Ogden Morning Examiner | 1910-04-10 | Page 3 | Wool Crop is worth $2,600,000

WOOL CROP IS 8 I II L WORT I I The Tho sheep shearing season In Utah Is now in full blast bast and anel and In the neigh neighborhood neighborhood of two million sheep arc are bo ho boIng boIng Ing log shorn of o their fleeces s at the tho dif different d di ferent shearing points throughout the J 1 state Tho total wool clip moat moal of oC J 1 which was W S contracted con for last fall fail will according to the estimate reach 11 pounds At prices ranging from 18 IS to 22 cents a n pound the total valuation of oC the seasons clip cUp ought to approximate According to Marcus Harris agent for or a big bl St Louis wool company the tho flocks are In iii good condition for this season of or tho the year car His firm last year eur purchased between and of or the tho entire wool product of the state Tho The average fleece will run lun close cloe to seven s en pounds to the bead head headworth worth about end and the quality of or orthe the tho wool Is above the tho average Tho The shearing shearin season which gives employment to about 70 7 O men will close about a out May Ma 15 Hi Among tho sheep now be being beIn I ing In sheared are the following toll owing flocks At Black Rock 12 Milford DaD Modena lodena Fairfield 00 4 Lehl Lehi hl 10 Nephi Jericho Dragon and Vernal I 1000 Cisco Thompsons Springs Price Colton Heber and Charleston Wasatch Wal Kelton and Lucin Malad Val Valley Vallor Icy ley and many man other points Hot chocolate unsweetened un wafers and prunes form a dainty course cour for luncheon or supper