Show Our Range Rang W W. v U. U Parkinson from Wichita Kin Iran was W at the Markham yesterday and In consultation with wish Auditor Mr lIr Parkinson had charge charle of ot that tha portion por pot tion of ot othe the United States census appertaining apper apper- taming to stock raising In Western I Colorado Utah and Nevada reporting to I J. J G 0 McCoy at Wichita Kan who Tho haa has general charge of or this portion of ot the tha census throughout the United States States' Mr Parkinson has haa been feea en In itt taking these then s statistics since the of July He lie bu has had bad no assistants and has hu been compelled to travel traul oyer over lbs w le of cf tL tha territory In Ja JiK district 1 l News reporter asked for some Information Information mation matlon as to the number and condition ot or herds of stock both in Utah and Col- Col rado I am isa not In a n position to give fiza- fiza la rca res said Mr Parkinson I 1 cannot unno girl you yon my ray statistics at the present time Hence I will be unable to give you yon the thi number of cattle attle In Western Colorado or Utah My work included also sheep beep and horses In 10 Colorado but few sheep are raised when a comparison Is la made mads with Utah The herds 0 of cattle were not as large aa u they w were re Grazing lands are be becoming s scarce arto and there are but few good winten winter winter win win- ter ten ranges In Utah sheep heep are crowding out oat the cattle Cattle will not live liTo upon ranges Sheep Shep raising his has proved pronG to be bemore bemore bemore more profitable There ins arc lar large fI extents extents ex ex- ex tents of grazing laud land In Utah that tha cannot cannot can can- not be used during the summer lommer because became there is la no water These tracts are located lo to- I in the southern part vart In what whaL Is known as the d desert ift In winter the thee I ranges can cm be used for tor Ih sheep p. p aa as the snow no supplies water and It never falls tails to so deep that the sh sheep p cannot Iced feed I think that Utah Is ii the greatest sheep country In the union onion My manner of obtaining statistics statistic was this First of all I went to the county seat where the list which was waa 8 upon the assessors assessor's books were taken Then by inquiry I found the leading stockmen From these by careful In Inquiry inquiry In in- the percentage of stock not Dot returned re r turned to the assessor was fa a obtained From these thue sources the accounts were made up The method proved very sa sa as er r News 5 S II |