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Show REPORT. OB THE SHEEP I UTAH According to the report of the State Board of Sheep Commissioners, which, has been filed with Governor Spry, there are 2,105,982 sheep in Utah, valued at $7,500,000.': The report gives In detail the work done by the board and recognizes the assistance rendered by the government govern-ment inspectors. Good prices prevailed during the year for both mutton and wool and many of tho sheepmen have entered Into contracts for the wool this year. The board issued an order last spring to have all sheep dipped. Of the total number 91.3S9 head were found to be diseased. Most of the deseased sheep were dipped twice before they wero given a certificate of inspection. Iu the fall of the ear the sheep were dipped again and the Inspectors directed their attention to the localities In which scabies were found. Of the sheep Inspected In tho fall, 31,548 wero found to have the scabies. There are still 7T0 of these sheep being treated, the others having passed Inspection. The regulations governing the transportation trans-portation of sheep from Utah and also the sheep going Into the forest reserves re-serves have been bo modified that none of them are detrimental to the sheep industry. The lip anl leg disease has been found among sheep in Utah and has caused considerable trouble and the loss of much money. The sheepmen's greatest loss is caused by tho depredation of wild animals. ani-mals. In regard to tho bounty daws, the commissioners made the following follow-ing recommendations: "We believe that all westorn states should have uniform bounty laws, thus preventing any fraud which could be perpetrated at the present tlnu-In tlnu-In Utah the bounty on each coyote killed is $2.50, and during the year certificates representing $30,000 hae been Issuod for bounties on wild animals. ani-mals. We are informed that In Nevada Ne-vada 75 cent6 Is paid for the killing of each coyote, and In Idaho the premium pre-mium is $1 50. Rumors are current that many coyotes killed In ..evada and Idaho, just a short distance from the Utah line are brought Into Utah and bounties secured In them In our Hate. Another fact Is that the laws In the various states differ as to what parts o fthe animal shall be presented In order to sccuro tho bounty, and, as a result, a bounty could be secured on one coyote ' In the several states." Tho financial part of the report shows that the appropriation for the years 1900-1910 was as follows: Commissioners, Com-missioners, $3,000; secretary, $2 000; contingent expensos, $1,500; state Inspectors, In-spectors, $500. Of these amouuts, on Nov 30, 1909, there remained In the treasury tho following amounts: Commissioners, Com-missioners, $1.876 ; secretary, i(. 083.36; contingent expenses, $970; Inspectors, In-spectors, $3,263.60 All of the Inspectors In-spectors have not been paid for tho work of the season, for the reason that many of them have not presented their claims. |