| Show Stockman Sees Need to 10 Ease o OPA P A Controls Cattle Horse Growers Open Two-Day Two Convention in S L r The nations nation's cattlemen could coul discontinue dis- dis dist t i continue beef production for two years and there still would be sufficient suf- suf i supplies to meet demands 1 L. L C. C Montgomery Heber president president president t I dent of the Utah Cattle and Horse Growers Growers' s' s association declared t i day at the beginning of the two- two I I day annual convention of the asI association as- as I at the Newhouse hotel Cattlemen should be given a a. freer reer hand In disposing of their products he added saying that re restrictions restrictions restrictions re- re placed by the office of price interfere too greatly with the Industry A cell cell- ing ng price on meat Is necessary but because there is an oversupply of beef at present rationing should be eliminated said Mr ery cry t Help Shortage Acute He also declared that draft boards ar are arC not giving givin sufficient consideration to the problems of the Jie livestock industry Cattle families families fam- fam lies have given more than their share of boys to the fighting forces and in addition are being asked to produce a a. large part of the food for the country Only the older men are left on the farms and the man power shortage is acute F. F E. E Mollin Denver executive secretary of the National Livestock Livestock Livestock Live Live- stock association reported on ai recent trip to Washington for i I hearings on on 0 O P A extension Most of the troubles of the cattie cattle cattle cat cat- tle tie industry stem from the double double- food administration setup he de de- de- de dared He urged a a. unification of the 0 OP OPA P A and the war food administration administration ad ad- ministration and closer cooperation f tion with the industry in making decisions for workable food con con- Urges Early Marketing l Because of the unusually heavy heavy- beef production this year and th the insufficiency of feed supplies Mr Mollin urged early and heavy heavy marh mar marketing during the coming season to eliminate the possibility of a a glutted market c. c o Sl Slaughtering of cattle must be bi increased to balance the ration be between between between be- be tween beef production and fee feed supplies he t livestock raisers raisers- who were holding back their supplies in th the hope of increased p postwar demands may find themselves painfully sur cur The situation in Europe is not so bad as many have been led to believe Mr Mollin continued contin contin- tied and any substantially Increased Increased in increased In- In creased beef outlet would have to tobe tobe tobe be forced Cattlemen were were welcomed to th their ir convention by Mayor Earl J. J Glade who urged extended aid to the industry from city dwellers Production expansion in any of the counties of Utah is of h. h great benefit to the state stat he said 1 Game Pro Problem em Aired Mayor Glade urged cattlemen to take home to their communities a a. dramatization of American greatness great ness so that the younger generation generation genera genera- tion sometimes called calie the lost generation will fulfill the visions of their forefathers The livestock industry's relations relations rela rela- to the forest reserves and big game were discussed at the afternoon afternoon afternoon after after- noon session by Ben Rice regional forester Ogden and Ross Ros Leonard state fish and game dir director Mr Leonard asserted that desires desires desires de de- de- de sires of stockmen and the department depart depart- nie merit ment t in reg regard rd to control of f big game herds are not so diverse a. a as asto asto to permit a common understanding understand understand- ing and sincere attempt to cooperate cooperate cooperate cooper cooper- ate concerning big game lems He informed association m mem members m- m bers that the department t is is preparIng preparing preparing pre pre- paring a a. new plan for big game j control to eliminate the deer problem problem lem and urged support of association association tion members in carrying It lt out John T. T Caine HI III Denver will discuss the outlook for cattle in industry industry industry in- in and Major George R. R Hen Henderson derson livestock extension specialist specialist at the Utah State Agricultural Agricultural tural college will talk on improved cattle herds at the Saturday meet meet- ing The annual banquet of the cattlemen cat will be held at the New New- Newhouse Newhouse house hotel Saturday afternoon During the afternoon new officers cers will be elected |
