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Show JROM FROM THE COUNTYAGR'L [ COUNTY OUNTY OUNTYACR'L I AGR'L AGRL AC-R'L AC R'L RL - ' AGENTA AGENT . A G Kilburn junior jumor field officer officerof officerof officerof of AAA A A A Bat was v.a va . " in m Moab on Wednes Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday day February 2 to meet with the theGrand theGrand theGrand Grand county Agricultural Agncultural Conser Conser- Conservation Conservation Conservation - - vation committee He discussed wIth withthe withthe the committee the 1937 paymentsand payments paymentsand paymentsand and methods of figuring figurmg the sugar sugarbeet sugarbeet sugarbeet beet payments Also the method of of"or.1I1g ofworking ofworking "or.1I1g or.1I1g or1I1g working " ! . out goals and other help helpful helpful helpful ful hints on the 1938 programDavid prom-am prom am procram program promamDavid - David Evans rural rehabilltatlon rehabrhtatson rehabilltatlonsuperVIsor rehabrhtatsonsupervisor rehabilitationsupervisor superVIsor from Montlcello Monticello was in inMoab inMoab inMoab Moab two days this wee week ! . contact contacting contacting contactIng ing farmers of Grand countyAlmost county countyAlmost Almost 110 110000 000 cattle and horses horsesand horsesand horsesand and more than 700000 700 000 sheep andgoats and andgoats andgoats goats grazed on Utahs ten nation national national national al forests last year forest service servicestatistics servicestatistics , statistics released recently indicate indicateThele indicateThese indicateTheie Thele These " were "ere ere 390 permits issued for forcattle forcattle forcattle cattle and horses with an average averageof averageof averageof of 24 head per permit Sheep and andgoat andgoat andgoat goat pernuts lpemlJts permits , total almost JI8000 118000 JI8000Ith 118000with jlSOOOwith \\Ith Ith with \ \ an average of 390 head per perpermit perpermit perpermit permit Utah has twice as many manysheep manysheep manysheep sheep and goat permits and more moregrazing moregrazing moregrazing grazing permits for cattle and andhorses andhorses . horses than any an ; ) other state m in the theUluted theUnited theUnited Uluted United States The value per head of sheep on onUtah onUtah 01Utah Utah farms and ranges has been beenincleasing beenincreasing beeiinci incleasing increasing easing steadily stead1ly for the past pastseveral pastseveral passeveral several j sears ears but it is far from the thehigh thehigh thihigh high value of 1928 a bureau of ofagI'lcultural ofagricultural o : agricultural agI'lcultural agIlcultural ' economics report states statesThe statesThe statesThe The average value of each head of ofsheep ofsheep o : sheep In Utah was $11 11 $1120 1120 $ 20 in 1938 1938$370 1938370 $3 3 $370 370 $ 70 in 1932 and $6 6 $690 690 $ 90 list hst year yearSheep yearSheep yearSheep Sheep raising is classed as one of oftne ofthe oltne tne the major industries inQustnes inaustnes in Utah wittfarmers with withfarmers withfarmers farmers owning more than 2 1 3 3mi110n 3million 5million mi110n million ! sheep appraised at more morethan morethan morethan . than 16 million m111on ! dollarsA dollars dollarsA A large part of the expected expecteddownward expecteddownward expecteddownward downward readjustment readju.tment readjutment . in beef beefcattle beefcattle beetcattle cattle prices which a bureau of ofagricultural ofagricultural ofagricultural agricultural economic report pre predlcated predicated predicated dlcated dicated last fall may have come In InNovember InNovember inNovember November and December when whenprices whenprices whenprices prices suffered sufferE'd ' one of the sharpest sharpestsetbacks sharpestsetbacks sharpestsetbacks setbacks on record a recent bureau bureaureport bureaureport bureaureport report said With the number of ofcattle ofcattle cattle on feed in the corn belt 00- 00 be- be 00ing being be being - - ing at least 15 per cent greater greaterthan greaterthan greaterthan than a year ago however supplies suppliesof suppliesof of well finished cattle are not ex expected expetted expected pected petted to decline greatly Prices of oflower oflower lowcr lower grade animals anima.ls . are expected to tomaintain tomaintain maintain a fairly steady level dur- dur durmg during dur during - - ing mg the first half of 1938 except for fora fora 11 a seasonal price raise which usually usuallycomes usuallycomes usuallycomes comes from January to June the thereport thereport thereport report said |