The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-09-07

ravages of dogs, both by law and BY
public sentiment for the enforcement
of law"
Authorities have said that sheep pro-
duction must have its greatest de-
velopment In the central states dur
ing the next few years. and that sheep
raising is as profitable on 5000 per
acre land as It Is profitable In Eng
land on $4,000 per acre land.
Michigan, Wisconsin and Minne-
sofa will join hands to rehabilitate
sheep husbandry in those three states.
which since 1900 have smaller sheep
fiocks by over 100000 head, which
means a decrease In the national wool
clip of 100000 pounds" says the
American Sheep Breeder. AT present
prices this wool would fetch 10000
900, to say nothing Of lambs for meat. |
therefore the loss Of these 2.040. 900
sheep has cost Michigan, Wisconsin
and Minnesota pretty penny.
! This nation faces an unprecedented
wool shortage and something besidcs
talk is needed. The range fockmas-
ter has received mortal wound IN
the homestead grazing law. which In
a few months has deprived him of over
50.000,000 acres of sheep pasture. It
is predicted that more than twenty
five per cent of all the sheep in Eve or
six of the largest sheep states must
be slaughtered or moved elsewhere In
twelve months. Minnesota. Wisconsin
and Michigan propose to offer 30.O00.-
900 or more acres to these unfortunate
: western shepherds.
1T will be very easy matter to
furnish adequate territory for 10000
: 600 sheep in the Gopher Badger
, and Wolverine states. At least twenty
; large lumber companies, owning vast
acreages, have offered free grazing.
, Others will put land against sheep
in permanent partnership arrange
= ment. Single concerns have from u.s.
900 to 100000 acres Of splendid grass
land that can support from one to four
sheep and not half try. Quantitiea
Of hay are being shipped from these
sections. There is no better alfalfs
: country anywhere.
prominent western men like Par.
: ham have tried out this country fol
u winter feeding and our stock markets
. know the results. The government
II believes in this country for sheet
raising.
II "The National Sheep and Wool Blu
N reau will consolidate all the factor
~ in a big movement, not only to he'll
~ reorganize the waning sheep indus
., try Of the great lakes states, but will
u aid in every way western ranchme
- and eastern investors who will locat
Sc sheep ranches and feeding stations !
VI this section"
At the conclusion of a conference
VI held at the quarters of the Illinoi
gu Council of Defense, W. G. Bissel
-, president OF the Wisconsin Advance
~ ment Association, Milwaukee. and Wi
a. liam P. Hartman, representing til
he Michigan Agricultural Developmer
VI Association, announced that inviti
an lions had been sent to $4,000 shel
herds In the western states, whel
I'd grave problems threaten the contin,
ns ance of sheep grazing.
CHI
- Roughly. there are available
80 Michigan, 100000 acres OF lar
-. which now is idle and which best ca
~ be brought into war time use by Il
49, grazing of sheep" said Mr.. Hartma
AZ "Now is an opportune time to MAJ
this land useful to the nation in hel
~. ing to solve the wool problems Of u
- next few years for the cut-over Ian
Of our state have proved we'll adapt
"a to sheep husbandry."
me "Our state also" said Mr.. Bisse
in "has approximately 100000 acr
ion which should and now will be set
,en use in a way to which they are "
tic adapted, furnishing grazing for I
raj thousands of sheep which settlers q
ter other causes are driving out Of I
ont western states at time when me
sheep and more wool are as prsssi
the a necessity as more food"
ent The Iliinofs Couhcil VI uoAense
to furnish speakers at the convention
,ro- present the patriotic duty OF FARM
al to increase food production and W
tho production. !
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