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Show The crop reporting board, bureau of crop estimates, United States department depart-ment of agriculture, has transmitted to its field agent, M. M. Justin, cooperating coop-erating with the industrial commission commis-sion of Utah, the following estimates of live stock on farms and ranges in the United States and also for the states of Utah and Nevada, and comparison com-parison with the year 1917: All classes of stock show decided increases' in number, under the double doub-le stimulus of profit and patriotism. Horses have increased in just about the proportion that the demands for war purposes have been restricted. Milch cows show an Increase of over 900,000 in the country and over 5,000 increase in Utah. This last is very creditable in view of the reduction made necessary by the severely of last winter. Cattle have increased 2,800,000, of which nearly 50,000 are in Utah. The increase in the number of cattle in the state is due to market conditions which have not been as good as stockmen stock-men expected, also the immense hay crop makes complete dependance on the range unnecessary. The number of farm flocks of sheep has increased tremendously. Many farmers with an abundance of hay have thought prospective wool prices attractive; owners of sheep on the range have retained as many as possible possi-ble to increase the supply of wool. The large corn crop Is reflected In an Increase of nearly 4,000,000 in the number of swine; the slight increase in swine in Utah is accounted for by the heavy demand for milling grali 8. |