Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17
DAIRY FARMERS RIDE IN AUTOMOBILES

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are subjected to the unnecessary an
noyances TO which they are subjected
in disposing of their swine products
here. They prefer to send them our
of the state.
NO ORGANIZATION.
There is no cattle or live stock as
ISOLATION in this state, though me
sheep men are organized III the Ctah
Wool .yrowcrs association. Colorado mas
n uourishlng cattle association, WIN
NJ. * Parsons, a Salt Lake man, as
the president of it. There is n call Tor
state Inspectors. such as obtain III Coi-
oraGo where the cattle interests drc
so we'll organized, who snail inspect
all cattle shipped out OF the state pom
for sanitary purposes as well as TO
record the number of cattle accord
ing To their brands. 1t Is no uncom-
mon thing for cattle TO stray IRON
their own into the herds Of other own
ers and be shipped . market with for
egn stock. Shippers of course can not
help but see these estrays ana where
they are honest. IL record is taken. ana
the moneys from these cstrays are
handed over to the real owners. But
If n shipper finds 1t convenient to be
little blind IN such occasions, or To
reason that, If II grower can not Keep
his stock 'to home" he deserves to
lose it, such cStrays are clear griSt Tor
his mill, and lie is that much richer in
pocket, though poorer in moral worth.
In Colorado. the state inspectors mark
on all certificates OF shinmentS the
number and brands of these cStrays.
the owners of the same are ascertain
ed from the state herd bool: which Is
published biennially with every known
brand in the state. Track of cstrays Is
kept, and it IS claimed that every time
one is marketed, payment for the
animal is secured for the real owner
through the agency of the state. IN
Utah there is no such provision for
protection of cattle owners. but at
the same time. 1t must be said in COM
pliment to Utah cattle growers. that it
is not known that any of them would
, Intentionally let a neighbors estray
cattle. that had CHANGED to get mixed
in with his shipments, go to market
and say nothing about II. However.
human nature is human nature. and
shippers do get cnreless at times in
these little matters of ethical etiquette,
so it Is understood that to make alb
solutely sure of this. and for general
sanitary and other reasons. the in
coming legislature will be asked to cs-
tablish state board of inspection for
cattle. There is n state board of sheep
commissioners to govern and regulate
matters LOT thcse alii',i,ils as ",ecttls
the interests OF inc state ana rcia-
tions oet"e.h INC N''iouS pNi.is -,
such properties: why not the same for
the cattle?
SANITARY coSp,TJCSs
To an extent. however. cattle are
looked after, VIZ. i'll sanitary mat.
ters The state board of health and
the local bureau of animal industry
have in unison taken sanitary condl-
tons in vigorous hand, as in the case
Of tuberculosis. Only, 1t has been as
ccrtained that range cattle, as IL class
ARE subject to the disease only to Il
minimum degree. Tuberculous germs
may be dropped on the range, but the
sunlight ana constantly shifting ar
currents are fatal to the germ HE, ana
range cattle rarely are afflicted. The
great trouble Is with dairy nerds.
with mich kline that are confined IN
barns or In closed herded chrrals.
There the germ thrives' ana travels
With facility for animal to animal.
Then besides dairy stock are finer
bred and their moro delicate organic
structure Is much more susceptible TO
contagion than the rough, hardy
structures of the range fed stock. Ac-
cording to all accounts, Utah range
cattle are free from tick or other
pests or disease. and very little conf
plant is heard from the market
handlers about diseased stock from
Utah
DAIRY STOCK,
Oil'ciai estihii'eS vi tno aui''o ~,
OF DAIRY cattle III nus s.ate pit no tioo
hunper pctwecn i9,VuV anu I 1870.
nearer inc at.Sr .h"n .i'e.t io ., me.
hsurc. !1urlnG thc utreh. seni .''eSi
mi!ch klae nave !ie.ueo ncui,S s'H
milllon POUNDS or outter' ihe T nao ~
when IN rou'lo nu,.'pers IS s-'oVo'. NJ
AS large an outPut ol pu.'s, as t,sa
Is. the amount Is ShoWh " nc iiisu
hcleht lor locai i'ceus run w 10y ,,
that SO large dtla,.i's an us - i'o,eu i',,I
10 he shipPeu ~ " IN we uei n, ~,
OF consumers VI cncese' o!e o'''ci y.
estimate pihccs inc c'an ou.pu.
'ooo POUNDS not teaiS .nuuS ;,.
TO supply inc oe'i'ihl' "t'.GIt n's SOY
pnS rprn fuctDry PRODUCTS 50 4.