Mr. Gillaspey then read be
annual address which fillaws.
Members Of the G.unnis1n County
StJck growers association. ladies and
gentlemen Since we last met in
annual meeting. there has been a
year Of up and downs o. the stIch
neu. principally downs not iu om
glorious tuunI=1n csuutv bw in
mauv parts ID the United States
The f1m and u5ath disease has
caused q tremendous loss t1 the own
ers ol caJgle. as well as a large 3ut-
lay of money tl tne government %
c3st this E'verumeut many thousands
al dallars t1 stamp 1ut thai dread
ful di-sa-e and 30 Is uot iulv eradl-
Gated SET
The llss o. cur lell1V cattlemcu Of
the Panhandle. Tezas, during Che
winter is simply appalling when you
think of the fact that the enormous
amount Of 27O.0l hides from cattle
that perished during the storms iu
the month Of February last, and 1t
must be remembered that this
amount does NOT include those hides
shipped from many other points md
cattle are still dying in that sect ON
from the effects Of the hard winter
The northern range country has also
suffered severe losses during the past
winter and spring. Colorad0s loss
Is probably the smallest Of any Of the
western states and ! believe thai
Guunison countys loss is the least
in the state This fact Is due to our
having fair feed supply ] would
not put the loss in our county 10 ex-
ceed two per cent Some have lost
more while others have lost none.
Sheep breeders have suffered a tre-
mendous loss during the storms Of
the past spring in all the western
states. In some of the states it is
timated that jO'o Of the lamb crop
has been lost besides large per
cent of the flock, which was mainly
due TO the fact that the sheep were
shorn before the advent Of the
storms
From reports it appears that the
hog raisers, too. have had and are
having a hard time in many Of the
eastern states Cholera is the dread
disease that is causing destruction
To such an extent has the disease es-
tablished foothold that the federal
government has taken a hand and
is using every effort to stop its raw
ages.
II is the opinion Of many of the
experts ON live stock matters that
should this state of affairs continue
for the next two OF three years, there
would be caused, without question,
meat famine throughout the coun-
try.
So that we have reason to be thank
full. even If we do live in what some
people call the coolest place on earth.
The time has come when we must
decrease our herds, keep fewer cat
tie but better ones. ! believe that
the members of this association ought
to agree amongst themselves that
they viii not use anything but pure
bred sire and of good individual
merit. There is more money 90 be
made IN having % good steers TO sSll
al a top price than 30 at a low price
Besides 1T Is a great satisfaction %
man % have the good ones. Quality
should be the motto and not quaint
ity
You all. no doubt have read uf the
inruads that the cattle itch 0rmmge
Is making ON the herds Of Colorado.
and it is making toward the setting
sun ata rapid rate, and ifuu checked
will be upon u- soon. Its but two
short wears since IT. first made it~ap-
pearaure I'm Kansas and Nebraska.
and TODAY there are hundreds Of
herds in Colorado affected with
1T. ! helive that this association
ought this day to take some step
toward building a dipping plant, So
that if any members cattle become
affected, we could stamp it out in the
bud We can easily get it here, by
having 1t brought in ON bulls we buy
from the east. as that l. where We
have to get ournew blood with which
10 improve our herds.
One Of the greatest losses we have
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