| Show hail to the cov elsewhere in ia this isue issue of the news advocate is a report of the department cartr nent ment of agriculture on the livestock of utah and the united states that deserves more than passing notice the most mot significant figures are those on cows five years ago this state had 80 of an indifferent sort worth 39 each today the state is credited with worth 62 each this is a gain of 20 percent per cent in number and a gain of qi 64 per cent in value per head five jears ago the total value of such stock was a ti little over today 4 it is just under or nearl double that of 1910 utah farmers farni eis and n are art fast learning that it costs no more to keep a good cow than it does to feed one that pas pals no returns on the investment and at the same time they have learned what a splendid rot retire irn a good cow which gives gh es plenty of rich milk makes on the money spent to secure her the business among the small farmers and the dairymen la is in its infancy and the fact that the growth in number and value of cows has been steady and rapid augurs well for the fetui e of the industry adds to the wealth of or the state and the value of the theland and farmers of or utah are not enough chickens says an authority wo we found that out when we had to pay 65 55 cents per for hen fruit a few weeks |
