| Show CATTLE RANGE SHORT FOR COMING WINTER T ent thousand Thou lons ions of t basin almalta ill be in ili demand before sin hi ing i it will be ising to many people in this countley to know that the winter lane toi lot cattle will be choit there was vas but little snow last win tei and in ili the skiing when tile the ginuth should have begun the eaith was nas diy daiy it will be recalled called le ie that man sheep staged to death about shoal ing time rot foi lack ot ol teed on the ranges range the heay heany rains in ili july helped some but it wits was too late to insure plenty of winter feed jolin john ai H chew chea who has been in tile the cattle business busi nesb neb for declares aies that of head of cattle must be dehen bihon into the basin this thia for alfalfa it is hay oi 01 starvation stai ind and with cows and steels at 50 per head the cattlemen can haid ly afford to let them stane bertei to feed hay enen een if it leach each 10 pei ton the cattle country including the white glei bear river and lomei snake liver sections cheis approximately square miles and the number of head of cattle is perhaps at pi eselia many of the owners who re bide on the outside have no idea that tile feed on the range this winter will be so As soon as they begin to make investigations they will ill find that they will be foicey to teed feed hay or gutter heay losses there will probably be 20 tons of surplus hay in the uintah basin this year and the farmers who beai a dull mai inai ket should take tills this possible sale to stockmen stoc kmen into consideration sider atlon before they become too uneasy A few winters ago about or head were red fed here in the valley and most all the alfalfa was sold at good figures A large tonnage will be in ili demand continued on page 3 cattle range short for coming winter continued from page 1 this coming from present indications I 1 speaking of the winter range in the meeker country the herald of that town said last week george mckee charles hefley A W powers and cecil gross all of rangely langely Ran gely were in town this week en route home from the kansas city market they fared just soso so so eo in talking with the herald scribe mr mckee edys says the lower louer country in ie heavily avei stocked and the outlook for winter range Is ia very poor hay cannot be had at any price |
