Show 5 S SHEEP MEN TALK OF THEIR ENEMIES i Wolves Coyotes and Disease II Are Topics for Dis Dis- I I SECOND DAYS DAY'S CONVENTION S I I Plan of C-amral C Campaign n for Eradication of ofIs I P Per Per-l t I Is Fm Outlined Outline In In A Ato lc r I S S to Q Gathering S. 5 r The second days dayss s session s ton of tho the i third forty annual convention con of the National ass association elt S brought rought out our three articles or vast lift lift- ortance to the These were rero the speeches of Dr Ramsey Hamsey of the he the bureau of or animal Industry that S of f Robert Taylor of oC Montana Montana- on Scab Eradication from the Sheep J mans man's Standpoint and that of or H. H J of Montana on wolves and co coyotes ote The session was WOoS rendered more pleasing leasing to all nil b by the appearance e of t liss Miss Irene Strong of oC Ogden accompanied panted by Miss 1 Celeste Condon of ot tho the same ame city in three songs Each was followed by an ovation o 4 At the conclusion of ot her third song a delegate in the rear of or the hall hail I moved tho the chair to pres nt Miss Streng with the beautiful bouquet of at roses oses which ornamented the chairman's chair chair- mans nan's table The motion was vot voted d affirmatively af- af S b by the delegations rising to o their feet reet and cheering the mOver mover c E. E S S. S G C Gosney pre presented an Interesting inter- inter 5 sting esting paper on the future policies and S prospects of the National association Dr E. E D Titus gave save some ome points on hI his his- sheep dip which he pronounced m superior to all an forms recognized by S the he government lIe He also offered tho the 5 association the free use of his laboratory laboratory labora- labora S tory ory for the prO prosecution of S tat tal al work with coal tar tor dips U ER ERADICATION S Veteran ran Sh p pInn Man Inn S Measures I l It tn i Cure Evil EU t The Tho chot S h. h of It l.-i l. y o i. i or 01 scab lr tol from the U S Sta Standpoint nSf S ni S SS Y S t 1 Best MethodS of oC i the Sh nL J M M pr or or hl hits has fully dl cus ed d th the subJect subject sub sub- from th the the government standpoint and arid Incidentally from my standpoint for or the tho be best t method for or or one one Is JR the be best beit t method for all al It I has hal never been bee beEn any trick to cure euro scab two careful at nt proper propel Intervals and care cre to prevent prevent pre pre- vent Tho The main stress Is Ison Ison Ison on the care with wih which the work Is don lone done Every cry J failure allure to cure can be traced to that 1 know of or no better illustration of the bt best t methods to bo be S used than 0 my own state of oC Wyoming S Sand and a 0 short hort history of the successful S history of the tho cm campaign In it I may beof be be- beof bp of Interest to yonI you yon 01 S SI I 1 have ha seen en sheep hp p for years and been connected with wih the bu business bustness lne Corto for Cor 40 to years in California Montana and S Wyoming In Iii all those thoc years there never ne was a day In which every sheep sheep- man nina did not know that It J Ja a was a Ios los los- Ing ng business to try to run sheep and scab cab together and and moreover there thEre never ever was vas a day In all al that time when Ive very every 1 well informed and ond progressive lve did not know that It could be e cured curell and how to cure curo St St. I. I It sounds sound strange to be compelled to add that tharIn In n all ni these e years rs' rs I r n never ver saw sw scab cab rab except- except twice twice twice-in In ln Montana some ome eight or 01 ten years ago and In In 1905 Ix ii Trial of Faith I I must say sy this scab eradication mighty might long and amI business bu iness has haq been a tedius tediuM trial of or faith Futher I 1 want to say sy that during duing all al these those years every good did diml dip regularly regular and did cure the scab right along in itt his own flocks Cocks but owing to Jack lack of f con concerted con 1 action it was Impo impossible t tp I keep klep from The campaign tf In Wyoming was largely an educational educational edu campaign to get the f sheep sheep- ep- ep men a majority of th them m. m in favor avon of the impartial enforcement of the laws against scab for Cor strange to say a in all those states with which I am am fa familiar familiar t- t S ni miar there were existent very ery good laws against scab which if generally and Impartially enforced wo would would- d. d have been effectual You cannot make cannot make a law lav for or tho lie general good that will wi not occasional occasional- onal work a hardship on the individual It I must have ha the have the lUte moral support ive lye I of the majority t to be le effect effect- S 3 5 s it not fresh In your minds that the people thought abuses g had hall grown no mit 1 In the tho conduct of our that the tho policeman in the tho shape of ot the interstate Commerce a act at has stepped In and said to them Y u must be good or If It not quite quie goodas as good as you youcan youcan youcan can to lo the packer In the pure food act you must be good and give u us only good food to th the land grabber and the tho ho illegal fencer of or the public domain got get ot out of or the thea a way To tho the comparatively few lumber men miners and stock stockmen nen we think you are using the peoples people's heriage heritage its Is forest area in a a. a wasteful and ond ex extravagant extravagant ex- ex ant manner Wo Yo will wi establish forest forer reserves and you ou must be good and keep on the pavement and off aft ot the grass g or else elso get out And finally or about to 8 say fo for foj nearly the same saro reasons rca rea rel- rel sons r-ons fons the tame same me thing on all al the acres of or the peoples people's ed em lands that Jr are e left lef I 1 think it U Is perfect perfectly witHIn their rights In this republic If IC a a majority of thE them m feel such is tho the case to do so s Wyoming Sheep But to return to our muttons the history of or th the Wyoming s scab b cam cam- In lit 1899 as a member of or the Wyoming legislature I had tho the honor to draft f da-f two bills bearing on the subject sub sub- S S which were passed at that ses ses- se- se of oC the then thenon thenon sion non One amendatory act on the books making It more effective effective tive but which did very little good for the same reason that the old one ont had hall failed on account of ot the lack lack- lacko o of 0 Continued on Page Two I r r SHE SHE- SHEEP MEN N TALK TALKS S OF THEIR THIR ENEMIES r t S 5 Continued from Page One 1 majority I sentiment among the wool sool tS S S' S growers of oC the state to compel Its enL en en- L The other proved to be ber bethe r 5 the fount taunt from tram which all of at our blessIngs blessings blessings bles bles- sings have flowed d but I feel certain 1 t would have been as futile as the other I had not the men risen to the thc occasion I I This Title was wis an nn act tho tim governor gov gov- OV- OV 1 appointing three men forming a aI I state board beard of at sheep commissioners f defining their duties and providing funds for tor expenses I I S The tate State of ot Wyoming can never be beI I S f too grateful to these men two of ot 4 1 whom are still serving us in the same 4 capacity without capacity without fear eal or reward for tor forthe UT J 1 the painstaking intelligent ent unceasing J efforts which th they put forth first to to- educate a a. majority of ot tho the wool growers grow grow- r ers rs up to the necessity of the enforceS enforcement enforce enforce- S ment ot of the JaW law against ag scab cab and then with the thc aid lId of ot the Federal authorities S ties Oes entered into the work of at cleaning y f it up and arid In two years cars did so In tho the Shepherds Bulletin for December I 1 1 find nd a short history evidently written 1 t by a fair tail minded and well posted m I i 1 man man 1 Mr 11 Taylor then read from flom the I I article articie referred to which r the thc b 1 general propositions contained in his r address f rEST PEST OF WILD II D BESTS BEASTS E S 1 Secretary of or Montana Association t on SI k S H r amid mul Co Coyotes J The address of H. H J. J secretary see sec ec- ec tJ of or the Wool Growers' Growers association s was as follows r Ono among amont man many of oC tho the I f ing lag factors to the wool grower g throughout the western wool growing 1 states is the of oC the wolves it L and duil t tl coyotes In the effort to minate which millions of dollars have ave 5 5 b been en paid In bounties without so far tar faras I. I S as 35 we WC can tell having made any serIous serious se so- sow rious Inroads of or these foes of at our flocks Montana alone has paid nearly nearl- 1 In bounties on flock Clock destroying de de- de- de wild animals during the past nine years Tho basis of or this statement Is 15 found In tho the records of ot our state It ItIs Is generally acknowledged that Montana Mon on S tana owing to its liberal bounty Is to S some extent being imposed upon from S other states and Canada where the I i. i 5 bounty Is E es S than ours A A. uniform r bounty law b by the several states Is the S.- S. solution of this situation and I suggest sug sug- k r. r gest this matter be he taken tal-cn up by the t- t r. r everal lel legislatures now In session In the state having the wild animal f pest to contend with If this were i done and a determined effort made S In a short time fine the menace to tho the stock industry from depredations from coyotes coyotes coy coy- otes and wolves would be he much lessen lessen- S ed cd these stock tock destroyers become S thinned out the bounty would be bo In Increased Increased in- in L. L creased sufficiently to make mal It worth worthwhile while to hunt them it would simply be bea t. t a a. que question of of- ofa a 11 comparatively short If time timo until the tho up clean-up would be bo com corn t. t pI photo etc l Reserves CS as ns Breeding Ground l S 'S ti There is but little doubt as to the tho S correctness of ot the tho contention of at theS the tJ S that the forest reserves are area a protected breeding ground for wolves and coyotes It IJ Is recommended that SS that department be bo urged to apply for sufficient money to pIa place co a force of or hunters In the field to exterminate predatory wild animals In reserves or oroff off oft of or them I am informed that tha there was wa a lime timo In Australia when the there thero suffered mud much annoyance and loss from Crom animals simi simi- Jar lar to our coyotes S. S Finally the government gov gov- S there was prevailed upon to take talo tho the matter In hand A force folco was wac t i employed being furnished with bait batt pOI polson n nn and conveyances ances started ou out certain territory being assigned to each I outfit to cover CO all the ternI terri tern A I tOI tory toi- Infested The Tho work was so 10 thoroughly thor thor- t t done that the wild dogs doss o of S A were completely I S Tho need of herding sheep heep there S In order r to protect them thorn from sue such I 5 I 1 animate anImals was waa no longer lons-er necessary 5 Montana's Experiment I Montana now now has In operation c. c Which I believe Is Js original with that tha state Mate at least I was so informed I Ir r while It has in operation long lone i enough J. J yet t to fUll fully determine its ef of- of S. S The advocates of or th the 5 measure have not lost faith In th the rk r- prescription While we can not S late the commission man or the rail ral p. p road traffic manager man with tho the bac hac- chius of human kindness kindness by th this r means hoping tl t tb appease their i rapaciousness and Ince since legislation to this end c could uld not Constitutionally beS be S enacted our last Jast legislative a assembly S to make an effort m tn behalf of oC the thc stockmen of at our state and for Cor the purpose of at exterminating wolves and co coyotes otes enacted a bill requiring theL the L state veterinarian to Inoculate wolves S and co coyotes otes in the various counties of the state with S man mange e of or tho the dog it Jt being benJ a well own known fact tact that r I this tiLls disease 9 spreads ads r rapidly T hll b 1 by eon con J tact and If Ie loft left to will vill prove 5 fatal tatal In from Crom three W to live e months Our state veterinarian procured a a. do dog S from the tho Kansas City Veterinary col f lege that was a typical case of oC sar- sar coptic mange manJe and and proceeded ed to late lato h by natural Infection numbers of oC t captive WOh wolves S and coyotes that wore were detained in 18 until thoroughly S. S infected and then we were e taken to three L localities of the state In which 27 7 InS in S one instance 11 In another 12 In another anI an an- another I other and 10 In another wolves and m 1 coyotes were Inoculated In a n selected locality and then were turned loose 5 o on tho the public range It t has nas been dif A to obtain definite knowledge of ot S the full tull value of or theSe experiments i L or l but sufficient data has been secured to Justify a conservative e estimate of about two hundred range rans-c wol wolves 8 and coyotes Infected Tho The time for tor the those these experiments has been so limited that it Is difficult as ns yet to give S reliable data tIata as to tho the efficiency of the proceeding pro pro- but it Is Js perhaps sufficient to say n. n so far tal as the work worl has gone one that the results have Justified tho the small smaIl outlay of at money the total C cost st of the thee e experiments to date being E. E FI Fight ht Montana during the past two years cars has hns paid in bounties alone without apparent benefit In addition addition addition addi addi- tion to this a number of old claims were paid during tho the last two years making a total of ot expended expend expend- ed ed during the past two years It would seem from the thc inv Investigations so far carried on with the mange experiments experiments ments that an any measure offering at least a molet moiety of oC relief from these pests and from tram the enormous burden of at bounty bount claims would justify the expenditure expenditure ex ex- of thousand of at dollars to discover cr some ome means whether b by disease or otherwise b by which wolves 01 or coyotes cootes could be exterminated The Tho experiments have ha elicited a great grent dc deal nl of oC Interest amon among stockmen men In various arlous western states as well as among government government gov gov- officers In charge of at forest parks and reserves and It Is to bo boo hoped that other states than Montana will give the matter some ome tion TRI STATE MEETING I Idaho lallo Nevada and Utah As Association Transacts Rout Routine I no Business The Idaho Nevada and Utah Wool G Growers rowers a association met yesterday a afternoon In tho Kenyon hotel Rudolph Ru Ru- dolph olph d Kuchler of or Ogden permanent c chairman of at tho the association J. J O. O Morgan M organ of or Blackfoot Ida treasurer a and nd G. G S. S Marshall secretary y were p present resent About sheep worth voi-th wortha a million dollars s. were represented b br by t tho he gathering An assessment pro rata rate was w as mado made to cover tho the Indebtedness of ot th the e organization and a little routine b business transacted A motion to appoint ap ap- ap- ap p point a legislative committee to draft limn b bills ills for tor the protection of or tho the Interests Interests Inter Inter- e ests of tho the society passed unanimous unanimous- 13 ly I Chairman Kuchler has not as yet ct a announced the members of the com corn m |