The Dickinson press., 1909-03-27
RANCH AND FARM.

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The first big monthly range horse sale
Of the Glendive Horse Sale Co. will be
held at Glendive April I. 2 and 3.
The recent South Dakota legislature
passed a bill providing for q state live
stock sanitary board to be established
there. similar to the law in this state.
with practically the same objects and
powers. ~
Most Of the 1909 wool clip in the
vicinity of Bowman has been contracted
for at ~ cents q pound, an increase Of
about S cents over the highest price of
last year. Some are holding for rs cents
and expect to get it.
Montana's wool clip the coming sea-
son is estimated at IS. 900. 900 pounds,
al increase of two million pounds over
1908. 1t is estimated that forty per
cent or fourteen million pounds have
already been contracted for at an average
Of 20 cents per pound and in some cases
% cents. ,
The address made by Pres. J. H.
Worst of the North Dakota A. Cat the
recent Tri Estate Grain. and Stockgrowers'
convention has been published in PAM
phlet form. The address is. full of inter-
esting reading for farmers and ranchers
and can he had free upon application
to c. E. Nugent. Secretary of the Presi-
dents Office at the'A c.
The forestry service has been expert
mentine in. methods Of. exterminating
prairie dogs. "A poison ia prepared by
coating the kernels of wheat with a
preparation of strychnine, cyanide of
potassium, anise oil and molasses. If
this is put in each dog burrow early in
the spring before the grass is green, the
poison works very quickly and effec-
lively and whole towns are exterminated.
The corner stone of Chicago's large
wool storage warehouse in which a large
number of northwestern wool growers
are stockholders. was laid March ii.
The building will cover two acres of
ground and will be completed by May
1, 1909. 1t will have a storage capacity
of Is. 600, 900 pounds to be doubled be-
fore next season, making Chicago the
wool center of the United States.
Marmarth has finally secured a wool
depot. M. F. Woods and E. J.. Hogan
have taken up the matter with the
result that a covered platform 20 by 40
feet, containing scales. will be con-
structed there. If the ranchers haul
their wool there and the building is
not large enough. it will be made larger.
The greater portion of 400, 900 pounds OF
wool is promised to ship from Marmarth.
The Montana legislature passed many
laws of benefit TO stock growers in that
state. One gives the shipper of stock
four months in which to file notice Of
claim for damages against the railroad
instead of "a hours as heretofore.
Another law will prevent a stockman
residing in one county from ranging
his stock in adjoining counties fol
several months in the year without
such counties receiving remuneration
therefor. Another provides for the
licensing of stations and regulation Of
public service. One law empower
county commissioner to appoint special
stock inspectors, an advantage in cases
of theft of stock. r..
The North Dakota Live Stock associa.
tion is making preparations to publish
the third Breeders Directory 1t il
the aim of the association to: include all
the breeders of pure bred live stock and
poultry, in this directory, and some
statistics regarding their stock. These
directories are distributed free to the
farmers of the state who make applica'
tion for them. Any one who is breed.
ing pure bred horses, cattle. sheep,
swine or poultry and offering them fol-
sale for breeding purposes, should make
application to.be listed in this directory.
Send your application to W. g. Richards.
Secretary North Dakota Live Stock Breed
ers' association, Agricultural college,
N. D.
Frank Zdrahal and son. L. F.. expect
to commence blowing next week. Theil
farm comprises 800 acres on Green rive
about three miles below the Fisher
place. They raise oats mostly, the aver
age yield per acre last year being 81
bushels. 1t is only last week that Mr.
Zdrahal and his son shipped a car o.
oats, about 1, 900 bushels, to market, thu
quotations below being 81 cents. These
thrifty farmers also find potatoes s