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Motor Truck Transportation Of Cattle In Utah, Loren H. Grover
Motor Truck Transportation Of Cattle In Utah, Loren H. Grover
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The beef cattle industry in Utah is of major importance in the economy of the state. In terms of cash receipts it is the largest single agricultural enterprise. In 1957 cash receipts from the sale of cattle and calves amounted to $38,405,000. This figure represents approximately 70 percent of cash receipts from the sale of all meat animals. It comprises 33 percent of cash receipts from the sale of livestock and livestock products and 24 percent of total cash receipts from farm marketings (2).
The production of beef animals will continue to assume a position of importance in Utah's agriculture, …