Show C Agriculture and nd Livestock EDITED BY WILL W BOWMAN FAMOUS SHEEP MEN WITNESS OGDEN CLASSIC Prepare for the National Wo Meet ing at t Boise Discussions at the sixty first an- an annual annual an annual nual convention of the National association at Boise I Idaho aho January 18 19 and 20 will center chiefly around improvement In the breeding and management of sheep heep and In the quality of lambs and wool marketed This announcement was waa made by 1 Dr br r F H Marshall secretary of the Na- Na National Na National association who association spent time timo study study- Ing studyIng Ins the entries in the sheep de- de department de department at this years year's Ogden 0 I Livestock show Dr Ir Marshall himself lf a a recognized judge ludge of breeding sheep Is la Interested primarily manly marily In promoting breed im provement In range ranle locks flocks and t I y opportunity studies the tho tn en- entries trie en-trie tries of ot range breeders The wool wool- wool growers growers secretary pronounced the sheep class CIMS at this years year's ear Ogden show the best ho he had ever seen Been In this territory DISCUSSIONS S These These discussions of ot breed Im Improvement provement and anti flock lock management to be participated In by traIned specialists In n livestock activities end practical will prove of o particular value to the tho range sheep men of o Utah and Idaho Idahl and ano other mountain intermountain states he said If Jt has been demonstrated ed amply that the best way to boat beat the constantly rising production cost Is to breed better sheep It costs no flO more to keep a owe ewe that will produce eight or pound nine nine fl fleece ece than It does to keep one that will wll produce o oy y six or sev- sev seven sev seven en n The extra pound or two ot of otwool wool easily casily Justifies the addition to the flock of ot a sire eire that wilt bring about this Increase WESTERN MEN HEN Most Moat of the men who will viIi dis- dis lUSS this thle Important problem at Boise arc are western men of ot intimate acquaintance with the sheep In- In In Industry and Its It present and future place In the agricultural and In- In Industrial In Industrial economy of the country It ItIs Itis ItIs Is the plan to do- do de devote vote ote themselves also to a business businesslike businesslike like analysis and discussion of th their lr own ov affairs and the tho opportunities opportunities and methods as Individual and as an organization to bring bout about greater efficiency in opera opera- operations operations ions on the ranges and farms feedlots Some of the Important speakers tt to appear on the national conven conven- convention convention convention tion program Include The Thc Status In Washington of Grazing Legis Legis- Legislation Legislation gis lation George K I Bowden coun court counsel sd sel for Cor the senate committee on public lands and surveys The Livestock Shipper at Public Stock Stock- Stockyards Stockyards Stockyards yards John T Caine Caino 11 III Ill chief of the tite packers and stockyards admin administration of ot the he U S department of agriculture formerly on the Utah Agricultural college t facu faculty Work of 01 the Cham Chamber bel of Commerce of the United States Slates Paul Clai stone manager manger of ot tho the western estern di dl division vision Islan of this organization Value of Production Cost Studies rop rep representatives of the Idaho Wool Wool- Wool growers association The Market Market- MarketIng Marketing ing of o Lambs L F Swift pres- pres president of Swift Company In In creasing the Weight and Value of Rambouillet Fleeces FI W V A superintendent of the U S sheep heep experiment farm Dubois Idaho Some Sonic Phases of Livestock Finance A C Williams a mem mem- member mem- mem member ber bet of the tho federal farm tarm loan board In Itt the opinion of Mr Marshall the ho address by Mr Williams Vl will willbe willbe willbe be of vital Importance to stock stock- stockmen stockmen stockmen men Inasmuch as Mr Williams ms will discuss the tho length of terms for tor which notes hotes for tor loan loans on live livestock stock should be bo drawn and the rate of Interest on n them Bank ers Bank crill er In stock raising sections and a a particularly a few In Idaho ex- ex explains ex explains plains Mr Marshall rendered great groat service four tour years ago tn in preventing liquidation of o flocks and lind herds upon which loans had b been en made At that time a part of the trouble was was attributed to the fact i that there were vero no agencIes i equipped for the discounting and carrying of notes notel drawn tot Cot I Ip p periods of the length desirable ln in inthe the livestock business The Tho agri agrI- agrIcultural agricultural cultural credits act of 1923 pro pro- provided vided for tor or such facilities but un- un unfortunately unfortunately un unfortunately fortunately an Impression has hIlS gone out that the tho now new intermediate credit banks are calculated to In- In Injure in injure jure jute the business of local or older Institutions that make loans to tostock tostock tostock stock raisers We e expect Mr W 1 Wil Williams hams liams to show that the Intermediate late hate credit banks were vere created to gIve needy discount service to loan loan- loanIng loaning loaning ing banks and companies and anel at atthe atthe atthe the same samo time to the borrowing cattle and sheep owners |