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Domestic News
August 13, 1897
The Holly Chieftain
Holly, Prowers County, Colorado
What is this article about?
A Kansas City livestock commission firm has purchased 80,000 sheep in Oregon and is driving them overland to Kansas for winter feeding and spring sale, saving $50,000 in transportation costs compared to rail shipping.
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A LONG DRIVE.
Eighty Thousand Sheep Will Be Driven from Oregon to Kansas.
Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 11.-A herd of 80,000 sheep has been bought in Oregon by a local live stock commission firm, and is now being driven overland to Kansas, where the sheep will be fed next winter preparatory to their sale here next spring. This immense herd is divided into 13 bands, each of which is driven by eight men. The method of driving the sheep is to allow them to graze along the roadside as they travel, covering six or seven miles each day. The drivers are furnished with horses and a camping outfit and while the drove of sheep rests at night the shepherds sleep in tents. The bands are driven about 12 miles apart and are expected to reach Kansas by October. By driving the sheep overland instead of shipping them by rail the commission merchant will save $50,000, as the transportation charges from Oregon to Kansas amount to $1 a head. The only expense will be in the salary of the men and the cost of feeding them and their 100 horses.
Eighty Thousand Sheep Will Be Driven from Oregon to Kansas.
Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 11.-A herd of 80,000 sheep has been bought in Oregon by a local live stock commission firm, and is now being driven overland to Kansas, where the sheep will be fed next winter preparatory to their sale here next spring. This immense herd is divided into 13 bands, each of which is driven by eight men. The method of driving the sheep is to allow them to graze along the roadside as they travel, covering six or seven miles each day. The drivers are furnished with horses and a camping outfit and while the drove of sheep rests at night the shepherds sleep in tents. The bands are driven about 12 miles apart and are expected to reach Kansas by October. By driving the sheep overland instead of shipping them by rail the commission merchant will save $50,000, as the transportation charges from Oregon to Kansas amount to $1 a head. The only expense will be in the salary of the men and the cost of feeding them and their 100 horses.
What sub-type of article is it?
Agriculture
Economic
Transportation
What keywords are associated?
Sheep Drive
Oregon Sheep
Kansas Livestock
Overland Transport
Livestock Commission
Where did it happen?
Oregon To Kansas
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Oregon To Kansas
Event Date
Aug. 11
Outcome
expected to reach kansas by october; saves $50,000 in transportation costs compared to $1 per head by rail.
Event Details
A herd of 80,000 sheep bought in Oregon by a Kansas City livestock commission firm is being driven overland to Kansas in 13 bands, each driven by eight men on horseback, grazing along the way at 6-7 miles per day, with bands 12 miles apart.