The Dickinson press., 1909-12-04
RANCH AND FARM.

a small field. From ~ acres he
threshed "a bushels of wheat.
Billings County Herald: F.. j. Kessel
of Belield was in Medora Tuesday,
carrying a large yield story. He says
that on a 2 2-3 acre patch he harvested
wheat that threshed sixty-fve sacks of
number n stuff - that is about 1862
bushels from the piece. and over so
bushels per acre. The wheat e the
whole farm went thirty-five bushels and
oats fifty bushels. The place is on Sec.
6-14l-9S, and land has been valued at
from s12 to SIS per acre. A crop that
will pay for the land about four times
is pretty fair, and the country should
not only be looking up but all around.
Senator A. L. Martin and County
Commissioner J. B. Stoddard of Sentinel
Butte. returned last Saturday from
Chicago. where they marketed a large
shipment of cattle. Mr.. Martin sold
about 200 head which brought him S.. 40
per hundred, while Mr.. Stoddard had
about 80 head which brought 7c a pound,
or 81 per hundred. They not only topped
the Chicago market but a number of
Mr.. Stoddard's steers were purchased
by eastern buyers for export. Nearly
every year Billings county range cattle
bring the highest prices on the Chicago
market. Mr.. Stoddard was in the city
this week and stated that a number of
his steers brought over 500 per head.
The Miles City Journal gives a column
and a half write up of the new elevator
there and says in part: ID. L. Lyle,
who has constructed the grain elevator
here. on the N. P. right of way, west
of the Main street crossing. has returned
from Beach, N. D., which is another
of the points where he owns elevators,
the others being Dickinson. N. D..
Huntley and Columbus, Montana. Re]a-
tive to the establishment Of an elevator
here at this time Mr.. Lyle said that it
had not been built with the expectation
of having much or any locally raised
grain to handle this year. and possibly
for a longer time. but he had sized up
Miles City as being a good distributing
point for grain. hay and seeds Of all
kinds. and in this line he would do
both a wholesale and retail business.
and the marketing of grain at the ele-
vator by local raisers could come later.
though any produce of the class he
handled would now find a ready
market. cash and the current prices
being paid.
Bee: THE shipping season for live
stock from Belle Fourche ended last
Saturday when five cars of cattle were
taken east. Despite the prophecy of
those who claimed to know, this season
the shipping was heavier than last
season by almost 500 cars. This year
over $50 cars were shipped from
Belle Fourche, as against about I, 600
cars last season. Range beef shipped
from this point during the season has
been in better condition than for several
seasons, owing to the abundance of good
grass and plenty of water. Two differ
ent shipments contained steers that
sold on the Chicago market for 81. so per
hundred weight, the highest price paid
for the western rangers since 1902.
The average price for the cattle was
higher than previous years. The high
price at which cattle have been selling
during the past six months. and the fact
that ranchers are taking better care Of
their cattle. both IS to breeding and
seeing that they get good range and
plenty of water, is responsible for the
handsome prices received. While this
is not so large a shipment as was made
from Belle Four che during the years
previous to two years ago, it shows
that we are still near the top in ar
original shipping point for live stock"
James E. Poole of Idaho. writing for
the Chicago Examiner, says: Sta
t~istically the position of wool is very
strong and my advice 10 American
growers is not 10 contract their 1910
clips to middlemen in advance of shear
ing time. said Frank ]. HaeenbaIth,
Idaho's sheep king. I'VE are importing
about half the staple we need and at
the London auctions prices are going
higher instantly. For several years
past western growers who have sold
early have regretted it and offers to
contract next years clip on the basis of
1909 prices ought to be promptly turned
down. Chicago has an excellent oppor-
tunity to become the wool market of the
United States. 1t is merely necessary
to make all honest market here and
manufacturers will come to it. A
prominent manufacturer told me not
long since that Boston had only two.
dealers whose lots were as good as