The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-12
!. RANGE CONDITIONS

RANGE CONDITIONS
nal: N. A. Eggleston, of Sandstone, says
that while they are not overstocked with
snow IN that Vicinity the stock outlG ?'3l
from Jordan, gives good reports Of the
stock business Whereabouts, but along the
river he says there are good many dead
III, G: 9. Loudermilk and the j cattle
and riders for the W, Hat x, Bow and
Arrow and other outfits ranging on the
went over to round up all the cattle that
have drifted down to the river and will
throw them over to the south side Of the
track and let them drift.
The Bismarck Tribune said recently
winter
IA Lincoln, Neb., exchange says: At
of Lincoln, local company has been
formed to. go into the packing. business
With a paid up capital Of $25 0oo Nearly
other leading business men are among
the stockholders. The Capitalization and
manner of organization indicate that this
its own locality with dressed meat, and
that 1t is in effect a cooperating butch
tering establishment. This is along the
line of suggestions that have been made
value for their live stock and reasonable
charges for their dressed meat supply:
lead to- a fight with, the packers in which
the latter will have every advantage ex
cept the sympathy of the public, and that
The price Of meat is likely to go down in
Cedar Rapids to appoint less than cost,
andzthe cities that have no such competi-
ton \, will be called upon to pay the :! cost =,
like Cedar Rapids go into the packing
business at the same time, however, 1T is
likely that such methods of warfare could
would be reduced to a legitimate COM
The value Of wheat screenings is best
experiment stations have done with it.
| In the Montana experiment station, where
some ne :, comparative values were ascer-
ings were the most valuable for feeding to
| lambs, while barley proved the most efi1
eient for Wethers.
/ 4 The Belle F'ourche Bee says that cattle
| interests TN the extreme northwestern
part-.of the state have suffered severely
these past few weeks, The homesteaders
best water locations; along which they
| hold their small punches of cattle In pas
| lures. and the large herds thus cut off
from the usual water ays
account of their wandering in search of
water they are thin and weak. and the
loss in spring storms s will probably be
withdrawal Of the large herds of cattle
| from South Dakota unless they can secure
locations on leased lands on Indian res
ervations. Many Of the large outfits drew
out last fall and sought new locations or
sold their cattle in small punches to the
small ,homesteaders, and the few large
| to follow those who have gone, before.
| Jacob Ziegler, Lincoln, ILL.,, says In an
exchange: Il find from my shipping bills.
that the average price received for my
stock in Chicago during that period was
sss per 1oe g qd for sheep saSs fep
Ior 2SE
1854 pounds. and hogs, 2ls7z pounds.
They were all necessarily of good stock
| to average those weights.
| Witnesses have been summoned in the
Observation-Disclosures land fencing cases in
Nebraska, and the case is set for trlal
a dy e maFfh His viii fhe BE- United the staea
the land fencing cases brought to trial.
The citizens Of Miles City, Mont, are
making great preparations for the co ani1l
growers Association, Tuesday, April 18th
For years Helena has fought to have the
meeting changed to that city, but Miles
! has succeeded in voting down the capital
city. It will not be surprising to see the
question bob up again this year. :.
| D., reports that the severe weather has
worked havoc among stock but that with
good weather from now on, ranch mer
will be able to pull through all right.
| The loss to the owners of the larger
outfits who are wintering their cattle or
the ranges has already been large. says
the sturgis IS: % Press. and that IT.. thei!
there seems no doubt. The cattle driftee
with the late storms from their range:
into the settlements, where they tarriet
for days without feed and water TIL.
owners are doing their. utmost to driv:
them back to where they can get gras:
enough to keep them aliXe Put many ~, ar r
brought back to their feeding grounds
The Smaller outfits, who have their cattl'
confined within winter pasturages. are no
losing. The losses will have a tendenc.
to break up the open range system, TIL
!; limits are narrowed by fences, and tn
conditions are bad, and yearly CROWNS
worse, for those. who depend upon tn
, open range for winter provenuer for thei
Two feet Of snow on the level is tn
report of Harry Nicholls a, a Miyomf y
says they have had fine sleighing sine
, the middle of November. Snow, fell earl
in the season and has covered the groun'
, ever since. 1t has been Impossible TO us
the ranges and it has been necessary t
feed everything since the winter set in
Z, Nothing has suffered, however, as there 4
generally good deal Of snow in this sec
tion and stockmen prepared for It. MI
Nichols cut 200 tons Of alfalfa last sum
mer and other ranchmen put up amount
t they intended to carry through the win
, ter. The altitude Of Cokeville Is $40
! feet.-Omaha Journal Stockman.
E Sheepmen on the ranges of the far Yves
E say. that they never had more fayorabl
winter than the one they have just passe
through This is a sort Of a compensate
!, for the rough one they had a year ago
It has been necessary to feed but compar
4 atively little hay, though the wiser flock
! masters were well provided with it !
5 lost IN Idaho and Utah and big crop G
s lambs is reasonably expected. There ha
O been about enough snow to furnish tn
necessary moisture and prospects ar
more favorable than they were a yea
ago.
Mrs. Valentine Tilton and Miss Eve
Il line Perrin of New Hampton,a Iowa, ar
$ probably the Oldest twins In the coun
n fry. They recently passed their nine