The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-07-10
METCALF REPORTS ON
CATTLE AND SHEEP
Livestock Secretary Tells of
Resolutions Passed by Ne
vada Associations

Reno Journal: Vernon Metcalf
secretary of the Nevada Livestock
Association returned Sunday from ten
days spent in travelling over the State
In the interest of the association. He
attended meetings of the Paradise
Valley Livestock Association. and he
Eastern Nevada Livestock Associa-
ton. He also conferred with officials
OF the United States forest reserve at
Ogden.
He stated that the Little Humboldt
river. running through Paradise val
ley, is low this veal and that the
ranchers on the lower part of the
river were receiving but little water.
The crops in that district are esti-
mated at but one-third the normal
value.
The Quinn river valley is also short
of water. East of Iron Point the
normal amount of water Is being re-
ceived and a normal crop is expected,
but west of that point, including the
Lovelock section. is experiencing one
of the worst water shortages in re-
cent years.
At the meeting of the Paradise
Valley Cattle Association, the forest
reserve officials were asked to permit
cattlemen to discontinue the business
for a period of five years and still
hold their permits for grazing in the
forest reserve. Conferences with for
est officials in Ogden indicated that
the request would be granted.
The National livestock associations
have been making preparations with
Federal reserve banks to provide
funds for financing livestock growers
in the west, particularly sheepmen,
who were hard pressed, financially,
by the present low market prices for
their product. From information OBJ
tanned on the trip, Metcalf stated that
the banks OF Nevada, apparently have
ample funds to take are of the cat
tie and sheep men in this State.
John II. Cazier, member of the
State board of Stock Commissioners,
made the trip to attend the meeting
of the Eastern Nevada Livestock AS
ISOLATION with Metcalf. The main
topic Of discussion was the need for
better protection for both sheep and
cattle against losses by theft. Two
committees were appointed at the
meeting to consider the subject, the
first committee representing the sheep
men and the other the cattle men.
The reports of both committees were
put in the form of resolutions and
were passed by the association.
The sheep committee urged the en-
actment of a law to provide for a plan
under which wool brands and ear
marks for sheep would be registered
at the central State bureau; that each
individual sheep outfit be allowed to
record but two ear marks, one for
wethers and n for ewes, and n
key wool brand. marks to distinguish
the different iocks of the same out
fit being permissible. 1t vas also
recommended that a law be passed
hat all sheep outfits that wintered,
but did not summer, in Nevada should
be inspected by estray pullers before
leaving the State. and that all local
outfits be inspected for estrays at
least once before the sheep were
sheared. Ii was asked that State
Board of Sheep Commissioners have
charge of the administration of the
law should it be passed.
The committee of cattlemen urged
the discontinuance of the present plan
of recording brands by counties and
substituting a plan whereby the reg
istration would be done with a cen
trail State bureau. They also urged
the licensing of all retail meat deal
ers and that provision be made for
strict inspection of hides and brands.
A resolution was passed by the
meeting to the effect hal the associa-
ton stood ready to cooperate with
the United States Biological Survey
and would furnish board, horse feed,
etc. for Government hunters and trap
pers who should be sent to that dis
trict. In return they requested that
the Government assign six hunters
and trappers to hunt and trap pred
atory animals in eastern Nevada.