Show MONTANA IS THE BANNER SHEEP STATE OF THE UNION Value of Animals Exceeds TwentyTwo Millions WYOMING RANKS SECOND Idaho Third Place New Mexico Fourth Utah Fifth In tho Whole Country There Are Nearly SixtyNine Million Sheep Valued at 168315750 TRIBUNE BUREAU v 13 Postal Telegraph Building 1 I Washington D C June 23 r I The year book of the Department of Agriculture jUt Issued estimates that on January 1st last Utah had 2570070 head of cheep < < worth an average of 3210 each or a total of JS5C1386 These sheep produced In the previous year 16900000 pounds of wool which shrunk 65 per cent when scoured Montana Is the banner sheep State having 8932311 head worth 24S each a total of J22137839 The pro luct of wool was 33567000 pounds and the shrinkage from scouring 63 per cent Wyoming stands second with 5826 1GO head worth 246 each a total of 14306605 The produce of wool was 34610000 pounds and the shrinkage from scouring Q5 per cent Idaho stands third with 1541S15 head worth 256 each or a total of 11612513 The wool produced vas 1S1 126000 pounds which shrunk GO percent per-cent on scouring New Mexico stands fourth and Utah fifth as shown abovo Of the States farther cast Mew York Pennsylvania Wisconsin and Indiana each have over a million head The shrinkage there Is only 60 per cent In the State of Washington tho shrinkage Is 74 per cent There aro 039611876 sheep in the whole country valued at JCS3l57fiO 1 Texas has more than twice as many cattle than any other State having 8007910 head exclusive of milk cows Iowa comes next with 2074 012 |