Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-08
NEED OF SMALL RANCHMEN
BILLINGS COUNTY RANcHMAN
OBJECTS TO THE LAW
WHICH

WHICH
PREVENTS THE RANG Imam FROM
ENCLOSING sA SMALL PAS
TuRE TO HIS RANCH.
/ George IT. Parker in Billings Coun-
i ty Herald see by the public press
that the law enacted by congress
some two years ago regarding the re-
1 moval Of private fences from the pub
/ lie domain is to bestrictly enforced,
and that all fences have to come
down by the. LIST of April, unless said
act is modified by the present CON
gress. The president in his instruc-.
ton to Secretary Hitchcock, said he.
believed the law should be modified
SO as to allow by lease the temporary.
Enclosure Of public lands for grazing
purposes.
/ Where private individuals and COM
lpanys have inclosed and monopolized
i large areas of public lands to the ex-
entitled to its free use, the enforce
i clusion Of others, who are as equally
entitled to its free use, the enforcing
LOT this law is no doubt right. But,
/ Notwithstanding this fact, it seems to
me that some arrangement should be
made whereby the poor man and
small rancher can have a show to
lease If nothing else, enough Of Uncle
Sans barren land and gumbo buttes,
4 TO make him at least a small pasture
! for the cripple calf and the old mich
1 COW. NJ;
s 1t is a well known fact that in this
section Of the stock raising district,
there are very few engaged in the in
4 dustry for any time, but have found
i It greatly to their advantage and con-
yenience TO fence in a small pasture
4 OF the free range, in the immediate vi
1 cinity of their home ranch, for a pas
Iture for the weaving Of calves or for
saddle horses, and have found ii. an
tindespe nsable adjunct to the ranch,
i and have vet to hear where the in
closing of such an area, in this section
OF the country at least, has caused
/ loss or injury to the public. Nor i
! in my ten years of ranch life. heard
any protest or complaint in regards to
j these small individual pastures.
No 81, to be denied this privilege
4 will work a great harship, inconyen-
fence and loss upon those engaged IN
1.-The growing Of live stock in the range
districts, The few square yards 81
arid soil allowed to the homesteader
is very limited when you take info
Ilconsfde ration that it takes forty acres
4 70 keep COW, and for the most part
i the homesteader appropriates those
lew acres to forage crops, (Which is
i very frequently a fruitless effort) to
i snelp save his stock during the blast
ing billiards of the average Dakota
winter In truth, he is required to
1 cultivate this ground, If he is to be.
come the fortunate possessor Of this
magnificent bequest, consequently If
ne owns two cows and a cali. he is
compelled to picket the calf and LET
the extra COW run, feeling assured
that she will not wonder far from the.
cali, providing IT'S the cows calf. I. #
think Mr.. Roosevelt is no doubt ii
faair-minded and sensible man. and
that he had perhaps in mind, the well.,
4 rare Of his friends and supnorters
when he expressed the belief hat
some Of the grazing lands should he
leased to those who ned them ana
ne has limited the way this NAV &
accomplished through the senators
and repre entatives interested.
Now, sir, would it not be wise for
az interested in this matter to IN.
press upon those gentlemen At wash.
ington the necessity OF their MAJ King ]
pig effort to have The law in ouestion
SO changed as to give the rancbers ! :,
opportunity to lease some snaau nor
lion q this unoccupied public land
Eton. IL S,''' ~ dug
$ taxes but two cents to take 4 let-
ter to Washington. ~ . ~ '1sa
Leg every rancher send In his saw
fane salve carbolized acts like !
pouitlce; highly antiseptic. extensive!
y used for Eczema. for cllappe,l 81 :, 50 6
ana lips. cuts. burns, Sold By Lenharr
Drug Co. "a II l's'''s Y