The diamond drill., 1920-12-25
TRIANGLE RANCH MANAGER TALKS
OPTIMISTICALIY TO REPORTER
MUCH MONEY IN VENTURE
Will Open Other Ranches as Soon
as Triangle Ranch No. l
is Completed

Upper Michigan will become a
good cattle country in time; il needs
development and up-to-date cattle
men TO take hold OF the business.
That is the answer given recently
TO two Marquette newspaper men
when they visited the Triangle ranch
seven miles out OF Amasa, and asked
Charles II. Schultz, manager OF the
ranch, 10 tell them in plain words
just what he thinks of the prospects
for turning Cloverland's cut-over
land into profitable pasture for cat
tie.
This country Is unlike The west
ern range In that IL needs TO be
brushed and seeded 10 tame grasses
II cattle are 10 do well on H." Mr..
Schultz continued, in reply 10 further
questioning. THE native woods
grasses lack the fattening qualities
of western grasses and cattle shrink
great deal before they reach the
market on that account.
1T Is a fact, however" the Triangle
manager declared that this country
offers wonderful opportunities for the
cattle man OF the west who is having
his range encroached upon year after
year. In this country he is not at the
mercy OF the forest range district
regulations"
Are There To Stay
Are you going to stick TO it?"
queried one OF the newspaper men.
I'VE most certainly are" was the
short answer, and the square Jaw OF
the Triangle's boss seemed TO set
more firmly to give emphasis to the
statement
At this point Mr.. Schultz wheeled
his rugged western pony around and
said: You boys better come up TO
the bunk house where we can talk"
The interview, thus far, had taken
place on the road, where the news
hounds" picking their way along
rough trail in an automobile, had
suddenly encountered the rancher
bounding through the slashings on
his pony, rounding up group OF
steers.
A few minutes later Schultz and his
guests were seated around table
in the hosts office" waiting for
pot OF coffee to get hot, and settling
down for heart-to-heart talk on
ranches in general and the Triangle
in particular.
Contrary TO a prevailing opinion
said Mr.. Schultz by way OF opening up
the conversation. upper Michigan is
by no means restricted 10 a strictly
summer ranging proposition. There
10 no reason why cattle cannot be
carried through the winter here az
we'll as In the west. II Is only a mat
ter OF providing shelter. and with the
boundless forests here material Is
available at your door.
You ask II we are going to stick
TO H.. We are We own every inch
Of land we are doing business on.
The land has no timber value We
know Il can be made a profitable cat
tie range II properly developed We
are ready 10 do anything necessary
TO develop IL and expect TO stand some
loss until the pioneer work has been
accomplished.
1T IL our aim TO raise cattle here
and feed them during the winter
This is a splendid breeding country
and we are going into the cattle
breeding business. II Is my opinion.
after one years experience on the
ground. that Il Is better paying prop
osition to raise cattle right here than
20 ship them here for summer rang
ing only.
Cattle require one summer 10 be-
come acclimated and where they are
shipped from outside points too
much weight is lost during that per-
iod Cattle OF the proper quality rails
ed here. however. do well and make
good gains In flesh and growth Cat
tie shipped In the spring should have
a months time before the BY season.
In other words cattle should not be
shipped here later than the middle of
May"
Cattle Must Re Hardy
Why have people in this region
been generally unsuccessful in keep
ing cattle through the winterr' Mr..
Qohutz was asked