| Show Utah H Got Ie 91 f For Wool and Mutton in 1906 lIE sheep and wool Industry of It THE T Utah brought Into the tho Beehive state approximately 20 ver pOl cent more cold cash this year for forth forthe th the growers to penI titan than It did dur durIng during Ing what was thought to be the very prosperous year of oC 1905 From first to last the tho had thIngs their own way There Thero werno sere sereno no bad storms to decimate the tho flocks owing to the tha stringent laws and the thEl attendant compulsory dipping nil all flocks have bave been remarkably free Croo from Crom die ease o the tho wool buyers buers fought fiercely in the spring to secure prospective clips and the lie of at wool and mut mutton mutton ton have ran ranged gel exceptionally high throughout the tho year The year saW lambs sell Mil In the Chicago market as 11 hIgh ns as 9 3 J per er pounds This year Utah wool brought as high as 22 cents a pound with none non going below belov 19 15 cents conti But for tor the tact there hu has been 1 a prevalent shortage hortage In a cars tue tho export ot of mutton front Utah to the tho markets of at the cast enst and Los Angeles would I have havo eclipsed nil all previous records s sit 1 It Is III It will 11 possibly be by the end ot of the year fully two per cent In excess ot of the shipments shIpment ot of last year The Tho actual tonnage ot of wool shipped out of the State ot of Utah durIng the tho current year to Boston and other east era ern markets was pounds Fig tiring this total nt at an average baste buls ot of 20 cents n a pound paid to Utah sheep men for tor the fleeces the grand total ot of is 18 reached In round figures the ot of this state thIs year have havo received lit In cash for their wool and mutton combined the sum of 5 The Tue outlook for tor the wool grower for tor forthe the tho coming year oar Is equally is as good This statement Is made In the tho face tace ot of the tho tact fact that as tar far a as Is known not n a single pound ot of wool cool has hns been con for tor At this time last lut year fully to 10 per cent ot of the comIng spring crop had be been on contracted for Prices however are still ranging high hillh The speculators who bought on con can contracts tracts last season are still holding their wool and only dealing It out as th the manufacturers call for tor It Stiffer prices now prevail for tor sheep than have 0 cx i Isled Isted for tor years while quite n a lot ot of sturt line hal been hold hel over In feed lots owing to the tho shortage nf at cars antI the tho consequent delay In shipments lIow ever the thc hl high h price ot of wool milk makes the growers leth to trim their flocks c av I Excellent feeding conditions hm hai helped tho situation although the k masters have been owIng to 10 the grazIng restrictions Imposed by bythe bythe the rangers 0 of f the tho government foreit recently set apart by In Utah The restricted range 1 7 thereby compelled o owners ners to ship nocks flockS to Idaho In largo large numbers rs Under this new order ardor ot of thIngs Ihl this year It was ns necessary for tor the owners onen ot of nocks flocks to secure grazing permit setting forth name residence and II a description ot of the number ot of animals to be grazed upon the areas arell thrown open by government for ruIng grazing Then grazing te fees s sat to they were required pay Ii of at five Cents per head for tor sheep and two and n a halt half cents for Cor lambs turn the tho reservation In grazIng on the tho were required un en add addition I owners tIer heavy penalties to comply with th regulations and rules gOY eminent reserves It If camp rei wm were not promptly extinguished or help ye a In putting out the lie teN forti In the tho vicinity these permits wan wert can cancelled celled anti the tho stock ex tram frol the reservation 1 Stockmen however entertain hopes of evading the tho payment ot Of flU Ing fees which they aver are Imposition on the part ot of the govern mont ment With the tho Imposition ot of fees teo abolished the tho future for tor the sheeP heep men muon In Utah next net year ear Is a bright one They build their hopes on a derision statS of t In the In II a test case caso brought Wa Washington 1 a decision In lU seat seattie rendered by the court At al tie oh Nov 4 last The Tho case In ques question tion was that of the tho fo forestry stry bureau ot of al department of at the tho United States S II Matthews against Walter entered the Mount ItA who of 1105 ib In the spring nier forest reserve N refused to pay lay the tho and who the tho forestry fees charged by fees teu The court held that the grilling CAnnot anti that Con es art are Illegal nn letLO t a statute to be that tM the I the executive by forest reo CI i the grazing ot of live In prohibited bY ant M has hns not been brief act and that In congressional or h J I the tho secretary of at legal right 10 0 officials have no or ot of the re I UfO UCO deny the tree free serves with deep This decision was received receive of oC the and chiding jO joy by the various In IC r and throughout lie tho country Cit dietitians point to some b bl following th the laws roc recently Issued It ot of the condition As Aa to the physIcal I due to t flocks ot of utah much credit b by tilt ac the tue splendid woric werle and tilt the state I te sheep commissioners In IC Inthe ot of WO Utah maintaining rIgid the direction or of o 0 thO antine scab doris doM bY 1 tf been bee has haR work em Is Ih that t both slate government anti lO tt with the tho clo o ot of the year fret tret sheep cnn can be aid ald to be from dl disease ease |
