Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-24


by the sale on the convention floor OF
"A blooded ram donated for this pur-
pose by the Wyoming Woolgrowers' as.
ISOLATION.
In addition, ten rams were donated
to the livestock organization by the
State Woolgrowers' association for
sale at the ram show In Salt Lake next
fall, the proceeds of the sale to be
turned over to the Red Cross.
Among the most important of the
resolution was one protesting against
the use of "shoddy" in the manufac-
ture of clothing for the military forces
of the United States; another was
resolution asking that the meatless day
ban upon mutton and lamb be removed
at least temporarily, and that the food
administration encourage increased
consumption of this form of meat food
as a means of conserving a pork and
beef supply.
a resolution was presented calling
upon the national government to sus-
pend the operation of the 640-acre
homestead law, at least during the pc
riod Of the war. One of the most i'm
porthnt resolutions to the wool pro-
ducers was one protesting against the
government fixing a price on wool and
inaugurating government control of
wool price unless the producer is first
given a hearing on the matter of cost
and production.
The election of officers resulted in
the retention of present officials of
the national association, including
President Frank ]. Hagenbarth of Salt
Lake; n. ]. knolin of Kansas City as
second vice-president NJ. l. Powers of
Flagstaff, Ariz., as assistant vice-presi-
dent; f. d. Miracle of Helena, Mont,
ms treasurer, and Dr. S. w. Mcclure of
Salt Lake as secretary.
Addresses were made at the after
noon session by Mayor Ferry, VIII c.
Barnes of Washington, d. c., of the
United States forest service, on "Our
National Forests ]. r. Edgheill of
Salt Lake, chairman of the committee
which investigated grazing possibilities
in the southern states; w. S. Ayers of
Chicago, chief of the industrial depart
ment of the New Orleans & Great
Northern railway, and A. G. Butterfield
of Weiser, Idaho, On "Silage and Its
Value for Sheep"
| Interesting history of the sporadic
and as yet unsuccessful efforts TO es-
tablish a sheep and wool-growing in
dustry. in Japan was related in an adj
dress by DR.. Issa Tanimura, Toxic,
Japan, commissioner of livestock for
the Japanese government. Dr. Tani-
mura spoke on the subject of wool
| growing in the Orient.
W. G. Bissel, president of the Wis
consin Advance association, told of the
visit to Wisconsin last fall of President
Frank ]. Fagenbarth of the National
/ WoOlgrowers' association. At that
time sheep and wool company was
organized with a capital of $500, OO0
This now has foundation of 5000
breeding ewes, and four other corpo-
rations are organized for similar work.
P. A. Delfelder of Riverton, Wyo.,
spoke of the necessity of providing
funds for the use of the biological sur
vey in the eradication Of predatory
animals, advocating that a tax of 81
per head be placed on every dog in
the country, of which, he said, there
are 10.O00,0OO.
President A. X. Seasons of the
Georgia Landowners association said
more than 1000 men, owning several
million acres of idle land in Georgia.
Federal activity in the exterminatio
of predatory animals was the subject
of an address by E. w. Nelson, chief
of the biological survey, of Washing
ton, D. G. The animal losses In live
stock in the United States attributed
Ito wild animals and rodents, he said,
amount to more than $4,000, 900. The
bounty system, he declared has proved
a failure in eliminating losses to live
stock. Montana has paid more than
$2,000000 in an effort to eradicate
predatory animals from the ranges and
is still suffering heavy losses, he said.
Bringing intelligently before the con-
vention the necessity of improving the
strains and of paying more attention
to the quality of wool produced, Pro-
fessor F. r. Marshall of the bureau of
animal industry, Washington, D. c.,
who Is familiar with the work and re-
| suits of the experimental station at
Laramie, Wyo., spoke on the subject of
Government Sheep Breeding Expert
ments."
Organization of sheep raising as "A
war industry, with government aid AMI
for the support of the government, was
: the keynote of resolutions adopted at
the closing session of the fifty-fourth
t annual convention of the National
Woolgrowers' association.
The opening of national parks for
, grazing during the period Of the war
absolute disapproval of contracting for
wool previous to shearing; condemna-
ton of the use of substitutes for wool
in soldiers and sailors equipment
: government aid by experiments in
2 grazing in different sections and the
, utilization of isolated tracts Of land;
! and publicity to the statement that nc
abstinence from mutton and lamb Is
asked otherwise than on meatless days
were among the important resolutions
adopted by the convention
Appropriation by congress. of al
: least 81 100000 for the determination
: of poisonous plants; a federal war TAI
on dogs. the funds of which to be com
bined with appropriations. from each
state for the elimination of stock-kill
: ing dogs and predatory animals; more
l restricted use of grazing permits In
/, national forests. and the plea for spe
! cinl attention on the part of the pack