Show Utah Livestock Owners Report 1918 Best Year Quality Improves and Dise Disease se Losses Losses' Are Less By Thomas Redmond The Utah state livestock board reports that 1918 was probably the banner year of the livestock industry in Utah There is much improvement in 1 qualIty quality Ity stockmen generally are improving their herds through pure and selective breeding They are giving much attention attention at- at to features that are conducive to rapid and continuous development I Losses through and accident 1 have not been extensive and it is belIeved believed be- be will be less the coming year stockmen are informing themselves how to provide against occurrences of loss The swine industry has grown by leaps and bounds and is substantially substantially a livestock feature Utah was the first state In the Union to go over o er the top in 1918 In increased pork production production pro pro- there being over per cent increase in the number of hogs In the state Utah now has hogs and the industry has been stabilized b by the control and eradication of hog cholera cholea the losses from this disease during 1918 being negligible The rhe outlook for 1919 1 is encouraging demand is active and prices substantial for stoCk of quality k I I |