The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1915-07-02
STOCK EXPERTS
IN CONFERENCE
PLANS To AID THE SHEEP Am
POULTRY INDUSTRY.
Lands Are Now the Grcnt Problem of
the Hcr,ismen OF the Country--Chil-
drcn urrcsi % Raise BETTER Poultry
--Fncounrrsncnt Given In the Past
and Elewhcrc By the Railroads.

with brief discussion Of TN, sheep
and poultry industries. the convention
of government field agents az Salt
lake City closed last Saturday after
noon. Prof y. a. Marshall. In charge
Of sheep investigation for the federal
government. who last year spent some
time In Aurtralla TO study the sheep
business there. talked on the sheep
industry. and Henry NJ f.amon. In
charge OF poultry work Of the bureau
u animal Industry. led In the discus
sion Of poultry. MY talk on sheep
was limited. said Professor Marshall.
There were many things Z wanted 20
say. but the time was too short. One
thing IN particular I would like Co put
In a good word for the ram sale that
IL being promoted by the National
WooigrowcrF association. a. w. Nc
Ciure - doing good work. and this
sale should meet with success. u viii
be much cheaper for the sheepmen
90 buy rams NJ sale where they have
a variety 60 look over and where they
have what are acknowiedged 60 be
the best. and " also will be- a good
thing for the producer.
shccpmcn Need Land
The biG problem now for the
shcepman h that Of. land. Prices are
good for wool and mutton. and indica.
tons are that they will continue good
without regard Go wars and that the
demand viii continue good. Hut u u
a serious drawback 60 rhcepmen q
have 10 keep shifting about 10 gci
range for their locks The hig trou.
bile IL ON land that 10 being settled ~
for dry farms No line has beer
drawn and the dry farmer H. likely q
10 anywhere and begin blowing az
the range. I believe ahecpmen would
prefer paying n small rental on ths
land. n by 20 doing they could sccur,
u for any length ~ time. ! am sur,
the terms on which national forest,
are rented would be preferable a
paying nothing. but having no rccurit,
on the land. Also the ranges undci
the present system are being allowed
Go run down. Nobody viii be careful
about protecting n range n he know
he II liable 90 be crowded OF az an,
time"
Chancc for Chiidrrn.
Tho biggest work We are now do
inE In the poultry line" said Lamon
ia 90 get the children working. and
through them the women. FOR IN,
careful and systematic production o
chickens and eggs. Poultry show
and clubs are established through an,
East. especially through the south A.
lantic States. There the children ar,
encouraged In their club work and a
the county and state fairs In the
fairs the manaEcmentn have given an,
children a prime liKt parallel 20 that ol
the adults. except that they DO moi
charge the children for entrance "
the competition. Also the transports
ton companies have carried children'i
exhibits TO the state and county fair
without charge"
There we're two sessions 90 the con
vention Saturday. In the morning hol
cholera took up most % the time. Df
y. y, Murray. head % the division %
animal Industry In Salt Lake City. va
one % the leaders Ia this discussion
Treatment of the disease with serum
and protection from disease hy TIM
method. as II h. done In other states
was emphasized.
Hog cholera was discussed furthc
al the meeting in the afternoon. Ais
NJ the afternoon rrrfion }. v. Dorman
chief 90 the dairy division Of the bu
reau OF animal industry In Salt LAX
city. and John r. Caine. III. of an
Agricultural coilcEc Of Utah led In IN
dircuHisn OF tho cattle industry.
Government BaIictins.
Emphasis wan made az the session
Of the fact that the department of AZ
rlculturc is willing and anxious Q