, 1922-01-22
WYOMING HITS
NORMAL TRAIL

product was distrezsingiy Is.s than In
bushels, In 1881. was 100000 bushels
less than that OF the preceding year.
and It's value $500. 900, wzs ts.12S..
800 less than thu value Of the 1880
production. The 1874 oats crop. TO-
900 900 bushels. vas 1871 900 bushels
less than the OF 1870. and It's
value IS, ss1. 500 less. The potato pro
duction OF 1871. s.s4f. 900 bushels. was
sss, 900 bushels less IN volume and
sl.s7o.o o less IN value than the pro-
duction Of 1890. The hay crop Of 1871,
z.4so. 900 tons. was fss 900 ons greater
than that Of 1870 but its value was
500. 900 iess. A production OF 1.sib.-
600 bushels OF corn IN 1871 brought
sT0ss5o less when marketed than q
1870 production smaller by ais 900
bushels. Tho 10000 o bushei barley
crop Of 1871 wss Only 81 5000 bushels
less than tina Of 1880. but It's values
wns ssis. 600 less. Approximately ,o.-
900 tons more OF sugar beets were
produced In 1891 but the value of the
crop was s4a.7To less than the value
OF that OF 1870. Tho 1891 rye crop
was 100. 900 bushels more than the
coo. 900 bushei cnp OF 1890 ana sold
for S2s5 900 less.
About 5000. 900 less was realized
from miscellaneous crops than in 1890.
the 1881 return being $4,000 600 al
compared with n 81. ooo. 900 return in
1890.
livestock Coming Back"
The necessity for realizing on herds
to obtain means wherew1th to meet
maturing and un-renewabls obiiga-
lions, at a time when prices steadily
wore receding, acuteiy distressed the
states livestock industry during 1871.
Despite herd reductions which IN some
districts reached 40 per cent. the
greater marketing during 1881 returned
to livestock guewen approximately
20 per cent less than realizing sales
brought in 1890. the approximate total
for the latter year having been $685.
900 900. compared with sac. ooo, 900
for 1891. The revival OF the war fl
nance corporation az q financing fac-
tor during the later months of the
year relieved what threatened to be-
come a desperate situation and at the
end OF the year there has been ad-
vanced almost one-half OF the tfo.-
ooo.o 900 which II Is estimated will be
necessary to put the Wyoming live
stock industry back into position to
regain a substantial footing. Another
cheering factor during the latter part
Of the year was n revival OF the
market for wool. Flockmasters Of the
state in 1920 were unable to sell their
clips and this situation continued into
1921. causing acute financial distress
and profound encouragement. A dis
astrous. possibly i~rreparable reduction
in herd strength vas avoided. how
ever. and in 1891 n wool clip of 20, 000,-
600 pounds was shcrn, this being only
2.422 900 pounds less thar tho 2s.422,-
o0o.pound clip produced In 1921. II
now appears probable that at least
5000. 900 will be realized from the
1921 clip. an important factor in the
apparently rapidly approaching reJu-
venation OF the ~wool-growtns indus
try.
The states manufacturing industry
was effected adversely In 1921 both by
restricted market and reduced prices.
but is In a position for resumption
OF normal output when conditions war
rant, and for rapid increase over So
called normal production when that
becomes advisable.
Rail Construction at Standstfl.
There was little railroad construc-
ton in the state during 1891. but i'm
portant activity In highway oonstruo-
ton. The Union Pacific Railroad
company was the only constructively
active railroad in the state during the
year. 1t completed a feeder line from
its North Platte valley branch to the
new town of Yoder. in Goshen county,
train service over the branch being
instituted IN December. and completed
the doubletracking OF it's main line
from Leroy. Uinta county, to the
boundary of Wyoming and be-
yond to Wasatch, Utah Late in the
year the Union Pacific took over
the Saratoga q Encampment, there
by preventing the junling of this 40.