Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-18
WEALTH IN WOoLLY FL0cKs.


WEALTH IN WO0LLY FL0cKS.
/ In communication In the Saturday
Evening Post, Helen l.. Griswold calls
attention to the WOOL development in
4 New Mexico and Arizona, as we'll as
Eother features of the wonl interests III
The United States The growth of the
Wool industry In the southwestern ter
i.tories during the last three years is
without precedent New Mexico has be-
come the chief wool producing region in
the Union, and the industry is fast in
lscreasing turnout the territory. Arizona s
wool product has Increased p per cent
lin three years, and the capital invested
TIA focks and sheep ranges in that state
lsis#estimated at S6b0.100O more than in
amy former Year. Both Governor Otero
and Governor Murphy have given a
i good deal of attention 10 gathering facts
concerning the profits, the outlook and
The growth of the 3lincks, and the wool
lrroduct in the territories mentioned
/ The recent census shows that New
Mexico has 4.467.uo0 sheep. Worth from
1870 TO $40 a head. Montana, which
was the leading wool-producing state in
1.-THE union until two years ago has D.
s,,S5,000 sheep. and Ohio, which Vas the
Hammer wool state until the industry
Irioved west Ward. Still has about 5000. 0u0
she all of sheep Arizona has 26s4,0O0S
sheep, California has :, oil 5000 and Idaho
lend Nyoming have each more than -
ICc0oOo sheep. Ewes and lambs form ail
l.rnusually large proportion of the ilocks
lin New Mexico, and IL may therefore,
| sbe reckoned that the number Of MOOT
Hearing sheep IN the territory vii be I'M
iscreased hy more than 1.300,000 during
! the nex Year.
! The total number Of sheep in the
l.7nitcsl states is now about Al, NON. 600.
|sand the total annual wool product in the
srrion IS 2 1900: 600 pounds, or a traction
| over Eve poands Of wool 10 each head Of
shcaI,. During The year ending June 80
jslastthe consumption of wool in the
lstfnited States WAS 631 10000 pounds, or
la,mosi three times tbs. home product.
/ noi. tltero finds that an acre of
fai, grazing land among the hills and
mountain. valleys OF New Mexico wi I
support. two sheeI, each year, and that
isthcrc are $4,000. 0pN more acres of such
lpasturage Thus New Mexico will be
al,ls. 10 maintain 10a.oo0n0p more sheep
than she now has. Governor Murphy
sshy Il similar line OF reasoning finds
that there IS ample pasturagei for 81,
qeooo0 mere sheep IN Arizona.
1T has been closely reekoned that the
ts9st Of the maintenance Of a flock
worth from $1,000 Is $1,000 for one year
IS about sl.40o or 20 cents per head.
This includes pay for; shepherds, food
.iiearing and incidental expenses. An
average yield Of WOOL per head is five
sheen
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