The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-12-02

BiaQ 10 nave ORGANIZATIONS OF Stock
men formed in grazing districts. 1t
was said yesterday by Vernon Met
calf. secretary Of the Nevada Live
stock Associs ton, that these associa-
tions form the only reliable source
OF information which the Forest Serv-
ice has when endeavoring to make
equitable allotment of forest privi-
leges. And as Metcalf is connected
directly with the Forest Service, be-
ing furloughed from department for
work in Nevada as secretary for the
stockmen's association here, he ought
to know.
The Nevada Livestock Association
held q sectional meeting in Winneva
hall. Winnemucca, yesterday. A
meeting for the Elko district is being
held at Elko today and tomorrow, and
a meeting will be held at Ely netx
Friday. A meeting was scheduled for
Austin last Friday, but owing to the
sudden appearance of the great storm
it was almost a failure. Probably on
April IA next meeting will be held
at Tonopah. These sectional, or re-
gional meetings of the State associa-
ton are for the purpose of obviating
excessive travel by members in diff
ferent parts Of the State. The an
nual meeting and election of officers
will occur in Reno, probably next
January, when the Nevada Livestock
Association will be one year old.
Two speakers scheduled for the
Winnemucca meeting failed to arrive
yesterday. They were L. r. Sans of
the United States biological survey.
and c. A. Norcross of the University
Of Nevada experiment station. Mr.
Norcross telegraphed that probably
he would be at Elko today
The meeting yesterday was called
to order by j. Sheehan of Winnie
mucca. who addressed those present
upon the important subject of TAX
alton" Mr.. Sheehan will not attend
the other divisional meetings. The
next speaker of the morning was DR..
E. NJ. Dobbs OF the University of Ne
vada, veterinary inspector for the Ne
vada State board of stock commits
sioners. His subject was Animal
Diseases" which he treated generally,
introducing, however, the matter of
contagious abortion which causes the
greatest loss of any single stock
ailment.
DR.. A. w. Sampson, plantologist
and director of the Great Basin ex-
pertinent station of the United States
Forest Service, took the floor after
the noon adjournment. An epitome of
DIR. Simpsons address appear below
d. A. Shoemaker of Ogden. grazing
examiner, spoke on Methods of
Range Management" Ernest Wink
Ter of Ogden. inspector of grazing,
took the place of G. N. Woods of Og
den, assistant district forester, who
was down for an address.
Vernon Metcalf secretary OF the
association. made a sort of informal
report in which he discussed Gov
ernor Boyle's plan for the State tax
association, which he said the live
stock men approved. He told the
twenty-five or more members present
of the reasons underlying the forma
tion of their association and of the
activities 1t proposed to engage in.
One of the prominent subjects. he
said, would be agitation for govern
ment control of the open range, of
which $4,000, 900 acres. in round num-
bers, remain in the State. The deple-
tion of forage on the range is a most
serious problem. according to the Sec
retary. This matter was treated by
DR.. Sampson In his address.
After the set speeches of the day, a
general discussion was engaged in by
stockmen present. 1t was made to
appear that eighty per cent of all
forest receipts come from fees, and
the matter Of securing a greater ap-
preparation for national forest and
range Improvement was talked over. !.
This matter was brought up in the
meeting by the Paradise Cattlemen's
Association through its secretary.
John S. Case. 1t was pointed out that
Paradise permittees of the Santa Rosa
national forest pay annually, for the
privilege of grazing on the range. a
sum in excess or $4,000, and that for
the past ten ytars not a cent has
been returned to this forest for def
mite range improvement Further.
thst n order to Nest the demands 0s