The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1919-05-09

The world sheep situation today Is
confused knot at conflicting factors
that fail t. furnish precise indications
nf the industry'a status In an COun-
| tries. but that seem tu make u certain
that the United States has about 10 per
cent NJ nil the sheep aud that leave
IuuaItprod the dependence IT the world
Iupuu sheep FOR clothing. food and
| Tor other comforts These statements
were made by Or. John A. Muhlcr.
chief uf the bureau uf animal Indus
TRY. United States department ~ agfi-
| ruiturp. in nn address in philadelphia.
/ PA. Few days ago before the More
Sheep More Wool association ~ the
| United States Raising sheep Tor
wool alone or Tor wool principally
must eventually give way us e. farm
practice ~ the double purpose anti
mni." satd ur Muhicr. who called at
tontlou t. the comparatively small
pfoportlnn ~ mutton that De eaten in
| tho United States. with the possibility
/ that the consumption % thnt good
meat may be- largely increased. not 90
| tho drfrimcnt ~ beef ur pork. hut e.
/ take the place 81 the meat products
that have boon imported from other
countries
IL n highly important that the cost
~ producing all sheep products be
Kent low" he declared. $50 that the
price factor viii attract consumers
rather than rcpcl them. This ~ ono
~ tho underlying reasons Tor the hu.
rcau'a constant effort 60 eliminate
losses from disease. from parasites
aud from other causes LOSSES that IN
/ tho past have seemed unavoidable ale
ready have boon reduced. nud We are
trying ~ hammer the per cont ~ luHH
siiu lower. We are confident that n
more effective control ~ disease VIII
moan more yards ~ wooden cloth sold
over the counter and more pounds ui
mutton IN the market basket u the
| women 81 the United states learned
how unrcHtrainod dogs mUnh'" the
sheep Industry and Hr" o. factor in The
price ~ lamb chops ana Wnul"n cloth
Ing they would dp something about w.
directly OF indirectly
The average housewife would ~
surprised o. learn that be- year she
Ibu,a Tor every person in the huufu.
hold only about five pounds 90 mutton
IuF lamb nH compared with about HuNa
ont, come pounds uf pork aud sixty
seven uf beef. if Wv could induce ull
"a week Ia the average amount ut uihrf
meats that Would mean more than
twenty pounds eft mutton aud lHmi
Innnuany psr capita ur Jour uWra ii
present consumption More than that
I tho head uf the family. who pays ihr
bills. would uu doubt encourage puf'
I chasing mutton uul lamb iu larger
\ cuts instead ct merely IL fvW chops Hi
n IA time 10 be- were made Go realize iht
I greater economy aud the greater rur
\ rnuraEcmrut a. production. ~ that
\ connection. q shoulder uf mutton ur ID
leg uf lamb being smaller than the
average beef Joint should appeal
l esprrinuy o. small famillrHr" sheep
raising should bc encouraged ,hirih
whore the land and other condition.
are suitable for h, said nr Muhirr
and the aim should hp not pc much ini
an Increase iu the number ut tl"'ki
ua increases In thv number uT sheer
kent by men who are real shepherd
or have the qualifications ANA desire
a. become shepherds.
"ny the use uf thu best methods col
! breeding and management aud o,
planting the sheep industry Nhyr" u
win flourish best" he said, 1--WE shout,
be able a. make II a more vital par1 col
our national lie than n b. to-day
sheep, which serve mankind, vmhnd'
democracy Possibly in these gentle
creatures We may have "a fulnllmrn
81 the promise that the meek shall in
herit the earth. la uuy case, lot u
give thrm every opportunity Mthii
our mower 60 tn sn.'