The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-02-12
instead. / pay two pounds of wool per
head, and ten lambs per hundred,

instead. pay two pounds of wool per
head, and ten lambs per hundred,
W. G. YOUNG.
1 was employed by stock company
to inspect some church sheep on the
east range. I reported to the stock
company and advised that they pay not
over 81 80 per head. | would not have
paid over Is cents or 20 cents per head
for such sheep as l saw. 1t cost So 10
take care of herd of sheep now when
three years ago it cost 81. The market
was depressed in 1888. Last year it was
about all one could do to pay their rent
and save themselves many even failed
to do that.
WILLIAM HARKER,
Reside at Taylorville; I was the first
white male child born in this Territory.
L had charge of some of the church
sheep that were turned over to the re-
ceiver at billiard, Wyoming. AS
rule. the people do not turn in their
best sheep for tithing. 1 should think
that % cents per head for one year
would be fair price. leased from
the church for two pounds of wool, and
fifteen lambs per hundred, and found
that | was lacking when 1 came to
make the mum Der good. Packard offered
me some of the sheep. last fall, at my
own price, but would not take them
and be responsible.
JOSEPH HAEKER.
A fair rsntal value OF sheep of the
same grade as those mentioned would
be from Is cents to 90 cents per head.
L have lost 1000 sheep out of 1000
within the year.
DANIEL sIMPER
was the next one called. Under the
circumstances named L would not lease
the sheep at any price.
J.H. wooLcoTr
was subpenaed by the prosecution, but
not put upon the stand; vas employed
by the receiver to collect some of the
church sheep; they were of an inferior
quality, consisting mostly of widows,
orphans and cripple5; don't think
they were worth $1.25 per head; col
lected sheep in Morgan, Summit and
other counties; l reported to the re-
oeiver, who told me to gather the sheep
as rapidly as thorough search would
admit of; 20 cents per head would be
fair rental value for such sheep as [
gathered.
To MARsHALL-I first started to
search for church property, as special
he.
I started out to search for sheep on the
18th of September; 1 did not search for
sheep except when / had an order.
took whatever they gave to me and
alleged to be church sheep; l did not
get an average of the sheep; they were
marked, but the marks varied consid-
erably. My knowledge of the value of
the church sheep is based upon COM
perison with those 1 saw elsewhere. l
also went to Tooele and San Juan Coun-
ties.
The inventory of the sheep. as fur
nished by the church, showing the
amount of sheep and who held them,
was then offered in evidence and ad-
mitted. 1t showed orders for 80. 1853.
ALFRED THOMPSON.
Was employedrby the receiver to
gather in some sheep and cattle in the
southern part of the Territory I should
say they would be worth about S1.25 q
head; the cattle were to be turned in at
$18 per head, and 1 refused to give over
$40 per head; for that reason we did
not receive them.
70 MARsHALL-The 2-year-olds and
Swear olds had been taken out.
B. A. BOWMAN.
Am somewhat familiar with the
sheep industry; went out to collect
sheep for the receiver; got $3.50; L
think 20 cents per head was ample
rental.
Adjourned until 10 am. to-day.