, 1907-12-18
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wYoMING's ADVANCEMENT.

the state board of sheep commission
ers and correspondent for n number
of the best papers in the west, has
kindly given The Republican some
facts and figures that are really start
ling. even to n who has kept in close
touch with the state and Its progress.
Mt. Walkers writeup that appeared
In the Christmas Deseret Evening
News of Salt Lake City covered an en-
tire page and gave in detail and exact.
tude the story OF the state. From day
to day The Republican has printed this
history, but to give 1t ut this time In
full is a greater task than our limited
space will permit.
The account of the production of
precious metals, iron, copper, coal and
oil covers the field in its entirety.
showing material gain as well as lend.
ing much encouragement for the fu-
ture. Many new projects In both the
field of mineral development and agri-
culture are given prominence, and sta,
tistics are produced to prove every
statement.
In the field of animal industry, how
ever, is where the state still shines
out respondent. Mr.. Walker now
claims that the sheep have caught up
with and passed the cattle. His fig
ures bear out the assertion. He also
shows that Wyoming surpasses Mon,
tana in the sheep business. Wyoming
has 4,iS4,931 sheep, producing 1851.
900 pounds OF wool. valued at $751;,
773, while Montana has A, 500, 900 sheep,
producing 3O,S 2 900 pounds of wool.
valued at 5 7,640,27S. Montana has for
years been the banner sheep and wool
state, but this proud distinction has
finally been wrested from her by Wyo-
ming.
In Mr.. Walkers comparison between
the sheep and cattle industry in this
state he gives some exceedingly inter
esting figures. There are now approx
mately $500. 900 sheep in the state.
valued at $22, SOC, 900 and 500, 900 head
Of cattle, valued at $40, 000, 900. From
the sale of cattle the growers received
approximately $4,000, 900, while the to-
tai value of the sheep and wool sold
during the year was $12, GIG, 800. Up
wards of 5000 horses were shipped, re-
turning something like half a million
dollars.
In transmitting the figures to the ed,
tor Of The Republican, Mr.. Walker
says:
The facts and figures on Wyoming's
sheep and wool business are all wool
and a yard wide. The number of
sheep in the state are counted at the
shearing pen inspection, The increase
Of lambs is added. The shipments of
sheep and lambs out Of The state, losses
OF lambs and other sheep are deduct
ed, and then the i~mportations of sheep
and bucks are added, thus giving us an
absolutely accula ate count. But for fear
u shearing pen count may be in err
ror, l obtain from the railroads &C
curate statements showing the number
of sheep and lambs hauled out of the
state; also the number of pounds of
wool. And, of course, we have a neces-
sarily accurate tab on the importa-
tons, for fees are paid on all and we
allow none to escape. State inspectors
count and dip everything brought into
the state. AS for the production of
wool, We know the number shorn at
the several pens, and We then obtain
an average weight of fleeces shorn at
the pens, and having the total number
shorn. 1t is then easy to determine the
actual clip of the entire state. But,
not satisfied with this, l get the ton,
mage of wool hauled out by the rail.
roads and transportation companies,
thus obtaining an accurate check. 1t
may interest You to know that our
figures were only 80, 900 pounds off this
s,Nb ohu LIE appktI tuI eTTOT is over
come by the fact that 100, 900 pounds
OF wool is now stored at Casper and
Clearmont awaiting shipment. But we
have still another check ON the sheep
n wool business Of Wyoming, so far
as the number of sheep and aggregate
tonnage Of wool shorn, average weight
per fleece, etc, is concerned, and that
Is the National Association OF Wool
Manufacturers of Boston, which OBJ
tains facts at both the growing and
marketing ends. 1t may interest you
to know that the figures given out by
the National Association of Wool. MAJ
ufacturers differ only slightly from
our own. The poundage and average
weight per fleece. shrinkage and
secured value are practically the same.
but our reports give to. Wyoming a
higher value in the aggregate for the
1907 clip than does the manufacturers,
association. But this difference only
amounts to a couple Of hundred thou
sand dollars. 1t Is a well known fac