Show FIGURING ON THE COST OF FLEECES fit f lie the tul I 1 glomer Glo louir lo mtr SM stati aln to ascertain tho the increase to the sheep men of at utah in the coba of producing wool oat under u conditions dit di ions tins compared with ith the conditions of two tino or three bears a ago C U 13 stewart secretary of at the utah Wool growers association is 1 send ing ng a list of questions ont covering the situation to all sheep men mea of at the state and from the answers to these questions received secretary stewart will mill compile statistics to be published later in the form 0 of a report from the asso clat 11 secre tray bstewart sia sis thit that th it there are several conditions tlona entering into the wool mool growing conditions it at present that did not enter into the business a few years ago and the increased cost of production necessitates a higher selling arice for the wool it the grower groer la is to realize a profit entering into the increased cost of at production it au the fact thit herd ers demand better wages mages now thin than forment torm for meat pih and also demand batter food there are government re ro ates to be paid too the list last tv u ears that were more not required before and these ind other circuns stances together with high transportation transport port por atlon tation chafes to the markets 0 of boston and even the pacific coast points have resulted in a material increase in the cost of producing the questions being aked the sheep men by secretary steart deal in a general way may with the gro growers ers business now as compared with other years fach item of Is covered by the questions and if it the returns come in as secretary stewart hopes they will the will afford the basis of very ing comparative reports to be issued later |