White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-28
KEEP CLOSER TAB
ON LIVE STOCK
Government TO Change System
of Estimates.
WILL Be MORE THOROUGH

104tTfE2 1T S Hs~Si-Sf
Counties in the United states-sts-
nsties VIII Show Age and Sex ctaE
sr8estions As Well as Quality.
ne-r Of Agrfcuiture)
% 10 this time the United States
DEPARTMENT Of agriculture has issued a
single estimate. in January Of each
year, showing how many head Of the
various kinds Of lire stock there are
IN the United States and one estimate
4 year showing los=-s By disease Nos
the whole system Is To be changed A.
soon a. the machinery can De got in
Operation by he bureau Of crop es1i-
mates there viii Re u Iive-SFock esu-
mates a year instead Of one. Instead
af beng made for The IS states they
xiii be made for The 1910 agricultural
counties IN TIRE Unifed States Instead
81 shozlnx merely that there are 50
many horses. 20 many cattle. 80 many
sheep. and - On. they viii be made By
aga ard 81 cis&i6cafionS That *
thsv z1Tl snow what proportion is
breeding stock. what proportion grow
Ing stock. md what proportion mar
ketzhle stuff They viii shog quail
10 - Reu Is nanher-th@ proper
ions Of pu-eh-ed animals. 81 grade
animals. ard Of scrubs
A great deal more than that, even
is TO be done under the new system
These surveys w1fl show. besides
actual livestock figures. a great many
things pertaining u and affecting the
livestock industry. They VII sboS
how many zlos there are and what
they contain. bow much feed il 90
hand ard IN prospect available for
feeding 10 nTe stock: and the coocE
don Of pastures and ranges through
sut The United States This showing
WIN be made every ncoth In the year
Pasture knowledge Vital.
The la1Inentioned item that of the
condition Of pastures and rnnges. Is
u much greater importance than
might appear AZ 6rst blush Leaving
al Of the others out Of account for
the moment. II should result ia cooSd-
cradle Increase Of livestock produc-
hon as vel as Increased profits 70 a
great many livestock uen- II VIII
make possible quick shifts Of live
stock from sections where. for some
reason. the pastures are short TO
CHER sections where for the time BE-
.ny the supply Of p.stursge is much
greater than required By the live stock
n hand.
Almost every year Somewhere IN the
United States great numbers Of cattle
and sheep suffer for lack Of pasture.
fan 70 put On weight. and. II they do
not die, are finally sold az a consider-
able loss 10 their owners Al the
same tine that this il going on. multi
piled millions Of dollars worth %
yzss goes 70 waste il various other
sections Of the United States be
cause the supply OF live stock 90 hand
Is not sufficient 10 eat IL.
The average farmer who makes live
stock q side line. or even "a Of his
main lines. plays safe IN the matter
og pasture The number ~ head Of
live stock be carries is the number
he knows ne can arr safely II COO
ditions should happen TO be such as
TO cut his pastures short. Very rarely
does be carry the maximum number
that would be possible with bis pas
lures al their best or even az normal
II happens. therefore. when his pas
lures are exceptionally good and even
when they are normally good be has
considerably more grass than Is need
ID by his live stock.
With reliable monthly reports from
the government each month. showing
Just the condition OF pastures every
where. the feeder or range owner who
hnds himself short Of grass should
have little difficulty in distributing his
caftie where there Is abundance Of
zrsss. keeping his young and poor
stuff from going { the slaughter pen
before they are ready and generally
making his business more profitable
and more satisfactory.
More Important Work Planned
All of the other items in the new
/ program Of the bureau of crop esti-
mates are equally important, and some
= them are vastly more 20. The pub
ficaiion monthly Of reliable figures
.hoRing the livestock situation the
e8untry over shoule result practically
N putting the livestock business OF
the farmer on n more secur basis.
The livestock dealer always has the
means Of getting. IN his own respOn-
Sbility. a pretty accurate survey OF
the situation. but me farmer has no
access to those sources Of Information
When the government gives him the
figures that are promised he will be On
an equal footing with the buyer.
If there we're yer any doubt as to
the ahil Of the department Of agri-
culture "a obtain quickly and accu-
raieiy countrywide information on
| present and prospective food supplies.
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