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Show Predators Make Inroads On Utah Sheep Herds Nearly all sheep are now off the summer ranges and herds are being prepared and branded for the deoert. Several herds are now on the trail to their winter allotments. Most flocks came off the mountains in splendid shape and are in good flesh for the winter. A few summer sum-mer allotments were exceptionally wet dluring the summer rainy season sea-son and it had a telling effect on the lambs, causing some to be lighter light-er than usual. Areas, however, that are normally norm-ally dry fared much better with the summer storms and have produced pro-duced larger and fatter lambs than usual. Not many lambs have been sold throughout the county, only a few sales have been made to local feeders. The price consideration lias been fion seven and one-half to eight certs. Reports firm the deserts indieaU. an abundance cf winter feeds and if fall storms van come for watering water-ing herds, flockmasters predict a good winter for sheep. However, they claim that the weather being so dry at present will react harmfully harm-fully cn the long trail. Coyotes have made heavy inroads on some flecks during the season, despite activity cf the Biological Survey and the government WPA tiappers. Sheepmen hope that a suitable program can be adopted : by all agencies to lessen the loss on the winter range from predatory preda-tory animals. |