, 1907-11-25
MAY RANK
THE FIRST
PROBABILITY THAT WYOMING
WILL LEAD MONTANA IN PRO.
oucTIoN OF WOOL FOR
THIS YEAR.
Correspondent Of American
Sheep Breeder Fixes Wool Clip for
Year at Thlrty-three Million
Pounds-Immense Sums Reeslved
for Sale Of Sheep and Wool, Fig,
ures Of Lamb Sales by Months.

ures Of Lamb Sales by Months.
Wool shipments have been moving
forward rapidly during the past thirty
days, and it is estimated by the state
board Of sheep commissioners that the
amount forwarded to November LIST Is
2S.5O0, 600 pounds, says the Wyoming
correspondent of the American Sheep
Breeder in the issue of that magazine
for November. The board estimates
the amount remaining on hand, and
which will go forward between now
and the first of March, at approximate,
ly 4,500, 900 pounds. The board is now
engaged. in compiling the shearing
pen reports, n other information is
being gathered which will enable that
body to give out accurate figures about
December LIST. 1t appears at this time
as though Wyoming S wool clip for the
present year will exceed slightly that
of 1906. which was 32,849, 1850 pounds.
Earlier in the season it was predicted
in these letters that Wyoming's wool
production for 1907 would approximate
80, 200, 900 pounds, and it now appears
that this prediction will be fully JUST.
fled. and the clip may total SO, 500, 600
pounds.
May Become the First State.
Many authorities believe that Wyo,
ming's wool clip will this year exceed
that of Montana, owing to the increase
of the number of sheep and the weight
Of fleece in Wyoming in 1907 over 1906,
and a probable shortage of wool in
Montana owing to the heavy losses OIL
sheep during severe storms which pre-.
vailed through the northern portion OF
Mantana last winter. Montana's clip
IN 1906 aggregated 5,S15, 900 pounds,
or 5,944. $50 pounds in excess OF the
tonnage of wool produced by the Wyo
ming flocks. Wool buyers and others
who are %conversant with the situation
IN Montana have estimated the 1900
clip OF that state at from 80, 50O,00
pounds to 33,5OO,OOO pounds, and If
e estimates are justined, Wyoming
stands a very good chance OIL taxing
the lead away from Montana, and dur.
ing 1897 at least stand as the great
est wool producing state or territory
IN the union.
Figures Are Accurate.
The figures compiled by the state
board Of sneep commissioners Of Wye.
ming are necessarily accurate. The
BOARD has for several seasons conduct.
ed a shearlng pen inspection, every
sneep gong into the snearlng pens be.
ing inspected and counted. Close tab
was kept throughout the entire shear.
.ng season, and accurate returns gu
cred, and as the shearing pen reports
are checked by the exports of the rail
roads and %freighting companies, the
Wyoming authorities are able to &c
count for every pound OF wool produced
IN the state. 1t is reported by wool
buyers that this is the only state o,
territory in the union where the re-
turns are based upon actual figures
and facts and the estimates are not
guess work, as is the case in several
states and territories. In our next let
ter we hope to be able to give the
readers of the Sheep Breeder abso-
lutely accurate Information as to Wyo-
ming's wool production in 1907.
Shipments Of Sheep.
The shipment of sheep and lambs
from Wyoming during the year ending
October 18th, 1907, shows a slight
decrease from shipments during L.
same period in 1906. This is accounted
for by the splendid range conditions.
higher prices and the desire of flock.
master to retain and run every head
that they possibly can, with the result
that the number of sheep in the stale
on January LIST, 1908, will show a con-
siderable increase over those in the
state on January LIST, 1907. A year ago
there were 4,024,560 sheep on the
range and in the feed lots of Wyoming,
whereas at the present time there are
approximately 4,35O,OOO sheep in the
state and shipments between now and
January LIST will probably not bring
the total below 1926, 600.
Figures by Months.
The monthly exports of sheep and
lambs from Wyoming during the year
ending October 18th, 1907, are as fol
lows:
October, 1906. .............. 299,771
November, 19J6.............. 293,116
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