| Show BUEE SRED SHEEP ON NATIONAL BREO REST RANGES many ian sheep breeders bleeders bre eders especially those or of the east will be surprised to learn that pure bred registered sheep may be raised and run on the open ranges or of the west in large bands without any diminution in the grade lor or quality of the product as compared to the parent dams and sires with which the flocks were started ithe j the first requisite however is that ian an entirely satisfactory range properly protected from the intrusion of 0 other blocks and upon which there is certain to be the necessary amount ot of forage water etc must be assur red at the present time this condition exists only upon private lands and within the nations national forests of the west which are under the administration of the forest foiest service I 1 A noteworthy example of what can be accomplished in breeding high grade sheep on properly controlled open range is allen alien bros who graze about head of registered Cotts wold sheep within the uinta uenta national forest la in the state of utah these binds bands ate aie the increase of about head of prize winning stock front from the he royal stock show in england and the international il show at chicago purchased and imp imported importer to utah by allen alien dros bros since 1892 they have been grazed within the utah national forests since 1903 upon ranges which are practically ideal for sheep grazing purposes purpose being well watered grassed and shaded and protected from the grazing of other sheep careful breeding is developing a pure bred type of Cotts wold entirely adapted to western range conditions yet equal to anything raised under tinder fences in in ta the ie eastern united urisea states or in european countries countr iea this is a sample case that strates what range control within the national forests is enabling the stockmen stoc kmen of the west to do there are quicker and greater returns to be secured from the raising of high gi grade ade stock than front from inferior mongrel bierds but in many sections stockmen stoc kmen have hesitated to invest in registered ered sires and dams because of oc the uncertainty of securing ranges upon which feed and water are absolutely assured and without which such vent ventures would not be su IP tive or so successful as the running ng of inferior grades of stock better adapted to the severe range conditions that are commonly only encountered because of overstocking over stocking and lack of control on N national at ional foi foiest est ranges the number of stock allowed is only what the range is sufficient to sustain under all conditions and a stoc stockman hinan who secures a permit to griz graz stork stock on these ranges may embark upon the business of raising iii high ii grade cattle and sheep with every reasonable assurance of |
