The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-07-01
METCALF REPORTS
STATE LIVESTOCK
ATTENDED PARADISE VALLEY
AND EASTERN NEVADA LIVE
STOCK ASSN. MEETINGS; WHAT
HE OBSERVED AND HEARD

Vernon Metcalf, secretary OF the
Nevada Livestock association has re-
turned to Reno from ten days spent
in travelling over the state in the in
tercst of the association. He at
tended meetings of the Paradise VAL
ley Livestock Association, and the
Eastern Nevada Livestock Associs-
ton. He also conferred with officials
OF the United States forest reserve at
Ogden, says the Journal.
He stated that the Little Humboldt
river, running through Paradise Val
ley. is low this year and that the
ranchers on the lower part of the
river were receiving but little water.
The crops in hat 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
received and a normal crop is ex-
pected, but west of that point, in
Guiding the Lovelock section, is ex-
p%eriencing the worst water shortage
in recent years.
At a meeting of the Paradise Val
fey Cattle Association, the forest re-
serve officials were asked to permit
cattlemen to discontinue the busine S
for a period of five years and stil
hold their permits for grazing in tie
forest reserve. Conferences with
forest 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 by the present low
market prices for their product. Fro
information obtained on the trip, Met
calf stated that the banks of Nevada
apparently have ample funds TO take
care of the cattle and sheep men of
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 Associa-
ton with Metcalf. The main topic Of
discussion was the need for better
protection for both sheep and cattle
against losses by theft. Two COM
mittees were appointed at the meet
ing to consider the subject. the first
committee representing the sheeE
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
actment of a law TO provide for a plan
under which wool brands and ear
marks for sheep would be registered
at a central state bureau, that each
individual sheep outfit be allowed to
record but two earmarks, n for
wethers and one for ewes, and one
key wool brand. marks to distinguish
the different flocks of the same out
fit being permissible. 1t was also
recommended that a law be passed
that all sheep outfit that wintered,
but did not summer, in Nevada should
5e inspected by estray pullers before
leaving the state, and that all local
outfits be inspected by estrays at least
once before the sheep we're sheared.
1t was asked hat the 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 central
state bureau. They also urged the Ii
censing of all retail meat dealers and
thai provisions be made for strict in
spection of hides and brands.
A resolution was passed by the