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Show glare of the pun on the hot, dry ranges, was found among Hit- cattle and given 1'Mijier Lr-'rumetit. Xo other infectious ui.ca.se:s "t-rc noted among the cattle. Ull LIVESTOCK Sheepmen to Co-operate With State to Destroy Predatory Animals. o Dr. R. "W. Hoggan, state livestock inspector, in-spector, and Dr. R. N. Mead of the United States bureau of animal industry indus-try havo returned from an eight-day txip Into the Uintah basin country, where they looked over the livestock conditions and also the conditions af fecting the campaign for the destruction destruc-tion of predatory wild animals. Saturday afternoon a meeting was held at Vernal, attended by livestock men. when tho subject of tho extermination of predatory animals was taken up. It was the sentiment of the meeting that the sheepmen of the basin country are willing to co-operat 'with the stale and to furnish bait for the poisoning of the ranges against thes pests. The sheepmen sheep-men expressed the opinion, Dr. Hogcan says, that tho lack of success which haa attended campaigns In the basin in the past has been due to a lack of supervision. super-vision. This was attributed to the difficulties dif-ficulties of travel to the basin ranges. It was urged that a supervisor bo appointed ap-pointed to tako charge of that territory and this will bo taken up by the livestock live-stock board at its next meeting. The officials report that the livestock of tho basin country is in good condition, condi-tion, and that crops also are good where there is water enough to irrigate, but that the weather has been very hot in the agricultural sections of tho basin. "Alfalfa is selling at $15 a ton at Duchesne," said Dr. Hnggan, "and there are portions of the basin where there Is no hay to bo had. The outlook for winter feeding is very bad." Some "pinkeye," attributed to tho |