Show ll 11 SHEARING IN UINTAH CO the magnitude of the sheep industry of uintah county can be pretty well established by the shearing of sheep at the various shearing plants this does not include many of the small bands which are sheared f ly by hand there was sheared in uintah county during spring of 1919 approximately head of sheep at the three shearing plants these are located at jensen watson and bonanza frank watkins in charge of 10 Bh at jensen sheared head and closed the season at don anza shearing head the plant at watson with six teen under the direction of frank E roberts of provo sheared head while the first run at bonanza under the management ot of james 11 fowlks with a crew of 24 sheared lead head each ot of the three plants are well mell equipped and well located with regard to range and water the largest est plant is located at bonanza is equipped tor for 24 has a belt conveyor for the wool mool and is 18 modern A in every respect last year at a cost of large sheds were erected so BO that enough sheep for a days shearing can be housed in case of rain which Is a great advantage as shearing does not have to stop the entire cost of this plant was wa about allf the prices brict a paid the I 1 which in all instances were ere made by contract ranked from 17 cents and board to a flat rate of 25 4 cents which included the sacking backing of the wool sheep will shear botter better than 8 pounds to the fleece and ft 6 sack back of wool averages pounds about pounds of wool belongs to uintah county therefore it took in the neighborhood of backs for the wool As a load of wool will average 10 sucks sacks it took 40 freight wagons to haul the wool to the railroad |