FLATO COMMISSION COMPANY
LIVE STOCK SALESMFN AND BROKERS
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IMrcctorn : Malcnmen :
F. W. FLATO , JR. , Presidftnt. ED. II. REID )
PAUL FLATO , Vice President. JIM S. HORN \ Cattle Sa Jlf Ire
J. C. DAULMAN , Secretary. E. W. OAIIOW , Hog Salesma"
JOHN D. SEITZ. HUGH HITJCIICOCK , Sheep '
ED. H. HIED , JOHN P. CLAIIY , Cashier
SOUTH OMAHA , NEBRASKA
Correspondents : -
DRUM-FLATO COMMISSION COMPANY
Capital $500,000.00.
CHICAGO. KANSAS CITY. * ST. LOUIS
{ { TOOK.EXCHANGE
BESTATTBANT.
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT.
E. T. MILLER , Proprietor.
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LODGING FOR STOCKMEN
40 NEWLY FURNISHED ROOMS'
STREET , South Omaha.
Three Doors From Corner
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RATES : § 1.00 to § 1.50 Per Day. Telephone No. 67
$5.00 to $7.00 Per We-k.
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MRS. JOHN REED , Proprietress.
STOCKMEN'S PATRONAGE ESPECI&LLT SOLICITED ,
E5tl St. Between L and II Streets. Soatli Omalia , Nebr
A Few Facts For Cattle Dealers.
It has been'repeatedly
demonstrated in
the past that
Stands at top as a market for Range Feeders
You can satisfy yourself as to the truth of that rftarement by
comparing the saies at Sioux City , last year , with those at any other
competitive market. You can also ask your neighbors who have sold
cattle at Sioux City. This year Sioux City is in the field for fat cat
tle as well as feeders. The great beef slaughtering plant of the
Cudahy Packing Co. is ready for business
No charges , except for feed ordered if your cattle are not sold on our market
The Sioux City Stock Yards Co.
JOHN H. KEENE , General Manager
Millinery
and Ladies' Furnishing Goods
CALLAMD GET PRICES
CORA GILLETT.
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LIVESTOCK
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
SOUTH OMAHA , NEBRASKA
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References :
UNION STOCK YARDS PACKERS' NATION A C ,
NATIONAIi BANE BANK.
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We have a large clientage among Nebraska Feeders and can always oeat Omaha prices to
Ranch customers IF NOTIFIED BEFOKE SHIPMENT. '
C. II. CORNEL ! * . President. Iff. V. NICHOLSON , Cashier
r- Valentine , Nebraska.
A General I Jan king BnsinessTraiisactefi
I5uys and Sells Domestic and Foreign Exchange
Correspondents ;
Chemical National Bank , New York. First National Bank , Omaha Nebr
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IB continually adding improvements and it is now the
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QHERRY QOUNTY
Valentine , Nebraska
Every facility extended customers consistent with conservative banking
Exchange bought and sold. Loans upon good security solicited at reasonably
ratei. County depository.
< B. SPARKS. President CHAELES SPAB S CasSilfr
AMERICAN RAMBOUILLETS.
The FamonH Colby Farm Xoiv Hun
by a "Woman.
More and more attention is constant
ly being given by stock raisers to pure
blood in stock of all kinds , and espe
cially so is this true with regard to the
breeding of sheep. The large sheep men
are constantly seeking to improve their
flock by breeding from registered rams
of approved strains.
A growing favorite is the Rambouil-
let. This sheep is becoming more popu
lar every year , and its friends claim
that it combines more of the character
istic ? of the perfect sheep than any oth
er breed.
The Rambouillets began to be im
ported into the United States some
years ago , and are now gradually
spreading over the whole country , and
particularly in the west , among the
large breeders. It was not until 188'J ,
however , that the American Rambouil-
let Sheep Breeders' association was or
ganized , largely through the efforts of
the late Mr. L. B. Townsend of Ionia ,
Mich. , who was the first member to sign
the articles of association , its first
treasurer , and under whose direction
the first volume of The Rambonillet Rec
ord was printed in 1891. Since that
time the association has grown into a
large and influential body , composed of
some of the best known sheep men.
Mr. L. B. Townsend was for many
years president of the association , which
office he held at the time of his death
about a year ago. He gave largely of
his time and money to raising the
A COLBY KAMKOUILLET.
standard of sheep breeding , sparing no
expense in importing Rainbouillets into
this country and in introducing them
to the woolgrowers here.
The Townsend farm at Colby , Mcnt-
calm county , Mich. , is known all over
the country as the "Colby Rambonillet
Farm" and the place where this breed
of sheep in all its purity can be found
surrounded by the most favorable con
ditions possible for the breeding of
sheep. The farm consists of about li)00
acres of land , well watered and with
most excellent pasture. The buildings
are- large and adapted to sheep raising.
The farm has a railroad station of its
own , with a long siding for shipping '
purpose ? , and during the sheep season
prominent sheep men from Montana , >
Idaho and Dakota can there be seen to
gether with men from Texas and Mexi- .
co. Since the death of Mr ! Townsend i
the Colby farm has b'een successfully j
managed by one of his daughters. i
The history of the Rambouillet is interesting - j
teresting : In 1785 Louis XVI of France , i
who two years before had bought the
domain of Rambouillet and established :
an experimental farm thereon , obtained
permission from the king of Spain to
purchase and take from that kingdom
a flock of pure Merinos. The Spanish
king gave orders that the selection be
made from the finest flocks of his king
dom. The Rambonillet flock was put
under the care of an agricultural com
mission at the beginning of the French
revolution and through all the horrors
of that period it was preserved from
danger. From the day of its foundation
in 1786 to the present time , a period of
over 100 years , this flock has been con
ducted with the closest attention to
feed , care and selection. From this
flock and the equally well bred royal
flocks of Germany have the American
importations been made , and the royal
flocks of France never received better
care from the king than they now re
ceive at the Townsend farm.
The Rambouillet has a broad back ,
covered with a fine , well crimped wool ,
long , soft and compact. It is even over
all parts of its body from his eyes to his
hoofs. It is remarkably free frcm yolk ,
but with oil sufficient to promote the
greatest growth , finest fiber and most
compact fleece , which parts as a book
opens. Longevity is a great point with
these sheep , ewes from 12 to 15 years
of age producing good lambs. The best
rams weigh from 200 to 250 pounds
and shear from 15 to 24 pounds cf wool.
These rams are especially valuable to
cross on Merino grades or any of the
coarse wool breeds. The Rambouillet
ewes make excellent mothers and under
proper conditions will produce lambs at
any season of the year , which is a great
advantage , as this is decidedly a mut
ton breed as well as a great wool pro
ducer.
IJrootl Mures.
A brood mare in foal needs more vi
tality than a horse in training if she is
to drop a thrifty , vigorous colt.
Growing Colts.
A growing colt should never be work
ed so hard as to thoroughly tire it , as f
when tired it is easily spoiled.
CATTLEN ! THE SOUTH.
lion- Planter * May Escape From the
Fate of Cheap Cotton.
R. T. NesTjitt , a snccessfnl stock
breeder and cbdinpion of mixed farm
ing in the south , writes The Sonthern
Planter of Richmond on the discourage
ment from the low price of cotton and
nrges cattle growing in the sonth :
"Under present conditions this ques
tion is fraught with utmost interest to
the large class of farmers who are cast
ing about for some means to supple
ment the meager income derived frcm
their farms. Is there any feasible
ground for believing that the raising of
cattle may become a source of steady
and remunerative income to the south ?
Is there a certain market ? Are the con
ditions surrounding us at home such as
to encourage such an industry ? As to
markets , onr.- effect of tbe Spanish-
j American war will be to increase the
trade expansion of the United States ,
and the tenth should not lag behind in
claiming r.tid holding her legitimate
share.
"It is known that in our recently ac
quirer ! Vr : ? t Indian dependencies the
supply of live stock is far short of the
demand. They do not raise their meat
supplies. It is also a fact that iced
meats cannot be profitably introduced
into these island ? ; cattle on foot have
to be imported. There exists no reason
why we should allow the countries
south of Cuba to take this trade from
us. V/e ; ire as close , if not closer , to
thc e inlands than they are and are well
pn.nir ; 'd by natural advantages and by
cas\ means < communication to en
gage in the business of supplying these
West Indian countries , which are now
cpen to us. Venezuela is already ship
ping beeves and the future demand will
be steady. Can we compete with these
South American states in supplying tha
demand ?
"In addition to corn , oats , wheat ,
sweet an.l Irish potatoes , cane sirup ,
hay and grasses * , we have our never
failing cottonseed hulls and meal
once a wi-lcd byproduct , now heading
the lift ainr.ng feeding stuffs and also
the shre'lded coir.stalk fodder , just be
ginning to come into general favor ,
while s-orghnm , pea vines and a gieat
variety of green crops furnish material
for summer feeding and for the winter
silo. "
Farm Cattle.
We have frequently noted the fact
that the bg stock raisers of the west
take the best of the pure bred stock
from the breeding establishments of the
eastern and central states , leaving for
the farmers of these states the second
rate animal . There is a good reason
for this in the fact that the western
man with his large number of females
can afford to pay a better price for a
pure bred male than the farmer whose
herd is small. But , whatever the rea
son , the fact.is to be deplored , from the
standpoint of the farmer , because it is
constantly increasing the capacity of
his rivals to compete in the quality of
their stock. We have seen range bred
cattle improving steadily for years ,
while those bred on farms have stood
still or retrograded , and the reason is
that the ranchman has bred straight
and bred up , while the fanner has too
often done neither. The good bulls have
gene west , and the result is seen in
range bred cattle that top the market
when fed right. If our farm bred cattle
are to maintain their lead , they must
be bred up. If individual farmers can
not put up enough money to keep the
best bulls at home , they must club to
gether or organize to do it. It is this or
march in the rear of the procession be
fore many years in the breeding of beef
cattle. National Stockman.
Cotton Seed For
W. A. Henry , in his work entitled
"Feeds and Feeding. " presents the fol
lowing on feeding cotton seed to hogs :
"All efforts to determine the poisonous
principle in the cotton seed , if there
really be one. have tlms far proved fu
tile , and the matter is still a mystery.
The effects have been ascribed to the
line of the seed , to the leathery seed
coats causing injury to the delicate lin
ing of the digestive tact , to molds , to
changes in the composition to the meal
when exposed to the air and to some
definite poisonous principle in the seed
itself , as in the case of the castor oil
bean. " Good authorities assert that
cotton seed is also fatal to hogs. Some
times they will thrive on it for a time ,
but it will kill them quickly. Some
months ago The Journal gave the ex
perience of a gentleman who had farmed
many years in Tennessee. His hogs had
access to cotton seed that had been in
shallow water for some time , entirely
below the surface , but within reach of
the hogs. All of them seemed to thrive
on the feed , but it was not shown how
long they fed on it. Altogether it would
be safer not to "monkey with it. "
Swine Breeders' Journal.
Fiirrovrinsr Sows.
The Farm Journal gives the follow
ing advice in. regard to farrowing BOWS'
After parturition care should be exer
cised that the dam does net take cold ,
and her food should be of a nonstirrm-
lating character for a few day ? . A lit
tle bran and water will be enough food
for the first 24 hours and only small ad
ditions to this for three days. Nature
needs rest and will recuperate in the
best way. If these rules be observed ,
the system will be all the more vigorous
and able to assimilate food to nourish
the young afterward. The digestive ca
pacity of many sows is lessened by
overfeeding at this critical time. As a
natural sequence the pigs are not so
lusty and large at G to 8 weeks old as
they should be to command ready sale.
If the sow has been fed the best on the
farm directly after the pigs arrive and
fever sets in , get into the pen with a
Bponge and pail of hot water and bathe
her udder for half an hour twice or
three times daily and give loosening
food.
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GEO. G. SOHWALWI , PROP.
This market always keeps a supply of
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In addition to a first-class line of Steaks , Roasts , Dry Salt Meats
Smoked H" -is , Breakfast JBac-m and Vegetables
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by writing to
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Valentine , -Nebr.
Highest market price pair ! and prompt returns. Reference
Omaha National Bank.
F. S. BUSH & COMPANY.
513 South 13th St. , OMAHA , XEB
We charge no commission.
jflil ML * rices for JFcc'tl.
Bran , bulk 50c per cwt $9.00 ton
horts bulk 60c per cwt $11.00 ton
Screenings 40c " $7.00 "
Chop Feed 70c " $13.00 "
Corn Goc "
Oats $1.00 "
If You Want toBuy cr Sell
Live Stock , make your
wants known to the
Cherry Co , Live Stock Exch ,
Valentine , Nebr ,
JONES & DUNN
Carpenters
and Builders
Woodwork of all kinds promptly
and carefully done
And repairing made u specialty
Shop at residence opposite the j
School House.
Give us a Trial
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ABOUT WINDMILLS
Having again entered into the wind
mill business I am better prepared than
ever to sell farmers and stockmen just |
the kind of outfit they need. Have' '
five kinds of mills to select from , either , i
wood or steel , and ask you to call on i
me and get prices before purchasing. !
My prices are reasonable.
S. MOON , VALENTINE , NEB. :
Feed in Transit at Fremont !
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Capacity : Sheep , covered'
sheds , 24 : cars ; open pens , 15,000.
Cattle 28 cars
The place to rest and feed for
the Omaha market.
Easy run to feeding points out
side Chicago.
Long distance telephone.
Write or wire when 3-011 will ar
rive , tj
Fremont Stock Yards Co
FLRSTJDLASS .MILL
I liave established a Feed and Saw Mill
0 miles south of Cody , at the mouth of
Medicine Canyon , and am now prepared
to grind Feed , Corn Meal and Graham ,
cr turn out all kinds of Lumber and di
mension smir. and Native Shingles
Give us a trial order.
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