| Show SHEEP ON n ON FARM isn SHOW 11 LARGER t I PROFIT Th THAN THAS AN ON OX RANGE i Survey on the cost of or operating ranch or farm sheep in in Idaho has has has' I been reported d b by thc time Idaho Wool j i i Growers Growers' Jasso association This survey is part of its program to lo determine for fora a a period of of years years the costs or of of production production for Idaho wool an and mitt mut- j j T Time The y for sheep I t il survey range I I started started and l has been heen J made i annually m nu llY year each year eal since In Inasmuch ch I as the farm sheep end of the Industry Indus Indus- indUS j try is is' is growing ing steadily ilyin in Idaho this ranch l n 1 21 sn s i n nen vey en embracing f four four- Ul 1 representative t 1 representative flocks locks n 0 o foundation t ol ewes furnishes furnishes furnishes' a 1 of whether farm lJ basis for j sh may Y be be l Cil l to be moro noro prof profitable able u under der f s J t conditions Y 1 f f t V I t than range sheep beEn v- v i Tl The figures gil the ranch sheep Sheen purvey I s e survey which as was made lo tp cotter CO l. l year l-year Y ar 1 1920 show a l net et profit o of per head hea head J. J co compared with a net profit t I of of r x 03 03 p per r head fO for range sheep i time the same ame me season In time the range sheep studies flocks s containing moro than timau foundation ewes e ewes were taken tal as s the basis Figures on an ranch sheep returns prior to 1926 are not av available available avail avail- ilie il- il able ie but JUt the association contemplates tes making the thc survey each year eal now until a satisfactory section cross ct cf costs in this important branch of the tho indu industry try is obtained Tho net profit per er head for range sheep was 1 59 for 1925 1935 and 78 cents per pel head heat ii it 1 1924 9 3 4 For time the 1729 ranch ch ewes studied j jIn I In 1926 the time selling price pico for wool averaged 32 cauls cants per cents pOI per pound with the cost of production figured 1 at cents leaving the profit for wool at G cents per Jor pound Lambs sold at an n average of t cents per pound from froni t the thc e Hocks flocks studied and anti it cost S 8 cents cents pound to produce making maltIng the time profit 28 cents per 01 pound Receipts W wore 1 31 IJ per l' l l head from wool wool and S Sper q p per r head mead from lamb a total o of 1152 T Total lol expense was SS par lal head in which pasture and 1 loss 33 were I the time biggest horns Tho p Jer percentage d i ewo loss Is 1 computed ted at 1 13 per percent per gar percent cent and the tho 1 rc of bf of lambs V I s matured at 1029 1039 Time The rl lamb aver rel aged ged pounds m each ml l and the weight of at lamb r 1 owe we was uvas po units ll S sold l l at lit nn fin average J I j of i 81 1 each l and time tho a a average fleece I In n for the Olio ranch sheep iwas t i was 9 97 7 pounds |
