No Immediate Danger That Modern
Horse Will Disappear From West
By WILLIAM E. LOWELL
WASHINGTON W) Apparently there ii no Immediate danger
mat tne modern horse will disappear, as did little Eohlppus.
Present day horses of the West are believed to have been de
rived from the mounu lost strayed or stolen ot the Spnalsh
conquistadores. , ..
Eohlppus, whose fossilized bones have been found In western
states, was a small four-toed creature of the Eocene age, which
dence recognizes as one of the earliest ancestors of the horse
and ot the Tapir and rhinoceros.
True, the horse population of
me west ana or. tne nation nas
decreased heavily under the com'
peiiuon oi motor equipment.
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The "bit; hitch" that nulled and
powered the combined harvesters
of a decade ago and the 20-mule
team rig that hauled freight
across the deserts have given way
to tractors and trucKs.
But a spokesman for the Agrl
culture department says there is
evidence the number of lighter
animals is on the increase de
spite an overal decrease in the
numrjer oi norses.
The Agriculture deDartment es
timates there are only 984,000
horses In the 11 western states
this year. That's 8 per cent less
than a year ago, and compares
with 2,154,000 in 1930.
But there's still no better way
to get a cow critter out of heavy
underbrush or out of a steep
mountain canyon than to go after
her on horseback. The evidence
indicates that cow-punchers
strings are smaller but better.
On the other hand, a winter
like last year's has convinced
some western ranchers that they
are depending too much on
motors.
One Miles City, Montana,
rancher said he found he could
get around in the heavy snow
with his teams and saddle ani
mals but he didn't have enough
of them.
Another thing that is pushing
the development of lightweight
horses is an expansion of racing.
The quarter horse was developed
for that purpose and adapted to
ranching needs. Harness racing
has been gradually spreading
along the Pacific Coast
Still further impetus has been
given by tne increasing popular
ity of riding clubs. The agricul
ture spokesman said these have
been increasing, even in cities of
no more than 5,000 population.
He said there are between 500
and 600 of these clubs in Califor
nia - alone. - Many - have been
formed in the intermountain
country.
The old-time ranee horse, like
the heavy draft animal, is disap
pearing, ne sam. Buyers are De
cerning more conscious of values.
The war had something to do
with a reduction of the scrub
stock because: (1) Worthless
animals were getting grass
needed by meat stock; (2) horse
meat is an acceptable food In
some European countries and be
came marketable; and (J) meat
scraps for the pet dog or cat were
almost non-exlstant and canned
horsemeat came into use as pet
food. '-- " i
Even with three strikes against
them, the wild horses have not
yet disappeared.
The Bureau of Public Lands,
which manages the government's
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Oregon Farmers Union
Co-op Manager Named
SALEM, UP) John Bolling
er, 53, Salem, was named gener
al manager of the Oregon Far
mers Union Cooperative associa
tion. He - will manage the union's
four stores and oil and gas plant
He succeeds D. M. Eby, who re
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two years ago, he was active in
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Montana, North Dakota, Minne
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Sheepmen Call
For Arbiters
DENVER, --Colorado
woolgrowers have called for an
arbitration commission to settle
mounting grazing disputes bet
ween stockmen and the U.S. For
est service.
Their state association approv
ed a resolution for the commis
sion. It would include represent
atives of the various groups con
cerned with grazing permits on
forest lands and of the public.
Congressional action would be
required to establish the com
mission with legal authority to
back up decisions. Forest service
spokesmen in the past have op
posed similar suggestions.
The Colorado association will
present its resolution to the an
nual meeting of the National
Woolgrowers association.
Meantime, Dee Brownf ield,
Demlng, N. M., stockman, was
elected president of the advi
sory council for grazing on pub
lic domain. .
The council acts in an advisory
apacity with the bureau of land
management. It is meeting here
with the National Woolgrowers
association.
Dan Huges of Montrose, Colo.,
was elected first vice president
and Gerald Standfield of Weiser,
Ida., second vice president.
range lands, estimates that at
least a third of the 700,000 horses
feeding on the public domain are
wild.
The words "cayuse" and "mus
tanc" which designate these ani
mals in the northwest and the
southwest, respectively, are still
not obsolete words. . -
Nut Growers
Report Tree
Numbers, Age
More than 2,000 Oregon and
Washington nut growers have re
ported the number, variety, and
age of their filbert and walnut
trees during the first 10 days of
the special survey now In pro
gress, and each day's mall is
bringing additional returns t othe
bringing additional returns to the
rual statistician at Portland
where the data are being sum
marized. Response In . this - survey has
been good, but not good enough
to answer growers' and handlers'
questions about tree numbers and
future production,- according to
M. D; Thomas, O.S.C. extension
economist and joint leader of tha
project. , : ''. ,
A complete Inventory of wal
nut and filbert trees by ages and
varieties was approved as a joint
federal-state research project at
the urgent request of the north
west nut industry Such informa
tion is not now available.
Many report forms mailed No
vember 17 have not been return
ed, Thomas reports. These are
needed to determine state and
county totals and to complte the
inventory of current plantings.
Growers still have time to count
their trees and report. A second
reminder form will soon be sent
to; those, who have not reported,
he adds. , . ;
-Individual reports are to be
county totals and to complete the
Thomas emphasizes. They are
very important for this purpose
but have no futher vahie -after
they are Included In. the sum
mary. The county and state -to-
Hay-Baler Twine Hot
Duty Free, Says Bureau
WASHINGTON, UPi The
Customs bureau has turned
thumbs down on an Oregon agri
cultural Implement dealer's re
quest that hay baler twine should
be admitted free of duty, under
the tariff act.
Percy J. Freeman of Portland
wrote Rep. Holmes (R-Wash) he
believed the bureau erred in as
sessing 15 percent duty on the
twine. He contended that the tar
iff law provides for free entry
of the twince. The. bureau re
plied that court rulings make It
clear the twine is dutiable.
Freeman wrote Holmes be
cause the representative's 'dis
trict is a large user, of twine
for baling hay. -
State Livestock Theft .
Supervisor Announced
SALEM, (IP) Roy Nelson,
who has been livestock theft in
vestigator at Vale, will take over
the new lob of state supervisor
of livestock theft prevention.
The announcement was made
by the state department of agri
culture. Nelson, who has. been
with the department five years,
Will have headquarters In Salem.
Nelson's job will; be to launch
a new program to prevent ' live
stock thefts. '
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Farmers In 15 Oregon counties
this year grew 3035 acres nf no.
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iieia requirements toward desig
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Leafmll nnrmnllu thA ... am..
disease problem, was again the
chief reason for rejection when
Mow.,- Dee.' 12, 1949 The Newt-Review, Keseburg, Ore.
field Inspections were carried on
this year. However, just 434 acres
were rejected out of the total
3472 acres entered for certifica
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during 1948.
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Clyde Ward, Baker, with 216
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Hamback Tigard, Washington
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