Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1920-01-04
sheep INDUSTRY TURNS WOOL AND
MUTTON into s25O00,OOODuR|NG
YEAR SAYS ASSOCIATION President
Good Range Excellent Hay Production and Chance Ped
Ranches Makes Idaho Favorable State for Wool Growing
Idaho Has Many Advantages Over Other Western States
Industry Should Flourish.

our valleys producing alfalfa bay un-
surpassed In quantity and quality Ii
any state of the Union, and with an
understanding OF the value Of the GoI-
den hoof daily becoming more APP
parent among the farmers In every
why the woolgrowing industry should
not floNish.
The scarcity Of spring and fall range
is fast adjusting itself Tho dry farmer
has come. and in many localities he
has gone. The range 10 being put u
the use Tor which 1t IL best adapted.
and perhaps the policy Of the national
government in making the oblisations
possible. has been the best for the
country in the long run. It II certain
ly going to lead towards q more
established permanency In the bust
ness. and that IL the contention the
woolgrowers have always fought. IA
,FARMERe COOPERATE.
With the fast development Of the ir-
rigation regions to intensive farming.
and with the necessity Of building up
the humus. the only scarce Ingredient
In our Idaho soils. by crops Of hay,
either alfalfa or clover, and with the
bands of sheep providing the best
agency for returning this essential In
gredient to the soil. better under
standing of the value OF our industry
to the country Is being forced home
to the farmer. 1t Is only within thu
past few years that growers have NOT
been compelled to haul their loads u
hay to some sandbar or waste Inp1s
now the progressive farmers are In
sistent on the hay being fed on the
ranches. and are providing feeding IN
cilities to induce the stockgrowers to
bring their flocks to their lands. The
woolgrowing industry has . place -
the rotation of every well balAppeo
farm. Alfalfa two years. pOtatooe ~
beets one year, grain one year seeded
down with alfalfa and clover; regular
four course rotation. The farmer with
so acres has his 40 acres Of alfalfa
20 OF potatoes. and 20 in grain. His
hay is fed on his stubble and potato
land his fertility Is maintained. and his
eggs are not all in one basket.
VALUED IN MlLLloNe.
The woolgrowing industry u be-
coming more and more permanent. and
The return from sales Of wool and
mutton. is all cash brought into the
state, and 1t Ii our most consistent
producer Year in and year out the
state of Idaho is enriched by $1,000
600 to 100000 from the sales Of
wool and from $12,000,000 to $15, 000, 900
from sales of mutton and lambs.
The mining and lumber Industries
may make larger returns In the aggre-
gate but much OF this money 10 taken
by stockholders outside the state. Tho
returns from the woolgrowing industry
is scattered In every town and hamlet
in southern Idaho, 1t In essentially q
home industry, and while II has not
been receiving treatment common
surate with its importance. It has con-
tinued to hold Its Importance In the
front rank of our Idaho industries.
GAM WORTH THE CANDLE.
While there are black sheep in every
flock. the personnel of the Woodworking
industry consists OF men generally
well thought OF in their own commun-
tiles, the industry offers opportunities
to red blooded young Americana, not
equalled In any other line Of business
The grind is hard for q few years. and
the hours are long. but the game y
well worth the candle.
The days of the tramp sheepman
are numbered, this IL essentially =
sheep country, but the business 10 {
by the personnel Of IT,
laborers. 1t Is dependent largely on
foreign help. and while many Of thoDo
men make valuable citizens still the
fact remains that most Of them aro
in II for what they can set out Of u,
and their Intention is to return % thelf