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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 31, 1916)
BENEFIT OF FEEDING CATTLE IN TRANSIT lltwli Market In llt'ttrr Condition, Often In Ik-ltor Timr, and Take on IWttor "Fill" Many t linos nhlppciR want to rush thnlr HtulT thru to market rb quickly as possible ftr it Iihb been loaded. In slilppliiK short dlHinncos, this la undoubtedly th btM thtnR to do. But experienced rnnrufnen have learned that in Iouk hauls they can get their rattle to market In belter condition, and often in better sea son, by feeding in transit, even where the distance Is not bo great as to be compelled to do ao by state laws or the regulations of live stock sanitary boards. The above we think Is especially true of range cattle that are not used to being fed and watered In corrals and feed lots. By being unloaded, watered and fed In transit, they be come accustomed to their new sur roundings and to eating out of a manger and drinking out of a trough. They reach market In a rested condition and when unloaded begin to fill Instead of llng down to rest. The writer recently called on If. L. Carpenter, manager of the Lincoln Union Stock Yards, at the yards west of that city, and secured some infor mation that we think will be of val ue to western Nebraska stockmen. These yards are splendidly equipped for feeding cattle in transit, and while not trying to flatter our friend Harry, we must say be is the right man to have charge of them. Brought up to the business of handling live stock, he knows how to do it to per fection, and is always accommodHt- Ing and looking out for the Interests of his patrons. Lincoln 1b within easy distance of South Omaha, St. Joseph and Sioux City, and for that reason makes an Ideal feeding place for western Nebraska stockmen shipping over the Burlington rail road to either of those markets. Mr. Carpenter has recently sent out the following letter which gives further Information regarding the advisability of feeding at the Lincoln Union Stock Yards: In shipping your cattle to market this Fall the problem of how to reach there with the least possible shrinkage will confront you. I wish to call your attention to the many advantages we can ofter to those who feed here. 1. A complete system of electric lights. 2. Concrete paved alleys, 40 con crete paved chutes. 3. 90 concrete paved pens, 70 dirt floor pens. 4. Water in every pen, splendid sewerage system. 5. Best of prairie and alfalfa hay, outs, corn and all mill feed. 6. Complete bedding facilities. 7. Free conveyance from car lines and return. 8. Market trains daily to Omaha. Chicago, St. Joseph, and one three days each week to Kansas City. 9. If after reaching Lincoln the market to which you are billed does not appear to be the best one, you can change to any other point with out eitrn charge. What does the resting of your cat tle for twelve to twenty-four hours at the Lincoln yards mean to you? It means that you have th advantage of the bst feed yard facilities In the United States; that your cattle will be carefully unloaded, yarded, wat ered and fed and Anally reloaded and forwarded at such & time as will In sure arrlvsl on the market at the proper noiir, looking clean and fresh and in such condition as to fill prop erly and sell to the beBt possible ad vantage Instead of being tired and worn out from standing In the cars from twenty-four to thirty-six hours. You cannot properly "All" cattle at the market when they arrive there from a long run, tired and foot sore, and your commission men will tell you so, and as a result your ship ments will suffer excessive shrink. Cattle arriving on the market late have no chance to fill and are at the mercy of buyers who have probably taken their "pick" of the early offer ings. We can get your cattle to any of the markets in good condition and at a seasonable time. Respectfully. II. L. CARPENTER. Manager. COMING UP OH HOGS Hwlne. IndiiNtry in Western Nebraska IiicrcaNiiiK, and Jool Class of HtufT llt-lng liaised Western Nebraska Is a cattle coun try, preeminently, but as has been noted In this paper before,-the rais ing of hogs is carried on profitably and the Industry is on the Increase in recent years. There are a number of things par ticularly favorable In this part of the country and only one drawback worth mentioning, and that Is being overcome. The climate is favorable for the health of the brutes. The growing of alfalfa Is on the Increase and they thrive on the native- grasses. Dairy ing Is an Important and growing In dustry and this tends to increase the raising of hogs. The large ranch men, most of them, give no attention to the raising-bf hogs, but small ranchmen and farmers And they can add a nice bunch of money to their Income each year by this means. The only difficulty is in getting the corn needed, but then corn Is not as exclusively necessary in raising hogs as it used to be, besides there is getting to be a good deal of corn grown in this part of the state. Ac cording to a bulletin issued by the Nebraska Department of Agriculture on the crops of last year, by counties, the average yield of corn in the western part of the state, on cheap land and with less expense for culti vation, was only slightly below the eastern counties, and was above on nil other cereals. Of course, last year was an excep tionally good one for western Ne braska and poor for low, flat land farther east; but what was done last year In growing crops Is an indica tion of what can be done, and Is bo ing done, to a considerable extent every year. Another thing that Is very grati fying in regard to the growing indus try of raising hogs In this country is the fact that good quality stuff Is being bred. The following Hem from the Dally Drovers Journal Stockman of August 10th Is hut one instance of many that could be cited to prove this fact: Dawes County Hog Bring Top Price C. W. Denton of Chadron was represented on the market to day with a carload of hogs which averaged 193 pounds and brought the top price of the day, 110.10. Mr. Denton has been engaged in the cattle business for a num- v ber of years and Is now branch ing out Into hog raising. This is among the first of his hog shipments to the market here, although he is oneof the old time cattle shippers. This bunch of hogs clearly showed that Mr. Denton is making a success of his new venture. Corn-fed Cattle Scarce The country's supply of corn-fed beeves at the present time is unusu ally small, and this explains why prices have been broadening of late between choice lota which have had plenty of corn and the superabund ant supplies of grass-fed cattle. With corn selling in-the country at 80 cents a bushel or higher, the averaee farmer is disposed to act cautiously about restocking his pastures and furnishing cattle plenty of corn, fear ing that the iuhks fur plilne , beeves nmv not be suniciently high to allow fair profits. Cattle marketed Include mod'"'" her of short feds of a desirable muu, tuc gifnli part not having had enough corn to make them fat; and they sell accord ingly. Meanwhile grass cattle are moving freely from southwestern pastures, the principal, share going to Missouri river markets, while the Chicago market is getting northern range cattle in Increasing volume. Parts of the country around Chicago have not ha-1 good rain, falls, and this is the case In parts of Wiscon sin, where many cattle are on. grass. Dry pastures) and scarcity of corn in different sections bare caused pre mature marketing of cattle. Where well-bred cattle . are pastured and owners have enough corn, the best policy is to finish them carefully, as there is no danger of a surfeit of fat beeves in the next five months. A Good Appearance Inspires Confidence No man can afforLt6 allow the condition of his teeth to detract from his appearance.. Apart from the loss of efficiency caused by ill health directly traceable to neglected teeth, a man's confidence in himself is lessened when he knows that others are offended by his appearance. V II Y D E LA Y A short examination will tell you just what ouiurht to be done. Dr. O. VA. Todd 403 BRAND EIS BLDG. ' 10 Per Cent Discount to Out-of-Town Patrons for Transportation z z V z V I i x z z ' T. W. Farris R. F. 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