Show livestock Is major industry in iron county A wool ready for shipment from the cedar city depot by E RAC LYMAN animal husbandry authority B A C the live stock industry of southern utah is and perhaps will continue for years to come to be one of the major industries of this section the to po graphy of the country and climatic conditions are such that over 90 per cent of the area is not adapted to cultivated agriculture the greatest value from such lands comes from the native vegi tation that is transformed into meat and wool by herds that graze over these arid and and semiarid ranges 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 year are estimated as follows sheep and lambs wool and mohair cattle total there are a number 0 of f 0 other iker shipping points aside from cedar city in this section where considerable quantities of live stock and wool are shipped namely iron springs lund and modena these figures however refer only to shipments from the cedar city station southern U utah t a it is particularly adapted to sheep husbandry the arid and climate and high altitude in connection with nutritious forage produced under these arid and conditions all contribute to the growth and development of rambouillet sheep that are not surpassed for size and quality anywhere in the world the breeders bleeders bre eders have aimed to produce a large sheep with a mutton conformation and a fine fleece of staple wool men who have gone east to various sections of the united states invariably come back with sheep that are smaller than 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 bleeders Bre eders association this annual event is reported to be the largest rambouillet sheep show in america sheep from southern utah are going to many distant lands japan and russia having made large purchases in the last few years at most of the important ram sales of western america you will find sheep from iron county and they are usually in in good demand range sheep industry pew localities in america are so favorably situated for the range sheep industry as is southern utah within a radius of 60 miles one can travel from a semitropical semi tropical climate to the high mountain peaks where snow can 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 on the el escalante or to dixieland where snow is a rare thing the mild winters of southern utah 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 the arid and desert land covered with a scanty growth of sage brush and shad scale becomes a valuable pasture for these hardy animals during the winter |