Bisbee daily review., 1908-02-05
SHEEP REPORT DOES
 INJUSTICE ID ARIZONA
Credits Territory With Only 0ne-Third the Number of
 Animals It Has.

The National Association of Wool Manufacturers, with headquarters in Boston. is sending broadcast over the land its annual sheep census and wool review for the ear 1907. The fiugres of this association are. generally re- garded as authoritative and are ac- cepted as being correct. And yet this sheep census and wool review is grossly inaccurate in regard to Ari- zona. This territory is accredited with less than half of the sheep which are actually owned and grazed in this territory.
 In the report sent out by the asso- citation, Arizona appears at the bot tom of a list of twelve states and ter ritories. She is credited with 650.00O sheep and gross wool clip of 4.225.- 900 pounds.
 Number of Sheep.
 AS is well known, the sanitary laws of our territory require that all sheep within the boundaries of Arizona be dipped every year Last year 1,100,- 000 sheep belonging to white men were dipped, and we have the records to show for it. The Indians on the reservations own 900,000 sheep. The sheep sanitary commission works with the department ofthe interior in seeing that all these animals are properly dipped, the same as the sheep owned by white men It should be borne in mind that the proofs of these statements can be ob- tained from the proper authorities by anyone wishing to make an inyesti- gation to prove their correctness.
 By a conservative estimate, 90,000 sheep owned in New Mexico are pas tured in Arizona every year. In the report of the association of wool man ufacturers these 90.000 sheep are cred tied to our sister territory. But they are out of Arizona only for a short time each year, which includes the dipping season. These figures give Arizona sheep population of 2,090,- 900.
 Tho best informed sheep men of the territory state that the increase i in the fiocks will not be under 75 per cent this year, which would mean an increase of 1,567, ,20e, so that by the end of the next lambing season Ari- zona will have 3,657 200 sheep. Amount of Wool.
 Turning to the question of wool: This territory is credited with 4,225,- 900 pounds, from 650,O0O sheep, or 51z pounds from each animai. If 650,000 sheep will produce 4,225,0 pounds of wool, 2,090,000 must pro 1 juce I3,5S5,000 pounds The shrink age is placed at 65 per cent, which would reduce the clip to 6,113,250 pounds.
 And yet Arizona is placed at the bottom of the twelve principal wool producing states and territories, when as matter of fact she is entitled to fifth place.
 New Mexico is third in the associa- | tion census, being credited with 2,600.- | 900 sheep. Next comes Idaho with 2,500,000 Utah follows with 2,O75.- 000, so Arizona, with her 2,09O, 900, should come before the latter.
 It might be supposed that the fieeces would average lightest because of the mild climate of this territory, ! but such is not the case. Oregon s feeces were the heaviest, averaging | S12 pounds. That state also received
 the highest price per pound, getting | 70 cents. The shrinkage was also higher than any other state or terri.
 tory, being 70 per cent.
 New Mexico's fleeces were lightest
 averaging 5.5 pounds The shrinkage
 was 62 per cent, and the average
 price, 50 cents. Michigan had the lightest shrinkage of all, and also ay
 eraged lower as to price. The shrink I age was 51 per cent and the price, 5S cents
 Arizona's crop was 6.5 pounds tc
 the sheep; shrinkage, 65 >per cent; price, 65 cents.
 Ohio, New Mexico and Michigan produced lighter fieeces than Arizona
 Ohio, New Mexico, California, Colo lrado and Michigan received lower av
 craze prices.