The Dickinson press., 1904-07-23
RANCH TALK.

A. N. Jefferies started for the reserva.
ton last Saturday with a herd Of cattle.
VIM. Colgrove has five acres Of fine
alfalfa this season.
DR.. Van Es returned Monday after.
noon from a trip south where he inspect.
ed a dipping station.
Prairie fires will to burn
soon and it willlbe the old story of ranch
ers not being prepared with fire guards.
The Live Stock World says that the
advance in wool prices is not only for
this year but for several years to come.
A recent Washington dispatch reads:
AS a result Of protest of cattle raisers
and shippers in Dakotas and Montana,
Secretary Wilson has issued amendments
to the regulation for the inspection and
dipping OF cattle infected or exposed to
mango or scab. The life of the amended
order is limited to April 90, 1905. The
following is the full text:
Requirements of the former order are
modified to permit shipment until April
80, 1905, with the expectation that before
said date vigorous measures will be taken
by state authorizes and stockmen to
eradicate the disease through dipping
all affected and exposed cattle.
That fat cattle designed for slaughter
or in an infected section may be shipped
the department main inspectors, without
pl%acarding cars, provided they have first
been inspected by an officer Of the bureau
and found free from all evidence of scab.
If it is decided afterwards to reship such
cattle for feeding purposes or for export,
they must be dipped before leaving such
stockyards.
All cattle shipped from an infected
locality to another state must be inspect
ed and dipped twice if showing disease
and dipped once if not showing disease,
on account of exposure to contagion.
No cattle shipped from an infected
section shall be trailed to other states or
territories without dipping and certi6-
cations. When trailed, Inspector to
designate route.
Affected cattle may be dipped once
under supervision of an employee of the
bureau and shipped for stock or feeding
purposes, after satisfactory arrange
ments have been made for second dip.
ping Ell route at required time after first
dipping at a point where an inspector is
stationed and under his supervision.
Inspectors must see all animals
placed on board cars after inspection
and certiications. If, however, the in
| spector's services are Immediately re-
CURED at another point, such animals
| may be turned over to the railroad agenI
and placed in railroad pens and locked
up by agent until loaded.
The editor of the Star published a
Norwalk, Wis, recently visited this 10
cality and in writing of the trip said: A
| Chas. Ofet's place we made u head
quarters. He is 80 miles from the rail
road. He has been in the west sever
years, going there practically without
cent and now owning over a section o
land. 200 head Of cattle and IS or g
horses. He has some land in crops, lik'
corn, oats, millet and potatoes. Thu
potatoes are for his W use and tn
other stuff for the chickens and pigs
which he raises. These crops were look
ing as we'll if not better than they d.
here. The sol! is black loan and vege
tation seems to be luxuriant. There ar
a few trees and shrubs along the creeks
There is an abundance of Ignite Goa
and a natural limestone that only need
mixing in water to make a frst-clas
plaster.