The Philipsburg mail., 1901-01-11
Sheep Ite,us.


Sheep Items.
Wyoming flock masters have dec;d.
to feed corn in small quantities on th
range in bad weather, considering it
cheap insurance against loss for wan
of food.
In South America tho breeding Q
mutton sheep has increased until nov
about 70 Per cent Of the clip that form
erly was all Merino is all English o.
cross-bred wool.
Sheep breeders who migrate from
Wisconsin with their fiocks to Sou.l
Dakota, state that sheep Go astonisa
!ngly well there, and that the numba.
and size of aoclSs IL Increasing.
1t is said that buying sh e. by weigh
is becoming popular with Wcsta.:.
stockmen. That is the way they AZ
sold, and when purchased on that basi
the feeder knows just what he is SCI
ting.
J. G. Mills. the livestock agent @,
the Oregon Railway and Navigation
company, says that Oregon has this
year the largest crop of lambs and CT
the best quality in the History Of tho
state. There are probably 100000
lambs that are for sale, though fee,
is abundant and growers can afford tt
keep them if buyers stay away.
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Western exchanges say that Uta;
will SEND large consignments Of shee,,
to market this fall. The lambing sea,
son in that state is said to have bceo
very profitable, the percentage run
nlns up to 80 in Utah county. Sheep
men have been allowed to use ihe
Uintah reservation grazing lands this
year for the first time.
Tim Kinney, recognized as the sheep
king OF Wyoming, recently sold 90
900 head of sheep and $4,000 head OF
lambs. Mr.. Kinney is the largest ind
vidual holder of sheep in the country
ard he increases his herds year to
year. The recent large sales are sa.;i
to have been the result of shortage OF
feed on the range in this section.
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The American Wool Company OF
Boston, Mass, Familiarity known as the
Wool Trust, has sent out a notice to
all of its buying agents to look out for
feeces that have belonged to sheep
dipped in preparations containing sui
phur and lime. Fleeces dipped in such
dips are barred for the reason that the
wool in them when secured will not dc
for any of the finer fabrics
Many of the Idaho sheeDmen and
companies are taking time by the fore
lock and are securing all the land pos
sl5le by purchase or lease, realizing
that the days of sheep ranging is
coming to an end soon in that country
The Blackfoot Stock Company has al
ready bought $4,000 acres and is reach
ing out for more, the entire space to
be devoted to raising sheep.
"A recently published report by ]. r
Dodge, special agent of the depart
ment Of agriculture, credits New Mex
leo with possessing the largest num-
Ger OF sheep of any state OR territory.
Governor Otero estimates last years
product Of wcol at over $4,000 Oo0
pounds and declares that sheep hus-
bandry Is now the most profitable In
dustry in the territory, and that flock
many years.
1t is estimated that Larimer county
Colorado, lamb feeders will pay out
about 100000 for lambs. The corn tc
be fed to them will cost nearly $780,
600. Add to these sums $25O,0OO foI
the hay they will eat, and some idea
of the Importance of the industry is
gained. Otero county alone will feed
over 100000 lambs this winter. AT
Fowler, Manzanola, Ordway, La Junta
and Rocky Ford extensive preparations
are being made for the feeding season
and trainloads of lambs are coming in
to the county. Five thousand head
'yill be fed at Ordway, and twice tha,
number at La Juntas While there are
dozens or feeders who will feed frOr,
500 to 1000 head. About 10000 head
OF these lambs have been shipped in
from the San LUIS valley, but the
principal shipments are from New
Mexico points.