The Dickinson press., 1904-09-10
RANCH TALK.

and calves. 3 and 4 years old, single
wintered. J. D. Peirson, Dickinson, N.
D., or Wibaux, Mont. 8-2o-4t
J. x. Moody: l am dipping at the
Eland tank. l guess there is plenty Of
scab in the country and we will all be
judges of it by the time We have
it cleaned up. l think my cattle were
perfectly clean, but | am satisfied that
had been exposed to the contagion.
Allenberg & Co. report the following
sales made last week from this locality:
Higgins & Jefferies. 1877 Dakota Texans,
1901 lbs, s3.15; Higgins & Iefferies,
4o steers, I232 lbs. $500; Higgins &
Jefferies, a. steers, 1892 lbs, S3.25; c..
c. Creswell ~ steers, II42 lbs, $500;
{. c. Creswell, 4 COWS, o57 lbs, S2.35;
J. 6. Johnson, - steers, 1905 lbs, $500;
J. G. Johnson, 10 COWS, Ios2 lbs, $3.50; |
J. G.. Johnson, II Dakota. Texans, oo5
lbs, S3.45; S. N. Lebo, ~ cows, o72 lbs, |
SASS S. N. Lebo, 7 steers, 1858 lbs, s3.65;
L. A. Tavis, "a dogie steers, IIls lbs,
1885; P. N. Hess & Son, 20 steers, iii
lbs, 500; Mike Felier, "a s: steers, ' 8o33
lbs, $500; John Fink, l6 steers, Io75 lbs,
$500; H. H. Myron, Al steers, 1872 lbs,
s3.I5; T. H. Myron, Is steers, HOO lbs,
s3.25; T. H. Myron, 8 cows, 1902 lbs,
s2.1o; Val. Kuhn, % steers 1875 lbs,
s3.25.
Rappal Bros. &. Co.: 1t is the con-
census of recognized opinion that good
western cattle will sell this season at
prices that will average az high as prices
paid last year. The common place vari-
cites that have arrived here have not
sold we'll for the simple reason that the
packers have, up until last Wednesday,
been operating their canning depart
ments only On a small scale, combining
their slaughtering operations mostly to
the heavier native cattle and best quality
strong-weight westerns. Consequently
most OF the common grades of western
cattle up to this writing have been taken
on local account, and for eastern orders,
while the rougher steers that usually 20
into the can, have been sold for distillery
feeding.
Fred Hoerauf returned the past week
from marketing his single wintered Tex.
ans, for which he received S3.I5 per cwt.
The average weight was 1000 lbs. The
cattle sold last Wednesday, the day the
yardmen went out, and Mr.. Hoerauf had
to handle his " cattle around the pens.
This year Commissioner Lee of Glad.
stone has 50 acres of fodder corn, mostly
of the Minnesota King variety. The
corn has made a good stand and is ear
ing out quite a little. The crop will be
harvested in a few days.
This week the D Z brand of cattle
were dipped the second time. The Deer
Creek Cattle Co. have just finished Their
second dipping and Foreman Gamble
attended to the dipping of the Woodman
cattle at the same time.
G. R. Wannemacher went south this
week to look after the dipping of cattle
on the Cannon Ball river.
The Mead, Clark, Galligan and other
cattle were rounded up the past week
and taken to the Sullivan water hole te
be dipped in the tank there.
Inspector ]. E. McCoul has returned
from Bowman county where he has beer
in charge Of the two state dipping tanks
These tanks are now shut down for thu
season. Between 10000 and 1900 cattle
were dipped at the tanks, and Mr.. Nc
Coul says that the stockmen general,
in Bowman have taken an interest il
Kidding the country there of scab and h,
believes that the work in most herds ha,
been we'll done. Several herds in thi
county were badly infected with tn,
disease and where it was OF two years
standing the cattle had big raw place!
in their hides. Cattle which have beer
infected but n year do not show tn
scab at this time of the year and evel
an expert inspector would have difficult,
in detecting the disease without the ait
Of a glass. During the stages of tn
disease nthe second year the animal
get very bad as a rule and oftentime!
die, even with the best of care. Thi
was the case in a herd south last winter
The owner had hay and shelter for hi
cattle and with hand doping and tn
best he could do several head died from
scab. Large cattle owners who hav'
read up on the disease of scab under
stand these things and realize the DANCE
of not dipping all infected cattle ant
those which have been exposed, ant
there are mighty few cattle in the coun
try that have not been exposed. Thes,
men have not been backward in adm,
the state and government in the work o
cleaning up the disease. As an example
of this, the c Y and c M and the mil
iron outfits, all large South Dakota cattle
men, made arrangements with Inspecto
McCoul forthe dipping of all their cattl'
at his tanks in Bowman county. Tn,
South Dakota authorities have don
practically nothing to eradicate seal
from the range, but the owner of tn
aforesaid brands knew that their stool
had been exposed and for their own pro
lection as we'll as for their neighbors il
this state who had already made a,
honest effort to clean their own range
they drove their cattle across the lin
and dipped them. Mr.. McCoul think
that the people will get at their dipping
in good season another year and the,
will take a keener interest in the matter
which, aided by a me ridged inspection
by the government, will clean up tn
scab in good shape. Federal Inspector
will likely be sent into the range countr'
the coming winter to locate the infected
herds and to place quarantine where i
is needed. and long before spring peopl,
everywhere will have a pretty goot
knowledge of the disease. In the mean
time something is sure to drop in Soutl
Dakota and Montana. Portions OF boil
OF these states are badly infected will
scab, but the state authorities have BEEF
endeavoring to keep the facts concealed
: The Owens Cattle Co. steers, 1872
I lbs, were sold by Paris & Co. last weel
| at $40; cows, 1910.
On Thursday the Little Missouri Hors
| Co. loaded "a cars of cattle for Chicago
: FARRELL and John REILLY each loaded