The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-06-07
WITH THE LIVE sTOCKNEN
OF THIS SECTION or UTAH

Anthrax has already killed thirteen
head of cattle In n herd OF a hundred
and twenty belonging 10 Richard l..
Jex OF spanish Fork.
Local offices OF the bureau OF mar.
kcts have been opened In East 81.
Louis. Salt Lake city. rittsburg. Pa.
and Louisville. KY. TO handle reports
~ live stock movement and meat
trade conditions at these markets.
Twenty-Five hunters employed by
the state live stock board are busy
trapping. shooting and poisoning
predatory animals IN Utah. and they
ere meeting with considerable sue.
cess. The greatest number OF pred.
atory animals infcst San Juan county.
which Il the largest In area and IN.
widest. An illustration Of the de-.
struction wrought by these animals
II the fact that In san Juan county In
ono night recently dxty.flyo sheep
were killed By bear.
Arrangements have been made be.
tween the state tive stock board and
farmers whereby the latter may get
free utrychnine for the poisoning OF
rodents and coyotes around their
farms. Application should be made
TO county agent
Pursuing his policy OF cradIcat,ng
tuberculosis among cattle in Utah, Dr.
u. w. Hogan. state live stock inspcc.
tor. II prosecuting an energetic cam.
Taign In tho southern counties. lie
viii soon make another tour OF IN.
Hpcctlon In the southern and central
parts of the state.
Ten or fifteen head Of cattle In the
herds OF Martin Millarich that are
running 30 the west and north OF
Black Hawk have lately been attack.
ed with pinkeyr. \ government In.
Hpector was out from salt Lake city
last week and prescribed treatment
tor Thorn. None 20 Ear have been lost
Sheep are In poor condition IN Fan
Juan county this spring. and az r..
sult flockmaFtcrr report the lamb loss
io be very heavy. The weather has I
been bright and sunshiny during the I
lamhing. hut hcrdcrH arc having an |
hard time getting owes g. /
rlaim their lambs that have been I
dropped
Every horse aud mui. In the Amer.
can oNpsditionnry forces soon will b.
qulppcd with "a new type Of gus mask
Nhivh II h. declared viii make them
mpcrviuuH To- gaH attacks The masks
re coming from u specially equipped /
nct"ry az the rate OF five thousand
iny. Oh. gus drfens" srryir- an. I
nounces. and are going rapidly To-
France.
SECRETARY Mcclure ~ the National
Nuolgrowers' association reports that
Ntss
h. state fair grounds. August 2Tth o.
10th. haN" been tiilcd. and many app
,lirationH for entry have had e. be- re-
used. tie contends there H. but one
Hare m this country Tor Hucr.Hstui
am sale 20 be- held aud that h Salt
akr cts
ln the fizysi Year 1917 al, cost 80 .
be- federal meat inspection was about b
Ne and a hair cents lot zach ct the
iNty-thr,c million animals slaughter
q Thi- covered tn entire service
rom the tint inspection at the live /,
nlmals a. the final examination % ,
he meats Ia the finished products \
hen ready for delivery 4" dealers or ,
consumers
More than half million o. be- ~. :
a. aOG. sN6--nnimnls nf predatory ~ '
~strurtiNc nature were killed la Utah Z
b bounty hunters during the twelve i
,onths ending Mar,h 20, 1915 on
hose the live stockmrn. through IN. q
ounty tax aud the state AZ a whole 4
aid a total 81 tGa.si2.bs. Carbon I
'uniy paid gut tess than two thous- +
nd dollar Ditto, Emery 10
Except In the Southwest. an, great. %
part at which h suffering from e.
r"uth, indications point tn exception 81
Ib faVorahl. graHlng conditions Ia q
b" national forests this summer Tile :
itln"k. say forest s-r,ire Officials. u \
gratifying Ia View of the v
hans made for increased live stock {,
reduction ON these forests L. meet u
nr needs. These rall tor hall "A mil. =
nm NOR" sheep ana nearly quarter v
million more cattle than last j
'nr. when an Increase at some two y
lndrud thousand sheep and hun. \
rcd thousand cattle WIS made over J
'c preceding year Increased prudu,- .
nn b taking place ON number uf "
Continued On ,age eight al