The Dickinson press., 1906-09-01
RANCH n FARM.
Highest cash price paid for hides.
w. f. EHRLE, Belield. 4-2I-4pt

w. +. EHRLE, Belfield. 4-2I-4ptf,
Geo. Frye has a photograph Of a
fine 1925 weight mare, 5 years old.
which was raised at his CHEEKY creek
ranch.
H. b. Schaffner Of Marshall, N. D..
will sell his entire bunch of horses. 6-3o.tf
The u. b. Zimmerman cattle sold
we'll, $50 to s4.2o; Geo. Meyers, Foley
Bros. and !. w. Follis all sold cattle
last week at prices ranging from IS to
s5.35.
Chas. Ofet has stock yards at Taylor
where cattle, sheep and horses can be
penned, haved and watered at reason
able rates. Stock cars hayed. 825.tf
J. A. Farrah has sold his herd CT
cattle in Hettinger county. After tax
ing out a certain number OF beef cattle
he turns over about $50 head to thinner
man & Hcisler.
c. H. Merry has purchased the
interest OF his partner, A. billiard, in
the Cedar creek ranches, including
5000 sheep, horses, cattle, land and
ranch equipment.
The district veterinarians called in
examined the horse belonging to Oscar
Coon and condemned it as having
CHAMBERS. The animal was killed and
its mate placed in quarantine.
1t is estimated that Montana pro-
duced 10000, 900 pounds of wool this
season. The average selling price was
2oc. or about &C. less than the average
price at Dickinson. In the last few
days wool has advanced several cents
per pound in market.
Winn Bros. of Redwood Falls, MIMI,
were in Dickinson the past week 10
receive the Preston Wilson sheep.
u. w. Banker is also one of the
purchasers Of this band of sheep, 1900
of which were loaded here and 24oo at
Glen Ullin. Below the sheep are to he
divided into three or four bands and
grazed on grain stubble and clover
fields before being marketed.
Shipments at Dickinson for the first
two weeks of September are booked
for the following parties: A. B. Curry
Jefferies & Higgins, l. P. Baker, J. A
Farrah, A. G. Elstrom, w. L. Richards
Eugene Russell, T. ]. Greene, P. F
Berringer. Cuskelly Bros, A. F. Reilly
L. Paul, V. H. Stickney, Martin Bros.
T. G. Saunders, J. H. shaw, H. ]
Schultz and H. J. Dehlinger. Fo'
Sept. 2o-27, Mike Johnson, Deep Greek
Cattle Co. and the Spring Creek L. S
Co. are booked.
The dehorning of cattle forms thu
topic for an editorial in a recent issu'
of the Daily Drovers' Journal, in which
it is urged that while the process il
painful for a time, that this is Offset b,
the benefits in feeding and sale price
The editorial is SO pertinent to the in
dustry in the western part Of Nortl
Dakota that it is herewith reproduced
There are some evidently we'll dis
posed persons, who through humani
tartan ideas continue to argue agains
dehorning cattle. Some of these main
tain that it is cruelty to the youn
animals to remove the horns tina
nature gave the animal for its protection
This may have been true in the day
when cattle in an almost wild stat
roaming the forests and prairies &c
food were compelled to protect then
selves from dangerous animals, BIZ
hardly so on American farms toda,
Certain it is that a Measure of cruelt
would still prevail in d%ehorning
portion of the herd and allowing other
to run with horns. If any are dehorne
all should be dehorned, and the sam
holds true of mingling mulley wit
horned cattle. The former when
close quarters are at a decided di
advantage when resisting the attack
an animal with sharp and vicious horn
The lmulley breeds are found to
capable of protecting themselves an
their young from attacks of beasts
forests and open ranges. Nelsc
Morris once told the writer that Ang,
cattle were excellent mothers, that tn.
protected their calves on the rang
better than any other breed he has ev
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