Show l J 2 BAC ADDS COURSE COURSEt t J k IN SHEEP AND r jF WOOL WOOL o 90 I x Realizing that the sheep heep industry i J Jr means much to the state and especially f tally lally to Southern Utah the College is attempting her part in establishing establish establish- establishing ing in a sheep and wool department atthe at atthe the college e. Aside from a general course in sheep heep husbandry special c II work will be given in the study of ol i. i wool ool The following topics will win indicate indi f 1 r r 1 cate Gate the nature of the work in this y department a study of the chemical t 1 and physical properties of 01 the wool 01 fiber characteristics which affect ItaI its Ita I market value grades grades' and grading Jud judging g wool determination of ji shrinkage preparation of wool for f o r market and marketing problems t A wool laboratory the necessary apparatus for making microscopic mi mJ examinations micrometer er I measurements measurement and scouring tests testa will win willbe willbe be installed f f One of the basic basic b alc industries of the I F tate state of d Utah is ie that of sheep bus hua I L bandry The typography topography of the count coun conn- t try is such that the raising railing of sheep cheep will always alwa's be important to the people people peo pee pie of the state At the present time there are acres aerel of land or orI I bout about 94 p per r cent of the total area I of Df the state that is ii used only for forI I grazing t I Statistics show that on Jan 1 1924 Iron County had a sheep population of f A fair estimate of the tho i wool produced by these theae sheep last spring would be about bout lbs Ibs t on basis of 8 lbs Ibs per head Placing i the Ta valuation of 38 88 cents per lb Ib the gross return would be This to together ether with the receipts from lamb Jamb shipments is far greater income in come than from any other resource in the country |