The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-09-05
KEEP CLOSER TAB
on LIVE STOCK
Government TO Change System
Of Estimates.
Instead OF One Estimate q Year for
the - States There Win Be Il
Covering the 5000 Agricultural
Counties In the United ssates-sta
tisties VIII Show Age and Sex cias
sineaticns as Well rs Quality.

usties VIII snow AGE ano Sex Gas
slneaticns as Well rs Quality.
prepared by the United States Depart.
ment OF Agricultural
Up TO this time tAe United States
department Of agriculture has issued a
single estimate. In January Of each
year. showing how many head Of the
various kinds % live stock there ART
In the United States. and one estimat,
year showing losses by disease. Now
the whole system Is TO be changed. As
soon rs the machinery can be got In
operation by the hureau OF crop es,i.
mates, there win be u livestock esti.
mates year instead Of one. Instead
~ being made for the - states they
win be made Tor the 5000 agricultural
counties in the United States Instead
81 showing merely that there are 80
many horses. 50 many cattle. so many
sheep, and 81 on. they win be made ~
age and sex classificatlons That Is.
they win show what proportion Is
breeding stock. what proportion grow
ing stock. and what proportion 'msr
ketahle stuff" They viii show quail
tty as well as numhers-the proper
tions OF purehred animals ot grade
anirasis. and OF scrubs,
A great deal more than that. evea.
Is TO be done under the new system.
These surveys viii show, besides
actual livestock fSurSs, \ great many
things pertaining 70 and affecting the
livestock Industry. They VIII show
how many Slcs there are and what
they Contain. how much feed Is on
hand and In prospect available for
feetinx 10 live steeks and the eoaei-
tioa OF pastures and ranges throagh-
cut the United States TA'> showing
will be rasde every rtonth IN the year,
Pasture knowledge Vital
The aforementioned item thar % the
condition es pastures aud ranges, is
Of mach greater Importance than
mixhs appear a, first Blush. Leaving
all Of the others cur ~ accoCas for
the uaoxaeat. Il should reSRl, IN eonSaSs-
srshse Increase Of livestock pre<fsc~
tion as well as Increased PROFITS % q
great nanny livestock men. II will
make possible quick shifts et live
seeck froza SECTIONS where, for some
reaSea. the pastures are short %
ether sections where sor the time be-
ing the SUPPLY ~ rastursge Is mach
greater thsn required by the live stock
On hand
Alsaese every rear somewhere IN the
Cnsed States great numbers ~ cattle
and snssp suffer for hack % pasture.
fail ~ pat On weight. and Il they 10
not die. are tnally sold ar q consider
able loss ~ their owners AT the
sans time thae this Is going On. mclci-
Piled nillscas et aellars' worth et
grass soss ~ waste in vsrioes other
SECTIONS Of the Crsced States be-
cause the ssapply Of 1--we stock On hand
b not sufficient 70 eat IT.
The average farmer who makes tive
stuck 3 side line. o. even one Of his
main lines plays safe n the maereS
cf pasture. TIE nrnnsr OF head d
hive STOCK be carries is the numaes
he knows be can carry safety u con,
SIsioas should happen % be such as
70 cue His pastures short. Very rsrsiy
DIES he carry the maximum aafneei
rhas would be pcSslnle with bis pas
lures as their best or even ae normal
II hapeeaS therefore. when his pas
s1ees are exceptionally good aud ever
~aso they are normally good. De Ia:
coashseraAly more grass than is need
ss BY his tive Stock.
With ssaahle monthly rerorcs froa
the scxernmeas each 1aonch. sAo~fns
NaSe the CONDITION Of pastures every
where. the feeder Or range owner whs
fnSss himself short Of grass snoul,
have fsseie dfrticussy in distributing nj
cattle where there IS abundance o
grsss1 keeping bis young and poo
s<uR crcca gong % the slaughter pei
before they are ready and gsnsral.
making his Business more pre6Tahh
and more satisfacsorx,
nsrs h~eor<ans vso~& PsanrsA
An of the other irsms In the mex
peVxram of the bureau Of crop est
nasss are equally Important and sum
e sAsa are vastly more -. The pub
hcnxi0a monthly u reliable figure
shomfnx the livestock situation n
country ower should result rracsicall
- putting the hSa~seoex business q
TIE farmsr on q more secure oasi'
The hvsscock dealer Always has n
nesne " gSstin& On his own respvs
sihinry. q pretty accurate survey I
the sirunsi0n. bur the farmer has U
accHs % those sources ct ;1ecrna-so,
when ehs g0ssrsmens gives him i
figures that axe promised be viii be q
IN equal footing with rns buyer.
n there were ever aly double ~
the sbSlixy ot ~ department. Of Az
cu.rars b. 0osain quickly AMI acc
raeeay c0ansry>wisie Information I
present and prospecsiv< tood supple
TIA doafs has been dfspsiied. The ",
emseyency demonstrated the masr'
verr clearly ENring the rwo year
f9f7 and ISIS the Department. 80
mated h advance II the planting -