The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-07-01

some as low as 40 per cent. Idaho, Wyom-
I Ing and Montana report most successful
lamb crop Utah only fair; New Mexico
Colorado and Arizona and the eNtrems
western Texas very bad In the south
west the drouth lefi no little feed for the
ewes mat In many sections the lambs
were killed to save the mothers and the
herds are kept alive only By cutting down
brush and young trees along dry creeks
OF football for them 10 browse upon A
heavy loss viii result 70 the sheep men
heavy loss VIII result TO the Utah sheep
men by the action OF the government In
excluding them from forest reservations,
where heretofore they have found SUM
mer range They are now thrown upon
the desert which. at this season Of the
year, viii cause the destruction Of
thousands CT animals from heat and lack
| Of water. Reports from Arizona ana
New Mexico indicate less than half a
lamb crop ana heavy loss in ewes. Move
ment Of labs 20 feed lots frmo the South
viii be late and lambs viii be poor
Western lambs will be in better demand
for the feed lot than southern stuff, ow-
ing 10 the fact that there has been bet
FEEDING IN TRANSIT.
Since the adjournment Of the annual
meeting OF this association in January the
Transmissouri lines have ordered the ah-
rogauon Of the feeding in transit pr'vi-
lege, which order went into effect on
May 25th Notwithstanding this aod every
other live stock association west Of the
Missouri river protested in strongest term
against such action.
Al a meeting Of the Transmissouri Traf-
fic Association, held IN this cit Won the
9th inst, President John W Spring of
the National 1--we Stock assoc alton was
granted the privilege OF making an a-gu-
ment IN favor OF the restoration Of this
rate and presented resolutions hearing
upon the subject from the stoclunen of
Texas, Utah. Colorado, South DakoJa,
Montana and other states interested he
also asked for a lower rate OF range
horses 70 the Missouri river and Denver
markets. No final action was taken ly
the transportation companies on tte
feed in transit proposi,ion, hu. we have
been officially Informed that the as1ocia-
t!op Is inclined 70 graf some concessions
to the shippers, which probab'y VII he
two local rates from the or ginal paint
OF loading 70 the rive. marKets, Tho sum
of which w!ll not exceed the oil feeding
IN transit with the sw.'cking charges adj
dea The request fer a TaqSe rate On
horses va sgrautod
CLASSIFIED cENsDs
The resolution sdop.ed at the January
meeting setting forth tho aoioiate use
lessness of the present methot OF tak-
ing the census Of live stock Of the country
ana requesting teh department. OF agri-
culture 70 cause a classified and correct
census 10 be taken vas forwarded 20 Sec
retayy James Wilson az otnsr Interested
officials az Weshinr sn. Mr.. wilson ap-
preclates the .ustncs. % the request and
ls doing al IN his % set 70 have u grant
Cd Replying 70 our letter on THIS SUBJ
ject he says
Your fa' er Of March Slst. containing
the resolutions passed by ne liy stock IN
terests, is received. S-rdially sympa-
thiEe with you IN a tAese resolutions.
vi have a consultation with our sta
tstiean regarding the statistics no prints
and ee what We can do about that inc.
'With regard 10 the census Of domestic
animals, We have never had such a th!ng
since the United staates was nation II
shows. as you say. milk cows and ether
than milk cows. horses and mules etc.
which Is about as intelligent as II tne
census Of the population were expresses
woman and ether than wcman. Ihsre
never has been a census taken OF the 10
nestle animals In teh cities, 80 that i -
exceedingly worthless. un,rteliigibss. and
ineppiieable and senseless. ] have ma4e