The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-15
WOOL GROWERS
MONTHLY BULLETIN

To help the sheep Industry In the
state the Utah Wool Growers associ'
| alton has arranged for the publication
! of monthly bulletins TO be distributed
! 10 all members OF the Wool Growers
/ association in the state The bulletins
VIII contain information OF importance
TO the wool growers and. II is hoped
VIII do much toward helping out the
Industry and protecting It from the
many injuries which face Il on all
sides
The first bulletin was issued gester.
day morning. 1t contains accounts OF
various matters Of interest, arranged
as follows
Wool Clip-About one.half Of the
1910 wool clip IN Utah has been con.
tracted for. the prices ranging from
is TO 20 l-2 cents. The buying of wool
is quiet at the present time some few
sales of northern Utah being made the
prices ranging around 22 cents. From
present indications the market will
continue to be quiet until along tow
ards Shcartng time, when increased
activity among wool buyers Is looked
for Many sheep men are holding
their clip for higher price than they
can contract for now, believing that
the cold winter throughout the coun,
try, the shortage Of wool and the
great loss Of sheep principally In Ida
10 and Wyoming VIII result in high.
CT prices
Shortage of Meat-There seems 10
be a shortage OF meat all over the
country, and as result high prices
are anticipated for mutton. Early fall
shipments seem to be advisable and
many sheepmen are figuring to that
end
Destruction OF Coyotes-Every
sheepman should make n strenuous
effort TO eradicate the COYOTES in his
section OF the country This method
heing carried out all over the state
will soon decrease the number OF
coyotes very materially and save the
shccpmen thousands of dollars The
poisoning OF coyotes seems to be the
best plan of exterminating them. E.
Cold Winter-We are having a
very cold winter and heavy losses OF
sheep are reported In Wyoming and
Idaho In the northern part of Utan
there have been some losses, but on
The whole the Utah sheep are not in
near as bad a condition as many of
the reports state. NJ o. Btner has
lust returned from his sheep in Tooele
county and he states that the sheep
)ut in that section arc In good con-
iition and the losses will not be much
heavier, II any, than in past years.
Shipping Live Stock-The board of
directors of this association held q
meeting Saturday. February 5. and de-
-lded to send President + II CalltS-
cr back to Washington 10 aid I'm hay-
ng congress pass a law making II
iccessary for the railroads TO main
am an average speed Of at least SIX
cen miles per hour In shipping live
took to market. The shipping of live
took Is one oil the most serious prob !
ems now confronting sheep men The |
Erinkagc Of from two to four pounds |
m each sheep can easily be lost by |
eason Of poor run. This means Il
oss OF about $50 a car Our state |
hips at least 5000 cars year A loss |
I 500 car means a loss OF $3.50 0G0 |
year on sheep going out of Utah !
>ot only do we lose In weight, but on
he price we receive for shipments on |
rival at the market, as the sheep |
re not In as prime condition as they |
iould be with a good run.
Forest ReseTyes-There is no ques-
Ion but that the future adminiStra-
ION OF the forest reserves relative to
razi1g sheep will be more favorable |
o the sheepmen than in the past We
o not look for further reduction In
umbers. but IN many cases Increased
umbeTs OF sheep on the reserve will
e allowed. The sheepmen must fight
or their reights and when an injus-
Ice Is being done 10 the sheepmen
D any section kindly communicate
9TH this association. The following
amed persons constitute the advis-
ry board of this association. to take
p any matters pertaining to the graz.
lg OF their sheep upon the forest re-
eryes John c. Mackay. Wilford Day,
nos Bennion, r Allen and John
Seely The sheepmen of Sanpete
ounty have been without a doubt,
rossly mIstreated
Spring dipping-The state board Of
heep commissioners has practically
ecided to issue an order for the dip
ing Of sneep this spring. and a meet
lg of the board will be held Feb.
uary IS. when final action will be
aiken. The board has decided that n
lip made from lime and sulphur
would be used in dipping scabby
heep.'