Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-04-11 | Page 2 | Utah Livestock in Good Shape

UTAH LIVESTOCK IN GOOD SHAPE More Rainfall Needed to insure in- in sure sue ur Spring and Sumi Summer Sum Sum- mer Feed i I Utah UlaH livestock held in good concH condi Hon tion through March but butmore more m re rii mois ture ls needed to insure spring and summer f feed d according to month the ly report of the federal bureau o of crop and livestock estimates an Associated Associated As As- sedated Press dispatch from Denver reported Wednesday Frank Andrews in charge of the Utah Nevada office of at t the e. e bureau here Is in Denver conferring with officials officials officials of of- there The report listed Jilted the con condition of western ranges as 78 per cent of normal normal normal nor nor- mal as compared with 77 per cent in n February cattle as 81 per cent of normal as against 80 per cent the previous previous previous pre pre- month and sheep condition as 87 per percent cent of normal compared with 85 per cent the month before Mr Andrews Andrews' assistants here said conditions In Utah were better than the western average in each class Breeding ewes throughout the state are in ina a strong condition and prospects prospects pros pros- peets are arc called very favorable for fora or ora a good Iamb lamb crop Several herds already already al al- al ready are moving from the winter rang ranges s. s into the shearing pens from where they will continue to the summer sum sum- mer ranges for lambing Cattle losses were light during the winter and stock cows are arc reported ina in ina ina a fairly strong condition with call calf crop prospects generally favorable Lack of oZ ot rain and snow has cut down the thc available cattle range because because because be be- cause the animals must be grazed near near water vater vate holes The early spring too has added to the necessity for more rain it was reported