Show the world sheep according to official reports the wool industry of the world has under gone a marked decline within the few years the number ot sheep in europe has decreased 40 or 19 per cent in ten years in 1873 there were 25 sheep in germany in 1897 the number was only ll 11 since 1880 spain has decreased her sheep holdings by 50 per cent hun gary as compared with 1870 hag only one third of a supply the flocks of great britain france and the rest ot europe russia excepted are not in creasing tor all available land has been utilized for years russia Is the only old world country which Is in creasing its sheep supply and even there the increase is not rapid it Is said that the australian flocks are falling off rapidly in argentina mil lions of sheep were destroyed by the floods of 1900 and the natural in crease has not more than one halt overcome the depletion in the unit ed states there are fewer sheep than there were ten years ago but it Is noticed that the numbers are again slowly increasing |