Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-02-11

large number Of cows. keep them up
and feed them from their super
abundance Of stores of feed, and make
butter, and put 1t down or put 1t into
the numerous local markets, they
would find that they would have
goodly sum of cash before the grass
grows in the spring Why should our
people eat oleomargerine and eastern
butter when all that is needed to keep
the butter money, land 1t Is big pile),
here at home Is to make butter out Of
the feed which Is stored In excess on
our many ranches"
Tells Of Conditions
John Holmes, prominent stockman,
operating an outfit north Of the Yell
lowstone river, in letter published in
the Western Rural and American
Stockman wrote that "cattle growing
is naturally a favorite industry here.
Cattle run out all winter and grow
fat. Hence there will be many grown
here. But I struck out on new line.
I concluded that the dairy offered
good opportunities for success here.
Pasturage Is good, water Is good. and
it is the greatest country to grow roots
in the world. I argued, too. that dairy
products being in concentrated form
could ship them to better advantage.
fore this, but so far the home market
has taken all have made at splen-
did profit. predict that Montana will
vet stand abreast with the best dairy
states in the union"
The climax to the Wyoming angle /
came in the spring Of 1893. Drovers I
trailing cattle I'D from the southern !
range had complained they were being |
preiudiced by requirements amounting |
to demands for compensation for grass
while en- route through that
territory.
1t was reported in Miles City that a
Montana man named joseph Cans,
driving bunch Of $4,000 sheep, the
first drive Of 60O00, had been arrested
by Wyoming authorities for refusing
to submit to inspection.
THE secret of the thing" COM
mented the Stockgrowers' Journal sis
that the cattlemen and Sheepnen Of
that state have combined to make It
interesting for the trailers who annu-
ally consume miles of range grass in
their trips across the state.
They Get Together
1.-THE strangest part of the thing Is
hat it can be said that the Wyoming
;heepmen and cattlemen have COM
1ined. 1t almost takes the wind out of
1ne to learn that these two elements
n Wyoming can play the part of the
ion and the lamb lying down together,
ong enough to combine against what
night be considered q common enemy.
The disposition of the Wyoming cat
leman is such that he wants every
hing for himself. If by combining
With the sheepmen they are able to
)revent the use of the Wyoming range
" trail bands of sheep and trail herds
u cattle, the poor sheepmen will find
hat they have been flirting with
7olves in Sleeps clothing. Having dis !
,osed Of the first trouble. the selfish,
rasping cattlemen of that warrior
tate will begin the determination of
he sheepmen who have dared to look
or free range on the private domain )
I Senator Carey and Company. I
THE double cross is Of common !
occurrence among those who are al !
rays looking for way the best Of it. !
nd the best of It. is what the j
Wyoming cattleman wants and takes.
o the sheepman can see Just where I
e Is going to come out"
In rather sarcastic vein, the Jour I
al continued by declaring that mon
ina people do not look for anything
etter from the Wyoming neighbors !
IAN an organized gun, dog, wire fence
nd legal interference with livestock !.
breed to cross the Wyoming range,
nd no remarks would be made of the Z
latter were 1t not for the supreme Z
erve these cattlemen have, for when =
hey are short Of water or grass they :
rive their thousands Of cattle over !
to the Montana ranges with all =
lie ease and manner assumed by q l.
onfidence man and the smile Of a {,
eathen Chinee. A consolation is y
'und in the fact that their glaring II
ali and Selfishness has not brought
lem much peace or fortune up to
lte." D
The gist Of the whole matter lay Il
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