The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1920-12-03

Ririe feels that the cases must be in
vestigated. He has turned over the
matter TO Thomas Redmond, secretary
Of the state live stock board. for an
investigation. The bounty alone on
these pelts would amount to about
$270S. They have been brought in
during the last few weeks.
Little less than per cent of the
Montana wool crop has been sold This
season, according to advices from an
authoritative source, and serious stu
alton has developed for the flock
masters Of that state. This season s
wool clip is estimated at 15,S00,OO0
pounds as compared with 17,A50,OOO
pounds in 1919.
Andrew c. Madsen of Mt. Pleasant
stopped over in Price last Sunday ia
see his brother, Neil NJ. Madscn, after
being back at Kansas City with close
to a hundred head of fine steers,
which he marketed there last week.
He hat the market az n bad time as
did others who shipped with him.
Prices Of everything, he states, arc
way down with big chances of getting
worse before the first Of the year.
Definite steps are being taken TO
save the herd of buffalo on Antelope
Island, in Great Salt Lake, according
10 a letter received last week by X.
". Siddoway from the American
Humane society. Former letters have
been vague, but this one shows that
the intention is definite and that the
cash is being raised 20 save the bison,
which will be destroyed unless active
preventive steps are taken.
Efforts are being made by J. +.
Darmon. in charge Of the Salt Lake
City office Of the dairy division of the
United States department Of agricul-
ture, 60 promote the organization Of
COW testing associations in Utah and
in other Western States. Through the
associations farmers have hccn en-
ablcd to make greater profits from
dairy herds. Tho primary functions
OF testing associations are the. toach-
ing Of scientific dairy methods, foster
ing Of better breeding and the care Of
young stock.
Farmers and dairymen Of Utah pro-
duocd 80 per cent moro silagc this
year thnn last, according TO late re-
port which has been compiled by j. r.
Dorman, in charge of the Western Of
flee of the bureau Of animal industry
Of the United States department Of
agriculture. Dorman has estimated
that eighty thousand tons of forage
were made during the year. Much Of
the silngc produced was of suntlowcr
origin, the farmers realizing more and
more the value Of this plant for such
purpose.
Petitions we're last Saturday pre-,
scented at the office OF T. IL Siddo'
way, signed by about sixiy-five name,
of persons who said they are mem
bcrs OF the Paragoounh Live Stock
association. protesting against the
creation of q game preserve IN the
DiV.c-Sevicr national forest, wire-s all
the members of the association rang,
their stock. Siddoway says that the
game preserve had already been Great
ed. bu' that on investigation viii be
made, both M 10 the circumstances OF
the ease aud the allegations of the pc
tttion.
Ralph Rowiey Of Mountain Home i
nov trapping n Indian Canyon and u
meeting with fair luck ~ evidenced
last week when he shot wolf, He Il
quite proud of this achievement, es
pecially in view of the fact that "a,
state bounty is sixty-two fifty, as IN,
association pays an additional hundred
dollars, while the hide IS worth about
fifteen dollars, making the total VALUE
of the dead animal of sl7I75, On th,
same day, Rowley killed a coyote
thereby augmonting his eXchequer b,
several additional shecklea Rowaey
who i8 formerly of Spring Glen IN
Carbon county, has been trapping
beaver for the state for some time ant
is now branching out into other lines
of trapping.