The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-17
UTAH LAMBS COMMAND
THE RECORD PRICES

Salt Lake, Sept 16-Never werc
conditions generally in Utah better for
the sheepmen OF the state. Lambs are
in tho best condition. and the shipping
season Is now on In full force. many
lambs being shipped to Kansas City
and other points. and bringing prices
that have not oeen realized since in
the fall OF 1906.
Probably the best price that has
been received in Utah for lambs was
the price reported on a shipment OF
1,164 lambs by ]. S. Murdock last
week from Heber City 10 Kansas City.
These lambs averaged in weight sixty
nine pounds, and brought $3.50. That.
II was reported, was the highest price
paid for lambs In Kansas City to any
one since September IL. 1906
Shipping is now being made Of
lambs from all parts Of Utah, but es-
pecially from the Heber City district
While the high prices for lambs now
reach the 1906 prices, the prices for
wethers and ewes still remain some
what under the prices of that year
Reports from sheepmen recently In
teTviewed arc 10 the effect that the
ranges are all good and especially so
In the southern part of the state. The
winter range in the northwest part
of the state Is reported not quite so
good as last year on account OF the
excessive heat this summer.
The Lip Disease.
Speaking of the lip and hip disease.
about which so much has been said OF
late. an old sheepman yesterday said
that the disease was by no means new
In Utah-that Il had been known over
since the sheep industry was started
here. He said Il was not really a dis
ease. and that entirely too much stress
had been put upon Il Old sheepmon
know all about II. and have known
about II for years. He said;
"The lip and hip disease is nothing
moro OF less than sore mouth on
young sheep. II Is never found on
old sheep. II is caused by taking the
lambs away from the ewes when they
arc too young before their gums are
| hardened. Denied the sustenance of
their mothers milk. tho tender lambs
have to begin rustling for a living.
They eat hardened food and their
gums get sore.
I'm Utah and In parts Of Idaho there
Is a green. mOssy-kind OF a bush that
Is something like the prickly pear. and
which the sheep are very fond OF. This
especially makes their tender mouths
sore. Another food which the lambs
seek with particular relish Is bush
] commonly called the 'shnd scale That
! also has minute thorns on H.
Lambs placed on green. tender
! food never acquire the disease. II is
nothing at all alarming and the lambs
! quickly recover when taken away from
the kind Of food which causes the
I soreness. OF as soon as their gums
J have become hardened"
No Wool Activity.
\ 5. Erickson. representative here
for the b. Harris Wool company Of ST
Louis. which company last season
bought about two-thirds of the Utah
crop. and who naturally is pretty well
posted on the wool conditions. was
asked yesterday II there were any ad
vanees being made by buyers for next
seasons crop
He said he had heard reports that q
few buyers had been In Idaho offering
10 contract for next seasons wool Al
similar prices 10 those paid this sea
son ont be doubted II He thought n
was q rumor started by The shcepmen
There Is no activity In wool now,
he said There are no buyer.