Show SIX HUNDRED CATTLE J. J TO BE BRANDED HERE 0 Isaac Bear of Bear Bros Leadville the larges dealers cattle dealers catte-dealers in Colorado and W. W E. E Mra pratt t of leek Meeker r are ars registered registered registered regis regis- at t t l n. n They he are down here to buy a bunch of cattle from M. M 11 K Parsons arsons and will wi go to th the Idaho line lne this afternoon to look ook at th the stock which the cattle catte will wi be betaken betaken betaken taken to the local stockyards and branded i The Bears as p run tn n about ten or er twelve thousand hed he'd head head of bf cattle catte on their range on the Bean river sal said Mr Pratt We V heer ed our cattle catte any hay in the We We have enough grazing grazing gazing gaz- gaz graz graz- ing and then there Is no money In fat fat- cattle catte on on- about 6 worth of O hay haya a inter winter How about the profit In cattle rais ing nowadays As far as raising cattle is concerned concerned concerned con con- the business business' Is more more profitable than it used to be The breeding of Of cows and calves abo about t pays expenses for the Whole hole ranch and the ste steers rs are are clear cler profit But there is not net the money there us used d to be In buying yearlings yearlings year year- yer- yer lings to fatten and and mature We used to get them for fr from 15 to 19 9 a head Now they cost from 20 to 24 This has been a a hard winter on the Bear river slope and although ugh w we have had no cattle catte die other ca cattle tte companie companies com corn panie have The Haley company has h the largest range and it has haS lost losta a number nUmb r of steers S |