Show LIVE STOCK GOES LOWER l IN V VALUE Horses and Swine Fewer Fe but bu t Fall in Price Chief Difference Herald S Twin Falls FaUs Ida Fob Feb 12 According 12 According to an nn annual live li stock report just is issued issued Is- Is sued by Julius IL Jacobson field agent the total value of oC all live lI stock on Idaho farms and ranges has depreciated depreciated depre depre- elated from torn in January 1919 to in January 1920 Although this reduction says the tho field agent is ls attributable to the de decrease decrease de- de crease creaso in tho number of or horses and swine the chief reason is 18 found In the decline of or 12 per head for horses 7 7 per head for mules for cattle for sheep and per head for tor bogs boSs class of oC cows form tho the only live livo stock showing an increase in value Their value has been steadily Increasing since 1917 In 7 Mr tr Jacobson declares Sheep have held first place In total value alue since 1917 the thc total varying from to the high water watermark watermark mark of or in 1918 while horses and cattle other than much cows have contended for second place D o eJ Con Cov Homes Horses are arc estimated at a decrease of ot 2 per cent in number from last ast year ear Ilea Heavy losses of oC range horses have hae been reported due to scarcity of ot feed and extreme cold weather this winter Inter The report declares there was no change f from rom last Just year ear In tho the number of ot mUch cows reported which can probably be explained by the work of or orthe the Increasing ever cow testing associations associations asso asso- and tho high cost of or feed in eliminating the tho poor producers The slacker cow cow who did not riot earn her keep and there appears to have hao been man many nany in the state was sent ent to tho thu butcher block for meat Canyon Can county proved tho banner section in dairying with 1210 cows cow having havinga a n. total valuation or of Ada county is a n. close second with cows valued at tOI mesa Theao tw two tivo counties produced to 17 gallons of milk In 1919 19 Mules other cattle and sheep show no change In number from rota last Jast year year- I Owyhee count county ran ranks first In number of or with wilt valued at 3 3 ling hogs Steadily Decline Tho The only oily class of oC live Jive stock showIng showIng showIng show- show Ing Ing- no Increase In the tho past five o years cars 1 is tho the hog section Decline has been steady until is now only or 54 1 per c cent nt of the bet in G. G Cost of or production on at th tho present nt high feed rued prices Is tho ho discouraging ln factor rho Tho following table tuble gi gives gis s at a glance the live 11 stock situation Jn in Idaho for forI forthe forthe the past five i years yeah's carR Total all I Year Tear Live Live- Livestock stock Til Value 1920 1919 1918 1 1917 1916 G |