Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-29
THE SHEEP INDUSTRY.
success Depends Upon the uan-Ftg.
uring tp the Profits Estimatc. by
N successful Eiockmastcr.

n can say anything that viii tend
to create better feeling and help TO
ailny the prejudice against the sheep
Industry. will certainly be glad to do
80.
wish something could he done to
raise the sheep induatry to a higher
plane. n we could get more good men
Interested In tho sheep. then this pre-
judlcc would be nllaycd.
am not ashamed OF the sheep bufl.
ness. but l am decidedly nshnmcd VI
the actions OF great many men that
are running the business. because their
lives are not exemplary. | may be a
little afraid to talk na ! would like,
but l am ashamed OF the course they
take. II IL needless FOR me TO rny that
men could gct their ilocks through this
country without doing near the dam
ngc to tho farmers that 10 done; but
they seem TO be- NoN'd nj the
farmers as much AZ che farmers are
vexed at them. ilocolsc YOU all
moment that n " impossible for
sheep man to drive a band OF sheep
through the country without being
taxed on every corner, and VI he should
drop nut "a few sheep. hnlt m hour nt.
forwards he would not INA any OF
them. The first man or child that
comes along seems to think that II IL
nothing wrong TO appropriate them 60
his own benefit, because they are
nstray.
THE RIGHT KIND or 4 SHEPARD.
The sheep wants someone TO take
care ~ Il. You must have your eye on
the band Of sheep All the time. They
don't know much. all they want II to
yet something to eat; they can't pro-
tgct themselves. They must have mon
that viii look after their wants, and
IA was said today about the COW bufi-
ness. the FIRST thing TO have ~ the right
Kind OF man 20 handle them. 4 good
band OF sheep viii always pay you aud
pay YOU well. believe II was said
| that "a good COW would double her value
| yearly. or produce nearly nifty dollars.
70 II IN In regard TO sheep II depends
ON what kind OF sheep you have. Hut
you can take the poorest kind Of sheep
| you can get In this country. and In two
/ years time you can have a good class
| OF sheep. II you breed good ram.
the first crop you have a very good
| grade. Take and cross that oncc more.
| and YOU have an excellent quality of
sheep. II doesn't take you ten years TO
| work up a good grade Of sheep.
Some may say that the sheep IN
| dustry can easily be ovcrdonc II "
mistaken idon. IL would seem use
less for me to give you statistics.
There are only about 35,000,00O sheep Ia
| the United States ana allowing six
| pounds OF wool to the head would bo
only about one-third Of the consump-
| ton Of wool required, or 2iO,V0O,OO0
| pounds. That In not more than onc-thlrd
| OF the wool necessary. We require
about 100000 mutton "A year, or one
| fourth Of the stock we have. II IL were
| not that the sheep produces or In
crcascs 40 rapidly To supply this de-
mand FOR mutton. II would only be q
matter OF three or four years that W.
| would not have any sheep nt all.
II n often claimed that the figuring
on the sheep industry win not hold out
| I realize that II lOcs mold out. II II
does not ! want tn tell YOU that II II
because the sheep are not taken care
| OF. II YOU expect 90 send out boys IA
herd sheep, or disintcrcstcd people. the
business VIII fail Some people think
that man who n NJ for nothing else;
man you can't trust with q team
good Tor nothing else. he can herd
sheep. This r. a wrong idea altogether
n YOU send such men out with youi
flock ana allow them to have such dog.
M they want. q viii only be n matter
Of u few years an you run your sheer
out ana lose them entirely. on tn,
other hand, n you VIII put good. re-
liable men. honorable and honest mci
with your 1ocks you viii come out al
right In the sheep business,
AN ESTIMATE.
Surprising YOU take band Of 2.00l
head Of ewes Now then. II will tax,
two good men. reasonably good mon. Al
least one good man ana IA boy. II yot
have one good man you can use d
boy all right. consider that the sal
AIRY OF that man and boy would be
$50 n month cash; for twelve months
$500 You want some horse feed. nnt
a little expense connected with that
horses and focdlng-allowlng 800 FOL
the use Of them. Camp Quilt, 500 FOL
the use OF that annually would be NOR
than ample. Then you have to ge
rams. and the USE OF those rams
would consider worth about s. n head
That would be- Mt Sl5 head good fo
three years, equnl TO - heal
for each yacr. and that would TAX
about $500. Dip and salt Will cost nbou
$50; taxes on band about $50. And thei
for extra help Ia lambing season an,
IN dipping, siO0 For the feeding o
those sheep about 900 tons OF hay woul
| be required, In case you have to tax
them IN rather early. The cost Will de
pend on where you get the hay. Y0l
con buy II In the fail at : $50 tor
That II $3.50. Then I viii allow som
Incidental expenses, ray $50. So tina
would run the total up to $500. or 81
per head
or course. / know a great man
shccpmcn figure that they can be ru
on less. I admit they can.
Now take the income. II propcrl
cared for. there u no reason why yOl
would not have 100 per cent ON stralgh
good ewes That ~ sufficient. Thos
lambs are worth 50 n head That /
equal 90 $4,000 for lambs. The wool W
would estimate NJ about 10 cents. talk
Ing the shourlng out. That would b
near to 81 800. ! am not counting any
thing FOR the wool from the rams. tina
would mako little addition. But
would place reserve for losses. sup
pose You make n reserve ~ $500 1
make up your flock; then there w al
Income at that rate Of $1,000 or pr0fl
OF - 500, or course. on the other hand
| think that the sheep can easily h
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