The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-28
TWO MILLION SHEEP
IN STATE OF UTAH
Annual Report of Commission
crS for Last Year Is
Completed.
LIMIT OF GRAZING AREA
REPORTED TO BE REACHED
Coyotes and Other Animals
Have Caused Greatest Loss
to FlOckmaSterS.

According TO the annual report OF the
state board OF sheep commissioners Tor
the year ended November 30 1909 which
was filed with Governor Spry Thursday.
there are now 2.lO5.?S2 sheep in Utah,
OF tho total value OF s7,5o0.ooo
The report gives In detail the work
done by the board i'm the year and rccoG-
pies The great assistance rendered TO Il inc
board 10y the government inspectors
without which tho work done by the
hoa1'd would have been much harder, It
Is stated that tho sheep business In Utah
Is good and that good prices prevailed
FOR both wool and mutton, and already
number OF sheep owners nave con
tractcd for, 1910, with good prices in
view. Much is being done. the report
e,atcs. To improve the condition OF Utah
nocks and 10 raise the standard.
Last spring tho board issued an order
requiring all sheep To he dipped. During
the spring season 2,105.9S2 head of sheep
wore inspected. or that number ol,SGS
head were found diseased and were
dipped twice and clean bills Of health is
sued Tho inspection showed tho sheep
TO be in good condition, hence the gov
ernmcnt inspectors did not require an
permitted TO enter the forest reserves for
summer grazing This action met with
much favor from the shecpmen
IN the fall the sheep We're again gain
attention chiefly 10 localities whore the
scabies WAS known to exist OF the
sheep inspected in the fall, 3i,5i$ were
found tp have the scabcs. All OF these
with the exception OF $50 which arc be-
ing treated at the present time. were
treated and given clean bills OF health.
Forest Regulations Modified.
During the year the government resu-
lations governing the transportation of
sheep from Utah and also the sheep
going into the forest reserves. have been
so modified that none WIS detrimental
30 the sheep industry. The lip and leg
sheep and caused considerable trouble
and the loss of much money. There is
no question that the grazing of sheep
now is carried on more systematically
Nthan In the past The report states. how
ever, that there - no question that some
Of the forest supervisors arc partial TO
oattle, and many shecpmen suffer. IT
would seem merely 10 1tiSiS the per-
Sonal desires of some officials.
The report states that the greatest loss
TO III" shccpmen from any. cause ut tho
present time is the depreciation OF wild
animals. Tho commissioners arc OF the
opinion that much could be done In the
way Uf eXtermiuating the coyote If the
forestry service OF the government would
make 4 strenuous effort TO eradicate this
pest on the national forests, and Its CO.
operation in this respect is earnestly
sought by the shcepmen.
Uniform Bounty Laws.
In regard to bounty laws, The commits
sio1crs make the following recommends
states should have uniform bounty laws.
thuS preventing any fraud which could
he perpctrltcd at the present time. In
Utah the bounty on each coyote killed
is $50. and during the year certificates
representing $4,000 have been issued for
bountios on Wild animals. we are In
formed that in Nevada 10 cents is paid
for the killing of each coyote and in
Idaho the premium Is 81 l.50. Rumors are
current that many coyotes killed in Ne
vada and Idaho. just "A short distance
l-. -t,.1s tfflH Int n
Utah and bounties secured On them in
our state. Another fact is that the laws
in the various states differ as TO what
parts of the animal shall be presented
in order to secure the bounty. and, a
result. bounty could be secured on one
coyote in several states.
1T is admitted by the commissioners
that the state has about reached its
capacity in the number OF sheep that can
be supported on the natural growth OF
The country However. In a great many
sections. the l1ockm9sters are seeding
their ranges so that they will sustain
more sheep than now.
Prosecutions Are Successful,
The report says that in all cases eX-
ccpt one whore the inspectors have filed
complaints against persons for violating
tho law. such parties have been found
guilty. In tho case lost the commission
ers. the attorney general and the county
attorney OF the county wherein the case
was tried are satisfied that both the law
and the facts were dsregardcd In rem
dering the verdict
The financial part Of the report shows
that the appropriation FOR the years
19o9-1910 Was as follows: Commissioners
$4,000 secretary. $2000 contingent eX-
pcnses. $500: state inspectors. $500. OF
these amounts on November 90. 1909
there remained in the treasury the fol.
loving amounts: Commissioners, $3.50
secretary. S10S3.36; contingent expenses
500. inspectors s32S3.50 All OF the in.
spcctors have not been paid for the work
OF the season. for the reason that many
OF them have not presented their ella inns
McCoy's Stables.