The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-01

fast disappea ring and in a few years
VIII be thing Of the past These cat
tie are shipped 10 the Omaha. Kansas
City. Salt Lake and san Francisco
markets and command high prices The
excellent feeding ranges % the state.
combined with pure water supply. pro-
duces superior class of beef which
is sought after ny the packing houses
Of the country
Sheep Industry.
The sheep ranges of the state com
prise WashOe Humboldt EsmeraIla
and EIko counties. in these districts
are approximately 100000 sheep. This
industry is II a hOurishinS condition,
and is a source OF large wealth To the
state The average weight Of wool per
head for Nevada sheep IS eight pounds,
which gives Jn annual wO-l crop. al
lowing for Joss and lambs, of 600,0tC
pounds of wool.
This wool finds ready market with
eastern buyers In the livestock mar
/ kets of Chicago and Kansas city. Ne
! Vada sheep command high prices, and
/ are sought for by buyers
OF late years the breeds have been
greatly improved by the Introduction OF
I blCSIed rams of the French Meriuo
Lincoln ShrlpSliTo or COtrSWald breeds
! The grasses Of Nevada are particular
" adapted 20 sheep feeding. while the
sage brush makes an excellent winter
/ food.
The Bee Industry.
OF late years Nevada has become to
be recognized as the center OF the bee
industry Of the west, and in a great
measure has suppIanted California,
which has heretofore been a leader In
the list IF hOnry-producing plants near
~ every Wild hover of any Importance
in bee culture - found within her Dor
ders. But he chief source of bee food
which produces honey is alfalfa the
king Of forage plants, which here
reaches perfection in growth. From
spring until tan this lUXuriant plant
can be found under our system of irri-
cation.
During this long period of bloom the
surplus honey IL gathered. This honey
has a flavor distinctly its own. being
superior to rhe sage honey produced in
the mountains Of California
Whenever exhibited Nevada honey
commands the first place, and the in
dustry, which is now comparatively in
its infancy. is growing TO large proper
lions and viii prove an important ad-
junct u the states wealth and Of great
profit TO those engaged in its prOpaga-
ton.
Immigration
Within the last year it is safe to ap-
proximate that The increase from this
source has been, ia round numbers,
$4,000 people These have settled along
the line of The various irrigation pro-
Jects in the fertile valleys of the
TrUcNee. Carson and Humboldt. and in
the mining camps Of the state. In the
mining camps alone the increa Sc has
been very marked. but is usually OF a.
permanent character. which is not gen.
orally characteristic of this class Of in
| duStry.
With the incoming of this new pOpU-
latiCn a vast amount Of capital has
been invested IN our various enter
prises, which is Of the greatest impOr-
lance for the future progress Of the
state.
That Nevada has long ago passed
from the carly border characteristics
into d state Of progress and prosperity
is now generally admitted Endowed
with every possibility that nature can
besJOw. with a soil rich in fertility.
with mountains teeming with gold and
silver, and with a population OF ag
gressive people. her future is clearly
outlined ana her settlement and pros
perity viii De rapid and in keeping with
the march Of western civilization