The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-11-30


Of individual buyers over Mesa county.
The stock il expected to arrive by De-
ccmber LIST.
DIT. II. w. Hogsan Of the state live
stock commission left for Chicago
Tuesday TO attend the annual meet
ing Of the National Live Stock assoc
citation. scheduled to be held Deem
Der %. 90 and 9TH. II Is expected that
many matters OF interest TO Utah
stockraisers will be brought before
the convention.
In the sixteen Alabama counties
which eradicated cattle ticks last year
the average cost Co the county was
tSOb2.3l. The cattle In these counties
were increased In value thereby ten
dollars head. There was an average
of ls.6gf cattle in these counties.
Therefore the average increased value
was Si9s.s4e. For every dollar ex-
pended by the county twcnty-four
dollars was realized.
The ogden live stock market IL
soon TO be represented throughout all
sections Of the intcrmountain country
with daily and weekly market re-
port 60 be- sent out by the stockyards
company there. Arrangements are
now being made for daily and weekly
newspapers 20 be furnished with reg
uiar reports on daily receipts at the
ogden yards, prices. sales and gem
cral conditions OF the market
FUZZY nfy-five thousand head Of
cattle have been lost annually during
tho last few years from poisonous
plants on ranges In the national for
csts and 90 per cent OF the loss II due
20 larkspur according 10 a lato for
cstry bureau bulletin announcement
The bureau points out that at least s5
per cent OF the iarkspur plants can
be killed by the first grubbing and
that rcgrubbing year later should
practically eradicate the pest.
Reports have been received from
over the county OF the loss OF live
stock. says last Saturdays Grand
Junction tColoD News The death OF
the animals II said Co have been
caused hy their eating milkwccd. and
efforts are now being made by the
cattlcmen 60 eradicate the weed from
the ranges where their herds are
feeding with cattle az the present
price the loss Of only few head ma
tcrialiy reduces the years profits. 10
every effort will Oe made To- destroy
the milkwecd wherever II h found.
StockErowrrn of the nation have
selected Salt Lake city AZ their next
meeting place. The American Stock.
growers association has announced
officially that liz next convention viii
convene In Salt Lake city. January
~. 1918. The convention. which will
last Tor three days viii be- marked
ey the attendance OF federal conrrrva-
ton experts. who viii address the
stock Rrowcrs Delegates from all over
the West and from the great South
west viii be- In attendance hy the
hundreds.
Intent on doing their share toward
conserving food. stockRrowcrr Of
Cache county win ship u hundred and
fifty less carloads OF meat than or
dinarily this fall. according To- l.. :.
Smart OF i.oEnn. who SaSr that young
animals. particularly calves. are To- be-
held for future marketing when their
sire has increased. ANY shortage
this year win be- more than mad. up
ncNt fail after these calves have had
another years growth" Smart said.
Throughout the Northwest general
ly, I believe that fully rs per cent Of
the animals are being kept Off the
market Tor purposes of food conscr-
Walton"