The Dickinson press., 1904-06-18
RANCH TALK.

H.. o. Baker expects the shearers at
his place near Paoli about the 18th.
Morris Cook is running a crew of eight
men.
The dipping tank for the north arrived
Wednesday and Manager w. L. Rich
ards said that they would be set and
ready for operation in four days. He ex-
pected, however, that there would be
a little delay on account of the non-arrival
OF the supplies.
Walton & Davis will have the wool
press running in a day or SO. The wool
is coming in at a lively rate now.
Connolly Bros. of Oakdale sold a car
of horses at SIS per head this week to
Mr.. Little of Pembina county.
A wool buyer who has been going
through the country north of Richardton
is said to have paid ;I6 to ~ cent per
pound. The buyers at Dickinson are
not driving into the country any more.
Wool has been selling at a good figure
the past week in Dickinson, the prices
ranging between 1879 and 1916. The
Hilliard & Merry clip sold at I7c. w. B.
Howe and Henry Schultz sold their clips
between the Is and ~ marks. Some of
the other parties who contracted early in
the week are, Guy Dickinson, F. E. Nor
gan, VIM. Gardner, and Grove & Son.
| Very little of their woods were clipped
when contracted, but the buyers did not
hesitate to close for theirs and in some
instances drove into the country to get
hold Of choice woods. The prices being
paid are about two cts. better than those
of last season., and the wool growers are
feeling good. OF the buyers already in
the city are Suddards, Meadows, Jackson,
Rosendahl, G.. r. Topliff, of Boston and
E. J. Hogan, of Philadelphia.
w. H. Bell. a cattlegrower from the
Big Nasty, near Haley, was in Dickin-
son the past week for dipping supplies.
Mr.. Bell lives across the line in S. D.
but says cattle in that locality need
dipping as we'll as in N. D.
Few people realize what an undertake
ing it has been to get ready for the dip
ping of cattle in this state. The EOS for
this swork in the state is estimated at
$4,000 just for this season, and for the
unorganized counties alone the cost will
probably be $4,000. The state does
not want to make anything out of the
operation and will charge o per head
to be paid at the time of the first dip
ping SO that when the herds are returned
for the second dipping there will be
nothing to pay. At least 10 car loads of
sulphur will have been bought for dip.
ping operations, and it is understood that
owing to the unprecedented demand for
the article it has already advanced in
price in the wholesale houses. The
state has nothing to do with furnishing
dip and tanks outside of the unorganized
counties, but it is looked after by the
county commissioners of the several or.
ganized,.counties and it is understood that
in Stark county a charge of loc will be
collected the same as by the state. Fed.
eral officers will superintend all the dip.
ping, making a careful record of all ami.
mails dipped, issuing receipts therefor,
which receipts will probably be recog.
nized by federal inspectors as clean bills
OF health when owners come to market
in the fall. Thus the man who holds a
federal receipt for the dipping OF certain
cattle will have unrestricted shipping
privileges-something that every owner
must have to avoid trouble With Uncle
Sam.
Thomas Fowler bought 20 head of the
H. c. Quinion horses the past week al
s125 per head. Many people saw the
horses at the east stock yards on Tues.
day and pronounced them the finest
range animals shipped out of the coun.
try. They averaged l4oo pounds ir
weight and were perfect draft horses
MI. Quinion has several cars of horse.
yet to turn this season. but none quite
as good as these. MI. Fowler shipped
them to Casselton and returned Thurs
, day evening to make other purchases.
c. II. Shaw and Frank Mead have
divided their cattle. Mr.. Mead was il
this week to see about lumber for a rancl
, which he expects to build up on tn
, Little Missouri.
!; Cattle dipping will commence abou
July !.
:. Nat Bradley went southwest the pas
, week to buy horses.
Wool prices took a jump Thursda,
! that made growers glad. John Courtne,
sold his Baker & Son clip at I7Ac
! Peter Brown sold his at I8c and 10,
RAIDER sold at 1916, the top price so far
Mr.. Toplif took the RAIDER clip.