Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-07-09 | Page 6 | Cattle for France

j may go to the dominion, or, at least, ! t ii;- ord-T -i v. ill lie di id--t. J The Mirrrns of li-.i'stork r-xporta-lons from the Ui:ied Star.-', the agrlcul-: agrlcul-: t u.-:i I (!' :ri rt:i;'-i: t states, ib - ;,r-rids principally prin-cipally on the coopfr:tr ion of bn-eders. "l;-p--;u" ord ts will d'-pr-nd on the measure of satisfaction given. The ! I'n-ri'di official i have iroli'-at-d their I desire for tin: Inre animals of good 'milking quality. The d-j-ar' mriit Jays 1 stress on the need fur sending the ! French people only tii kind of stock that will be a credit to the American c;;tfln industry. According to the officials,- the export ex-port trade in dairy cattle can be estimated esti-mated to be established for years to come by filling the orders with ani-mabs ani-mabs of excellent quality; on the other hand, the trade may be quickly lost by shipments of inferior stock. Officers of dairy -cat tie associations a re being asked to acquaint their membership with thee policies, and also to impress on them the importance of building up abroad an esteem not only for American Ameri-can cattle but also for the fairness, ; courtesy, ami ability of American breeders. j Department regulations governing ! transportat iun of livestock to foreign countries have been revised, and now apply to dairy cattle- as well as to i beef animals, which, in past years, con- ; 1 stit uted I he bulk of the shipments. ! I The regulations require that adequate feed, water and attendants, as well as1 ! comfortable stalls and pens, be fur-; nished, so the animals will arrive in, the best possible con d it ion. J The bureau of markets, through its foreign-trade division, has arranged to have the animals transported under the classification of "relief,'' which makes immediate shipment yjoss'ible. Inspectors In-spectors of the bureau of animal industry indus-try will make the necessary certification certifica-tion to I lie health of the export cattle and an official health certificate will accompany every shi pmen t. CATTLE FOR FRANCE. America is on trial in the. matter of supplying; cattle, for export to France. In April a I'reiu'h commission acquired in this country a hundred head of purebred pure-bred nnd grade cows. That was in the nature of a trial order. Xow another commission has arrived in this country coun-try with tho purpose of purchasing dairy cattle in numbers. It is expected that the first lot will number 3000 head, and the orders will be increased if the animals prove satisfactory. Simultaneously, another French commission com-mission is at work in Canada, and it is for the United States to supply superior su-perior stock or the export trade, which l'rociises to assume large proportions.