Show Reason Sheep Shoop Replace II Cattle ih ill Colorado Given Why sheep are replacing cattle in some parts of northwestern Col- Col Colorado Colorado Col Colorado orado range lands is shown n by facts found in a recent economic c surrey sUr of Routt and Moffat coun coun- counties coun- coun counties counties ties The study Indicated that over the past 25 years in that area art a the sheep have been more profitable than cattle Cattle on Irrigated pastures inthe in inthe Inthe the two counties produced one one- one fifth fifth more beef than the average bf all records Cattle on irrigated land could compete with lambs on onan onan onan an even basis of both bath sold for the same price per hundredweight Lamb prices over a period of tears ears have been higher that cattle cat cat- cattle cat cattle tle prices resulting In greater pos pos- possibility pos possibility of ot profit prout explains R T Burdick associate economist for forthe forthe tM the Colorado State College Experiment Ex- Ex Experiment Ex Experiment Station Statton at Fort Collins 1 Burdick and Marlon Marion Clawson of II the fed federal al bureau of agricultural economics had charge of the sure sur- sur surey vey sur-vey e ey which was made In cooperation cooperation cooperation tion with the forest and soil con con- conservation con conservation services The actual use of grazing con I land was as to be 3 14 acres per an- an animal an animal imal unit 1 cow or 5 sheep cheep per month This is 10 times the num num- number num- num number number perI I ber of acres of irrigated pasture i required The normal norma calf crop on 49 cattle cat cat- cattIe cat cattle tle tIe ranches w as 64 5 per cent Sheep on winter grazing lands had 82 r per cent lamb crops thoi on winter fred fir 92 per cent nad small farm flocks per cent It was wao found that small nail crop farms with ith less than 50 SO acres of o crops cannot nay expenses expanses and furI furnish sh a comfortable living ex- ex except except ex except In favorable fa years with prices abate e average a av SI |