The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-03-16
CATTLE AND SHEEP
!. HOLDING Up WELL
AFTER BITTER COLD
t.a
Some Shrinkage In Flesh Re.
ported From Western End
Of North Dakota
SUCCULENT FEED NEEDED
Wyoming Lamb Crop 20 to rs
per Cent Contracted; No
Early Wool Deals

with the mean four to five degrees
below normal. Heavy feeding OF
livestock was necessary, generally. ac-
cording to the regular March !
range and livestock report of Paul
G. Newman, agricultural statistician
for North Dakota, but no shortage OF
feed Is reported from any section.
Some possibility Of shortage OF feed
supplies In q few localities is indi-
Gated in case OF a late spring. No
unusual losses among livestock are re-
ported. Cattle and sheep are holding
up In good shape.
For tho range states, generally,
livestock have experienced severe
lVeather conditions during February,
with heavy feeding necessary. AS a
result stocks OF hay are low In some
sections and large quantities OF hay
and grain have been purchased.
Ranges
Ranges In western North Dakota
were snowbound All stock is being
fed. Supplies OF hay and feed are
plentiful. In western South Dakota
heavy snow ranges prevented grazing.
All stock must be fed. Hay is fed
close, and is short In some sections.
Montana ranges arc supplying very
little feed. Hay has been fed rather
close. A few sections may run short
before the growing season opens. In
Wyoming ranges are mostly sllow-cov-
cred. Large supplies Of feed have
been shipped into the southwest Sec
ton. Here sheepmen have expert
enccd the hardest winter In years. In
other sections no feed shortage is eX-
pected.
For the II western range states,
generally, ranges arc considerably be-
. low normal In condition due to heavy
snow or to lack of moisture last fall.
In the northern areas ranges are still
covered with snow. Feeding has been
general since early in December with
the result that hay supplies are low
or short in some sections. In south
ern portions Of the range area below
normal temperatures coupled with a
shortage of rainfall has retarded the
new grass. Summarizing range con-
ditions, generally for the past few
months. unusually low temperatures
with above average snowfall have
made heavy feeding necessary. This
has been prolonged to such an extent
that large quantities OF feed. both hay
and concentrates. have had to be pur-
chased. An early spring is needed to
hasten the growth Of new feed.
Cattle
Cattle in western North Dakota
are holding up very we'll, although
beginning to shrink some in flesh.
succulent feed Is needed to tone up
condition. In western North Dakota
also, there has been considerable
0hr1nkage In condition OF cattle. but
With no unusual losses. Condition Of
cattle in both Montana and Wyoming
- below normal due to prolonged
feeding and cold weather.
FOR the remainder OF the western
range cattle give evidence Of having
passed through severe winter. Loss
Of flesh has been quite general, but
cattle are still In strong. healthy con-
dition. No unusual losses have &C.
CURED to date.
Sheep
In the four states Of North Dakota
South Dakota, Montana and Wyom-
ing sheep have dropped In condition
due to cold weather and long feeding
No unusual losses are reported. In
wyoming 20 to Is per cent Of the
1870 lamp crop has been contracted
at liz to 12h cents. Very little wool
has been contracted.
For the II western range states
generally, sheep have shrunk in con.
dition. but losses have not been heavy
In Arizona sheep are beginning tt
move to desert ranges. Range lambs
have been contracted for at from II
to 12h cents and some wool at 3;
cents. Early lambs are not doing well
due to cold. foggy weather. An early
spring y needed In many sections K
prevent further decreases In condition
of livestock.