Show WESTERN LAMB CROPS SMALLER Utah L Lambs Vill IVill B Be good Report Says r I r The smaller lamb Iamb crop In In Ut Utah h will result In t a In n rall compared with last year accordIng to a report of the dl- dl d I islon of crop and Imd livestock lI estimates of the United States department of ag- ag which Ogden today I The Thc Utah report estimates that while the crop will be smaller the lambs will be good and carry a lar larger r fat end than In 1926 The report addS that the bulk of feeder lambs hav ha hab b been en contracted Winter feeding is ex- ex expected to be about normal Reports on other states In the In- In Intermountain Intermountain county follow Idaho Early lamb movement mo light light- est cat In three years ears the fall shipments will likely be less than last years ears summer ranges have been very Cry good prospects for lamb feeding are arc good I with crops of hay beets and grains Fewer Nevada lambs available a for fall fali shIpment than a year ear ago but butmore butmore more Will be fat this year rear from most sections the bulk of feeder lambs are arc contracted Montana Excellent range and feed conditions over o entire state fall lamb s will be materIally less than thanIn In 1926 because of lighter lamb crop lambs should come off ranges In excel excel- excellent excellent lent condition a a. large number of lambs contracted Wyoming Lambs for fall market market- marketIng log Ing short of last year ear account small small- smaller er crop bulk of lambs con con- contracted contracted to go to Colorado and other feed lots lambs off ranges Will be good fall and winter feed pros pros- prospects are good except In southwest A general l review of the western lamb V s 's The supply of western lambs avail avail- available able for slaughter and feeding during the last four months of 1927 Is esti- esti estimated estimated mated at about 15 per cent smaller than for the r-e r e period last year ear and 8 per cent smaller than In 1925 This reduction from last year Is equivalent to about head The lamb crop of 1927 In the 13 western stat states s was estimated as about that of 1926 1920 I 8 p per r cent smaller than but the death loss of since mar mar- marketing especially In the late lambing areas arcas was considerably this year than last and the proportion of early lambs for the whole area was larger than last year ear thus resulting In a supply cf late lambs sma r pro pro- proportionately than the tre d In the lamb crop |