Show I NOT NO T SO MANY LAMBS IAMBS FEED IN THE WEST Hi Big Decrease Noted in Utah Idaho and on the thc Pacific Colo Const zulu rado imil Show The number of sheep and lambs lambson on feed December 1 In Utah totaled or a decrease or of from Crom the total of at at tIle the same UnIt last year while lu In Idaho a a. decrease of approximately from last year to this year Is noted These reports were contained In the estimate of oC sheep and lambs on feed December I 1 announced yesterday b by George A. A Scott livestock statistician with h headquarters at Salt Lake of oC the dIvision of crop and livestock estimates estimates esti- esti mates mates United United St States tes department or agriculture The majority of oC on reed feed In Utah are In Sevier Utah Salt Lake and Weber counties Although decreases are lre shown shorn Ju in Idaho and Utah the number o of sheep and lambs on teed feed is considerably consider consider- abl ably larger than was thought possible possible ble several months ago A considerable considerable consider consider- able part lart or of these are under contract contract con con- tract to packers at Pacific coast points and there Is some doubt reported reported re- re ported as to whether the sheep Land lambs now on feed in the tho areas that usually supply Pacific coast points will be sufficient until the new crop o of a iambs begins begins be- be gins to move Scarce S Forage e In the seven western far states about lambs Iambs and sheep wore were on feed 1 1 compared with a year ear ago or a decrease decrease de- de crease of at head the report il n g ns d a chiefly chieH to the shortage of beet byproducts by- by products le less hay and higher priced feeds all around together with somewhat somewhat some some- what more demand for feeds to winter winter win win- ter stock which has resulted in inmany inmany many sections from poor ranges At Atthe Atthe the same time the activity o of both eastern and western buyers has made prices that moved lambs freel freely from the range country a heavy movement move move- mont ment In November being especially especial especial- ly noticeable In Utah and Idaho there are very few rew old ewes being red fed for market There has been a wIde demand for or old ewes Cor dation for farm Carm flocks In Nevada only only- about lambs and sheep are reported to be beon on reed feed as against a year ear ago California has around compared with last year at atthe atthe the same time Nation I Loses ses Little DecreaseS its In the states west of at continental divide particularly Lin Utah Idaho and am California wert by increases In Colorado Wyoming and Montana l Colorado around more on feed this year a total of 0 tins this year and In 1923 The increases In creases In Wyoming and Montana are I and respectively In reference to national figures I Mr lr S Scott ott quotes the report of at Co C. 1 L. L a Harlan livestock statistician of the I 1 bureau of agricultural economics as follows i I There Thero were about less lambs and sheep on feed for Cor market marketon on December 1 this year than on the same date last year ye In tIle the corn belt and In the feeding areas of oC the western western west west- ern and Pacific states The estimated estimated esti- esti mated numbers number are this year ear and In 1923 and amI the lie 1 decrease is less than 1 p per r cent I |