The Dickinson press., 1904-01-02
RANCH TALK.

NANjn JA1N.
Austin Potion. Spring creek, 10 miles
north y; IT, KNIFE, saws that his cattle
are C@razinE pretty well 80 far.
Advice has been received lron ,h"
Northern Pacific headquarters in st.
Paul which says that after January ! the
issuance Of free or reduced rate trans !
portation for shippers or attendants with
livestock shipments will he discontinued
and that stockmen will only be carried
free while actually travelling with their
stock and in care of same and in same
trains, and these attendants must either
be owners Of livestock or attendants actu-
ally in the employ of the owner. If this
be true and the company does not take
steps to reduce live stock shipping rates,
it will be felt keenly by stockmen from
this locality.
Cattle and sheep are doing finely at
the Baker ranches north and northeast
of Dickinson. Very little feeding has
been done and cattle are gaining while
rustling.
Fred Dohrmann who was in the city
says there is less snow around his place
than at Dickinson but he is feeding his
I25 head of cattle once a day, believing
that it pays in the long run.
S. p. Lowery: have just looked over
my cattle on their winter range and find
them doing about as we'll as in previous
years and getting plenty to eat. Graz
ing is all right where the grass is high.
l always protect my winter range-do not
let any cattle on it in summer-and find
it pays. Cattle generally are looking
we'll out u way.
The Little Missouri Horse Co. offer to
sell their ranch of $4,000 acres, having
G miles of Little Missouri river bottom
and now keeping 1000 horses and as
many cattle.
r. ]. Fleck and Val Kuhn, two Rich
ardton stockmen, were in Dickinson on
Wednesday. They said that their cattle
were grazing and they were only feeding
their calves and cows.
r. O. Devasher, located on the Little
Missouri, E miles from Yule, reports very
little snow in his locality.
Recently the government called an
agent of the Berthold reservation tc
Washington to talk over a plan for leas'
ing the grazing lands of the reservation
The department would like to lease on
what is known as the permit plan,'
but it is very doubtful if the government
could get any bids from practical stock
men on this basis. The chances are
nothing will be done at present and per
haps not for some years.
A prominent Dickinson stockman, or
a recent trip to Nebraska, found tina;
scab among the cattle there was being
successfully treated. In some localitie!
the disease has been in existence fol
three years and is now nearly stamped
out. At Alliance, Neb., a galvanized
, steel tank seems to be in favor. TO-
, dipping purposes, and it is estimated b,
! the Dickinson stockman that a 24-foo
tank of this make could be laid down il
: the city at an expense not to exceed
! $40. The cost of lumber for chutes ant
, platforms ought not to be more thai
: about 5000 additional, and in the Ba.
{ Lands poles could be used and the ex
{ pense thus reduced somewhat. III,
{ Nebraska men say that the dip can b
used cold but it is better TO have tn
chill taken off when it is used. The
" also dip in winter, but are careful t
7 pick a mild day for dipping.
: H. F. Tyler, 80 miles north of Taylor
i. has not fed much hay. He has a SINAI
:. herd of cattle, 34ihead, land is planning
increase his holdings in the line of horse.
. On Monday W. c. Mckenzie lost tw
l. steers. The animals frothed at tn
# mouth and were sick about "a hours.
Attorney Simpson and Sheriff Gooda
were in consultation with Gov. White O
Wednesday in regard to cattle seal
Inspectors are to be appointed at ono