The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-18
|6i|IS STATISTICS
RELATIVE TO SHEEP
h, 6lo,9i2 Farmers Re-
|ptsd by Enunnerat0rs as
| Keeping Flocks i'll 1910.
|scREAsE IN NUMBER
hight of Flecces Heavier,
However, Mountain Dlvi-
sion Leads Production.


|-,,rb by DR.. John lie Grand Powers
,i,tis,ician for agriculture. in the
|r,u Of the census,
!. report FOR 1910 is preliminary and
~, h such slight changes as ma!
An from further correspondence. a
"a nsrcentage Of the achedulcs were
M. slightly defective or incomplete,
=, renoriinc wool produced in 1909,
\ - shecp on hand April |. 1910. and
y ,,norlinS sheep OF shearine age on
. nm bu. 10 wool produced In 1903.
4. srnrt presented is. however, COM
y, and Substantially accurate, mas
ia AZ irnpcrfcciions OF the enumera-
4 rsrs corrected by correspondence
. ay The use OF averages obtained from
3 ssrfect reports,
Decrease In Number Of Sheep.
|n., we're sio.212 farmers in the
|iiN states who we're reported by the
rs.rsiors as keSing sheep in IL 10,
Ey had sp.s4+0ss sheer of shearine
r oa thnlr farms April 10, 1910. and In
q PRODUCED i2,G20, 5So freezes of wool,
estne .sa,nn.o7I pounds, valued at
ili,pdl. The excess in the numper
|fs,ces shorn during 1909 over that OF
.v on hand April 10. 1910. is due IN
M 10 The fact that q limited number O!
|tp IN some states are shorn twice dur
\ lie yrar. and also. in still greater
1s1rs 10 The fact that large numbers
nimaIs in all sections are slorn each
krx By ;hc farmers before selling
- for slaughter: thus an enumeration
|hssp OF shearing age on hand always
ku smaller number than the num-
y Of fleeces sholn In the preceding
t- ell tar
an enumeration on juno ] than for
scn April IS. owing 10 the larger num-
F Of sheep sold after shearing and be-
b enumeration. This fact ia indicated
b isps.
Number Of Fleeces.
|fe number Of deeces C42,320,5SoD re-
fis6 for 1909 was i.6IS,639 or IS per
q lsss than that HS, ,9an, 229D reported
l9s-ia0e. although the number OF
~ Of shear'ng age on hand April IL.
v Sas only 10 per cent less than the
[.ssr reported on june ], 1900. The
sfsncs in the rates OF decrease is
..-.ufsa close measure of the number
|E'tf Slaughtered OF sold for slaughter
~ average conditions between April
.N June 1: and therefore the number
.;,fsp Of shea ing srs on farms June ].
a Vas doubtl"s; r5J isr from 3.S per
q lever than tina: On The correspond
4 'a'e ten r"ars before
Wool Production in 1909.
tearanson with the figures for 1900
~ mat although tn" .otal number Of
y'"ssring sheep decreased 0.5 per
4. 'Oe farms reporting sheep had on
,ssraee IL more per farm in 1910 than
ng 'ne hgnres being g. and 81, re-
.MeN, This IS accounted for by The
-fuhl mere WIS decrease OF -" sos,
-.y PER cent. IN tho number Of farms
eruns sheen. Only sc per cent OF all
N report sheep now. while 13.3 per
,ueletore. that the industry is con-
IVY more concentrated than In 1900.
Increase in Weight.
,NNNnstaWlirg The decrease OF IS
VII III the number OF necces. there
's' ~ increase in the aggregate weight
~ nseees from 1856. 5s4 pounds in
'n,ps 70 2s9,tla.9.i pounds in 1908.
I, ~" ~ ~ i2So2.@93 pounds. or As per
M iWs Vas due 10 2p increase Of one
II. 'yulu IN the average weight per
"a on @ " pounds in IS9a-l900 to g.
|,,,.d ~ 'o,a. !, value Of wool produced in
E,T a oon from 1850, 400 In is9e-i9oo to
FIii n III 1903, gain OF $40. .S02, 00o,
IS soms m' ueil' AS already noted there
E,s ;,n,dase Increase In quantity. but fai
Erv. ;npoltsnt IN dsternining this
ab,lh abh IN values was the Incresse in the
M, wool from seventeen cents nor
:" 1910 Ia y cents per pound In
Mountain Division Leads.
|rrsr. |rrsn only - per cent Of tile slo.oIg
aIa i.5poiting sheep are in the rloIIn
. q n.s nson, lhey produced nearly half
& m, 'ssh'' oi all wool reported rol
"a in : larger proportion Of thu
s Der na, ,h@y produced in l899-l9O0
y. BE- ca ,. Oi all farmers reporting
ID olyIs,oa' are IN the east north con.
b crr, vn -, bul they produced oniy II
NJ Of all lac wool. These two al
tki reported nearly two-th;rds NJ rb,
19.hTSsv' produced. and approximatel,
tdrc dI,.Sle Sne farmers reporting Til,
dS n, sisoh comes third. relativel,
{raI t.u v'nl oi the wool. A relatIvel,
''5n ,hs Vi AL wool produced come,
HIgilnr n.lff divisions. New Epelant
ohy pS per cent
increases and Decreases
'sI seo.rsnhis sesoaparns The figures for the sey
~ two p1'c rn DIVISIONS at the two cen
|H NJ noned uehned The wes, north no,,,,. a.
a. nuuhtsln nuS,hsln divisions show Increases 4
a ihS',.per i" ,p of larns reuortin,. sis,n
lsr div;ss number Of sheen. while a
10 Of ,Ssns SHOW decreases, usu,ll,. i
rcrtzssma' ssma'h9ner OF farms rcpo,t,,o cns.
hlfel All, per cent in the wcet mort
tustajn Ntsion dt,',n and % per cent in IN
tti esn,r.ttS'oh; In contrast. the ues
inbst "sl n, gained IL per ccnt
5lh!alb d,w,Soot'oearing shcep and rh
thsae cbasph 30 per cent. Becau.
p Of s,,enses the average number {
per fsrr, age increased from
'lfaI dlvIsin report'nG in the west mort
d 1ls W division decrcased Ton :" ~ =.
r1rn aps psr farm The mIrnha,. ~ g..
We lare, eGe weight and value Of wa
ihsrs ~, incteasss In both divisions
.'1ldt repor,,. decrease in number
I1ions. ,uns sheep in all seven 9th
humbor ~ npsnicd By a decrease
.4Dl N, " wool-bcsrlng sheer In /.
.Ie an l,sl south central d(yis{o
qe9 m ,bs nasc OF Is per cent is r,
sss In -" number OF sheep. large d.
nore ihaaoaina and Mississippi b
-set In L.. tounlcrbala1ccd by /,
va In ts.D"tueky and Tennessee, ID
the Y number Of nccccs accom-
~ N''caseS In wool bearii
t,.,,sv' "v'rass Weight Of Wool.
H are vi. IN me average weight
eQ sistss ss"raed In oil divisions OF Z
,ast sou,h ecpt the South Atlsnt
Hsfnih of a mound r,a
hounas,l. average weight Ix found
Eext !, DIVISION. 7.s pounds r
ana W order are the east nor
fo,,onrs III racine divisions. with
iMi.Iinmed by the west nor
''s weigh" sbsIh Nth So pounds. T
w SHADES of TO Sc pounds