The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1920-05-28

outright to buyers. Wool elsewhere
in this state has brought as high as
seventy-five cents, and number of
sheepmen believe that they will real
lie that price. The finer grades of
wool are commanding higher prices
this year.
All sheep in Idaho must be dipped
before being admitted TO the national
forest ranges, due TO the prevalence
Of scabies, says word received by Dana
Parkinson, supervisor of the Wasatch
forest. The counties Of Clark, Ere
mont, jefferson, Madison and Teton
will be especially vigilant in the en-
forcement of the order.
The Uintah county farm bureau is
taking steps TO pool all "small flock >
wool in order to obtain for the farm
ers and small growers the top price.
II also is arranging to handle honey
and clover and alfalfa seed. Those
who sold through the bureau last wear
received from five to fifteen cents
per pound more than those who sold
previously.
As the result of a reported deprcs-
sion in the price paid the producer
for beef cattle members of the Cali
fornia Cattlemcn's association are
advised by their officers to keep cat
tie out Of the state markets a. long
as possible. The cattlcmen are also
urged TO ship them to Montana in the
event that such measure produces a
feed shortage here.
T. G. Scorp, widely known stock.
man Of the state and resident of Sa.
lima, has written Thomas Redmond
the secretary of the Utah Cattle aud
Horscgrovers' association, indorinp
the movement to request the stat,
board Of equalization and assessment
10 make u reduction in taxes 10 liy,
stock owners as the cxtrcinoly hnrd
winter has resulted in serious loss t.
siockmen through reduction IN their
flocka
/ Breeding sows declined 90 per cent
during the year ending April /, 1920
according to Investigations of the bu
rcau Of crop estimates. The same mum
Der of these animals for both years u
reported for South Carolina and fruu
Georgia and increases for Florida
Texas and New Mexico. The heaviest
declines were found In Massachusetts
Indiana, Nebraska, Kansas. Kentucky
Tennessee, Montana, Wyoming, Colo
RADIO Arizona, Utah and Idaho.
: Joe Nougicr sold his sheep. mum
! bcring about twenty-seyen hundrc,
, head, nj Thompsons last week. Tn
! price Is reported to have been four
teen dollars for ewes 10 lamb m,
, eleven dollars for dry stuff. The WOO
, was not included, he already having
sold his clip At sixty-fiye cents. Tn
sheep shearcd AN average of min,
and O half pounds. The price ~
fportod h considerably lower thar
> other recent sales have brought. bu
70 10 Is understood Nougier was anxiou
10 get out Of the sheep business AM
90 10 Michigan.
. Cattlemen from Cache, Salt LAX,
Weber, Davis and Utah counties wer
present nc the organization of IN
Utah State Jersey Cattle club SatuI
day last at Salt Lake City x. N
Cow, the secretary of the America
Jersey Cattle club with headquarter
p NJ New York City, assisted in the 81
ganization. The Officers elected ar
o. J. A. lsraelson Of Hyrum, pres
= dent; W. c. WindeE Salt LAX
c City, vice president; A. o. Smoo
r Provo, secretary. The directors al
d l.. NJ. Price of Provo, @, S. Smith d
p Salt Lake City, j. +. Rouse of Sprinl
{, willie and l., w. lillian of Granger,
d Carl +. Anderson of Boston, Mas
+ a wool buyer who is in Salt Lake Cit
e this week, reports the wool he pul
p chased for his firm from the noigl
q borhood of Cedar City, 81. Georp
+ and Milford is we'll grown and clea
h and IL seems 10 be in as good cond
ton as any year he has seen IT, Shea
ing in those sections is practical
- over He reports that the wool
II purchased brought all the way fro
.,. siXty-five TO seyenty-one cents
4 pound. At present, however, there
~ absolutely no price set and there
20 nothing doing in the buying line, b
!, cause of the condition of the mont
market