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Show Livestock Men Hold ! Back for High Prices After experiencing a winter during which sevcro weather conditions caused caus-ed a 30 per cent loss in cattle and a 25 per cent loss In sheep, stockmen of the Ashley forest arc somewhat despondent des-pondent over their chances of reeifp-oration, reeifp-oration, according to rcports from William M. Anderson, supervisor on the Ashley forest. Ho reports that stockmen paid exorbitant ex-orbitant prices for feed, when it was available, and had thousands of tons of corn shipped to the district from middle western states. Despite the corn ration which was given tho cattle, cat-tle, hundreds of head were so weak from starvation that they could not survive. i Conditions at present are nearly! normal,, so far as stock is concerned. It is stated. The present low market' for sheep and for wool causes Hie' stockmen to hold their cattle and the i ! sheepmen to hold their wool. The! best wool prices in Ashlev are from 27 to 30 cents per pound, it Is stated. I Prospects for good lamb and calfl crops are excellent, it is stated. |