Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-23
SHEEP LOSSES
HAVE BEEN HEAVY
This Much is Conceded by Lead
iag:WoOI Growers
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ARE NOT ANXIOUS TO TAIN
Dying by Hundreds Along the Tetons
yarxiav 0pinions as TO
ARE NOT ANXIOUS TO TAIN.
Dying by Hundreds Along the Tetons
Varying opinions a. TO
Actual Losses

reports are COInnlthNiib " NN'~ -
of heavy losses In live stock, especially
among the ewes and lambs, owing 10
the big storm this week, While II Is
somewhat difficult to arrive at any
facts, everyone interested in the sheep
business, when seen, admits that the
losses have been very heavy. Especial
ly does this hold good among hooks
along the Wasatch range which have
been driven to the summer range after
shearlng. The major portion OF the
flocks are among timber consequently
are on the snow line and have felt the
full extent of the storm.
The reason that nothing definite is
given out is best stated in the words OF
one grower this morning, These
losses" he declared, at the best ought,
not be made public, because II IL Is
known that man has suffered heaVy
losses his financial standing Is greatly
impaired
Those banks which are known TO
have advanced sums to the aneepinen
also will not discuss the matter ana
will not admit for one minute that
there is any truth in the rumor tnat
they have been hit hard"
From a general roundup this morning
there seems to be no question lhat
the losses Will amount TO 20
per cent since last fall, whlle
of the lambs that have been dropped
during the past week In many cases the
loss has been 100 per cent.
one of the heaviest losers is said 70
be sam ID. Nichols Of Wallsburg, Titan,
who out OF flock OF $500, has lost l,SOO
since March I. These sheep were
sheared at Goshen and are now on the
Wasatch range. Big head, too, Is re-
sponsible for great losses. Aaron Gar
site of Sandy Is said to have lost 10
head during the few hours they were
in the pen at Iron Spur Two small
trainloads that went up from Tooele
county to the foothills east OF Idaho
Falls have been depleted to the extent
of 500 head for each trainload through
this cause SO great have been the
losses from "big head" in this region,
that government aid has been called
upon TO stay the disease and DR.. Nc
Birney, government veterinary, has
been sent to the scene TO see what can
he done. Ii Is generally admitted that
this disease attacks none but poor anil
mails, so the general condition can be
gathered
The concensus Of opinion is that the
press reports relative to losses IN Mont
ana have been exaggerated although
they are OF necessary extremely heavy.
NO REPORTS YET.
Jesse NJ. Smith, president OF the Utah
Woolgrowers' association, when seen.
expressed himself Of the opinion that
the losses reported were not so great
as the public might be led to believe.
lie stated that he had as yet received
no definite reports following the storm
and consequently was not In position
to give the facts,
Joseph Smith, who was at Fossil
Wyo.. on Sunday, said "Cf course
there are losses. but II Is among the
lambs where they are hes ST. There
" ere a few OF mine frozen o. Sunday,
but nona OF the big sheep died and the
sheared sheep were doing well,
should say that the loss may run for
the season in the neighborhood Of %
Der cent on the average for everybody
hut II all depends whether the sheep
are kept of the wet lands now
LOSSES ALONG THE TEroNs.
c. Ira futile, general livestock
agent for the oregon Short Line, VINO
Is kent thoroughly posted on the live
stock situation. said The heaviest
losses seem TO be in the foothills east
of Idaho Falls and up along the Te-
tons. Sheep up there are lying IKE
flies from the big head" Willie there
Is not lamb left after this storm
The government Is sending man
M there to look into the situation
who will do all he can for the sheepmen.
There were two shipments OF sheep
from Tooele that have each lost 5OV
head since they arrived. There are
other loses, too, but II would not help
out matters much TO give any names.
Up in Montana the losses are for the
most part in sheep, as the cattle are
getting along fairly well, but there is
no use in making things worse than
they are
ban Dewey. a wellknown woolbuyer
for Brown and Adams Of Boston, has
lust returned from Idaho. THE losses
are pretty bad up there he said, "es-
pecially around McCammon, Soda
Springs and In that district Every
lamb dropped during the past 10 days
is dead and II is pretty tough on the
sheepmen-'
BANKS ARE ANXIOUS.
Another sbeepman stated that II was
not only the sheepmen that were hit.
ut Is the banks that are getting anx-
ious." he murmured, 'and you may put
II down that In year or two II will be
Impossible for a sheepman 10 get loans
on his hocks The banks are getting
cautious as II IL and one institution that
/ know Of no longer advances money TO
sheepmen unless they first get good
man who is not In the business to in
dorse their notes"
MoYLE SAYS 25 PER CENT.
James II. Moyle Of the Deseret
Livestock company this morning stat
ed that he had heard no definite report
% Losses yet. II shuold say. however.
that the losses In Utah since last fall
viii run about Is per cent, as TO lambs
| cannot say" he said. This storm
has hit everybody. especially those
sheep that are on the spring range,
Those who fed their animals may pull
cut with a 10 per cent loss. There are
cry few OF those In Utah. however,
as most OF the feeding is done in Idaho
IN Utah we have the desert for a win
ter range and II is wonderful how the
sheen get along on H. The desert Is
~ Cor nothing but sheep Here what
vegetation there Is gets frosted and
tho sheep can feed on II aud go days
without water. The budes OF the shad
scale. white sage, greasewood and
ether shrubs seem TO agree with the
shcep and they come on the desert IN
fairly good condition. This desert VIII
W winter SUPP ort millions Of sheep.
ir the summer we have 10 utilize tn
mountains. as all the valleys are about