Show SHEEP MEN GIVE MONEY FOR FUND Much Interest Is Being Taken in Fight Against Disease in State Responses have been coming In quite generally to the office ortice of the Utah Wool Growers association from sheep men of the tho state for the fund which Is to be he used In the eradication of the bach bacil losis or lip Up and an leg disease among the sheep of Utah Some time Is required for the circular letters sent out by the I association to reach many of the sheep men of the state but Secretary C B BStewart BStewart BStewart Stewart of the association said yesterday that the response has been general among the sheep men of the state and there is assurance of a fund to permit of ot the tak taking taking takIng ing of active steps by Dr A C Young the state veterinarian In the direction of ot rooting out the disease Some of the sheep men were doubtful at first of ot the necessity for active work at present believing that the disease was the common sore mouth among the sheep but they have hae been awakened to the possibilities of or a serious condition next year ear since the reports received from the government bureau of ot animal industry at Washington on specimens sent from this state and the sheep men generally are joining In the movement for the eradication eradication cation of the disease before It gets a foothold in the state Money Needed In Work The fund which is received will be applied ap applied I plied under the direction of or the officers of the Wool Growers association as Dr Young the state veterinarian needs it in his work Indeed the work already has been started and likely will keep up steadily as reports are received from various portions of the state calling for investigation Dr Young will leave today for the northern part of the state to look into reports which he has received as to cases of Infection among animals In several counties Dr Young will look Into several supposed cases of glanders which have been reported In Cache county and then will proceed to Kelton Box Elder county to investigate Into the condition of a flock of several hundred sheep About 12 per cent of which it is said are affected by the The veterinarian will order the Infected animals killed and the others will be quarantined Dr Young koung oung has taken up the matter of the proposed Investigations throughout the state with sheep men in districts which he has visited and the sheep owners have been informed that they must do their part If they wish to keep the state from being quarantined next year by the government gov government government authorities It is thought that with steady work among the sheep of th state the danger of such a result wil wH wilbe wilbe be avoided |