Inter-Mountain Republican | 1908-10-10 | Page 2 | Sheep Grow Fat on Utah Ranges

SHEEP RO fAT fATON FATON ON VI RA RANGES fiES Uintah Reserve Forage Reported Reported Reported Re Re- ported in Excellent Fall Condition LAMBS SELLING HIGHER Curtailed Shipments Result in n Better Prices in Eastern Markets C. C B. B Stewart secretary of ot tho the Utah State Stale Wool Growers' Growers association has returned from a trip through this the that Uintah forest air Mr Stewart sa says s 's tho wool men report tho the range after the summer feeding to he be In excellent condition with plenty of ot forage forage for for- age e left The condition of ot the range will be w used ed to obtain from the tho forest department more grazing permits as asi i the graters sn say sa that from to more sheep can be grazed The also reported their sheep to tobe tobe tobe be tho the fattest and In tho best condition condition condi condi- tion ion In years Owing however to th the thelow thelow low lamb iamb marl market ot only half hale shipments to the Eastern packing houses are art being made mado In tho the great majority of ot cases In this connection Mr Stewart says saya that the reports published in this city two wo weeks o ago o of oC the half hal shipments had a most beneficial effect on tho the market Ho says that that- as a n direct result lambs raised cd from Crom 1 to lo a hundred at Kansas City and Chicago markets and that the growers are arc arenow arenow now reaping the benefit t. t Tho higher prices followed tho Information car car- tied led by tho the report of or tho half haIr shipments shipments ship ship- ments which disproved tho the statement of at f hostile Interests that the market would 1 be flooded with lambs Iambs The growers selling only half halt of at their heir spring crop will winter the re- re half hair soiling selling as mutton next year ear car after harvesting the wool