Williams news., 1913-09-04
FLOODED cocoN1No SHEEP


 A scrub sheep will eat just as much grass and drink just as much water bs his pure bred brother of possibly four or five times the marketable Falue. For years the Arizona ranges were overrun with focks of sheep bf the most ordinary strains and there, his great industry which ought to have accrued had it been conducted long more scientific lines.
 This industry, however, like the growing of other stock, as well as all Einds of agricultural pursuits, has slt the effect of Agricultural Colleges md Government experimental work nd 1t is now being brought down to scientific business basis, where the heep man, if he will, may realize rofit, where he often heretofore sus- aimed a loss.
 This change is being brought about y the simple process of the intro uction of pure bred wool and nut on producing stock
 The Grand Canyon Sheep Com- any, of Flagstaff has been leader the work of thus raising the stand rd of the range stock and they prob ply today have the finest focks of ure bred Rambouillets in the south est. This Company has o,OOO head pure bred rambouil1ets which they hnge in the high attitudes in this icinity
 Everyone of this 5000 head is eli reeding a process of elimination pnstantly tends to raise the standard the stock. They select about half their finest ewes which are bred ith such noted rams as Max Chap ans of Ohio, Townsend of Michi- hn, the celebrated Wyckoff rams, utterheld, Hansen, Haycreek and a1dwin rams and last, but not least, e wamous Bullard Bucks.
 The Company at present has for lie 1900 rams, all from these sires. As wool producers, this breed is id to excel all others and as they Te hardy and make good mutton, icy are the best kind of investment pr anyone wishing to improve the 1a1ity of his flock.
 Another of the big Companies of is part of the state which is doing plendid work along this line is hutchinson and Company of Selig- an. They have spent thousands of bllars in the importation of full ooded rams and ewes. Their stock Oxford Downs and Hampshires pd they make annual importations the finest animals they can secure om the leading breeders of Eng nd and Canada. Their flock now cludes some of the most famous am s,fo1s and blue-ribbpn winners of e world. These strains cannot be kcel1ed as mutton producers and a ree-months lamb is equal to a five onths lamb of inferior type. The ampshires, in particular, produce very fine quality of mutton, famous e world over. They make a rapid Towth and the lean and fat are even- distributed throughout the carcass. $ matter of fact, while there are her breeds such as Southdowns, otswools, Lincoln and Horn Dor tt, famous for their quick growth Id fine mutton, their are no lambs bywhere to compare in this respect th Oxfords and Hampshires.
 Hutchinson and Company now i've 600 head of yearling Oxford owns and Hampshire rams for sale hese rams have been raised on ex- llent ranges in the high attitudes uth and west of Seligman. They instantly have access to the finest ater in Arizona and are as fine spec lens of these world famous strains
 are to be found in this country he Company has an announcement another section of this paper and Ill be glad to quote prices upon |plication.