The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-07

| Vice president OF the WoolcrowerS' aSso-
| citation, read his annual address before
the convention this afternoon. Mr.. Knoll
! lin said that although there were 100000
/ sheep owners in the east, they were not
| a menace TO the industry In the west
There Is no danger. he said to the west
cTn producers being crowded OUT by the
eastern. The farmer as q general prop
ositton is averse 70 sheep raising. he
I said
Mr.. Knollin gave facts and figures on
| the production OF wool in the eastern
| states and made timely comparisons. His
| address i'm part follows:
Must Look. to West.
eve of the east hear it said that un-
| der the range conditions the maximum
| of sheep that can he raised in the west
has been reached. Since in all proba-
bility 1t Will be many years before sheep
must look to the farmers of the eastern
and middle states II our demand for NUT
ton and wool is TO be supplied by home
Mr. Knolin then quoted statistics show
ing the capacity OF the eastern and middle
states to sustain much larger number
Of sheep than at present ORA a%ing the
conclusion that although the posslblli-
ties for sheep and wool-growing on east
ern farms arc unlimited the sheepmen
of the west need not feel alarmed about
the markets being oversuppicd, owing 10
the dlsincllnaton Of farmers TO properly
care for sheep and their Development pre-,
"There arc" Mr.. Knonin said two
sources of This idea, Inherited, prejudice
and not knowing how TO properly care Tor
sheep Besides the possibilities of re-
turns from them are not known and their
value to land not appreciated; Prejudice
against sheep I'm favor Of cattle VIII dis
appear as fast as knowledge OF sheep
husbandry is acquired.
After speaking in sentimental vein OF
sheep as the forerunncr OF higher GiNiliZa-
ton Mr. knullin said:
eve may accept two facts without
question. First, that the increase OF
possible: second, that II Is desirable and
therefore we may with profit consider
how it may he brought about
Must Have Stability.
First in importance, stability is ncces
sary an industry that can be depended
upon TO yield reasonable profits from year
to year will be developed. Second In i'm
portance ! will place knowledse The
can only be maintained by a permanent
protective tariff-a tariff that protects
the cross-bred and lower grades OF wool,
and unless sheep are profitable our farm
ers put them aside for other things not
requiring such careful attention.
MIR, knolin further claimed that an
other reason for the encouragement and
protection of the sheep industry is the
fact that sheep are nto only conservators
OF natural resources. but enrich the soil
and increase its productveness.
The industry should be encouraged. he
said If the demands OF the people for
wool and mutton and the avoidance OF
bringing a supply from foreign countries
are met. and ii the sheep owner wishes To
enjoy present rcmuneratiVe prices the
demand must be supplied from domestic
sources
"When values increase" said ne. be
yond the purchasing power OF our people.
reduction OF protective tariffs and free
entrance OF these necessities will be de-
manded,'
Mr.. Knollin asked for the PRONUNCIATION
Of knowledge concerning sheep. following
well-esta hlished principles and caref3,
study OF the law of supply and de-
mand.
Some Statistics.
In giving statistics showing the ca
pacity OF the eastern and western states,
respectively, Mr.. Knollin said:
East OF the Missouri and Mississippi
rivers, with the farming states OF Kan
sas and Nebraska added. we have about
number in the United States. In this
territory. Ohio leads. having 3.110.000
sheep. seventy six to the square mile.
Florida-oDe DethIrd larger than Ohio
has one and one-half sheep to the square
mile. while Kansas. state we'll adapted
TO sheep husbandry. and twice the size
OF Ohio has less than three sheep to
the square mile. You have In Utah and
Idaho thirty eight sheep TO the square
mile one half the average OF Ohio. and
about three times many as we aver
age In the territory under consideration.
You will further appreciate the poSslbil-
tiles OF the development Of sheep and
wool growing in the east when you
know that we have but one sheep to
forty-sevcn acres, and more so when you
are told that II Kansas, Nebraska and
Iowa had the same number per square
support the eighteen million sheep now
in the entire section
Further Illustration.
'I will further illustrate the possibilities
of sheep raising by comparison with other
countries. France and Spain, each hav-
Ing an area equal 10 about four r-hiths that
of Texas. have respectively, seventeen
| and one-half and thirteen and three
fourths millions Of sheep. Texas has
two millions, Bulgaria. with an area but
eight million sheep. Kentucky has one
million. Greece. that very small coun-
try. which we associate with art and
literature rather than with shepherds and
their nocks. has four and one-half mil
lion sheep on Its twenty-five thousand
square miles West Virginia has the
same area, and has but six hundred and
twenty-five thousand. The comparison is
even more startling when We consider that
! England and Scotland have three hundred
and four sheep TO the square mile, where
as Kansas, as / have already mentioned.
has less than three TO the square mile II
we desired 10 stock the state OF Kan
ton after driving into that state all the
| sheep from the other states in this east
ern territory, We would bc obliged 10 go
after the two million sheep Of Texas 10
complete the required number.
Need Feel No Alarm.
Having placed twenty and one
| half million sheep In Kansas. we need not
! | think. feel alarmed about providing for
| their feed. having two acres for every
sheep. In the growing season. eighty
sheep To the quarter section farm will
earn their board by trimming the weeds
| from field corners aud along fence lines
and In the fall and early winter by CLEAN
| Ing the grain and corn fields. Fifteen
| acres Will produce the feed necessary for
their keep in the winter. You will un-
| derstand the need OF providing for your
| hocks in winter This is very important.
| Your greatest losses on the range come
after the supply of hay and grain has
| been exhausted; after you have had the
| expense. II is important. therefore. that
we be certain that We can properly feed
| IL the winter months this great number
| OF sheep. In 1909 Kansas produced 147-
| 900 600 bushels OF corn. 25.500, 900 bush
| els OF oats. besides millions OF bushels