Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1901-06-13
SHEEP NOTES
American Wool and Cotton Reporter.

MONTANA.
The shearing OF sheep has begun in
earnes, in the vicinity Of Billings, and
will be quite in evidence during the next
two months Shearers are arriving daily
from Wyoming, where they have been
for the past two months. and where
shey had plenty Of work. They report
more sheep in that state than in pre-
vious years, and the condition OF the
range in most section. as being better
than for some time. In this section Of
the state things could not be more aus
piciou, for shearing than at the presen,
time. The sheep are in good condition,
the grass is growing nicely and there is
plenty Of moisture. The lambng sea
son. which is now coming to a close, has
been one oi the best in the history Of
Montana tlockmasters, their weld being
larger than ever before. The weather
during the entire season was fine. with
rainy days, but then the loss WAS very
small.
WYOMING.
The sales Of wool at Casper for the
week ending Nav - amounted to 800,
600 pounds at prices ranging from 10 to
II cents, ON Tuesday OF that week the
single day in the history of Casper's
wool trade. The largest individual con |
sgnment WAS that OF J. u. Woodruff, OF
Lander amounting to 500 600 pounds, |
Other large sellers were j . h Okis, Lost
Cabin, 800 900 pounds and John Will
liams, Douglas. 10000 pounds. Pat
terson, Haley & Morgan, of Johnson
county, have sold their entire wool clip
OF 250 900 pounds at lolsc.
sbearinS is about completed in John
son county this year. Some 200 900 |
sheep have been shorn, the fleece. av
srsging seven pounds each, making a
total wool yield of 400 900 pounds At
II cents a pound the sum of sl5+ 900
will come into this county from this
source alone
Casper .hearing this year will include
the teeces OF over 40O, ,0O0 sheep, the
number being somewhat in excess OF
that OF last year. The tleeces are clean
ar than those OF last year, and also light
er and shorter OF staple, the average
weight being about seven pounds. In
the neghborhood of >, SEQ 900 pounds Of
this years clip have been sold at an av-
ersge OF Zoe. only once the clip SO far
L. cents, these figures being
against the l4-cent average of last sea.
son, with maximum of IL. cents. In
ready shesred, and Caspers wool for
.his years market, all told. will exceed
!, 900, 600 pounds, of which. however,
500 .O0O are held over from last wear. I
The steam shearing plant is of rapidly
Increasing Casper iav r, shparing this
'eason l25 .0Ol head. OF 81. coo head more
han it dii last season. While begin
ling on the 18th of the month. the steam
plant will shear at Douglas. = 600 head
or the Platte Valley sheep Co. and.
',sr:ing on the 22d of this month. will
hear at Carr. Colo, 65 ,0or sheep Tor
he Warren Live Stock Company In
10Th ihesc latter instances - 300 head
vail he clipped per dav. Advices from
Weston. Crook and sheridan countie.
Indicate the sheariug this season Of an
aggregate Of l5o.ooo sheep.
The sprng wool clip AT Marble Fails.
Tex viii Zee about .5.oon pounds None
'as vet hcru sod. There IS ue f.llcap
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prne le". c.p s-t'H apl
call at Cousst \ Asrr-' drug $3.50. sri
Iet Tree sample q Chrm l'-tisiu's ,
stomach au1 Liver Tablets They are
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