Gunnison news-champion., 1909-12-24
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SAslf saks cams

. Heaord sssasH.sH-
/ taE a naast,sr u wears esssoru
ieeanrs kase sha@n . marked yres.r
enoe iaE the we-seru aad ssushesu
bred steer - pa: ~ the iced lol-
ala tEss wear she saas1ry Is fAE u.are
Hrsosi shan beiuEe The shSusanas
.; western feeaeEs tha; aeis beaver
sursns the -hss wsck LAST January
ior the corn belt iced lots e . ~
markably kigk prices all nssde rsou.
ey and the bsyess have prsctsesliy
all s4Snlfsd their luteptsosgt coun.n.-
alter IaaEe thss year. The ressoa fss
the pEefeFeuc. oi feed bsycrs far
these steers II very exlaeni tEes are
aaosey makers and gave a good &C
couui II themselves v bea p~s on tie
market coaHier The BEeeeiers Gaz
etse IN a recent issue. ha. the fal-
lowlns IN regard 10 the pppslarliy II
these western and northern cattle as
feeders
Get me bunch of northern bred
cattle wels aIng aToaad seD or $50
pounds ct either Of the breeds.
>ome af those North Dacata steers
you sent last year Will hll the ball
exactly
- sald feeder T. q Chicago cum
mission man the other dav The
latter scratched his head reaeetively.
] How much q sou expect 10 pas
he asked
Arsand l.,ur-and-a half cents.
same as last wear
Well can tell yog riglt nov
you won't get the cattle Make 81
nickel and think ] know where
] can hll your order. bot If the
owner WASH cleaning A. they
w0uldn be on the market
Unprecedented is current demand
in cattle feeding circles for these
rugged. well bred cattle from the
northern and western range. Nheth-
er they had their origin IN the ia
Ter mountain region of Colorado and
Wyoming or the plains Of eastern
Montana aud the Dskotas their pop
ularIty with the feeder Is well estab-
lished. 4 scarcity is developing
for no longer is there a cattle sur
plus in the West and necessity for
marketing unfinished and young eat
tle has been eliminated. There was
a time, not very remote, when north
ern-bred steers from the open range
country was merely tolerated by tie
cornbelt feeders; now he is courted.
For his popularity the enterprise
and industry Of the breeder is 10 a
a large extent responsible. Climat-
Ic advantages have been factor but
money and experience have also
counted. The man who fifteen or
twenty years ago acquired herd
ct dogle cows, many showing Short
horn blood, bred them TO good bulls
and then followed a set policy ia
season and out, Is now reaping his
reward
What gives the range bred steer
its recognized merit? A veteran
feeder discussing the matter said
In these days OF close margins there
are other factors than the price of
corn to reckon with and the character
Of the animal one is feeding is a ser
ious one There doubtless is, and
always will be, diversity of opinion
as TO ge geographical phase of the matter
but In my judgment, such diversity
onl y exists where the experience Of
the feeder has been with cattle Of
one particular section. The feeder
who has had wide range of expert
ence with cattle ! aving their origin
all the way from the Calf of Mexico
TO Alberta knows that where breed
ing quality is on par the steer bred
aud partially raised in Colorado,
Montana, Nebraska, Wyoming or
the Dakotas is the superior of anv
other. To analyze all different rea-
sons why this is so would be difficult.
but few of the more apparent ones
will be appreciated by those who en-
Joy varied experience. A fairly
well bred steer from northern lati |
tudes is generally endowed with a
rugged constitution that carries its
owner through all the yieissitudes Of
a rigorous and variable climate
Such steer, to be able to make 4
money for the feeder, asks only
liberal ration He has large frame 1
and good health. His digestive ap-
paratus is in perfect working order
and capable of converting all kinds 4
of feed into flesh and fat even when
weather is inclement and a less
hardy animal is disposed to shrink
In northern latitndes this rncreA