The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-01
B BAN on lamb AND VEAL
dtMG, EXPERT THINKS
Forester Says Stockmen
Are Sacrificing.
Herds.
PRICE OF FEED HIGH
Will c. Barnes lnspects
Missoula Offices
Of Service.
PRICE OF FEED HIGH

That the agitation to refrain from
eating lamb and veal has been carried
in the food conservation campaign
too far for the good of the sheep and
cattle men. is the opinion OF viii c..
Barnes. assistant forester of the
United States grazing department, who
Is In Missoula on his annual visit to
the different government forests Of the
country.
Americans are inclined to so Il little
wild on such questions and II they
continue to refuse to eat lamb and
veal it only means that the calves and
lambs will starve to DEATH
Stock Being Sacrificed.
According tosNIr. Barnes, the soar
ing price of feed has forced down the
price of lamb and veal and the stock
men are being forced to dispose of
their stock as best they can in eastern
markets on account of the high price
OF hay.
Mr. Barnes reports that the grazing
conditions throughout the country are
splendid and that the stock is coming
in ofOthe ranges fat and in excellent
shape. Particularly is this true in
Arizona and New Mexico, where graz
ing was never better, but the feed out
look for next winter is extremely Sc
riOus. nevertheless.
Assistant Forester Barnes explained
the breaking of the rule which had
been hard and fast" in the forest
service until the outbreak of the war
Of not loading the grazing area of the
government forests, to their capacity
saying that this year they were to be
stocked to their full capacity even to
the extent Of overlooking them in some
instances.
Letting the COW do her own har-
vesting" was the way Mr.. Barnes OK
pressed the grazing scheme. lie ex-
planned how the grazing Of sheep on
government reserves was of mutual
benefit to the forest service and the
stockmen. assisting the government in
keeping the forcsted areas free of the
short grass which, when it becomes
dry. is SO dangerous to the forests.
Comparing the forests of this vi
entity to those of the middle west
there was much to be said on both
sides" in the opinion Of Mr. Barnes
Whereas our grazing lands are for
pine that hinders grazing to some ex-
tent we do not have the problem of
providing enough water for the stock
The other forests must meet this prob
lem. but being forested with yellow
pine are more suitable in this respect
to grazing.
See Changes in Missoula.
Mr.. Barnes declares that he can see
many changes in Missoula since his
visit here three years ago. He plans
to visit 10 forests year, leaving
Washington. d. c., in the spring and
says that in his i years in the service
lie has inspected more than 100 forests.
Mr.. Barnes was a Californian orig
1hally and owns an orange grove there
now. He says that the intense heat
which has visited Montana also worked
havoc on the oranges, the pet of all
fruits. which requires as much nursing
as Il millionaire baby" from which it
will take them two years to recover
The output, he says, will only be about
90 per cent OF what it should be.
But the country in general is
mighty prosperous and it will never
feel that $4,000. 900. 900 it is loaning,"
enthusiastically declared Mr.. Barnes
1T is having its labor troubles and
disturbances in certain localities but
these things will all work out, be-
leve."