The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1904-04-02
RANCH TALK.

Chas. F. Ellis of Mandan, N. OAK,
offers for sale or trade some fine regis
tered bulls, North Dakota bred. There
are four Herefords and three Galloways,
all excellent individuals. I.I6-tt
| WI. Richards made trip to Crooked
Creek on Tuesday to look after stock
interests.
S. M. Ferris: Our cattle are north of
Medora near the Burgess range and they
are looking we'll. The cattle south of
Medora have wintered we'll. under
stand that 20 miles north of Medora the
snow has been deeper and cattle have
not wintered as we'll.
c. r. Pendergast heard from his ranch
everything all right-no loss.
J. D. Pierson: Losses are less than
what | expected to find when came out
few weeks ago. have just returned
from 50 miles north of Wibaux. Cattle
in Yellowstone country and Bad Lands
are in pretty fair shape The she stuff
is thin and ranchers are mostly out of
hay. The heaviest loss learned of was
500 sheep out of band of 1900. have
reliable information from the country
southeast of Wibaux and south of Me-
dora to the Cave Hills and cattle are in
very good shape-some think better than
year ago. OF course, if we get bad
storms later, losses will be considerable
with those people who are out Of hay.
One of our men has wintered 80 calves
without any loss. In my opinion the
greatest percentage of loss in stock is
going to be with the sheepmen.
Mark Sutherland sent carload of hay
to the Z. H. Hoffman ranch near Bel
field this week.
Walter Parkin: We have lumber
sheds large enough for 1000 cattle and
have gotten along without any losses
this winter. We put up one ton OF hay
per head for our cattle, and no rancher
should go into winter without this
much or more. The matter of scabies
is Of much interest to US, although we
HAVE UOlC Oul IL ChlllSlS d.
| cross the line in South Dakoto and we
can't tell how soon we may get it if radi-
cal means are not taken to clean it up.
The Beldens we're in the first of the
week to get two tons of hay for their
sheep. The hay cost them SIS per ton
delivered at their ranch IS miles north:
rTbo pa1Jare h,, 1oet
sheep already. They went into the
winter with about 5000 sheep and, as it
has turned out, with hay enough for but
1900 to 1000 head. Had the winter been
open as in former years they would have
grazed their sheep and had big stacks of
hay on hand this spring.
J. G. Stuart: Stock has wintered very
will in the vicinity of Yule. Snow has
not been so deep but that stock could
Craze at any time. The wolves have
bothered some.
Geo. Lee: Have wintered 285 cattle
at my farm near Gladstone. There have
been no losses but cattle are not in as
good flesh as in former years and | think
this is complaint everywhere. My corn
fodder, straw stacks and all are about
gone and shall have to ship in hay
next week.
IL. Zimmerman: Morton county
has a rancher who has scabby herd of
cattle which was infected by the impor
taton of high priced Missouri BULL
know this to be fact, and no doubt
other sections west of the river have had
similar calamities.
For the past four years c. F. Massing-
ham OF Harmon has been experiment.
ing in the growing and care of fodder
corn at his pure bred Hereford cattle
nursery in Morton country, and the re-
suits have been entirely satisfactory.
During last season, the poorest in any
of the four seasons, he succeeded in
raising enough feed to winter two head
of cattle for every acre planted. This
is certainly remarkable result when in
addition to the exceedingly unfavorable
season conditions, consideration is given
to the fact that the past has been very
long winter, and that MIR. Massingham's
system of preserving and feeding is far
from the most economical. He cuts the
fodder in the green stage and after it has
thoroughly cured in the shock, puts it
up in large "stooks" or ricks to preserve
it from the effects of rain and snow, and
feeds it dry.