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Show B. A. C. To Benefit From $10,000 Grant To aid Utah range rtock by Improved Im-proved breeding, the Sears-Roebuck foundation has made a grant of $10,000 t0 be administered by the U. S, A. L. The Sears-Roebuck ' Foundation grant was presented by E. W. Jenkins, Utah district ' manazer for the firm, to L. C. ' Montgomery, of Hcber City, president presi-dent of the Utah Livestock and Horse Growers' Association, and to James A. Hooper, chairman of the Salt Lake City Chamber of Commerce Livestock committee. The money will be used to purchase pur-chase proved sires in range beef cattle best adapted to Utah type ranges. Herds will be established at the Utah State Agricultural College r.t Logan, and at the Branch Agricultural College at Ce- ' dar City, and will be 'developed along rigid standards until animals 'rom the herd may be placed with growers under an experimental agreement, Through the granting of the fund, a definite improvement in the nverage range stock should be noted not-ed In a few year?, according to Mr. Montgomery. In addition some of the stock will eventually be available avail-able to Junior growers who raise stock for exhibition end sale In annual llverteck shows. |