Show RAISE IG G FUND TO FIGHT IFOR FOR LEGISLATION second second y-second Annual Convention Adopts Resolution Resolution Resolution tion Recommending Establishment of NonPartisan Nonpartisan Non- Non I 1 1 partisan Tariff Commission s. s w More re than was WIlS raised this ing at the convention of ot the Na- Na nal al 1 Wool Growers' Growers as association toa to- to rda a fund of to be used to toi toray I i ray fray the expenses of a special comI com com- I i t tee e which will go to Washington to a public lands law aw which willel will el with the approval of ot th the wo wool l lW W wM-s wM md other live Jive stock Interests similar m fund is being raised by the National Live Stock asso- asso tI rt n for the same purpose The he order of business at the conven- conven morning was vas changed s some some- t tad id with the approval of all deles deles' del- del es' es t tes present the report of the committee scheduled for this lt rn oi on was read before the convent conven- conven n Tit t the morning session and the theW W adopted unanimously I hout lio t change as reported by the iw resolutions adopted by the con- con potion favor the creation of a non- non k tariff commission the enact enact- ent of law providing for the in of regulation concerning the im- im of anh animal 1 l products which uld prevent the entry of ot diseased exposed animals or animal prod- prod operation co-operation of all the destruction of predatory mals m ls the classification of public nain in the establishment of live trails by the federal department the interior for the movement of e ep to and from the range the en- en t ment n nt of a pure fabric law a more preparation of wool for through the medium of the ti nal Wool Warehouse and Storage pany PanY which was waa indorsed by the also were urged lttie resolutions to give their every to the National Wool Growers official publication of the on L. L Resolutions s also were adopted ex- ex n thanks to the secretary and andes es dent of the association for their orl J on on rate cases in the last year to for the reduced pass r rates tes to permit for delegates tes to attend m. m e convention to the visitors aria and to 1 others leathers others especially the Salt Lake club and other which helped to make the fifty fifty- I co Q d annual convention the greatest I Ihm hm l he le history of the organization hanks also aso were extended to the press the do speakers akers wh sp appeared r the convention Dwight B. B Heard president of ot thein the in merican National Live stock LiveStock tock on was the only speaker at the orning session and in his opening Ii that one of ot the most gratifying lings of recent years was the co- co between and catmen cat- cat r men n for tor the mutual benefit of their He said that cattlemen I me years ago were looked on some- some lafe at with suspicion but that in re- re ears he was glad to sa say this hatred atred had vanished and there was wass wasse g s se friendship existing between the then n ii ot of the two industries Mr sard ar r said it was a pleasure to apa ap- ap a the the- nd extend them Ithem the hand of fellowship and inte in- in te hem to participate in th the cattle- cattle en convention at El Paso the latter of this month He asked that a ecial delegation be assigned from growers to attend the catmen's catmen's cat- cat mens men's convention M Mr r Heard advocated a better con- con 01 l ot of grazing lands in the West but id that it was not the desire of stock men to exclude the real Every fair minded tock tock man knows that the real the man who takes up a ae e cof ot land on which to build his hism hism m me is the best asset the West has hasday hasday da day We dont don't want the nestor and locator but we do tIlt the homesteader We want him low know that we will welcome him and andt t tend nd to him the hand of fellowship St State te control of public domain was and such a law could not nots s congress Mr Heard said He Heed Heed Heed ed the however to fight the line passage of ot a law which will will- a definite poli policy y with regards p public lands for grazing Th The session this afternoon was dete detto detto de- de te tto tto to addressed by Prof F. F R. R Mar Mar- alU alof of the United States bureau of ot im imal l Industry and by Dr C. C D. D l sh of ot the same bureau The con con- was closed with the annual n of ot officers and the appointment an aj ayi executive committee On Marshall in his address said I 11 he fall of 1914 I spent six weeks weeks' The primary object of p to that part of ot the world was to purchase sheep provided for or in the he terms r of i onn L the he appropriation made y congress in iii response to the request of ot the National Wool Growers Growers' tion I WOul 7 therefore the fore like to avail if myself of this opportunity of briefly explaining S B to the the the- ass association what has been done n in using the appropriation White While i it Jail was Tas the importation of ot Cor- Cor i P that J as In ln mind when the appropriation P r was secured there was no hindrance to securing sheep of other hr breeds if desired The quarantIne tIne In 1 import t ons from froin Australia A regard leard to were and arid still are ver very strict and and on n account of this fact I It was was considered desir ble to make the importation from New Zealand It was apparent also that the full amount available would Uld be needed to establish a fair sized breeding flock of Corrie- Corrie dales and consequently no other sheep were imported The Importation The appropriation was sufficient 10 0 o import sixty-five sixty ewes of bre breeding di g age and seven rams The highest price paid was for forone one ram xam and ewes ewes were bought at t prices prices' varyIng from 25 25 to The TIe sheep imported imported reached the bureau of animal industry's experimental headquarters at Laramie last May Since that time they have been running upon the range Iange except during the breeding season when they were penned with single rams as i is necessary necessary in our breeding experiments One point of ot doubt regarding these she sheep p was readily cleared up when they were turned Into the band It was was' found that they stayed In the band as aswell aswell aswell well as did the Merinos and gave no trouble whatever in herding The sheep were all machine shorn last June and next years year's shearing will give a fair test as to the amount and quality of ot wool C will grow under I Wyoming range conditions It should i hardly be expected however that the these a I sheep that were raised under conditions conditions conditions condi- condi furnishing much better feed than Continued on page 3 I 1 RAISE I E Continued o from page 1 is found on the Laramie plains should hO ld show to best advantage The first crop of lambs grown In this country will furnish the best possible test In Fremont county Idaho a tract of acres of or government land has hai been withdrawn from entry in ord order r 1 that it may be used by the bureau of or animal Industry to carry sheep used in Its experiments In breeding grazing g gand and management When this ranch is equipped the dales will be transferred transferred trans tram to It The R breeding breed breedS ing ung will be continued and experiments added on a scale to secure for the tho range sheep raiser answers to questions ques regarding types of ot sh sheep p. p methods of ot using the range etc Condition in Australia Six weeks is too time to LO tomake o make anything like a full study of the sheep Industry in Jn Australia It Is 1 not possible to cover anything like as much ground as aa one could get over in that time in this country Australia is about I as large as the United States and there are no transcontinental al railways The main lines run between the large cities on the east and southern coasts By side trips from these lines lined it is possible to visit some representative sections I but the interior or or back country can only be seen by spending much more mora time than was at our disposal I r think it in no way disparaging to the American sheep raiser to say that the sheep industry in Aus Australia Australla ralla is upon pon pona a more permanent basis and on a whole better conducted The natural conditions conditions conditions condi condi- of ot the country render this ble The governments have recognized the importance of ot sheep raising in their land policies and these policies have been In effect with the first settlement of ot the country These land policies are not adopted by the general government govern govern- ment but by the state governments Each of at the five states into which Australia Australia Australia Aus Aus- is divided has its own plan of ot controlling its lands and while the st states tes differ in their regulations th they thoy y yare are In the main very similar There is no open or free range New c ri- ri try farthest from the railroads is entered en entered entered en- en upon pon pon by under a long term lease These new areas are leased for tor long periods and at low rates For example In Queensland during the year ending June 30 30 1912 leases were granted for tor grazing homesteads averaging acres at an average annual rental of 1 cents per acre In InJune InJune June June 1918 1913 th the state stater of ot New South Wales Vales had bad outstanding leases to the number of ot comprising acres for tor which h the average annual an annual annual an- an nual rental paid was 2 3 1 cents per acre acre In other sections these rates aro arc higher and in some cases cases based upon the value of ot the land as set by a board of- of appraisers Ten years is ilS the minimum minimum mini mint mum duration of ot a grazing lease and many of them are granted for tor thirty Years vears Many l of the tho luter concerns own w- w r ia their lands ds th- th though ugh this is is not o al always always al- al ways was considered desirable In 1913 there were in New South Wales eighty eighty- six own owned d holdings of ot o oyer er acres each Very few tew government few lands have been sold to private parties at less lesa than 5 per acre and at times owners of ot large tracts may be required to sell to the government parts parts' of ot their land to tobe tobe be divided up for tor tarm farmers rs In my estimation estimation esti esti- mation the tile conditions upon which the Australian controls his range is responsible for the main difference difference dif dif dif- ference between sheep raising in that country and in inthe the he United States i |