Show Readjustment Seen In Sheep Industry Financial organizations will have havea a n. marked influence on the readjustment readjustment readjustment read read- of the sheep industry in inthe inthe inthe the west during the next few years according to a report just issued by the Utah State Agricultural Agricultural Agricultural tural college extension service prepared by the department of agricultural economics Several years of or low prices heavy expenditures for feed last winter high death loss and a short lamb crop have so exhausted exhaust exhaust- ed the financial resources of some Borne that the control of many western sheep has passed into the hands of financial organizations the report says The Utah economists observe that the peak of production In the sheep industry has apparently been reached and that the number number number num num- ber will likely decline during the next few years This development development development develop develop- ment they say will be dominated by readjustments in the western states where about 70 per cent of the sheep are located d. d The lamb crop in the United States In 1932 was eight per cents cent s smaller aller than the crop of 1931 the report continues This reduction reduction tion lion was due to the decreased crop of the west which was particularly particular particular- ly heavy in the intermountain re re- re gion Lack of feed unfavorable weather er and nd a high high death loss resulted result result- ed in a 75 per cent decrease inthe inthe in inthe the 1932 wool clip under the 1931 mark However in view of the large supplies of feed available In Inmost inmost inmost most feeding areas conditions appear appear appear ap ap- ap- ap pear more favorable for lamb feeding this year than last the report predicts |