Years ago many two year old steers were shipped in from Texas and New Mexico, these were kept until three or four years old then shipped to South Omaha and compared favorably wtih the grain fed cattle of like age.

But few cattle are shipped in except registered stock as most ranchmen aim to produce their own cattle and also to raise and husband enough feed to carry their stock over the winter regardless of weather. Dawes county has never been infested by any epidemic among cattle, horses or hogs. Alfalfa grows abundantly wherever it is sown in Dawes county and the seed produced here is a very high grade.

With the raising of the grade of cattle many have been induced to adopt the dairy strains and as a result a creamery and ice plant is now being built to care for the cream output. Cattle are being inspected to insure pure products and Dawes county may soon hope to be a leader in the production of butter and other creamery outputs.

We, who came as pioneers of the cattie and horse industry of this part, are proud of the fact that we have never lost faith in the results and they are even beyond our most sanguine expectations and we believe we shall live

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to see the home of our choice, the most prosperous part of the grandest state in the union.

We know whereof we speak and are still in the business and have no desire to change our occupation. The cow has been and is the Queen of Nebraska. Raise good stock and you are sure of good results. It costs less to produce good stock than scrubs and oh what a difference in the outcome.