The Dickinson press., 1905-11-18
RANCH AND FARM.

I. A. Fields OF Bismarck is a great
admirer Of Black Welsh cattle and has
the only herd in this part Of the north.
west. He has raised them for years
and believes he has the breed best
adapted to this country. Aside from
their beauty he finds they grow larger
and mature earlier than many of the
other favorite breeds. Mr.. Fields is a
close student of the cattle business and
believes the time has arrived when the
North Dakota stock grower should
Finish" his W cattle instead of turn
ing them over to Wisconsin, Iowa and
Illinois feeders for that purpose. He
thinks North Dakota should make that
profit. Another point made by Mr..
Fields is that North Dakota stockmen
are foolish in paying freight on long
hauls to eastern markets on both their
stock and grain. He believes that the
grain should be fed to the stock and
allow one shipment to do for both.
Graeber Bros. who bought all the
railroad land in 1904, on Thirty-Mile
creek, four years ago, are going about
ranching and farming in a very business
like way. They bought their land at
50 per acre and were called fools for
making their large investment. They
could sell today at $40 per acre, but they
prefer to hold their lands aud improve
them. Every section is being fenced
separately, s. miles of fence having al
ready been put up and the coming year
this work about half done, will be COM
pleted. This gives them a chance to
Craze in $40 acre plots, changing and
resting the pastures. some plots being
held as hay meadows and some for
tillage purposes. In those sections not
having springs or streams, windmills
will be placed for the watering of stock,
it being the belief of Graeber Bros
that no stock should be under the
necessity of drinking from mud holes
and stagnant pools Of water. They
have $50 we'll bred cattle and many
fine horses. Land is being cultivated
and good crops raised, wheat Welding
as high as II bushels to the acre this
year. Alfalfa that was sown last year
wal cut twice this year. The Graebers
were successful Iowa farmers, and when
they came here four years ago not one
homestead had been taken in their
Now, OF the 81 available
government quarters, there is but $50
acres lett, which, of course, is waste
9and,
During the past week $500 was left
in Dickinson for 43 head of horses which
were shipped to Billings, Montana, by
Charles Conway Of Virginia City, q
relative of T. ]. Farrell, and one of the
best borsemen of the northwest. One
car of this fine shipment was. taker
from the famous Q bar ranch, at sllt
per head, and H. c. Quinion, the owneI
of the Q bar ranch. is quite elated tina
the first high priced draft horses to b
shipped into Montana should be takel
from western North Dakota. Mr.. Con
way wanted 1oo of the Q bar mares 70
which the owner asked $4,000, which
the buyer considered $1,000 beyond hi
figure. To fill out the shipment, MI
Conway bought several head of horse
in Dickinson, paying as high as $50 TO
one, $I4o for another and SO on, maxim
the average for his 43 head $4,000 eacf
Fourteen head Of the H T horses wer
included in the shipment, and Williar
Jefferies refused 500 for a 2-year oil
colt sired by Mr.. Quinion's "Wildare
horse. People go to Montana, atten
auction sales where range horses az
purchased at $50 to $40 per head, b,
when really fine draft horses are wante
Dickinson is the place to get off at.
G. R. Wannemacher is we'll Statistic
with the band of 200 sheep which /
put in the Beaver creek country sou,
OF Wibaux in the fall. w. F. WiIior
is interested with him in the e~nterpris
The sheer gu I'd OK lbs. last sprin
Rambnuilet> ,n the j. b. Stoddal
ranch are being used.
The Dakota Land & Cattle Co. h
purchased a car load of Herefords al
two Short Horn bulls and a stallion.
Consign your G attle q.