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Show ERET EVENING NJEWS SATURDAY - DECEMBER 22 1917 Under New Law m A m m 3 Outline $ Policy To Turn Desert and Mountain Verdure Into Food For Uncle Sam and His Allies. head HE land surface of Utah la, oonservatlon of food and the produo-- 1 lion of more food, the conservation o one-ha-lf , lit: $50.-00,0- 00 lit,. sheep-raisin- wool-growi- Pan-guttc- h. . ::?i off of and roughly, and tha increase the meat million aero. Th exact fig- meat food supply animal Is of as much imures ana given aa 52,647,740 portance ss the raising of grain and other foodstuffs, therefore be It acraa ' "Resolved, that the state live stock About 5,040,000aer ea of tote la ap- board with ail live stock under In at and Jeaat, part propriated men, the various branches of tbs stats atala federal estimated la by eultfmtlon. It government, veterinary the official that possibly 17.000,00 more practitioners, of and all otherand inInfeccontagious ' ar auaeoptlbla of eultivatto. Utah eradication tious diseases, thus eliminating prola amen tiaT!y a mountain state, and ven table waste of the meat food and producing animal; therefore be la addition there ar largo desert wool it further ernes Th point la hors: that the state live atock "Resolved, Tba quickest way the 07 odd mlHton board encourage to the fullest possible and extent the to bringing into this state of produce, acres can ba mad purebred liv stock and encourage tbs hi fact the only way In which about growing of more live stock on the 0 per cent of them can ever fcp made public ranges and ranches, and tha to produce, outside of their mineral preservation of tba female of the eon tarns and their forest growth, la species; therefor be it further Resolved that the state live atock by means of live stock, board hereby requests assist anos of industhis the How best to encourage the secretary of agriculture In vof tuberoutcato from ear try and production waa the problem eradication of scabies eradication the cattle, dairy which confronted the newly appointed from our sheep, hog cholera control, abate lira stock. board, when it came to and the extermination of predatory terms wild animal." organise In accordance with the be said to be of the law paaead by the list legisla- the key not to may the efforts of the ture. It has attacked the problem jwith state live stock board. m will, spurred on by tba thought that Bines the state live stock board la " of working under a new law. tt follows tt Is one of the great essentials war that world pioneer and constructive work the United Btateajn the has been entrusted to it- - In eo far aa to preduo meats and wool to the Utah Is concerned, at any rata this task is to acme extant experimental. maximum capacity. When' the new board took office, tt Yet tt may be said, already that the wisdom of tha Intent of tha legislator found that live stock In the etahas bean In the main demonstrated, around - waa estimated aa worth even if the details of tha exaentloo af with an annual production of tbs law ar left tn more expert -and . hands. , In all probability tha more experienced 115,000,000. In general outline, the legislature than much ar higher of actually duties states figures aimed to leave the th-- r, for no on ba noticed mueh ef controlling tha livestock Industry in stock live the hands of one central board, which bf in the decline pricee i liveIn tha last few years. Federal statis- - would replace tba former state stock mainly concerned department, nuav the had placed tl clans, however, with the cattle raising indnwry; ana . her of horses and mules aa dose to the former state board of sheep comen150,000; cattle, dairy and range, at missioners, which prepared and the state's regulation of the about 600,000; sheep at a trine more forced Industry. It also was to tabs sheep thkn 5.000.000; and swine at over certain duties la the way of regThe latter item in particular la be- istration of marks and brands, which lieved to hare been largely Increased formerly devolved on tl e state audithe tor. during the present year, owing towhen attention given to this subject But while thus combining and cenand new the packing plant tralizing the control and regulation of stockyards at 'Bait Lake City were started.was industry, the new law also, aims or the The new live stock board In a measure to decentralize the exeactt its with Is and tn April, ganized cution of tha regulations, placing such conla tivities that this article work much mors specifically tn the ' cerned. hands of the sheriffs of counties and board the The law required that Other local authorities than had been should be appointed by the governor, the ease tn the past. Sheriffs, for exand should consist of the state live may have always bad to o stock Inspector, two persons engaged ample. with tha capture of cattle in the cattle industry and two engaged but the new law enables "rustlers"; the state g and in the board to direct a systematic campaign industry. Tba initial appointees against such thievery, through the were James H. Moyle of Balt hake sheriffs and the local county authorifid? City and J. B. Showalter, of ties, who are required to report at representing the sheep indua- - regular Intervals to the livestock and who reoeive their pay for and T. B. Parker, of American Fork, board, such and similar efforts,. In whole or 4 representing the cattle industry, and in part tram the funds granted to the K. W. Hoggan- - D. V. M.. of Richfield. state livestock board for that purpose. It aa state live stock Inspector, The board In I This is accompanied part organised with Mr. Moyle as president; r Mr. Faraoua aa vice president; and through the inspection of hides of anii ; in and the in killed state; mals part Thomas Redmond, of Sait Ink j 4 1 , chew of brands on 'City, a man of several years' expert-- 'i through the inspection I the ence in Utah with the bureau of ani-- 1 shipments of cattle crossing 1 mq! industry of the United States de-- county boundaries. Both of these are of new of toe the Instances as of departure agriculture, secretary. " partment last fail Mr- .- Moyle received the state livestock taw from' the Old. An4 appointment as aaeiatant secretary of other. as has already been intimated, the United States treasury, and in his brings ths work of registration of 'stead C. B. Stewart, tor many years marks and brands within ths purview secretary of the Utah wool growers of the board, a matter of some conassociation, waa chosen member of the venience to the stockmen of the state board. The board elected Mr. Stewart One of the most important depar' president at It November meeting. tures is ths provision made for A resolution passed by the board at with the bureau of biological tts meeting In May, soon after It was survey cf the United States departorganised, outlines, the problem before ment of agriculture for a campaign it. and the mean by which the board looking to 'the' eradication of the has since striven to solve that prob- predatory animals, coyote wolves and lem. a follows: , other boasts of prey are the cause for of loanee of hundreds of thousands of I "Whereas the great demand fifty-tw- - w Utahs Livestock Aims of Commission Here are some of the measures taken by the state livestock boarH in line with its production and conservation program: Production To-- Stimulate AS ' ' To Prevent Waste J Issued ceiling oa the agriand live stock Interests of ths state to heed the call at the national ad- ministration and of wartime seceasttios by producing ss much meat and wool ss each grow- - . , or is able to take care of. ROCLAMATIOtf cultural , Attention called through various channels reaching the live etqok growers to the advisability of keeping meat food animals through the period of greatest increase In Weight cattle until they ar two or three year eld, and lambs until v . they ar a year old- - asking As a eorrollary to., the preceding, restockmen to get rid of animal that do not spond, on account of ag or for other reason to fceding, by proportionate Increase in weight Encouraging sal of lamb and calves as stockera, to point where feed Is more plentiful, rather Ulan the early slaughter of the animal not sufficient to carry them If ths food supply over the winter. as many femals anief maintenance Urging mal as possible, looking to a large Increase la flocks and hard Representations to the national authorities looking to a greater production of meal from forest of the state, some of which the .stockmen argue. re not grased to capacity. with the national government to the end that the state may take advantage to the fullest extent that Its finances wfi per of the aids to to Industry furnished by t mit United States department of agriculture and to ' , similar agencies. Z on toe other hand, with toe stockmen, to encourage production, and to assist Cham in mooting the problems presented by the .. live atock Industry. -- 1 netol dollars amraany to to stockmen of Utah. A meat energetic campaign is already started, under the immediate direction of Thomas Redmond, secretary of the livestock board, and George E. Holman, of Provo. Inspector of predatory animal work for ths bureau in Utah and adjacent states. 11 of aa energetic campaign f AINTENANCE to prevent occurrence of communicable v diseases among stock, and adoption of conout to measures stamp stringent tagions and Infection whenever they occur. . Along them line Issuance of a proclamation -. vaccattle-ownto state In the every requiring of the susceptible age .again Cinate animal ' , blackleg. . Inauguration for to fir time, and In ac- cordance with toe state law of a systematic cam-paito eradicate tuberculosis among cattle, and particularly among too dairy cattle of the state.This Involved not only, the wholesale and eyriematte application of the tuberculin test among the dairy cattle of the state, and such other herds as owner might agree to boss tested, but also carrying out of an appraisal system under which to live stock Industry in toe Mat as a whole shares with the owner the loss which accrue to him from hie misfortune. with to bureau of animal ln- - duster of the department of agriculture In ef purebred herds tasted for tuberculosis with toe same agency by which the various serums and specifics against com- munlcable diseases provided by the United States government are placed at the disposal of to stock grower of to state. on a large scale with the burea- uof biological survey. United State department Of agriculture, la e systematic and carefully directed campaign against predatory animals on of ths . most destructive enemies to meat food produc, , tion in to west. with to bureau' of animal Inand toe stat agricultural college in placing ' dustry at toe disposal of to Utah Industry experts and specialists in animal diseases, who shall personally investigate condition found in Utah. i , er ;U.. gu certi-ficall- - tained by this wholesale campaign. In ether fields tha work Of toe state authorities If not entirely new In Utah, has been Immensely stimulated by the provisions of toe new law. Oi of these is the Inspection of dairy animals for tuberculosis, s field on which increasing emphasis has been placed ever i&hqo Dr. A vr. Koch demonstrated that tuberculosis might be communicated to human beings from milk from infected animate. The new state law makes provision tor ths appraisement of the animals condemned by state authorities after certain sure to be killed. The livestock test board makes recommendation to the state board of examiners as to what proportion of the loss to the owner of the cattle condemned shall be paid by rt the stats,' and the state hoard finally fixes the actual comesso The rule far paid. pensation tablished Is that the state pays one-ha-lf The fund from which of the ics these payments are made is the state bounty fund, and thus a theory similar- to workmens compensation is worked out In the livestock Industry. The Industry aa a whole shares the shock. Instead of permitting Its full force to be concentrated oa toe Individual. Of course, tt Is argued that the community aa s whole benefits from to enforcement of such a safe of science, gathered from an lntenaive study of the character and habits of ar combined with predatory animal the most experienced knowledge and skill of hunters and trapper who have been In the field for year Employees of the board and government hnnt and trap, on salary. Hunting and trapping, under a bounty system, also Is carried on similar to that which has obtained In all stock raising communities in the west for years, andwlth bounties provided on an extremely libera scale But In addition a systematic poisoning campaign has been started. This' involves r'acing hundreds of thousands of poisoned baits In localities most frequented by the predatory animals. Those baits ar skillfully prepared after a study of the experience of men wbe have been for years familiarizing themselves with the like dislikes and habits of The lure la carepredatory animal fully placed, end provision is made for an exhaustive study of to results ob of'ex-araine- guard of public health. . A digression may be permitted here to say that the percentage of tuberculosis found among toe cattle tn the state has been comparatively small, and on the results so far obtained Dr. Hoggan bases to assertion that with money enough, the state could be freed from the malady In two year Tha expens compared with to benefits eo derived would be Inconsiderable, although they would be more than devoted to such work at present- - The tuberculin - teat requires shout 54 hours continuous work, and of course the varying stees of herds and the distances between herd must be taken Into consideration. Two men will test possibly 10 eattl In a time, under favorable conditions, It needs no expert in arithmetic to figure out that test for tha half million eattl la the state, or even for the 100,009 dairy cattle will require several parties in the field If 1 te to be accomplished in annual or even in biennial Interval Stockmen as a rule racogaise toe benefits accruing to them from these test and have given their hearty cooperation. The result has been that to movement Is gathering momentum. In November tt was estimated tost fully 1.500 cattle would be tested with the parties tha state has In toe field. The work began about June I, Six Drainage Districts Organized To Reclaim 75, 000 Acres of Land present year has witnessed a great development tn the organization of drainage districts under toe state law In Utah. Six drainage district embracing nearly 75,00 acres have been organized. Four of these have voted bonds amounting in all I HE 51.25.. Two other districts are In course of orto approximately ganisation, and some half do on other districts are In contemplation. according to Mr. Hart The four diet rids where oonda have already been voted are, with the acreage end amount Involved, in each, as follows: Ths Lake Shore and Benjamin project 5,00 acres; 550,800. Th Lake Shore north project, 50 acres; 217,000. The Brighton project, 4,00 acres; 220.009. Millard county district No. 5. 21.000 acres; 2450,000. Two other districts have already received the apprAal of th county commissioners; have completed organisation, and will vote bonds shortly for the carrying out of th proposed t reclamation. These are. with acreage and bonds; Millard county district No. I. 44,000 acres; 21,125,000. v Sevier county district No. 2, 55,406 acre; 545,000. - The two districts In eoursg of organization with data are; Sevier county district Xo. 5. 1.549 acres; 555,004. The Benjamin district, 6,099 acres- - gtoS.OOO. In addition to the foregoing, construction work. In throe district is now unler way. These districts Involve 55.000 sores ef land" and an expenditure of more than 5500.000. Also taro company projects have recently been completed. Involving reclamation of 7.509 acres of grou'.d, while a great amount of tend has been reclaimed by individual and company effort here and there. Over the state; ' work under eay Includes tnat on the following projects: Millard No, 1. 5.2S acres; 540,000. Cirlnro district. 1J.0 acres; 1175,060. , Sevier county No. I. 4,00 acres; 144,004. The two company projects completed thte year arr: The Delta South Tract, 4.60 acres; $120,090, and the Rsdlsnd Tract. 3,04 acre. 540.060. , il !e . HE federal government to of-fering1 aaefstanc to 'fndrviJuai farmer In the reclamation of 4 The work waterlogged land pf Investigating the drainage needs of Irrigated lands her te now under toe lirectton of the United States depart- - raent ef Irrigation Invest! ' ir. aiead'nfih- - a.' Z' dr T w'hTh'h'11 Investigations more to do with ths eastern and humid eoadi-Uon- s than with toe problems of arid section The present arrangement affords better among t. ra oth-11- No. Value 205. 78 432.005 439,208 199.400 212.444 194,447 674,271 510.630 ' 114.343 314.833 204,610 497,453 164.334 381.333 463,456 244,690 344,385 775 622 430.423 335,605 231,743 430,345 830.689 270.472 324.055 -, I toviScpi:tto:ch D Pi ti. E pr tT X' re tr Rx Pr T. er. of en Ol Be an . coi res ttu frr me Th Ho sue ph A n the of bee ice era) sole wit A arn giv the and T wnl and aid wisl to t affa T fedi eux pur Thi: Cro. of The evei 783 196 3.465 539 202 613 1,405 294 1.033 371 Value No. 490 6 1,630 '360 Ice. Total Valuatioa unit doe! Ann 1,427,199 1,825,384 1,144,482 602,544 607,229 1.161.651 unit Eliz E. I Mel boai Rid S,48 1.675 7.825 270 1.217.87 54 C. 440 LI 72.499 . 2 ( 1.414,197 J. 2.255 4.351 4.290 915 15.027 4.087 2,062 -- 2,695 14,06a 1.846 6.445 17.879 2.340 547 , .1.681 263 4.631 1.562 10.475 431 2.593 508 1,406 273 922 12.545 430 1,204 1,1777 4.855 877 6,400 3.940 , Tl , Ha i has of tl and faml . locflc I a -- n$ nrt.rteii1 I claimed by drainage and proper sub-- 1 viewed 3nfLvm th train i large. between fered by this system cf federal Ad. Each Individual trftt range from 1 sequent treatment, are me most pro- - Federal offieiA whoUhJ!rBm a11- - I lntostlgaUon are ooottnuaW state !to 100 of coat materlate duettve land within the vicinity. Tha detailed studv of acres and mVu a lng made aa to the best method! alone. In the work average necessitated value of the work te also apparent Is snttrely Vrasffile ti Tha work 1a entirely Rrimedure by the federal drains ,TOm from crigatlon autoorltte ' Ae estimated in- - th Jorti, and the assistance cf ths department .about 326 aa acre, and the 10 I In somecrease in every case 1s freely given and withor oa While many farmers began thto value per acre after racism-- , what fcttmui learned in cut cost to the projector. When the work early la the summer and other ,tion fa 10. , point be- - projects u ndeTthelr su prv11M system was established, tts popularity atill having completed by Into fall thel Recently a new srimulus was givealorrat Sait lake thJoun9 of th be used to ad van tag tn oth newer project ; n. J? te of tl bent ly ei Tl tiy t P. Claw men the day the "."feto- 5ro It hum of t acth arm 151 661 and obey rervl water-successf- ul Kl!1hr t thro tors 1.421.921 1.591 225 418.595 2,714,209 2.297 464 1,62 H of 45 , A Mar 1,284.411 699,382. .145,214 261,824 ,475,585 78 '1,859,844 Jr 1,459 i com ; lthte It T Bee No. I Value 834 $ 4.265 5,147 16,506 . 182 1,025 4.243 11,025 379 1.742 , and. IMOoTSU P act! in t Colonies of Swine prettSnlSotoewhieh'atittaidralrmgir , sort 4.004 Jc nt at thto 11 Phfl-he- rt ; srpt! si at Monti-ceil- 1,686 wr l" P' P Cl counts. J?or. west of Escalante, tfG Dodd Pangutteh. No. 17, Escalante district, Samuel Spencer Escalante. No. is, Piute and Sevier cohntie, and south San pet R. W. Sevey, Richfield, and Frank Maylett, MantL No. 15. San- pets county, C, M. Renburg, ML Pleasant. No. 50, Utah county, north ef Benjamin, Ether Carson. Fairfield. No. ti, Carbon county and Utah an! Wasatch counties south of souther boundary of tha Uinta national forest. L Richard Huntington. No. 51, Emery county, L. W. Peterson, Emery. No. 51, Wayne county Georg W. Okerlund. Loa. No. 24, Grand county and Baa Juan county, north of A A Taylor, Moab. No. 25, San Juan county, south of Monttcetl Jones, Bluff. No. 24, Uinta county. L. I-- Cotton. Vernal. No. 7, southwest Tooele county and northwest Juab county, J. U. Hick Ibapak No. tg, salt Lake and Davis. cotmtte C. M. Crosgrove, Draper, and Theodore McKean, Salt Lake City. For district No. 25, Summit county, the appointment waa pending at the time tote geview was written. The following predatory anfaqal hunters are on the state pejToll; Samuel Allison, Heber; George Andrew Snowvtlle; Wilbur Bettsrid' Grouse Creek? Lester L. Carter, (foreman); Peter Cook. Mart gan; - Otl Dickinson.- - Richfield; Et Diderirksetb Randolph; A L. Hamrick, Vernal; Walter S Ham Cedar City; John H. Jensen, Parowan; Lind, Lynn; 8. X. Mangum. Joseph L Massey, Vernal; John N. Massey, Vernal; Niels Mayer. Lynndyl: H. R. Pace, Black Rock; Creek Grouse Parley R. Packet (foreman); William Pollock, Tropic: Ed Rasmussen, Richfield (foreman); Clyde Sanderson, Tost: Ora H. Bnyder, Moab; William Wignall, Sprinertll and J. J. Watson, Black Rock. In this work te J, M. Jackaoe, of Provo. 380 . v .. a consulting , Of course th primary Import of "ler.n 648.429 466 344 capacity. Mr. Hart is one of the roc-- 1 the toe federal given by 1S7.3T1 469,999 53 149 ogmzed Irrigation and drainage ex- - official in this direction te to enable 383,235 78U95 4.715 1,644 each ,and to undertake ths ShthIevhCtrmcrVnffif K.1?T work of reclaiming his small tract by 1.858 616 214 070,161 27.290 5144,642 7,814 124,875 318.149 849 hi own obviating the expense ill char oi a apeejai department of of gaging labor, expensive professional help tto out th work for hum Th reclamation of their individual tracts, th reclamation of saline and alkahn carry T"1?,!1 A (nesting waa recently held to tW has been divided system te directed to make drainage others have had to bold off until aa lands on the weet side flats adjoining city of ownega of land In thla ln.t possible on the part of tha moat inex-!- j until aa tha middle of November h f Salt Lake City In and of other Interested. PromineM the end of toe crop rnennan Balt Lake and stDavis After to survey perienced assistance 'in aemwu Utncapacky to ha auntie. Since local real estat mn and Mr. t IT T harvest m n iVtid h 'th federal eni Then, with th summer in hW tte8t days ln Utah, periodical representing the government large project. The former te strictly of the a war measure and was organized at projetTwere ttarted CdtthrofllTnte fSEVX1 toe outbreak of hostilities in the be- i err, to see the primin earnest. , At this writing the work of the lain, the fin lief that more immediate good would received moat enthualaatlfcally ,h. digging of the trench. for the.teandbMng of tho more modern and formation of a drainage project A result from the drainage of a (treat,;,, by spring, indications ara that method heel which as number of small trace than through 1' committee was appointed to push i u- - t method have now put within Such the handling of large organization sniy worougniy matter and the plan proposed is the "tern ?e putting the . which often require several years forif,ent ,and 0tt,r and Investors, a being taken up Individually with In connection with th large actlvi-- 1 reclamation. This 1a a form ' ' . of Individual farm drainage work. aWch d ral nage au thorttlee a. to oompanle organize-- ; An to 4 len- - Thomas' E. Ferony, Ansel Give Special Service. "hort .P d dralnaa district Advice to'an tfrinltehTetei robleMbV1A are given to the super- -. when to eight months and which A. Gilmore, D. D. Willey. Jr- - P5 It te an entirety new and novel un- fore they arise, From time wl11 Burnham of under toe be and' and able and James Winter district UDon"lnforo to dertaking drainage rec,?lmd " personal as the work direction of Mr. Margetts has re- When tote matter is closed to 1 i huhindorsement V, , 1", . of celved the hearty t water Inhe steps contemplated, the f 7ct aid also given in to orian-- , r'tehtaa''t.'TKi r Also, A droda of farmers of toe state who have concuUv tzatton and financing and admlnistra-- , lnvesiigadres fro,ra to Jordan department measure of personal supervision tton of drainage d tha old w111 take an acSroihara In the directly or Indirectly from te given. Itdirect project , te believed, and rithtly hteh'lln. to work. Since thla service Make ,endln lauds to tha purpotejf ohProductive. results according ?0 ,h encouraging was organized In May, Requests have tto toe department .every aWL SJftol- Th Importance of euch work can bsRowlngtoitey. been received from a large number in nosaible .agement effecting realized when It te remembered that1 This of ownr of tract which may i h of rreat vaJuo in th tri & ll 673 461 1 - ; a lka Sheep and Goats Value toe irrigation and to tr.-operau- kS bee Cattle and arrangements were mad j for reclamation the early of drainage work, resulting in less over- lands have lain idle for several lapping of activities and Insuring that season thatIn this way tt proved stimthere Is no twilight zone, not receiving-- ulus to toe farmers to prepare more proper attention. acreage fer planting and next spring of additional acres will he Under th direction of Dr. Samuel thousands in condition for war crop Fortier of .Washington, D. C- cheif In toe case of this Individual abeist- of the United States department of anee, surveys of the land to be made and sub surface Investigation, thur members i claimed are conducted. When thla has of toe local office have .taken tip and studtefl been completed and data obtained, carried out effectively throughout drainage Systems are designed and th the western territory, the numerous line laid out in ths field. Standardized Instruction have been activities of tola department R--- A system evolved by prepared after Hart of tote city, formerly supervte- - Mr. Hart and Mr. Marge tts and these west-ins drainage engineer for toe ! are furnished to the land owner from ern part of toe United States is head Itim to time. Thee Include aa order ta In J. Frederick, Logan; Dr. Osca, Wennergren. Logan; Dr, W. R cJ; burn. Brigham City; Dr, J. w her Jr Garland; Dr. Shlrlw ker, Laketown; Dr. B. A Ogden; Dr. Claude M. De A J. Webb, Ogden; DriJohuTJS-Sal- t Lake City; Dr. J. H. Haltoi S. KendML aL City; Dr. Mike City; Dr. L. K. Knighton Xa. Df 3. Phllpott, Provo Dr j rTt M. Alien. Spanish Fork; Dr. tt -Iron Nephl;, Dr. William Joaapk A Ste-- h enson. Delta; Dr. R. A BatemaM,' Pleasant; Dr. J. Irvin Curt, min field; Dr. J. C. McGarry. Beaver- Parker, Ogden, and Dr. i u Connelly, Balt Lake City, Assistant to these are Isaiah Richards Colt John H. Zundel, Brigham City and Edward C. Allison, North Salt Lake -working as deputy livestock insi. tor For sheep Inspection toe Mata la dL . vided Into 5 district each with , Inspector as follows: District No. 1, Boielder countv west of r BnowriU. Thomas Thomas! Grouse Creek. No. J, Cache countr and Boxelder county east of Knw rills. A W. McKay, Brigham ettt! No , Rich county. Dr. Shirley Neb Laketown. No. 4, Web, ker. Preston county, Blair, No. 5. Morgan county. Charles ode Olao Morgan. No. 5, Duchesne and Wasatch county, north of to southern boundary of the Uinta national foreu H. P. McMullen, Heber. No. 7, Tooele county, excepting the Deep , territory, Joseph E. Mill ward. Grants-riNo. t, Juab and Utah ooumy south of Springv ill canyon and Ban. Jamln, Louis Garrett Nephl No. 9 Millard county, O. W, Wade. FtHmore! No. j0; Big Spring, R. H. Winder Burbank. No. 11. Beaver count Rose Cutter, Beaver. No. 11 in,, J south of Cedar City, Eva, V, county, William Cedar City. No. u, in,, county, north of Cedar City. W. a No. Parowan. 14, Washing! Lyman, ton county J. W. Imlay, Humean No. 15, Kane county, Myron Holrat 41 HL Assessed Valuation of Livestock in 1917 Uncle Sam Puts Drainage Experts At Work on Farms Throughout, Utah the operators ' and up to Nov. 1 total of t.475 of daily cattle were tuberculin tested. Of this number only, t head reacted. of This amounts to less than one-ha-lf one per cent. In other word eo far in the state Only one dairy cow in 505 has been found to have developed tuberculosis. The tests so far have been made In the dairy center of the state. Cache, Weber. Davis, Wasatch aqd the northern part of Salt Lake county. It Is perhaps reasonable to expect that the percentage throughout the state will be even smaller. It will be seen therefore, that the complete eradication of tuberculosis In the state within two years may easily, as Dr. Hoggan suggests, be brought to a dollars and cents basis Stimulation, similar to that la the work of conducting tuberculosis testa, may be observed in other activities of the state livestock board, resulting largely from the new law. for example, between the federal and 'state authorities la the of measures beneficial to the industry has become more intense and has extended Into new fielot. The campaign against predatory animals, already mentioned, is an example. Bo, loo, are the campaigns Inaugurated against blaekleg and hog cholera. Stockmen have been encouraged to take full advantage of the facilities afforded by the bureau of animal in. dustry. The state live stock board is coearn bureau in operating with the the control of scabies in sheep. In this field, however, the work this year has been entirely "watchful waiting " There are approximately 5, 04. 009 sheep In' Utah. and,, largely due to cooperation of the former board of sheep commissioners with the bureau, there Is not one known Case of scabies today among Utah herds. Vigilance, however, has not been relaxed; Inspectors of the bureau and the board are In toe field keeping a watch ever beep coming in to the winter ranges, and investigating every rumor of scabies; tlou ef state and federal authorities Is further Illustrated In agreements recently entered Into between toe state Jive stock board, the Utah Agricultural college and the bureau of animal Industry. The bureau te detailing a veterinarian to toe college for educational work; and another veterinarian, an expert, to too state live stock board, to assist In the control of contagious and Infectious diseases of liv stock. These two men will, have special duties In investigation of pathological conditions among stock in the Utah field, and In the search for proper remedies In other word two specialists have been placed at the service of the live stock growers of Utah. On will work through the college In classroom, laboratory, and extension work. The 1 have offices with the state hoard, and will be ready to assist tn controlling any threatened outbreak of communicable disease among lixs stock of the stat The various activities of ths board require quit a large staff, some of whom ar on salary and work on assignments from the offices of the board, while others are located at centers convenient to the live atock and are usually paid by tha stockmen in accordance with a fee schedule fixed by the state board. In tbs office proper are Dr. Hoggan, who, as state livestock Inspector, Is the executive offlcer of the board of which he te s member; Secretary Redmond, and Miss Leah Farr assistant secretary and brand clerk. Working in the field, hut with headquarters at the board's office tn to state capitol te Dr. F. C. Cooley, deputy state livestock inspector a large proportion of whose time te de. voted to tuberculosis eradication. In this work are the following assistants; Ray J. Smith, Logan f John T. Neal, Ogden: R. Fr&nkland and Alex Tennant, Salt Lake City, and Fred Hansen, Richfield. Deputy state veterinarians are Dr. ' Mexl mak; It w fast who the links vast color Ur Mary of tl steps the I claim Her of tl and a can set w was t the a a aur mnnu build |