The Dickinson press., 1904-02-06
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.tf
A. w. Stoxen: Did not feed n at
my ranch 9 miles north Of Taylor until
about two weeks ago. The country is
somewhat broken around my place and
the cattle still Craze pretty we'll.
At Crooked Greek the Dakota Land
& Cattle Co. have ar irrigation ditch
that is a great success. Last season 100
acres of fodder ~crops-millet, oats and
barley-were flooded two times and
yielded an average crop Of 3 tons to the
acre. The company also flooded 100
acres of grass land two times during the
season and cut 1 to ~ tons of hay per
acre. The water is taken from Crooked
Creek and it is the intention of the COM
pany to extend the ditch the coming
season.
The Northern Pacific Railway com.
pany is said to be exhibiting a new pat
tern of sheep car along the line, which is
attracting considerable interest, accord
ing to the report, There is no change in
the car. except in the door. This is a
new invention, which is intended to con-
duce to safety and also save vexatious
delays that sometimes arise in opening,
and closing car doors. The car door is
a double decker, the lower part of the
door dropping forward and forming a
sort of %portcullis or passage plank for
the animals, between the edge of the
stockyards platform and the car itself
The upper door is Of the sliding kind.
but it is so constructed that sand or other
distractions cannot interfere with its
sliding.
Elsewhere are published the rules
governing live stock shipments recently
received by Agent Geo. Kilmer. The
N. P. has made entirely new rules, quite
rigid, and it will be seen that return
transportation is left out and that only
owners of and employees actually engag-
ed in the care of stock will be allowed
even going contracts.
L. L. Haugen: l believe that the time
is heal when ranchmen will find it neces-
sary to raise fodder crops for winter
feeding. This can be done very nicely
for a herd OF IS to 100 cattle.
w. P. Owens, manager Owen Land &
Live Stock Co.: We commenced feed
ing about two weeks ago. Our cattle are
wintering we'll.
o. P. liner returned the first of the
week from his ranch and reports stock
as doing we'll. Mr.. liner said that so
far as he noticed cattle on the Knife
we're generally doing we'll.
The projected canal from Burus creek
to the Missouri river will feed $1,000
acres of fertile land in North Dakota,
which will grow immense fodder crops.
AS the range becomes narrowed down
many of the stockmen will find it nee
essary to provide more winter feed for
stock.
Van Armstrong: We had our cattle
out two miles from the ranch on Mon
day when the storm set in but we got
| them home all right.
The Birdhead ranch, owned by the
Richards Cattle Co., is now the property
| of w. L. and T. S. Richards and Frank
A. Banks and will be under the manage
ment of the last named gentleman. The
sum paid for the ranch including 2,5oo
head of cattle, was $4,000. w. L. Rich
ards has been the manager and one oil
the owners of the Richards Cattle Co.
since its incorporation, and the recent
transaction-the purchase of the inter.
est of eastern stockholders-does no,
lessen his interests. The present owners
carry equal interests and have increased
the company's holdings by the addition
of a valuable Texas ranch where much oil
the breeding will be done for the north.
ern ranch. T. S. Richards will have the
management of the southern ranch.
The stage driver from the north reports
that there was very little loss from the
storm around Oakdale. At Crooked
creek Jefferies Frye 4 Co. lost ? old COW.
out of a herd of 500 cattle. which make.
the percentage Of loss nearly N pc,
cent.
A. F. REILLY, located Z miles north o.