Deseret Evening News | 1905-12-16 | Page 100 | Two Million Sheep and $2,160,000 in Wool Money

Two Million Sheep ana and in Wool Money TI IY the number A of sheep sheared sheard In Utah season fenson S with aver average age fleeces of or six elx pounds Tak Taking TakIng ing the average I price of or wool to bo he 18 cents throughout this would net tho Utah tho handsome omo sum BUi of o practically every evey cent of oC which spent In this thin state In II brief the tho year now drawing to ton toa a n close has hal boen oen n banner one for tor the tho At tho threshold of ot a II now year eal the outlook Is extremely bright for tor enhanced ml continued pros proa prosperity perl all al along tho line lne Already practically SO per cent of ot the new sea aea seasons sons clip cli has been contracted for tor by br the representatives of ot firms of or eastern wool buyers hu erl who are confident that wool will wi go 11 still higher In II In a number of oC cases 20 O cents and over oer have been guar guaranteed Iuar tho Growers crowers by b the speculator contracts signed to 10 effect erect and a n substantial check In advance to bind the sale Fale has his been handed over over wool h I continuing to soar and the Iho retina of at the th can see nothing but velvet roseate hues as the outlook When It comes come to mutton conditions ns have been beel practically the tha Mine tho high price of at wool making the owners owner of or sheep sheeP loth to tl trim their flocks Jocks Taken nil aU In nil all tho prices secured for tor mut mutton mutton ton on the tho this year have ranged from to 3 On al looking loo ns back during the tha past year the sheep Industry In II Utah has hns been a n avery very profitable one Karly Iary there were reports of at trent losses following the tho scow 8 W happily however these proved to be he canards atter nil al was wap said and done cone the losses last lat winter were In no measure nor normal normal mal Excellent teed feed In spring spring brought tha tho sheep leep up to good condition for Cor the tho market InI the tho returns were all al that tho tha own owners ors ers could In reason I The Tho action of at the tha U 8 H department of oC agriculture In retting aside hugu hURU of ot land for tor government forest re reserves reo serves serve was not welcomed by the tha sheep owners who In the past havo hao looked owner upon the tho stretches of ot gov government land as their private domain With restricted grazing lands It was necessary for tor the to trim their heir holdings s and Ind place them on tho markot This compulsory ory action In a 1 was thu means of ot keeping tha tho market well supplied with wih mutton muton oth I the west would not have ml half the help bank bk to Kansas CUM CIT Chicago and other points Next or It II wi be he necessary necos I tor th owners ownell to 10 secure grazing ting forth their name resident ami description and number of oC the to be grazed upon areas thrown open o en for Cor thin Ihl purpose by tho government nt I In n addition they bo required to WI P T Brazing fec of at wi c r cents per Ir head for W J and 21 cents for or hints lummer on the j then when the permits grant t towners owners herders must comply tho regulations ami forest reserve ruM If I camp Ira are not properly or help not volunteered In put putting ting out forest fires In the tho tres these the e permits will wi be cancelled canceled and j stock Block expelled from Crol the tho reservation j As the tle government has appropriate I nil ni tho Iho water wn tor sheds In tb west for tor forest the tho of ot will not enjoy the unstinted c rm o hns hal been blen Ills hil since the dW tho first nr t hoot hoof prints of ot the wool ers er trod up tho dust dunt In this f tn I n Inn Despite D these hese drawbacks Ibm raising Industry Is one aie of ot the mOlt In tho country at lt this This year rear there wore p of at wool sheared In alone nawl nd nUl year Mr the outlook Is for the ln amount provided of or course th t thel are ure no bad blizzards 1111 dl 11 se to dt the flocks thin winter Thanks to the splendid ork hed by the slate sheep er erl and the Utah Association of ot wol bl growers the sheep In II Utah n W I Enid to bo be practically free rree from dl ll With Ith very few exceptions cv ery Jf to l lIn In the State of ot Utah is clean lt been rn of or affairs hn f fI brought about by h n II system of 01 I establishment of or a dwa d 4 quarantine the tho e 1 0 line persistent dipping and IP 1 I of ot lne sheep shipped In 11 n 1 out cf c t the It tt I I by both state and