Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-09-04
EEP CLOSER TAB
| On LIVE STOCK
..uenf to Change System
Of Estimates.
/ Be MORE THOROUGH

.'',o the 5000 Agricultural
'.a,. in the United states-sts'
w.. VIII Show Age and Sex cIas-
s.,tsns as Well as Quality.
-, hv the United states Depart
' ment OF Agricultural
- This time the United States
.wsnt OF agriculture has issued a
'' estimate, in January Of each
.sowing how many head Of the
n. kinds OF live stock there are
l. United States. and one estimate
!, showing losses by disease. Now
vhols system is to be- changed. As
,s the machinery can be got In
..aou BY the bureau of crop esti-
there will be y livestock esti-
year Instead OF one. Instead
An, made for the IS states they
1. made for the 300 agricultural
,Bes in the United States Instead
.soving merely that there are so
horses, so many cattle, so many
n and so on. they VIII be made by
nd sex classifcatlons. That is.
win show what proportion Is
.s8lng stock, what proportion crow
rock and what proportion mar
Ne stuff" They Will show quail
4, we'll as numhers-the proper
! Of purebred animals. OF grade
tiS and OF scrubs.
mat deal more than That. even.
h done under fhe new system.
y surveys will show. besides
til livestock hgurts great many
c pertaining 20 ana affecting the
tsok Industry. They VIII show
many slos there nre and what
cnialn, how much feed * on
md IN prospect available for
tng 10 live stock ard the condi-
q pastures and ranges through
be United State This showing
be uade every month in the year.
Pasture knowledge Vital.
b a1-mentioned item. that 81 the
ttOu Of pastures and ranges. Is
nsh greater Importance than
b spear at first blush Leaving
q the others our of account Tor
roneni, Il should result IN consid-
Z Increase Of livestock produc-
g vel as Increased profits 10 n
= many livestock men. II Will
e possible quick shifts Of live
= from sections where. FOR some
N, the pastures are short 10
y sections where for the time be-
De supply Of pasturagc Is much
slT than required by the live stock
bad.
lnosi every year somewhere In the
% States great numbers ~ cnttlc
sheep suffer Tor lnck ~ pasture.
. pul on weight. and. q they do
'le' are finally sold AZ consider
loss to their owners. Az the
uine that this Is going on. multi
Millions OF dollars worth of
soes to waste in various other
l'N OF the United States. be-
ne supply Of live stock on hand
o sufficient to eat Il.
" average farmer who makes live
side line, or even one Of his
mes plays safe in the matter
NNlIe. The number Of head OF
A0ck he carries Is the number
'aO's ne can carry safely n con.
y MOULD happen TO be such rs
: AS pastures short. Very rarely
Ne carry the maximum number
would be possible with his ms.
-" tnelr best or even at normal
ppens' therefore. when his pas.
ase exceptionally good and even
ufy are normally good. he has
I'a0ly morn grass than IS need
Y. bis live stock.
'eiaole monthly reports from
a'4nment each month. showing
ue coalition Of pastures every
\ ,' ue feeder or range owner who
nun himself short Of grass should
M w u''nculiy In distributing his
Sn te 's,e there is abundance Of
N nv. 'plng his young and poor
g. ". !, going to the slaughter pen
M, I s' are ready and generally
! ns,a a' !. !, business more profitable
u ..'e satisfactory.
M !, important Work Planned.
n.y. " The other items in tho neu
|ts a.. y. The bureau Of crop esti-
|s.n = equally important, and some
kao r n,e vastly more so. The pub
tsIn, I s Of reliable figures
kitrr cue u'e livestock situation the
|ntt,D~n' e r should result practically
J i,,ms. 'ne livestock business Of
\ lIvss,r.on a more secure basis.
PAS !, " o dealer always has the
lut setting sg' on his own respon-
dh,adpn' pretty accurate survey OF
Fs to ,S but the farmer has no
pa tbs ~ " sources of Information.
hes The, government sN gives him the
sual toO are promised he will be ON
ss,s footing . with the buyer. &c y"
salIt, were We :, ever any doubt as 70
BY c % obtain quickly and a "sa
Fet and ,'y.wlde information on
DOUBT hss irrespective food supplies,
|pssac.,' a S. been dIspellcd. T The war
|, cIss s Demonstrated the mater asr
l and ss'l ,o,o During the ' two 'v vssra
|ia IN iois, the departmont -. 80,