The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-04-30
TREASURE STATE FARM AND LIVESTOCK
KEEP SCRUB CATTLE OUT is
PLEA OF WALLIS HUDDEK 0PGR

ling the fiscal year CHUNG 1913 III
sum of S22,544 was expended by tn
federal government in our state tt
wards the maintenance of profession
al trappers, with total catch {
I1,640 animals, divided as follows
Four bears, "a bobcats, 1,494 coy
otes and 48 gray wolves. Since thi
department has been organized an
operated they have done most eff
cient work, which is shown by thei
report of the destruction of owe
100000 predatory wild animal
throughout the western mountai
states, which includes 240 mountail
lions and 1000 gray wolves, of whiel
latter 260 were killed in Montan
alone. The stockmen of eastern Mon
tana should be particularly pleased
as over LAG gray wolves have beef
cleaned up on the palms countr,
within q radius of 80 miles of Mile
City.
"The bounty system is all RICH
and necessary in the state, but the
work of the federal government also
should be encouraged. There viii
be only $4,000 from government ap
preparations available for this work
in 1920 and about $4,000 in 1921
Where stockmen or county Officials
will appropriate certain amount Of
money, the biological survey viii
spend an equal amount to assist
them. This offer has been taken ad-
vantage of in many instances with
good results. Further, every western
state except Wyoming, Idaho and
Montana has appropriated funds to
be used by this department. | be-
lieve Montana is missing a good OF
portunity of getting direct action
against her predatory wild animals
by not appropriating, say $4,000,
to be used by the biological survey,
if they will furnish an equal amount
of their own. l recommend a .reso-
luton to this effect and that further
action be taken to carry this out e
"There is one matter of impor-
lance I wish to bring to your atten-
ton, and that is the necessity of de-
veloping a home market for sheep.
1 know of several cases where whole
trains of sheep have gone from Mon
tana to Chicago, been purchased
there and returned to Montana, and
one case in particular where train
of lambs sent to Chicago and bought
by a Montana flockmaster and re-
turned to within $50 miles of where
they started. A clearing house or
some other system of getting seller
and Dyer together would save rail-
road congestion, h eavy freight
charges, as we'll as shrinkage and
loss.
''The greatest need now for our
Deef-producing state is fast service
10 the terminal markets, especially
Chicago, the great killing and pack
ng center. We had better and faster
service on trains of beef 80 years ago
han we get today and the sooner the
carriers realize that beef and mutton
ire perishable and shrinkable COM
nodities when standing in cars, and
hat they can not be handled as dead
reight, the better it will be for the
of our stockmen. What |
would recommend as needed is as |
ollows:
''The prompt furnishing of stock
ars in good condition when ordered |
n reasonable time; special service on
hipments of Is cars or more; the
uick clearance of through ship
lents at division points, and prompt
oading and unloading at feed yards
nd at market terminals; some care
y engineers in handling stock
rains; and last of all, the cutting
own of running time from points in d
[ontana to Chicago.
Financing Livestock.
The financing of our livestock
wners is big question. With the
broad, as we'll as to our govern {
tent, and more conservative pol {
" adopted by most banking institu- t
ons, the borrowing of money has
ecome a serious question. The Of G
GERS of your association have used 9
leir best endeavors to persuade our I
ontana banks to take care of all s
vestock loans necessary in the re- I
ocking of the state and it is be- e
eved our members will be cared for. a
would caution you against over
ocking or specializing, but at the
me time urge you to take on a b
Efficient number of good cattle or f
eep to eat your grass and hay. In e
lying these I would get my banking b
commodations from such a bank D
will know your needs and agree r
meet them and care for you'll h
rough good and bad. In most cases b
is best to go to one of the local h
nks, and by all means a bank youl
n trust and one that will stay with Il
u. Beware of concerns that want 9
sell you ill-bred stock and loan V,
u the money to carry them. So
any institutions will loan money lot
d urge its acceptance when funds r;
2 easy, and make demands on you M
d pull strings when conditions ri
ange. Your banker should be like fc
Ut family doctor, man you can st
Re into your confidence and who al
II stay with you through adversely. T
To REMOVE STAINS. 81
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