The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-09-17
Surveyor General Reeds
Sixth Annual Report,
Concluded.
Concluded
SHEEP GROWING.

sor's roll, 22,322. The increase from
about 1900 breeding ewes, of the
above total, would be not less than
I2,OOO, after all losses in infancy.
The number driven into the Terri
tory and contracted for by different
wool growers this season, IL $4,000.
About 1000 thoroughbred bucks
were brought INTO this county this
season, valued here at $50 per head
and costing $4,000.
Thus the number Of sheep in this
county this fall, will number as fol-
lows:
Stock assessed last spring 22,322
Increase of May and Juno 1900
Imported this summe $4,000
Number thoroughbred bucks 1000
Total No. in the county now, 1892
The largest wool growers are NJ. E..
Post, Hay & Thomas, and NJ. v.
Boughton, their fiocks ranging from
5000 to 5000. Many others W fine
fiocks OF 1000, to 1000.
The wool product is mainly shipped
to Boston for sale-some being pur-
chased here by Boston wool agents.
Messrs Hay & Thomas nave 1000
meriuos in their flock OF about 5000.
These sheared last spring 5000
pounds of wool, showing an average
of nine pounds to the sheep. Last
year the average was only about
seven pounds to the head.
They were brought from Wiscon-
sin two years ago, and while under
going acclimation, did not average
owe seven pounds to heal at Ii end
of the first year, while for the second
year the average per head was nine
pounds.
Sheep need shelter from the storms,
and some hay at such times. But
those bred from New Mexican ewes,
crossed by Merino bucks, rarely taste
hay during the winter, and only after
very severe snow storms, for a day or
two.
The profit on well managed and
cared for sheep, is from tiny to sixty
per cent. per annum, and no place on
the continent excels this, for success
full sheep growing.
SHIPMENT OF WOOL AND STOCK
FROM WYOMING.
The following statement of the
shipments of stock from Wyoming
Territory, to market, the last twenty
months, has been furnished at our re-
quest, by our accommodating and
pentlemanly Division Superinten-
dent, ]. T. Clark, of Cheyenne.
Supr. OFFICE, U. P. r. r.,
Cheyenne, Sept. I'd, 1915.
DIR. SILAs REED,
- Dear Sir:-In compliance with
your request, l hand you herewith a
statement of the number of cars OF
live stock shipped on the u. P. R. R.,
in Wyoming Territory, from Janu-
airy LIST, 1874, to Sept. 1st, 1875.
SHIPPED FROM NO. CARS.
Cheyenne Station 5o3
Pine Bluff 167
Green River &" y
Laramie Division IS
Granger Station 81
Total S97
a Cattle, 763 cars; horses, 81 cars +;
mules, 81 cars; sheep, 10 cars; hogs,
3 cars. Total S97 cars.
Yours Truly,
J. T. CLARK, Div. Supt.
The three car loads of hogs stated
in the list, we suppose to be imrorta-
tions instead of expectations. for hogs
are raised here only in limited num-
bers, and for home consumption.
We have also a~scertained that $780,
600 pounds of wool have been shipped
East from here this summer, and
about 200, 900 pounds of hides.
From these statements it will be
seen, how rapidly and ~proftably the
wool and stock growing interests are
increasing in Wyoming.
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD.
- The business and profits of this
great road have wonderfully in
creased during the4year, since our
Firth Annual Report. For the year