Show E I I SHEEP GROWING ORO INDUSTRY I SAID AID TO fO BE BUILDING UP Considerable expansion of the tha sheep growing industry Is needed l officials of ot the department of agriculture agriculture agri agri- culture state in predicting that the futura holds promise of much greats great I er r stability for tor the Industry than It has enjoyed In tho the past The Tho industry indus indus- tr try reached a low point during th the recent p period of or financial depression It was said but is now building up Officials cio do not expect an early saturation of the home demand because because because be be- cause the market for tor mutton is continuing continuing continuing con con- strong and the country normallY normally nor nor- mally has no Import about half halt ita its wool supply Eastern and midwestern midwestern midwestern mid- mid western farmers it Is said can canmore canmore more readily meet ceet the competition of ot the western range operators because of good near-by near markets and In many cases their ability to raise sheep at lower cost Problems facing she sheep p raisers it was pointed out include winning a stable m market for lamb and mutton and orderly marketing Consumption of or lamb Iamb and mutton in the United States averages 62 pounds annually per capita compared ed d with 9 in Canada and in the tho h United Kingdom 0 o |