| Show l O HAH SHEEP Tells of Splendid commission state of Affairs Prevailing among SPRING DIP TO BE PASSED liP or of thc r StU 51 of 01 Ih the in report ot of the elAte b jd rd Tbt ne to tuG gover of wIth It tho I ot Ut h brings sprint or there tc bo no flO I that this year for or In t steep tP dipping that all 1111 Iro tte Ibe Ihla an anI Id to be b tree from for Is I cause VI be b welcomed tieD tlc th thIta tho bl t te e Ita Itane rent Is n tato of O prosper ne be report b the Ill belM of on an an g work ot o tM government the section In tills lengthY do Is I II a It The Tte repOrt rett It ItI 10 t Its owing In 10 fulI I John C To cutter Cutler wIth law VO ent In acCOr annual report of the thO herewith the tho for tt th bOard qt No O 30 RECEIPTS No OV 30 Cash on h S Is 1905 on an 1905 ef Amount d to S date dt as s specIal p taS 2511 1905 for to the th year Total Tott Paid for work performed ot 49 65 In year o raid Paid counties for epi 1905 t 60 45 Pali In the appealing of Peter Gartt Gar case to the sU preme court 15 Paid stAte for work performed 1 roo 16 1 Cash on hand Nov 30 20 1106 50 S Total The of l tiit sUIl duo counties Is 18 1 u tM the state have not b been en th work sok t thlE eason eaon as s only a email portion of the tho 1900 1806 tales have been remItted to the Mate treasurer treasure The reports reo re rOved from the varIous counties eb boW W the amount ot of tt ei duo due to ho be 1 0 nM ad there will wille e C 1510 left lett In tho ator atorU U 11 InEp been paId SHEEP Forthe For the year 1906 w e le levied led sod ind mills on the dollar It t the assessed valuation ot of which j i mill hIgher ligier than the and the oame as the tho lOOt 1004 In our determination to out ut the scab among the In our state so that the would not be held down by ment restrictions which they havo had to 10 compI with an order for tor the dIpping of heep lest and n directed each tate Inspector to see lee that every sheep In D his bis whether on o the tho farm tarm farmr r In the large range herds bo be dIpped der the supervisIon ot of nil an r according to law In the ut t the small scattered farm tarm herd herde e been more or loss len overlooked cd 0 as 18 a many of them have b been n Infected with scab acab Id 4 comIng In hI In the with the zango herds herde them As Aa tIe under the tho supervision SLate last lut sPring whIch over Oter In excess of any past poat nor iW more help was needed than t but the necessary It I Ic a trifle with tie te amount or of money that this thor 11 A dipping the dur II the pat We e think that II as the tue sheep hll have e been thor there will not be ns a ch expense as aA heretofore In keep hi 11 Ih ep throughout the state In this The dipping ot of bat lant r Was IU the tho state bulK tta that baa been satisfactory tI 1 the 0 CO TINGE T EXPENSES j ex ot of th from March io iio to i om l 1304 20 60 Ung a supplies 17 w wt o 30 t ti oeo 32 tib b of f ov 10 loS to l II nJ UG 1906 4 o 3 Lt and expenses hv Nov ov 30 to t Eai n e 2 Io wall wats expended 1 I U farch 17 1002 the tho to contIng nt expenses for tor board at I SIlE I CO I fl 3 00 or the Iho fl tHe L ten 17 J 1805 t I r of Iho t n S PL If I 17 1 to 10 Et e n LUry Ur 3 hId n a lIet 1 O 00 tY IY 1005 Paid C r e ary J p to 10 CI Itc Nov M 0 a t 1 n VO m e Ih op OJ u Ih k u Ut of animal lis are du dus of 11 th n I t r tl to of ofin JI in W I SPring JOern Ire Vere rp 1 inos III ot or tib th li lil l t o 1 ib c 1 I t lie I PI r hero Sheo th Ihl II ri t state ct t In epee nr tit As th the pr IR Cl CI thor I All bee tD 1 th I I 10 Upon th 1111 by fell stammer be In hl i err o b V tuh nl two w I tail rail Sr UJ I I desired thiat another of It all In th lid statU tat take pinel that the tho r stae inspectors work In pairs paIr This WI did anti the tho ze re ports of tho Mm tho Utah hoop to lie be Ino in a most condition jUst completed I a V very rY t thorough orough Ill Which tho iov ov nd our were united we vo are pl s d to that t only range hard hord and some few buck herds Were slightly with scab AS theao havo been boen dipped twIce and hav n a clean cleall bill or of braith Uth are virtually free freo front from o anti and are re from fron the government quarAntine tine This Is dUO to the ot of our state law end the whIch the tha federal have havo given givan us WIth titi oh of necessary precaution In the future we 0 have havo no fear of tM thO sheep In th this 8 state beng again Infected with thie disease we wa deemed It prudent prudant to 10 Issue an 11 order to nil rams dipped under I Itha the tha supervision of state inspectors bb b bore ore foro being put Into the herds F For r the present wa vo feel that having tho go quarantine on Utah sheep modified a os as ti tC bo be practicallY IIII Is III more mOto beneficial In ninny ways to the tto having It entirely r raised It the was nUrel raised from the sheep In our all the tho Inspectors would be bc taken out ot of Utah and wo we would lose their valuable also wo we reel feel that In some of the surroundIng states th the condition are aro such fluch that wo we need the government Inspectors hero here herewith wIth the power whIch they possess for tor Interstate work The quarantine being practically does doos away with all government that tre ro and n a drawback to tho while WI we still sUII retaIn the tho federal for or their valuable na abstance NEVADA SHErI IN BAD SHAPE The Tho followIng I is a letter which thIs has hIlS front from Cot Col George Georgo S Hickox In charge of the bureau or of animal industry In the of Oregon California No Ne Nevada Novada vada Idaho Utah aUld flUd that portion north of the tho Grand river In Arizona Bureau of Animal Industry Stilt Salt Lake Lako City UtAh Nov 4 1906 1006 To Whom hom It May concern This om office co desIres at this time to announce that In the tate of Nevada especially In the tho portion the reports or of ouo Inspectors show an alarming of among shep three reports Indicate In Elko county count moro then thon 75 percent per cent of thu tho sheep ore are infected and a heavy go ot of the tho Infection exists throughout the tho From Flom thIs It Is obvious that all other heep In Nevada Novada are In a constant of exposure tOils conditIon ot of artall ha made It necessary during tho past three months that all sheep moving from the tho state slAte or an any purpose whatever ho dIpped before crossing the tho line The In Utah and Idaho nt at the present time aI are In a most tOI tory condItion as regards the tha preval once ot of thre being almost none nOlle in either state therefore In con conformIty conformity wIth the tho regulations of the thc 8 ot or agriculture for thA pro to sheep shoop owners In general and to tho end that the work alreadY ne ac shall not have havo Men been In vain I deemed It necessary at t thIs time that nil all coming from the tho winter ranges In Nevada into IntI the abovementioned states In tho th sprIng must dip once it Ir exposed and twIce i It infected under tito tho supervIsion or of ofa i n a federal Inspector lit at the state line or not moro more than 00 0 days clays before cross crossing ing said line IIno Thus III I made at this time so that who con tom plate ranging In Navada may malo mako arrangements accordingly SIgned S HICKOX Agent In Charge Encouraged by y the the condItion In the sheep rs are lIro aiding us ma b reporting scab whenever found and much credit Is duo due thorn them for fr th their lr valuable help This ee season n huis b been en n a most pros ros porous on one for tor The prices obtained for wool and mutton during the past part year Bar are the tho hIghest that have been realized for tor man many years The outlook for tho coming I Is most As our state has nearly reached Its capacity In the number of stock It can on the natural growth ot or the count country the tendency of the tho sheep men Is to now improve their stock both for or wool and an mutton Our records show that In tho spring at dippIng time there were In the State of Utah sheep Nearly all ot of these were dipped lamb Ing aid none are transitory sheep The value of f the In this state is W We have held 14 meetings since No Nov 30 1905 1005 and much work has been en tailed at all times In the enforcIng of our state law lav so 60 that It bl be effect lye hl In Its purpose For the ot of Utah anI and the tho protection of their nocks flocks we believe bellove that the tho following should be bB framed Into legal enactment at the next eulon of the SOME RECOMMENDATIONS any eny owner or 01 person In chargo of sheep desIres to brIng such sheep Into this state from an adjoIning state or territory they should the tho state board Of Sheep commissIon ore In writing ot of such Ruch Intention 10 days clays before enterInG this state the time and place where such sheep will enter Provided however that no will wIil ho bo requIred when are aro In transit through the state on rail railroad railroad road ears care The board Is empowered to tomake make maka rules rilles and regulations governing and quarantine of all sheep hoop coming cOIning Into this state tato In any manner mannor The Inspector inspecting any Such sheep on which taxes are aro not paid In this thia state as provided by the sheep Inspection law shall cob col loot beat 5 per diem and actual traveling expense while engaged II inspecting said ald sheep from the tho owner or agent In charge Of C the same Ilme Any sum so so col looted must bo be paid to the tho state troas treas treasury ury to bo be credited to the tho Inspection Unit tion fund Upon the tho recommendation ot of the tho state board of sheep commIssioners or whenever the tho governor wornor has goOd reason to believe that scab or an any other othor In tedious or contagious disease has bill boo ho come epidemic among the tho In any locality outside ot of this state or o that exist itt III duch lOcalities that rendOr sheep likely to convoy disease to within this state he may there thereupon o upon hy by proclamation locality and prohibit the tho importation ot o sheep from such locality Into our nul state except tinder such restrictions as to may leem proper 1 12 of oC chapter chapler 26 ot of the las of tho ho BilLie ot of Utah 1003 entitled ahe p commissioners bo repealed In vI view ow of the tho Increased amount of work we earnestly request that the tho Salary salan of OUr secretary be increased so 80 as not to exceed 1000 per annum m mand and that thu present law lai regarding hIs salary be repealed PETER N GARFF CASE CASEIn In the spring of 1903 1003 James P Sharp who was then thon deputy sheep commission er Cr for tor county acting upon In instructions from Jesse M II Smith then state sheep inspector quarantined a diseased herd of oC s sheep cep belonging t Pe Peter ter te N Garff Mr Ir claimed that ho he was damaged con considerably In hav havIng Ing hIs sheep In quarantine anO anI entered suit against Jesse Al Smith IU as state sUlta sheep Inspector and James P Sharp as deputy sheep Inspector Thu Th jury awarded Mr r damages In thi th sum Ium of against Deputy James Jame P Sharp We Vo appealed the tho ease caso through Att Atty 11 clan en Breeden and tho ho supreme court re reversed the tho decision of the low lower or er court In Its the court held that Sharp acted In a quasi judicial capacity that In the per performance of hIs duties he Is not li II blo bl In cIvil action In the absences or of averments averment and proofs that ho acted with malice or through fraud or cor corruption corruption NO SPrUNG SPRING DIPPING Ye We do not think It will be e to have a spring dipping next year unless durIng the winter considerable scab breaks out which does doea not seem possible nt at the present time hut but wo we will cooperate with the government and have havo a very ven thorough Inspection at the shearing corrals and nn any sheep found scabby will be dIpped twIce and andin In accordance with law After Afler this HIls inspection the government will not require another inspection ot of which enter upon the forest reserves to summer In the past the sheep go 10 going ing upon the forest reserves have been compelled to have a clean bill of health henith issued by a Inspector within 10 days before the date of on en entry try and as there thero always has hos been beena a 11 limIted number of government In rp to Inspect these reserve sheep wore put to much delay In many lUany parts of the state after atter tho ho reserves were ere open far or entry owners were Score compelled to hold theIr sheep I until a federal federa In inspector could exam Ine ln them In the tall fall we will no doubt agaIn Join with the bureau or of animal anima industry and have bac a general dippInG STATE SHEEP INSPECTORS lie state sheep heep inspectors for the tho varlo s dIstrIcts are as follows District county west of Snowville Thomas Thomas Grouse Cl Creek eki Utah I county and count county east of Snowville Joseph Tarbet Lo Logan Logan gan Utah c county William Johnson Randolph Utah 4 Weber and Morgan counties Martin McFarland cst Weber Utah Summit and Wa counties Jo Joseph Joseph seph W Thomas Heber Utah county north and we west t ot of the line running from Mercur to John Johnson son Pass C R 11 McBride Tooele Utah and Utah counties of canyon And Benjamin W V G 0 One Orme Nephi Utah Ulab county H ns ScipIo Utah SprIng district H E Lison bee Burbank Utah and Iron counties W VA H Lyman Parowan Utah count county H T AtkIn Athin St George Utah count county Jonathan Jonothan Heaton Ranch Utah county R IV V Sevy Pan Utah and SevIer counties David Collins Monroe Utah county N T Nyborg Mt Mi Pleasant Utah county count north ot of BenJamin V R It Yates Lohi Lehl Utah county count county Soren SOlen HAnsen Utah count county Willard VIllard Pace Lon t Hah itah county A A Tn Taylor lor Moab Utah Juan count county county J S HacklinG Vernal Utah or At county and northwest part of Juab county count Henory Henery Trout Creek Utah Lake count county A Smith Draper Utah We Ve arf ae considering the appointment or of state Inspectors for those thelle two die dis trials at the resent time Respectfully at Salt Lake City Utah Nov 30 1906 State Board ot of Sheep Commissioners JOHN E B AUSTIN L n IL ANDERSON J S B ARTHUR A CALLISTER Secretary |