The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-05
A SHEEP COUNTRY
ABOUT SHOSHONE
The Number of Sheep Is BecOm-
ing Reduced From Causes
Known.
THE FORESTRY REGULATIONS
AND IRRIGATION EXTENSION
But the Result Is a Better
Grade of Stock and More
Men EmpIoyd.
BY G. E. ARNEY,

Special 10 The Tribune.
SHOSHONE Ida. Dec s-This place
has been prominent center OF the sheep
industry in Idaho for many years Sho-
shone is the home OF Fred w. Gooding,
the present president of the National
Woolgrowers association. North OF here
is one OF the attractive ranges for sheep
during the summer months, and the en-
tire valley about Shoshone for many miles
is used as a winter grazing and feed
ground for many bands OF sheep.
The Twin Falls country below here,
Including the north side project, is one
OF the great hay producing sections of
the state. Muny new settlers on these
Carey act land projects have harvested
heavy crops OF hay, principally alfalfa.
and the product is amply sufficient 10
justify The conclusion that there viii be
no necessity this winter TO send east for
4: the state
The price OF hay a, present is very
4 low. Four or five dollars ton Is quoted
as the price OF hay on the Twin Falls
tract
There are two principal reasons why
there arc less large sheep operators, and
less sheep in this country now Than
!. few years ago. The first is. the forest
reserve restrictions. The second. the ir-
u rigaton and consequent. settlement Of the
lands OF the valleys adjacent 10 the for
est reserves.
Restricted Areas
IN former wears the forest areas of the
adjacent mountains were mecca Tor
sheep. There were no restrictions and no
y regard for the future of the feed, nor Tor
4 the rights Of cities and other settlements
using water from the streams Of these
highlands
HALEY affords an apt example. The
city formerly received it's water supply
4 from a smar; mountain stream During
the grazing season the pollution OF the
xy.f of Ct, am, i,s tk,a zh,.H q
apparent that forest reserve was
4, provided for the area about the head OF
The stream. This reduced the range and
protected the water supply of HALEY
7. The grazing areas are now apportioned
fr Iny metcs and bounds 10 the sheep men
who have priority right TO the use OF
the same. al reasonable sum liked py
the government as rental
Becoming Popular.
In the beginning this plan met with
rather serious opposition by men of This
Z Important industry. but as time goes
on and the hockS are reduced, the dis
n tribution OF the range by the forestry
service becomes more popular. II is said
; here that the present forestry service
N regime al Washington Is much more pop
ular than was the last The operations
n OF Forester Pinchot met plenty of oppo-
J stion among the sheep men Will his
- sue cessor in trust chiefly through the
II agency OF Secretary Wilson Is growing
h, steadily In popularity.
b With q reduction, however, in the num-
"A Der OF sheep and consequently OF large
:. operators, comes n better grade OF the
stock and probably more men engaged
in the business.
Last winter was hard one on the
fock masters, They were scarcely pre-
pared for the strain In the first place
they had not The feed to carry their stuff
through to grass. and again they had
not the ready monoy 10 buy feed for
them al the extraordinary high price Of
hay and grain For instance. hay here
sold al from sll to $50 pey ION last win
u tel.
The Flocks Saved.
Isut mos, OF the nocks were saved. The
loss was slight The burden. however
was carried by the banks. They came
in and saved the sheep men of sorth-
ern Idano from heavy loss. and III con
sequence they have been and are short
D. of money. generally speaking. as COM
pared with a year ago al This time.
President Gopding Of tire National Wool
growers association is preparing to at
IN tend the January 9th meeting OF the as
II soCiltion. which cpnVenes at Portland
< Or. Mr.. Goodlng has also been elected
p TO TIE Idaho state senate from his. Lin
n coin. county. and is mentioned as presi-
dent pro tenn. OF that body.
The coming season should be dis
III linct improvement oyer any, previous one
& will be available for the two large Carey
III act projects, the Richfeld: lying To the
north. and the Dietrich. lying east of
III this place. These thousands OF acres OF
II new land TO he brought under cultivation
n viii give a distinct impetus TO Business
in and about SEoshone,
81 County Scat Trouble Over
~ The county seat troubles aTe presumed
'f TO hc over here. There was Il smart
Nj struegle IN the primaries ana the subse-
a quent election. to nominate and elect
n men 10 Office, especially legislative post
y lions who favored such a division oi
III the county would make the new town
II of Goodin@. fourteen miles west Of here
u the seat OF new county. BY n small
n. margin. the advocates OF the plan were
X defeated. II is understood that the fight
= will not be carried TO the legislature.