Show Banner Year Predicted S For Growth and Prosperity of Sheep Industry in M West Shortest Lamb Lam b Crop in in Years Makes High g Prices Certai Certain tai tain Says Pr President of of Lead Leading Commission House House By C. C H. H e President Knollin KnoWn Sh Sheep Commission Co I CHICAGO April 3 Prospects for the she sheep p industry for 1920 I beli believe vc are arc the best in twenty years cars as as' as to prices that will obtain for wool and lambs I realize that 1919 was one of the thc worst wort years year s th the e sh sheep ep owners ever had on account of severe and early winter which necessitated shi ship shipping ping thousands of sheep to other states to winter together with wilh the fact that I thousands o of sheep and lambs Jambs were marketed t that at ordinarily would be held over another year These conditions in my opinion will cause very cry light receipts at all markets This This' season son thou thousands of ewe ere lam lambs s will win have to toI tobe tobe I be beheld held over as Wyoming b and Montana and Montana Monta a will il be c obliged to restock I believe tho the lamb bomb grower should raise large mutton lambs In the shortest shortest shortest short short- est space of ot time he can and figure wool a byproduct and he will win The big cities are arc eI very large consumers of or lamb and will continue to want more lambs every ver year ear Values on dressed lambs so far tar in 1920 are arc the thc highest over known in this country and our western will win be kept bus busy raising all the lambs lamb the city can con con- sume Nineteen twenty will wIn be a a. banner year as to prices on sheep and lambs Tho The fact that there will be bo the shortest shortest short short- est cst lamb crop on on the range in hi years makes high prices certain This This' seasons season's seasons season's seasons season's sea sea- sons son's prospects on wool arc are good notwithstanding notwithstanding notwithstanding not not- not not- withstanding the fact that wool dealers dealers dealers deal deal- ers generally are predicting lower values values val val- alues ues ue-s on quarter bloods and three eighths and and higher values on half hal bloods and good fine tine staples In m my opinion these wools will all aU command good prices later on in the se season son In Iii other words it is a good year car to hang on to your our wool Ship It or store It It and I believe you will got set more than the dealers are willing willingto to pay at present Back to 10 Pine Fine FineO Wools O I know a largo large proportion of or the western are trying to get back back to the wool fine sh sheep ep an and behove believe be be- hove lieve this Is a mistake excepting where range conditions require wool fine sheep My I idea is to raise lambs for rOl mutton as there is no use trying to raise an any special grade brado of or wool toran for tor an any special manufacturer manufacture because b by bythe bythe the time you have havo produced it he will want some som other grade The Tho manufacturer in this country countr never ne has done anything to help or encourage the sheep Industry e so so why tr try to raise some special 1 grade of or wool Stock tock shows arc are great educators and Salt SnIt Lake Is not peaking making any iny mistake in getting into the the- game Salt Lake Cit City Is headed for one of or tho the largest midwest cities s. s and the western stockmen stockmen stock stock- men aro are the salt of or the earth |