The Dickinson press., 1915-01-30
RANCH AND FARM

For Trade or Sale-Brown stallion,
weight LIS, seven years old, full
blood Percheron. Anton Hannel, Jr.,
South Heart, N. D.-adv. 1-16-2p
Alex Monty of Fryburg returned
the first of the week from the eastern
markets where he sold a carload of
hogs that he had fattened at his
farm west of Belfeld.
For Sale-Pure bred Duroc Jersey
boar and gifts Of spring farrow. The
strong growthy kind. Pedigree furn-
ished with each hog. w. D. Nisbit,
Sec. 4-144-95, Manning.-adv 12-12-7p
Records were kept of IA COWS that
were dehorned at the North Dakota
experiment station. They fell off rs
pounds a day for the first two days or
about a quart each. On the third
day they were back to normal.
In trials in securing wool at the
North Dakota Experiment station it
was found that the average loss was
61k per cent. The wool was from
sheep raised on the prairie in the
western part of the state. The losses
in securing wool usually run from IS
to 70 per cent.
M. Bookey unloaded a car of
heifers and cows at Richardson on
the 22nd for the Capt. Siverts ranch
on Knife river. The cattle were
bought in st. Paul, being the pick of
a good herd. 1t was rather cold to
move cattle when this car came into
Richardton but Mr.. Bookey said the
weather would not make much differ
ence as the cows and heifers were all
in fine condition.
DR.. C. C. Jackson leaves about
February LIST on a 60-day dourine in
spection trip of stations down the
Little Missouri. He will start in at
Medora, working down the river and
likely taking in some of the reserva-,
ton territory or about the same trip
as he made for the government last
year. The inspection of mares for
this territory will likely be started
some time in ADril. DR.. jackson wal
to be in Bismarck two or three days
this week to confer with Drs. Tracey
and Crews regarding the inspection.
Persons who Craze cattle on the
national forests are daily making a
large number of requests of forest
officers for blackleg vaccine, which
is supplied free of cost to those who
have cattle grazing permits. The vac
cine is furnished by the Department
Of Agriculture. For several years
past the department has furnished
free to cattlemen who r permittees
on the forests this blackleg vaccine,
in order that they may protect their
herds from the losses caused by the
disease. Before vaccination against
blackleg was introduced the annual
losses to the stockmen We're very
heavy, in some cases running as high
as so per cent of an owners calf
crop. The disease is confined princi-
pally to animals. between the ages Of
6 and IS months, comparatively few
being attacked after they are a year
and a half old. Calves vaccinated
before they r 6 months old are not
rendered immune for more than a
few months and must be revaccinated,
hence stockmen wait until their calves
are past that age before vaccinating.
A better practice is to vaccinate the
calves at the age Of A to 6 months,
again one year later. Vaccination,
however, is not cure for animals al
ready infected with the disease,
though it prevents a healthy calf
from becoming infected. The disease
appears to be most prevalent during
the. fall months, but where VAGINA
ton is followed regularly the annual
losses from blackleg have been prac-
tically eliminated.-Government Bull
letin.