The diamond drill., 1918-06-08
A SHEEP MEETING.
Mr.. Nebeker OF Salt Lake City Talked
TO Business Men OF City.

Mr.. c. A. Nebeker, prominent
sheep man OF Salt Lake City. was ii
Crystal Falls last Monday evening
and talked at the city hall to a mum.
ber OF Crystal Falls business men
about sheep. their herding, the out
look in the business and the effort
Of western sheep men TO place sheep
in Cloverland.
Mr.. Nebeker is interested with LOT
of Mormon bankers in Utah in the
sheep industry and knows IL from
to z. His purpose in this part OF the
country Is to find places for the west
ern sheep men to put a lot of sheep
He explained that the u. S. govern
ment Is seriously concerned about the
prospects in the wool market. Not
withstandlng that every effort is be
ing made TO increase the wool clip
there is shrinkage instead OF an in
crease. This shrinkage Is caused
principally from the fact that the days
Of the big ranges in the west are
over with. Homesteaders have enter
ed the west and taken up the land for
the purpose OF agriculture and sheep
men are no longer allowed 10 pas
ture their sheep indiscriminately upon
the ranges.
This fact has necessitated the sell
ing OF OF many Of the larger herds
so that the number OF sheep in the
west is decreasing.
There are number OF young men
in the west, sons of sheep men who
do not wish to give up their business
and as result their attention is be
ing turned to this section where there
is lots of grass and large tracts of
grazing lands.
Sheep are cold weather animals anC
the wool growths Of acclimated sheep
in the upper peninsula is much great
er than is that OF tho western or
southern sheep. Another fact in fav-
or OF Cloverland sheep is that their
wool is much cleaner
Sheep need lots OF clover hay to
winter over on. Mr.. Nebeker stated
that the cost of wintering sheep IL
no greatsrthere than 1t is in the west,
for In Idaho the sheep men must drive
their sheep down to the Texas border
in the winter and drive them back
again in the spring. The saving on
freight alone amounts to $100 per
head between the grazing lands and
Chicago, the market center.
The wool feature is just now n very
important one Wool OF the quality
raised in Cloverland and Wisconsin
commands a price OF rs cents per lb.
aud will continue to demand a high
price long after the war Is over for
the reason that the wool producing
herds Of the world are so depleted.
Mr.. Nebeker said that he could say
without any chance Of being disputed
that the sheep industry offers the best
opening of any business In the country
today.
The plan Of the western men who
want to stay in the business is to make
connections in Cloverland that will be
permanent.
They furnish the sheep, and some
OF them will put in money as well. II
the Cloverland people will furnish the
land and buildings.
In connection with the proposed
ranch at Spread Eagle Mr.. Nebeker
said that the land along the road at
Spread Eagle is fine for sheep; that
II will maintain FIVE or six sheep to
the acre and that after II has been pas
tured for ten years to sheep II will
make fine agricultural lands.
The wire is on It's way with which
to fence the Spread Eagle lands-so
Mr.. Churchill, who followed Mr.. Ne
beker. said-and II is hoped that In .
few months a big herd OF sheep will
be grazing there. The pens will. for
the present, be located at Spread Eag-
but later on may be moved closer
TO Iron Mountain.