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Show That the past c:i.oii has been an epoch-making one in the history of die sheep industiy in Utah, Idaho and Wyoming, not mi much from the standpoint of a l.irge ,-oduclicu of wool and mutton, but from the ready market for all wool produced in the triangular woolmoa's alliance, the high price that the wool brought' in eastern markets and the general excellent condition of the Hocks at the close of the fe:ison. Is the declaration dec-laration of Charles it. Stewart, secretary sec-retary of the. I 'tub Woolgrowers" association. as-sociation. Fourteen mi!!. on pounds of wool were produced l:i Utah alone this year, 90 per cent of which was sold from 20 to 2 4 cents a pound, bringing bring-ing to the growers nearly ? 3,500,00 0. The remainder of the wool was placed plac-ed in storehouses by the producers and Is expected to bring between 2(j and 33 cents a pound this fall. In j Idaho and part of Wyoming, there jwere 18,000,000 pounds of wool produced, pro-duced, 10 per cent of which was placed plac-ed in storehouses, the remainder being be-ing sold at the same rate per pound as the Utah wool. Practically the same amount of wool was produced last year by slie-p-men of Utah, Idaho and the portion of Wyoming included In the triangular triangu-lar association, but it was marketed at. between 14 and IS cents a pound. Improved methods of marketing and the increased demand for woolen goods brought about by the European war are accountable for the higher prices obtained this-year, according to Mr. Stewart. Aiistialhiu Industry Demolished While woolnien of this section of the country are enjoying one of the best seasons in the history of the Industry here, droughts in Australia demoralized the wool Industry there this season, the output being about 2S0.000.000 pounds lower than ever before, says Mr, Stewart. Many thou-j thou-j sands of sheep died In Australia this past season. 1 "Factories are working lieivier jthis year than eer before in ihe i United States and the demand for .wool with which to supply orders for jthe European armies U taking most of the wool of the country. The wool stored will bring to producers ol Utah and Idaho about .'50 cents a pound Practically all the wool produced pro-duced in these states was con t ratted for at about 2 4 cents before the club, which accounts for the small amount consigned to warehouses," adds Mr. Stewart. "Practically all the wool was marketed mar-keted this season without any bad mange and was, as a whole, in uu-usully uu-usully good condition The Merino sheep wool consigned lo the warehouses ware-houses will bring a net profit of 2t cents a pound to local producers, while the wool from the crossbrc-! animals is bringing even u higher price, this wool being greatly in d-mand d-mand by factories filling orders for army blankets. "The sheep in Utah, Idaho and Wyoming were pract icalh free from diseases or infections of any son tills season "and the lamb crop was exceptionally large betler than it has been in years in this section o' the country. About 0 per cent o' all tho sheep now in the flocks of this section are lambs. Ijiinb Crop Heavy I "Tliel anib crop in Utah this sea-sou sea-sou was 2.000.000, a large portion o:" wliieh wore marketed at an average of $-1.50 each. In Idaho and Wyoming Wyom-ing the lamb crop was 2,2".0,o00. "About SO per cent of the lambs were sold, including practically all the wethers and a proportion of the ,ewes. There was scarcely any loss .'of lambs among the flocks. "Ranges are all reported lo be in satisfactory condition . for t he herds, which will have a good run all fall and most of the winter. "The danger of a hard winter affecting af-fecting the herds is not important, most of the sheep men having taken precautionary measures against this by putting up hay and corn enough to feed the sheep in case of severe weather. 'indications are for as good a soi-son soi-son next year. The sheep should all be in excellent condition for a heavy cutting of wool and a large lamb crop is again predicted by sheepmen In general." i |