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stock, the range is often benefited. In fact, some 

 progressive ranchmen make it a practice to pasture 

 cattle and sheep together and find that both thrive. 



PARASITIC INFECTION OF THE RANGES. 



There is sometimes in this region, particularly in 

 the Dakotas, sufficient humidity to make it possible 

 for internal parasites to propagate and diffuse 

 themselves through the flocks. Grievous losses from 

 stomach worms are reported during bad seasons 

 and tape worms have worked havoc over much of the 

 region. 



These losses, however, are far less serious than 

 occur in the states east of the Missouri Eiver. 



FUTURE OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS REGION. 



This whole region is destined to be, the author 

 believes, one vast pastoral expanse, dotted with 

 sheep herds and given over very nearly, to the ex- 

 clusion of other animals, to the sheep. It is the one 

 part of the United States having abundant grass, 

 admirable climate and soil capable of growing al- 

 most any breed of sheep in perfection and with little 

 loss from parasitic infection. 



There is, too, the advantage of an intelligent and 

 progressive people embarked in the sheep industry 

 and they have already shown by their work in sup- 

 pressing scab over large parts of this region what 

 they can and will accomplish. 



These plains do not produce as early or as fat 



