The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-27
LEASED LANDS.

LEASED Ian LDS.
That the leasing of these lands
would follow the cession of the public
lands to the states the recent expert
ence of Wyoming has demonstrated. In
satisfaction OF the donations Of land
to the state upon its admission to The
Onion, grazing lands have been prin
cipauy selected. Every acre has been
leased st an annual rental of : cents
per acre"
Elwood Mead, state engineer OF Ny
oming, spoke on ''how best to prevent
clashing between sheep and cattLemen
on the ranges" He favored leasing CT
all public lands and breaking up of
ranges as a means of preventing con-
slant warfare between cattlemen and
sheepmen.
r. NJ. Allen of Amos, Neb. delivered
an address on the fattened steer"
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session opened with a
series. of papers on contagious diseases
affecting values of live stock
DIR. Charles Gresswell, state veterin-
arian of Colorado, read the first paper,
treating of the best methods of pre-
Venti0n of contagious diseases in stock.
He took the position that the govern
ment should maintain proper quaran-
tines and make experiments in methods
of preventing and subduing disease. He
severely condemned patent medicines as
a general rule.
DR.. A. T. Peters of the University of
Nebraska spoke on Advancement in
Controlling Diseases He treated
largely of the various methods of vac
cination, which he held to be the most
effective system OF fighting disease in
live stock.
Ticks in Texas" was the title of a
NOrgaard of Washington, D. G.
He reported that experiments in dip
ping cattle infected with ticks in para
fine oil had proved successful in pre-
venting the spread Of the fever, and
he believed the process Of vaccination
would, within a year, to a great eX-
tent solve the whole splenetic fever
problem.
NJ Z. Knowles, state veterinarian of
Montana. treated the subject of Clan
ders." He declared that the disease is
more common than is generally be-
lieved, and that as it is transmissible to
man, every effort should be used in
stamping it out by the determination
Of all animals known to be infected.
SHEEP.
Richard Gibson of Ontario. Canada.
spoke on sheep in England and Can
ada. He gave figures to show the profit
ableness of sheep raising. He gave con-
siderable attention to the methods of
feeding and care of lambs, asserting
that in many cases lambs had been
made To gain an average of three-quar-
ters Of a pound a day from birth till
ready for market He declared That
English methods not only furnished the
most rapid growth, but the best quail
ity Of meat
George F. Wallace of New Mexico
declared that no country produced finer
wool than the United States.
CATTLE STEALING.
". S. Seavey of Utah offered reso-
luton calling upon the governors of
Utah. Wyoming and Cosorado to ap-
point a JOINT committee to investigate
the alleged wholesale and repeated cat
tie and sheep stealing by organized rob
bers in the section Of country including
Utah. southwestern Wyo- !
ming and northwestern Colorado.
F. ]. Berry of the Union Stock Yards. !
Chicago. spoke on The Up-to-Da !
Horse and the Export Demand" He
asserted that electricity and the BIZ
small horses, but that demand for large. .
first quality animals is better than !
ever. and such horses bring good prices /
at all times.
The constitution and bylaws were
adopted. The National Live Stock
Association of the United States of
America was the name chosen. The
at the annual conven-
tons is to include state delegates at
large and representatives from stock
associations, commission exchanges.
chambers of commerce and irrigation
associations.