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Show IDAH9 IS CUTTING DOWN ITS LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY BOTSI-:. Idaho, March 2 Msho la Joln Ut with other-ta lea "in the l'nion In cutting down its livestock industo. nd thus bringing about a serious condition for the future, according to K. F. Kins-hurt, Kins-hurt, field snimal husbandman of the I niverslty of Idaho extension division. "An unfortunate festure of this year 'a feeding." said Mr. Rinehart on hia return from the upper snake TtverVaney7s the large number of good young breeding cows In the feed k(a that are being fattened for market. In most cases the purebred range bulls are still 'th the herds snd going to market with them. The number of young cows bet rig s: crl f iced In t h is way In this section Is approximately 3.r00. A far greater number has been shipped out." tmflar conditions prevail In other ec-tiuna ec-tiuna of the state, according to Mr. Rinehart. Rine-hart. Nearly 10.0on.0fl0 fewer head of livestock live-stock were on farm in the I'nited Plates on January 1, I!:'!, than a year preceding, according to estimates tiased upon reports of s gents snd correspondents of the bureau bu-reau of crop estimate., I'nited (States department de-partment of agriculture. "The total value of livestock has declined de-clined $2.2Tl,5Tt,'KM," according to these , estimates, "or L'6.7 per oenl during the year lhat la, from a total of h.:,i7. 145,000 ( on January 1. '.'), to 4,22:,'M,WQ on January 1, m). This decline la due part- ly to the reduction in numbers, but more to the loner alue per head." |