Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-12-30 | Page 49 | Vast Improvement in 1917 Livestock

vast wwmf IH 191 LIVESTOCK Work of State Board Helpful Help-ful to Industry Throughout Through-out Utah. CAMPAIGNS STARTED Efforts to Better Health Conditions Meet With Great Success. Vast improvement in the livestock situation sit-uation in Utah lias followed the work accomplished by the state livestock hoard. The system of inspection ina'iprurated by i he board and the immediate dispatch of an investigator upon receipt of report of disease breaking out in any part of the Mate have served to reduce contagion and bring about a greatly improved con- ditlon of health in cattle, horses, sheep and hogs in the commonwealth. The board began active work by an appeal ap-peal to all owners of livestock in Utah in a sot of resolutions adopted and sent out broadcast throughout the state. Since presenting its object by means of this paper the board has so ordered its ac-' ac-' tivities as to work to the ends therein set forth. Resolutions Adopted. That these may be understood, the resolutions are reproduced herewith : "Whereas, the great demand for conservation con-servation of food and the production j of more food, the conservation of the meat supply and the increase of mo.pt food animals is of as much importance im-portance as the raisins of grain and other foodstuffs, therefore be it Resolved, That the state livestock board co-operate with all livestock men, the various branches of the state ' and federal government, veterinary practitioners, and all others, in the eradication of contagious and infectious infec-tious disease, thus eliminating" preventable pre-ventable waste of the meat food and wool producing animals; therefore, be it further-Resolved. further-Resolved. That the state livestock , board encourage to the fullest possible extent the bringing into this state of purebred livestock and encourage the growing of more livestock on the public ranges and raoulis, and the preservation of the female of the species; therefore be it further Resolved, That the state livestock board hereby requests assistance of the secretarv of agriculture in the eradication of tuberculosis from our datrv' cattle, the eradication of scab-' scab-' ics from our sheep, hog cholera con-' con-' irol, and the extermination of predatory preda-tory wild animals. , Value of Livestock. Indicating the value of the industry under direction of the board statistics compiled by that body, give the total worth of the various animals in the state ns follows: Horses, $6, 159, 740; cattle, $12.fiD0,532; sheep and goats, $14,070,161; swine, ?K14,542. For the first time there has been inaugurated in-augurated in accordance with the state law a systematic campaign to eradicate tuberculosis among cattle, and particularly particu-larly among the dairy cattle of the state. This involved not only the wholesale and systematic application of tuberculin tests, among the dairy cattle of the state, and such other herds as owners might agree to have tested, but carrying out an extensive ex-tensive appraisal system under which the livestock industry In the state as a whole shares with the owner the loss which accrues ac-crues to him from his misfortune. Results Please. Results achieved so far have been gratifying along all lines undertaken by the, board, which embraces the following officers and mem hers: C. B. Stewart of .Salt Iake. president; Thomas Redmond if Halt Uake, secretary; Dr. R. W. Hog-v Hog-v 'an of Richfield, Inspector; E. C. Parsons, ilt Lake Cltv; T. B. Parker, American irk; J. B. Showalter, Pangullch. Dr. C. Cooley is deputy Inspector and the d 'iity state veterinarians are: T)r. H. J. Fr lerick. Logan ; Dr. Oscar W. Wen-nei Wen-nei ren. Logan; Dr. W. P. Coburn, Brig-lia Brig-lia it City ; Dr. J. W. Chambers, Jr., Curia id; Dr. Shirley Nebeker, raketown; Hr. E. A. Bunriv, Ogden; Dr. Claude M. Dee, Ogden ; Dr. A. J. Webb. Ogden; Dr. John Ernst, Salt Lake City; Dr. J. H. Hal ton. Salt Lake City; Dr. A. S. Kendall, Salt Lake City; Dr. L. K. Knighton. Murray; Dr. L. B. Philpott, Provo; Dr. J. M. Allen, Spanish Fork; Dr. Joseph G. Irons, Nephi; Dr. William A. Stephenson, Delta; Dr. R. A. Bate-man, Bate-man, Mt. Pleasant; Dr. .1. Irvin Curtis, Richfield: Dr. J. C. MeGarry, Beaver; Dr. Frank Parker. Ogden, and Dr. J. M. Connelly. Salt Lake City. Assistants to these are Isaiah Richards, Col ton ; John IT. Zundel. Prigham City, and Edward C. Allison, North P-alt Lake, working as deputy livestock inspectors.