Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 May 1887 — THE CATTLE INDUSTRY. [ARTICLE]

THE CATTLE INDUSTRY.

Reports from Thirteen States and Territories—The Past Winter Considered Tavorable. [Boston telegram.] The Commercial Bulletin publishes a special report of the range and ranch cattle industry. The reports are furnished "by" special corespondents from thirteen States and Territories, covering the whole field. The conclusions arrived at indicate that the early repor ts of winter losses have been considerably exaggerated. The only territory where cattlemen suffered severe losses was in Montana, where the mortality proves to have been from 15 to 25 per cent, on the average. The losses in Colorado, Western Kansas, and Northern Kansas were very light the past winter, running under 5 percent- of the average. Parts of Idaho and Wyoming suffered quite severely, particularly the northwestern, but the average losses in the Territories were not excessive. Utah, New Mexico and Arizona were particularly fortunate. New Mexico correspondents write that the loss does not exceed 3 per cent, in either of the Territories named. Texas reports some suffering because of the drought, but the winter was much more favorable to stockmen than that of 1885-6. On the whole, the conclusion is arrived at that the past winter was a favorable one to the cattle-raising interests of • the West, and that the hide and leather markets will not feel the effect noticeably of what fallen hides will come upon the market. From every section .come reports of the encroachments of immigrants upon the grazing territory, and particularly from Nebraska, Kansas, and Colorado] where the cattlemen are being pushed steadily westward. It is the opinion of some of the correspondents that the cattle-raising industry has reached its height, and several stations report that it is becoming necessary to raise alfalfa and grass for feed. The interstate commerce law works to the disadvantage of most sections, but the reports vary on this point. Without exception as to a single State or Territory, the spring season has opened well, with an abundance of rain and a fine outlook for grass. Cattle-raisers in Montana feel much encouraged over the outlook, and feel that the favorable spring will go far to recuperate their losses and prevent further mortality among weak cattle. .

lowa Liquor Decision. Lange and Graff. Muscatine brewers, were recently thrown for refusing to pay fines of S2OO and costs inflicted by two justices of the peace on several counts in a single information. Judge Letfingwell has grunted them a supersedeas, bolding that the justices exceeded the constitutional limit in imposing the fine; that the information Lad no right to include- two persons r and that a justice of the pence has no authority to enter more thah one judgment. Motto for a corset factory—“We have come to stay.”-- Cleveland Sun.