The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-01-04
WITH THE LIVE SToCKMEN
OF THIS SECTION OF UTAH

Julius NJ. Jackson. who has been
working for IN. state live stock board
at Provo. has been appointed clerk ac-
cOuntant In the chef signal officers
corps at Washington. n. G.. 60 become
effective at once
Reports OF an outbreak OF Hcab
among sheep herds near Rupert. Ida.
have caused some little CONSERVATION
among shecpraisrrr Of that vicinity
and ~ result. Dr .. y. Murray
head 81 the federal bureau ~ animal
inspection al Salt Lake city. has gone
To- Idaho 10 make an investigation.
That eight animals out of a lot OF
.fifiy-cight comprising the hog herd
on the Stevenson ranch at Holiday
had died in one dny of hog cholera,
aud that the rest 81 the herd was Huf-
.furinE from the malady. was word con.
taincd In a q inphonc mennaE. deliver
ed o. pr, a. w Hogan of the state
live stock board "Wednesday
Reports from deputies employed In
the department ~ the state live stock
commission indicate that fears ~ "a
hog cholera epidemic In Davis county
have been allaycd. Several hogs IN
couple Of herds recently died 81 pncu-
monla. A report became current that
cholera had invaded the county stocks
Of swine
A. "a result 81 Great nritain's rigid
campaign against disease. official no.
ticeH have been received lately In og. |
den % the effect that pork In any
form may be- sent Ia England or any
other part OF the United Kingdom only |
under licensed agency and subject
"a the closest analysis The action has
been taken TO guard against the pos
aihility ~ diseased foodAtuffH being
sent into those countries
one of the prominent figures AT the
convention this month viii
be- Dr lisa Tamimura. commissioner
of live stock for the Japanese govern
ment. who Is In the United States
making a special study Of the wool
supply OF the world and looking Tor
ten million sheep whish the japanese
wants Ca import To that
country 90 lnaugurate the sheepraia-
ing industry.
Supplementary % the general state
cattle brand register, "A brochure con-
tanning eight hundred and thirty-four
new brands ana three hundred ana
forty reEistered marks for live stock
has been issued hy the state live stock
department. The commission has
published thousand copies of the
supplementary list. which VIII be for
nished any applicant at price COW
ering the cost OF printing The board
win supply county clerks and sheriffs
with copies free OF charge,
John ". soely OF Mt Plcasan, has
Just received some very fine animals
which he purchased az the great In
ternational stock show recently held
at Chicago. Among the shorthorns II
one hull valued az twenty-five hum
dred dollars. Another one he got az
Hardings sale al Wnukesha, Wis.
There were three heifers and "A fine
percherOn stallion In the shipment
All ranked near first place at the
show. Seciy also purchased four fine
herkshires al the sale.
Six per cent OF the cattle owned In
Utah in 1917 was tubercular. accord
ing "a the annual statement Of Dr, n.
/ W. Hogan. state live stock inspector
The survey shows it,3is uberculin
TESTS OF cattle made In the year Just
CLOSED. According Ia the report 2612
domestic animals died during the year
from infectious or CONTAGIOUS diseases.
log this number 0our hundred ana
leighty-one were horses, eight hundred
land thlrty-one cattle, one hundred ana
three calves. six hundred and eighty
seven sheep, ninety-five lambs, three
hundred and fifty hogs ana hun
dred and twenty-five foathered fowls.
Under the direction of state authovi-
ties b26,i3 sheep were given dip
treatment and sass hogs were vac
cinated as a precautionary measure
against cholera.
Nothing better on tht road thar
Milo's alistar people who blay the Eek,
next Sunday and Monday evenings