Show aele ck fi i TL it t la t 0 considerable interest is being bein g evidenced danced in fit the capper alope bill extending tile the scope sf the present packers and stockyards Stock yards act of 0 1921 which was designed to protect protect the interests of 0 all concerned in the production distribution and marketing of livestock features ot of this bill seem to have considerable merit and it if it accomplishes a further protection for producers of 0 livestock it doubtless will receive hearty support one purpose ot of tile the bill la Is to extend the same safeguards safeguard and regulations in effect at the open livestock markets so that they may be more tar far reaching placing them back into the country so that activities at local trading points railroad corrals etc may be properly supervised it is difficult to see how any reasonable objection can be made to this unless through a desire to perpetuate unfair practices tills this of course wll wil be brought out by what ever opposition may develop to this fe feature attire of the bill it la Is to be conceded that federal supervision in a practical way cannot be extended to the trading at crossroads or individual ranches but wherever there is a gathering place where buying and selling is cabled on it ft is reasonably practicable but quite expensive to establish supervision A recent survey indicates that there are thirty five million more people in iho file united states than 25 years ago but in the face ace of this there are about 22 million fewer beet beef cattle sheep and swine from which they must secure their meat supply in the face of this decline in meat food animals the number of dairy cows on oil farms has increased I 1 about eight million and as most ot of these cows eventually find their way into beet beef channels the net loss ot of meat producing animals is about 14 million millio head on the lace face ot of tills this a shortage would be indicated but tills this conclusion must bo be tempered by the fact that through the adoption ot of more modern practices a quicker turnover in meat food animals particularly muton and beet beef has resulted so that mat a considerably larger quantity ot of meat food may now be produced from a smaller number of animals this is borne out by the constantly increasing tonnage of meat being utilized in the united states in the face ot of decreases in livestock held in the lie producing sections it was recently out that market statistics may be likened to a road map which is a convenient thing filing to have when on one is in strange territory and even in familiar territory it may prove of value at times as occasionally one finds that detours are necessary many of which are foun balong ate marked roads the tendency on the part of producers of all commodities is toward heeding authentic information from which they may draw conclusions in their production and marketing activities tivi tivit ties les this is a highly desirable situation as it places the producer in a strong stronger cr position tion in best gauging production to meet demand requirements and of course serves as a safeguard in assisting him to avoid losses in country selling where the laws of supply and demand do not function in an unhampered manner as Is the case in the open central livestock markets I 1 among other assessments levied an assessment of 0 1 cent per head on all permitted sheep involved wu was levied aed tor for the purpose of 0 assisting in better predatory animal control on the respective allotments A like assessment ses was levied in 1927 and the carcasses of two horejes were placed on each allotment and poisoned by the government trapper in addition to the regular work accomplished by the biological survey and individuals while I 1 did not keep a definite record ot of porcupines killed filed during 1927 1 I believe that is a conservative dative e estimate betenson Be AL A plize winner in ill the forestry cartoon contest recently conducted by the american tree association a cartoon submitted by floyd gottfredson ot of richfield won the second prize ot of the first prize won by sam E nash na sh jr ot of texas there were cartoons s submitted many ol of which will be used in the american forest week campaign in april in addition to his check mr air gottfredson also received an autographed copy ot of one of 0 the late books on forestry by mr air charles lathrop pack president ot of the american tree association I 1 on visitors ranger jensen was a visitor last week while attending to gr grazing zang and land business ile he reports only 1 indie sot snow on the clear creek cove fort summit jim advises all rangers from outlying districts who expect to visit the supervisors headquarters to inform sn themselves on oil parking regular ion before making the trip they can willus thus avoid the embarrassment oti oft being requested by an officer to move their cars car ile he swears however that they painted that red line around his car after he parked on the corner now you tell onel one we hear some great stories about corn in iova mules in kansas and spuds in idaho but listen to tills this one about livestock in utah it was told to ye editor by one ot of the force whose he stories are popular yet whose voracity vora vera sity Is unquestioned ile he states that a few years ago when wool and lamb prices hit the cel ceiling ling lie he owned 3 ewes and one milk cow the wool from the three ewes brought lum 72 cents per ill ib and gave a total of approximately tor for the herd one morning lie he went out to the yard and found that each ewe had twin lambs and tile the old cow had twin calves all born during the same night ile he was successful in raising all ot of the young animals and sold fold the lambs that fall tor for 1100 per head this gave him a total income ot of for the three sheep tor for the year the two steer calves also grew and flourished and when they reached maturity were sold and weighed approximately 1300 pounds each but did not bring prices quite equal to the sheep however the cow did her level best to make up for or the low price ot of beet beef by producing twin calves al again the following year |