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Show REPORT ON SHEEP Commissioners Submit Yearly Statement State-ment to Gov. John C. Cutler. The State Board of Sheep "Vinimlssion-ere, "Vinimlssion-ere, conlstlnc of John B. Austin. L. R Anderson and J. 8 Ostler, has submitted lLs report to Gov. Cutkr for tie present y ear. The report shows that there was a balance bal-ance on hand or e,78S)46 on March 17 last, which, with iiuj-.i' in speelal taxes collected for llwi and 11,259.25 collected on the special tax. totaled $5,019.18 The disbursements for the year were J421 78, leaving a balance on hand of 1721.40. The Commissioners report further thut there is $901$ 43 due yet on the lor, t;ixes. and that after all thr inspectors nr. paid there will be more thf n J;"500 left of this amount. There is but little disease among the sheep of the State, according to the report, and scab will BOon be entirely eradicated Wool growers, the report says, are generally gen-erally prosperous, and there are now about 2.000,000 sheen in the State, with the demand for wool exceeding the supply. sup-ply. The Commissioners report that the) have co-operated with the c'nitd stut-.'s Board of Animal Industry during the yesr, thus making a considerable saving to the State I . |