Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-09-12 | Page 2 | Utah Ranges in Good Condition, Report Reveals

UTAH mAH IN I GO O CONDITION Rains Improve Stock Re Rc- gions Only Desert t J i Areas Suffer i 1 An An optimistic tone prevails in the September range and livestock report report re- re port issued Monday by George A. A sCott federal livestock statistician fo for ut Utah t. t The Utah range conditions are arc 97 per cent of normal as compared with 85 per cent of normal at the corresponding time last year Feed and water supplies were augmented augment augment- ed during August he stated bY rains and showers shower over o most of the state stat but greatest benefits are not noted d In the east eastern rn and southern counties The Tha fall and winter grazIng grazing graz- graz ing outlook Is very goo good in eastern districts and Irl in the Arizona strip country but buts but's is still sUlI very able on the west desert areas arO where whelo rainfall has been light feed small and where stock water is short I Mr Scott reported that the condition condition con con- of cattle is 97 pEr cent of normal as comparEd with 94 per percent percent cent of normal at this time lime In 1926 Cattle have ha generally done don donwell well this summer In Utah and most of them will come off the summer range In about normal condItIon The strong countrywide demand for all classes of beef cattle is reflected In god local demand with best prices since 1920 1320 Contracting Contracting- of cattle for fall faU delivery Is reported In numerous sections mainly in and In the southern dis- dis Local feeders of cattle are areV V faced with high priced feeder cattIe cattle cat cat- tIe tle and probably higher hay prices than last year The report the condition con con- dIU on q if sheep and lambs Iambs is 98 pEr pErcent percent cent of ot normal as with 94 per cent last ear car Sheep an and lambs Iambs are weighing generally heavier heavier ier than last year the report reads The fall mo ement is getting getting- under un- un den der way with a strong for ewe lambs Iambs In the seventeen western states ranges are 95 per er cent of normal compared with Si S-i per cent last year cattle 3 03 per cent or normal compared with 91 per cent at this time last year and sheep and lambs lamb 96 per cent of normal compared with witha a September condition of 94 per cent of normal the report states V. V V h