East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-12-04
RANGE CHANGES
: WILL Be MADE
CHIEF OF GRAZING AND FOR.
ESTRY SERVICE OUTLINES
FUTURE PLANS.

One Of the principal speakers be-
fore the Oregon Wool Growers con-
yention in this city yesterday after
noon was Thomas p. Mckenzie. chief
OF grazing Of the forestry service OF
the northwest and. as a result OF his
discussion OF the policies and plans
OF the forestry service for the benefit
OF the nockmasters. many Of the del
egates present expressed themselves
as hopeful Of better range conditions
The old policy Of fighting the forest
officials rather than cooperating
with them was declared TO be laid
by forever.
One Of the plans which the service
will put in force Immediately. Mr..
Mckenzie explained. was that OF al
lowing individual sheepmen 10 in
crease their allotments on the range.
This will be done, he said. by grant
ing temporary permits for the use OF
additional range and. II az the end
Of three years no application has
been made by new men in the indus
try for the extra range. these tenn
porary permits will be made perma-
nent he declared that the forestry
service would endeayor TO make the
/ range conditions such that growers
can carry over yearlirs ewes FOR the
building up Of the floeks. He urged
I particularly that the wool grower
give his personal attention TO the
range allotted to him in order that Il
might be built up. I'm this way"
( he said. you can make six sections
do you as much good as ten sections
would under a haphazard system"
/ Mr.. Mckenzie was formerly con-
I nected with the sheep industry in
New Zealand and he suggested that
< Oregon wool growers adopt some OF
I the methods used by the New Zealand
/ flcckmasteTs to increase their income
and reduce their expenses. For in
stance. he suggested that they build
/ up their flocks By selecting those
7 breeds Of ewes most given TO produc-
/ ing twins He also advocated that
/ special pains be taken 10 raise twins
and suggested that the twin lambs be
I placed in pastures by themselves.
Mr Mckenzie declared the average
Oregon woolgrower does not dip his
sheep often enough. It costs money
I TO raise ticks. he said, for the ticks
live on the blood OF the sheep and
thus sap the animals OF vitality. keep
them thin and impair the growth Of
their fleece. He advocated dipping
once a year and stated that in New
Zealand this annual dipping is done
at a cost OF one cent head.
He also advocated the eliminating
Of those sheep which produce but
small fleeces Careful tab should be
kept Of those animals which shear
only four or five pounds and the flock
should be rid Of them as It is just as
easy. he said, 10 raise a sheep with a
I ten pound fleece as II is 70 raise one
with half that much wool
Another thing he recommended was
the chopplng Of the hay that IS fed
10 the sheep. declaring it TO be a
more economical method and one
/ productive Of better results.
In conclusion Mr.. Mckenzie stated
that his department is now trying to
devise a plan that will keep the cat
tlemen from trespassing upon the
ranges OF the sheepmen. Cattlemen
cannot herd their stock. he said. tbe
cost being prohibitive and for that
reason II was hard 70 prevent the
cattle from straying beyond the
boundaries prescribed for them. \
system Of inexpensive fencing had
been found very practicable in some
reserves he said.