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Show S, L. SHEEPMAN CITES PRICE SUP ALBUQUERQUE, V. M Jan. U LTV The ' National . Wo.lgr.were' aasoclatiea. adopted a resolution urging repeal of the national reciprocal re-ciprocal tr4 treaty art. r ALBUQUERQUE,. N. M., Jan. U UF More than BOO sheepmen, gathered gath-ered here from 12 western state for the seventy-aecond annual convention conven-tion of the National Woolgrowers association, ware told today that protection from "unreasonable fluctuations" fluc-tuations" in lamb prices Is a prime need of the Industry. Ths statement came from F. E. Marshall of Salt Lake City, secretary secre-tary of the association, in his annual an-nual report, delivered to the opening open-ing aession, who urged a renewal of the "Eat More Lamb" campaign of 1S31 to Increase the market and spread demand throughout the year. SOS May Assemble Officials of the association predicted pre-dicted a registration of at least sot before the end of the three-day meeting. El Paso and San Angslo, Texaa aheep raising centers, were the only cities making an active bid for the 1SSS convention. Marshall's report waa presented to the delegates after R. C Rich, president of the association, termed chargea of range damage by ever-geaaing ever-geaaing "largely theoretical and quite extreme," and Governor Clyde Tingley of New Mexico called for an end to the historic feud between sheepmen and cattlemen. Mara hall pointed out that lamb' prices in 1S3S had atsadily declined from a "satisfactory pries of 113 In May to a low of in October.! This waa coupled with a lamb crop estimated at two and a half million head larger than, the previous year and a resultant heavy carryover by . producera who declined to sell on a falling market. Greateat Threat Tlalnly," he aaid, "tha fluctuation fluctua-tion in lamb prlcea constitute the most serious problem of lamb rala-j era and tha greatest threat to the future of the industry." I Addressing the first aession of the three-day aeventy-second annual meeting. Rich declared: "Much has been said and written about range conservation, overgrazing, over-grazing, depleted range and erosion. ero-sion. Many who have been vocal appear to have but little knowledge I of the practical problem. Beyond j any question, the indictment has been largely theoretical and quite extreme." Flock Faring Possible . H expressed apprehension that the national aoil conservation ' act, by creating new pasture in middle west, .might cause a decrease In ! numbers of sheep grazed on far ' western ranges. Asserting sheep- ' men of the west "already have suf-' fered a decrees of two to three million head since 1931," he urged, that they "join hands against fur-j taver reduction." , f He pointed out that atock in many case, has been mortgaged to within a,mell margin of it value a situation, sit-uation, he said, making plain "it ' will -tales) several years of good price to nut our people in a reason- j ably satisfactory financial condition." condi-tion." -. 1 ! President Roosevelt's stand In behalf be-half of the Argentine sanitary convention. con-vention. Rich said, forced stockmen "to the conclusion that ha had been poorly advised and not well in-, formed." Strenpou opposition by' western groups, however, made them "somewhat hopeful" ' tha senate ', would not ratify tha pact, tha as-. sociation president added. - Convention Opposed ' 1 Livestock organization have opposed op-posed the convention, now before the United States senate, on the ground it might expose American , livestock to foot and mouth diaaase i carried in from Argentina. .Araen-i ftine meat imports are now banned. Although he said h had Presi-1 -dent Roosevelt's assursnca that no ' reduction In wool tariff i contemplated. contem-plated. Rich urged sheepmen to keep i the . president . informed "of the mcess1ty for maintining".exlstlng i duties. , ' . : Governor Tuigley, In his .welcoming .welcom-ing address, called for an end to the historic feud between sheepmen and i cattlemen. j "Their rsnge. problems .ra identical, identi-cal, their problem of finance are exactly the same, their marketing : problems much alike, and in New Mexico, at least, about half the sheepmen raise cow and about half tha cowmen raise sheep,", be declared. de-clared. . I Taylor Act Praiaed . i He praised the Taylor graxing-aet : administration, the forest service.;' the state land office and other agencies agen-cies in charge of range lands. Kxplaining tha president's stand on the Argentine pact a based on "the United Ststes as an entirety and all the many problems relating to foreign trade," tha governor aaid his "own personal position'' was opposed to ratification. . F. R. Marshall, executive eecre-1 tary of the National Woolgrowers" association at Salt Lake City, and Sam Jnrgensen; president, and Jamea A. Hooper,' executive secretary secre-tary of the Utah. Slate Woolgrowers' Woolgrow-ers' association, are attending tha annual convention of the national organization, ' Mrs. J. R. Eliason of Salt Lake , City, national president of the auxiliary auxil-iary to the National Woolgrowers' ' aaaociation, and Mrs, Parley A. Dan- ! si. of Salt Lake City, national aec- i retary of th. auxiliary, also are attending at-tending the convention. I |