Show livestock Is major industry in iron county 10 ron WT v s s 6 t V r f k va 4 V 11 g ool ready for shipment from the ceda cedar r city depot by E RAG RAC LYMAN LYDIAN animal husbandry authority B A C the live tile stock industry of southern utah is it and perhaps will continue for ears to come to be one of the malor major industries of this section the to graphy 4 of the country and climatic conditions are such that orr ivr 90 per cent of the area is not adapted to cultivated agriculture att greatest value ala from such lands ewes comes from the native natii e vegi tation that is trans formed into meat and wool by herds that graze over these and and aid semiarid rang ranges esi some idea of the importance of live stock to this section can be obtained from the following figures of shipments through cedar city car loads of sheep car loads of cattle 82 car loads of wool and mohair receipts from these shipments for the past icar ear are estimated as fol lows sheep and laan iambs bs wool and mohair cattle total 1430 there are a number of f other shipping points aside from cedar city in this section where considerable quantities of live the flock stock and wool are shipped namely iron springs lund and modena moderia these figures lo however weier refer only to shipments from the cedar city station southern utah U t a h is particularly adapted to sheep steep husbandry the arid climate and high altitude in connection with nutritious forage produced under these arid and conditions condition all con tribute to the growth and development dei elop of rambouillet sheep that are not surpassed for size and quality anywhere any here in the oid the breeders have aimed to produce a large sheep I 1 ep with a mutton conform conformation tion ard a fine fleece of staple wool men who hae gone east to various sections of the united states invariably come back with sheep that are smaller than tha n those produced in their own locality parowan carowan and vicinity have become world famous for their rambouillet sheep each year a show and sale is held by the southern utah rambouillet breeders association this annual event is reported to be the largest rambouillet sheep show in america sheep from southern utah are going g to many distant lands japan ja P an and russia habing made large purchases p ur chases in the last few bears ears at most of the important ram sales of western america ou will find sheep from fr OM iron county and they are usually in good demand range sheep industry few localities in america are so favorably Imor ably situated for the range sheep industry as is southern utah vi athin a radius of CO 60 miles one can travel from a semi tropical climate to the high mountain peaks where where snow can bo be found any time during the summer the sheep range on the high mountain plateaus and when cold weather sets in it is only a short distance to the desert ranges ori od the el escalante or to dixieland where snow is a rare thing thin 9 the mild winters of southern utah U tah makes it possible for sheep to graze on the ranges the year aroud and they usually winter through in good shape without a supplement of hay or grain t r 1 n the and desert land covered with V 1 t h a scanty growth of sage brush and a n d shad scale becomes a valuable pasture re for these hardy animals during the winter |