The state herald., 1905-05-05

under different climatic conditions and
surroundings, by the skillful art OF the
! shepherd III breeding, they have produc.
ed about thirty y.five different types and
bresdT in our modern sheep. Many ct
these are defendants Of the ancient Me
r'nos OF Spain and. by the way, the orig
inal Spanish Merinos we're brought to
Spain from Phoenicia on western coast
OF Syria 7l3 A. ID. While 1t may be OF
inter st to follow out this subject OF the
natural history Of the aheep and give
some accounts Of the many varieties now
existing, wa must bring this to bare up-
on the results that may be obtained IN
Phillips county.
1t was only two or three years ngo
that there was some talk gt ing the round
ni the live stock circle Of the probability
N such a rapid increase in sheep that
Tia. time was not far distant when they
would be worth practically nothing
flockz were increasing so rapidly that
IRON all sides came the complaint OF oy.
erstocked ranges. There Was none with
M imagination vivid enough TO even
suggest that the time might come when
there would not be sheep enough to sup.
ply the demand aud yet that time seems
20 be already here, for there has been an
actual scarcity Of choice feeding lambs
Tho past fsll and, while the cattle mar
l'ctr had hard strngSle, the sheep mar.
Iiet heid up and good prices were realIz.
ed.
The Colorado lamb feeders went their
limit last fail and are now doing some
quiet chuckling among Themselves over
the TACT ci getting enough stock to fill
their feed lots while many .a.t.rn fel
lots were not filled owing to the lack OF
supplies Of the desirable kind of feeders.
In the west there Ia an expansion In the
feed loto. All the old feeders Rre stay.
ing by mud great many new ones are
dropping in lInp.
Armour's head suesp buyer at Chicago,
Dir. Davis said In the mouth of Srp,rm
Der 1888, Armour bought l5.OO1 hend
breaking oil record u that date and at.
traciing the attention TO the increasing,
volume and Importance OF tho Business.
Since then Mr.. Davis has bought on Ar.
monrs account IN mAuy M 1900 on
single market day, Mutton consumption
has grown by leaps and bounds nnd IN,
incentive 10 Increase consumption nf thi,
tho mpst healthy Of meata, IN tho opln,
ion Of Ar,nour's authority, IL the creation
OF market 10y tho packers who, boy pat
ting the dressed prnduct before III. con
numor IN attractive iorm aud forcing II
ON tho publio'a notice. have practical,
developed tho demand. at 10 n .lpnir
cRut fact, ,"said Sir. Dpvis. "thn, the Ets,
Is the phncipsl consumer Of the sheer
growers product naston, ~ proportion
TO iia population. In the grrstcst mutton
oa'ing &C Ter In the world, consuming
bout 800 o cmchsaas weekly, New Ynrt
10000. P,t'SburR, pniladclphia ana
Chicago aro big mutton .at.f- Oar.
port of mutton and sheep is rapidly IN
crcnsIng. owing To modern faoilur. oI
transportation and the growing demand
IN foreign markets"
The sheep men oi Colorado arc tbofo
uehly awake 10 thu fact aud nro forrln.
10 tho iron, aud outloing themselves b,
breaking all pas, records. Tho H. Col
linn din,rlc, alone ip feeding about ilb,
900 head this ,enFou and with the prie.i
tcaiisod 1t 10 certa,ply encouraging
ihesu lambs afe fed ON Alfalfa. corn ant
beet pulp. | nigh. Say that within
fadinn Of 30 miles oi fh Collnp thaf,
ar" oth large boot auan- factories. m,
hsot pulp turned ont from th,ae factor
Ten ~ either led 10 sheep or cattle. prln,
cipaly sleep, This pulp Ia told TO IA,
feeders u, hbon, Gjs pot ton and IL sst
h"cumins H,andard food Tor fAitehinl
stock. In tho spn bouia yalley whet.
sheep ifydiog ras practically unknown
a short ilmo Hgo, thcrP ars being iallup