Show wool expert gives report on winter range conditions estimates vary concerning the teed feed supply on the winter ranges langes for or this bear air seventy per cent of normal is the announcement of the division of crop estimates operators of range rang e herds estimate a SO 50 to 60 per cent normal growth but nor normal nial is a difficult term to define on the range according to professor A C esplin extension sheep and wool expert L ill lill admit that the two lievi oils years have been as bad as this year however the warm aarni fall weather with a couple of 0 storms improved most areas summer grazing reduced some areas to much below a 50 percent condition professor esplin points out water development is known to be disastrous to open range until complete control is possible after a week spent on the range adjacent to the desert station on the west desert professor esprin esplin lists the following observations ions favorable to the sheep industry for this winter 1 the number of shep sheep in ili utah is less than usual 2 more alore sheep are being fed 3 more supplemental feed Is iii available and already being used 4 sheep reach the winter range 30 to 40 days later than usual 5 ranges improved during the late growing period pei iod bunch grass winter fat and are favorable 6 fewer old ewes in range herds 7 weather conditions temperature pera ture have been favorable to the first week of december 8 good management is shown to be the cause of most of the im proved conditions uncontrolled conditions moisture and temperature will determine dete the final out come of the business whether production is high or low and whether losses are high or low lov with management improved on several fronts a mild winter with favorable moisture mois tuie the condit condition lOIL of sheep owners should be materially mater ter teri ally improved in fit 1934 in the opinion of professor esplin |