Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-05
Successful Session Of WooIgrow-
ers Recently Held at Sheri-
dan, Wyoming.
VALUABLE RUSSIAN WHEAT
Secretary {. Is. stcMar, Invited to Re
spond TO WcIcomciit Portland
Paper by George Austin.

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Wooigrowcrs' association returned
yesterday from Sheridan, Wyo, where
he has been in attendance on the
seventh annual convention OF the
Wyoming Woogrowcrs' association,
Special features on the program we're
Il paper on What Shecpmen can ac-
conplish by united effort" from Sec
rotary Stewart, and n paper on Co
operation among sheermcn of neigh
boring statcsH by George Austin Mr.
Stewards address in part was as fol-
lows:
IN order To protect ourselves sue
cessfully against the attacks of those
business. it Is absolutely necessary to
settle our difficulties among ourselves
and those of neighborins states, before
we can gain sufficient strength to COM
bat with our enemies in the INDUSTRIAL
world. for our greatest weak
enemy. Is disunlted effort. Among
the questions which give rise to
these difficulties are tho present method
of trailing. grazing. inspecting ana
taxing of sheep by neighboring states
the bounty laws Of the various states,
not any twoEof which are uniform at
present. but which should be made
SO in order to be successfully carried
out, and prevent fraud within the
state as well as Interstate the UNI
equal taxation OF sheep. inspecting and
dipping transient sheep. etc. i be-
licvo wc should have. uniform laws, In
tho intermountan states respecting
these matters and a bill should be
framed that Will he acceptable TO the
legislatures of the respective states.
Moreover. this bill should be carefully
considered and approved by the naS
ttional convention OF woolgrowers at
Portland and committees from each
OF the states concerned should be ap7
pointed to work for the passage of this
! bill by the legislatures az the states in
tcrested. Tho enactment of such law
will solve most of the interstate diff
CultieE. and cement the shcepmen in
one common cause in the defense of
the wool industry
LAWS IMPOSE HARDSHIP.
MI. Stewart referred to statutes now
on the books that should be repealed
as they impose u hardship on many
shcepmen grazing from one state to
another. a law was passed In Wyo-
ming when most of the surrounding
states were duarantincd but the law
is enforced Notwithstanding the quar-
antino has been raised, and this law
" uld be modified III its structures on
admission of sheep from adjoining
states. Section 2,6a4 provides that no
sheep can be Imported into Wyoming
unless the state board be notified 10
days before crossing tho line, tile
notification to be accompanied by Il
fee. of not less than cents per head
for sheep, and % cents per head for
bucks: and section 1906 provides that
all sheep must be dipped twice dr.
respective Of the, timc OF such entry).
This law AS to dipping was all right.
when quarantine conditions were OBJ
tanning. but why the law pertaining to
fccs for entering the state. unless to
prohibit foreign herds from coming
into the state and securing ranges
from residents. But most of the
ranges are now owned by private
parties. and the time has come when
n change In this law should be made.
and In a way that will not admit of
unjust discrimination.
PAPER BY PROF. BUFFuM.
value was read before the convention
by Prof. r. e. Bunum of Worland,
Wyo, On "Thc Development of Home
grown Feeds for Our Live Stock H.
Illustrating his remarks by producing a
lot of Russian oats called "Winter
Ermma." which the professor imported
from Russia. and then grew himself
cxpcrlmentally In this he met with
nrc-eminent success. his results show
ing as he claimed that IIrinna Will fat
ten equally as well as corn. 50 that after
This ValiIn hlp rrr In, n;
nted among tho farmers of the inter-
mountain country and grown there will
he no necessity to ship livestock back
cast for fattcning. II can all be done
here. just ms well as In Nebraska. ana
thus build up tho intcrmountain slaueh
tcrlnG and packing industry. Prof.
Buffum said the Emma will grow luz
uriantly on dry farms, furnishing
abundant returns, Just at present,
however. hc is asking a prohibitivc price
for his Russian oats until next wear
when he has grown Il lot of them when
The price will be reduced to $40 hushel
for the seed. After another year, the
price will be materially reduced This
Is of prime Importance to Utah grow
crs who will certainly take advantage
of the opportunity to put themselves in
an independent position as regards cast
crn feeders.
PAPER BY MIR, AUSTIN.
Mr. Austin of this city read an ex-
ccilent paper on "Co.operation and In
surancc Among Shccpmrn," which was
straight. common sense, and puintedly
showed the growers present how neccs-
sary cooperation is in order to make
adequate headwny against the import
ing Interests. particularly which are
seeking to cut down the tariff.
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ATTITUDE OF FORESTER.
Mr., Stewart calls attention also to a
most excellent paper on The Better
Use of the Range" from Hon. A. +.
Potter. associate forester at Washing
ton, d. c., his talk being on the ad-
miniStratiOn of the national forests
relative to the grazing OF sheep. 1t is
gratifying to know that Mr.. Potter'u
attitude evidenced Il desire ON the part
of the department to be square with
the sheepmcn, ana he intimatcd that
the number of sheep allowed to craze
In the intcrmountain reserves during
tho summer would he increased BY
100000. Mr.. Stewart extended COR
dial invitation to Mr.. Potter to adj
dress the nnnual convention OF the
Utah Woolgrowers' association during
the last week In the month IN this
city. and he replied that II would give
him great pleasure to5do so.
STRONG, ASSOCIATION.
There should be il law regarding the
taxation Of sheep ranging ono or more
states Sheepmcn should only be taxed
in the state tho proportion of time that
they Craze in such state All bounty
laws should lie uniform to prevent
fraud, and assist IN the eradication Of
predatory. wild animals. Tho Utah
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