Show LIVE STOCK IS AIDED AlOm BY REGENT RECENT SHOWERS Rains within the last few days covering covering cov coy ering virtually all the live stock ranges of the state have Improved live stock conditions very greatly according to Dr F. F E. E Murray in charge of ot the Utah district of ot the bureau of ot animal industry industry indus indus- try department of ot agriculture Though the ranges were in fair condition before the rains the precipitatIon precipitation pre pre- has now put them into a condition that has never been excelled No loss of live stock has been reported from an any part of the state because of ot drought No fo range In the state is overstocked overstocked overstocked over over- stocked and there is no disease of ot either sheep or cattle in Utah Prices were never higher according to Dr Murray for either beef mutton or wool Six Inches above the fence is his description of ot market condi Hons There is a ready market mark t for tor all live stock produced in Utah though the movement of cattle Is small and mostly local in character There are few out of ot state shipments and these are generally small The same conditIons conditions conditions condi condi- apply to the mutton industry The lamb market is not due to open until the last of ot August An average yield of lambs Iambs Is reported from all an parts of ot the state Prices this fall tall for lambs it is predicted will be high San Francisco Is developing a splendid splendid splendid did market for Utah live stock of ot all I descriptions San Francisco is taking I a gr greater ter number of ot head of sheep and hogs each year and shipments this year will be larger than ever before Steady buying of ot sm small ll and scattered bands of both sheep and cattle b by San Francisco drovers is reported Hog conditions also are reported to tobe tobe be good with a greater number being I raised than ever before In Utah's history his his- tory This is particularly particular true of ot the southern and south central counties countiE's I where large areas of ot virgin land are I being put into cultivation Areas that two years ago were covered with sagebrush sagebrush sagebrush sage sage- brush are now under cultivation the crop this year ear being fed ted to hogs and shipped in the form of ot live stock This development has been heen particularly ac actie active active ac- ac tive ti along the Salt Lake Route with the result that shipments this year will willbe willbe be far greater and more Important financially to the state than they were last year I |