Show RETURNS FRO FROM 1 TRIP TO RUSSIA Only Few Head Lost From Shipment of Utah Sheep William C 0 C Clos Cbs former grazing Inspector for or the United States State I forest service and at present see sec secretary sec secretary ot of o the John H It Seely Sons company Ml Mt Pleasant sheep ral rais ers rala-ers ere era has baa returned after having taken a shipment of ot 1650 sheep to Russia Only five tive sheep were vero lost lest loston loston tin on the trip which led a across roe the Atlantic through the l Mediterranean can ean and the to a port at the eastern end of ot the Black Blacksea Blacksea sea ea It was said This Is the second large largo ship shipment ment ot of o sheep to be sent Rent to Russia from the tho United States Nearly all of the sheep In both shipments were from Crom the Seely Sod ms in Mt Nt Pleasant Mr Clos Cbs said that grazing In Russia during the tho summer period Is generally scarce and there I is lit lit- little littie lit little tle tie winter grazing the being forced to feed during the thelong thelong thelong long season Furthermore the av- av av average sheep shi-ep ep produces only about two pounds of ot wool per head headmost most moat of it of a very coarse grade and u used ed chiefly tor for carpets Russia Is 15 said to have h had d 50 million head of sheep preceding the World war but estimates on present numbers are placed be- be between be between tween 10 and 35 million Tho The soviet government Clos Cbs Indicated Is anxious ious Ions to Increase the numbers and to Improve the strain although handicapped by grazing conditions and the tho fact tact that they discourage Individual accumulation of ot wealth |