, 1923-07-18
LIVESTOCK HERE
THR|VES;R RESULT
OF GOOD RANCE
July Condition Is Best
In. Years, Federal
Office Reports.

Wyoming ranges are tho best IN
years. the lamb crop will be a fourth
larger than last year. an average
calf crop with cattle showing n re-
markable increase in condition are
the outstanding features Of the Wyo-
ming livestock industry according to
the monthly report issued the dlvts-
ion of crop and livestock estimates
of thu United States department OF
agriculture from its Wyoming office.
Prospects for feed this fall Ind
winter are most promising. A few re.
ports Of dry spots came from the
northeastern section OF the state.
High ranges are late but feed pros
poets are good. The condition OF the
ranges are 1O2 per cent of normal a
gain OF 3 points during June.
Cattle.
Cattle improved wonderfully during
June and some Of the old time stock
men report that they have never seen
cattle take on flesh more rapidly.
with the good feed the prospects for
beef are very good and grass fat cat
tie Is 90 per cent Z points higher h
on June first. Losses have been light
and for the first half of the year is
entfmateA at 3 per cen which is SON
siderably below the losses during the
same period last year.
Calf Crop-It is estimated that "a
calves were porn during h first half
Of the year for each 100 COWS on hand
January 1 and that about 6 per cent
OF the number born were lost leaving
a net calf croD Of 81 per cent or about
200, 900 head. which is about the same
as last year. Cattlemen report that
due to the dry conditions on the range
last fail that there Will DO more late
calves than last year and some sec
tons viii have a few moro dry cows
than last year.
Prospective Movements The 70
ports received in this office indicates
that from is to 20 per cent more cat
tie will be available for shipment than
Las fall. The movement however will
be measured to a great extent by fl
nAncial conditions. prices and tho fu-
ture outlook for the cattle business
during the next go to 90 days. Cattle
nDrn arc very much discouraged by
present prices and tho price that they
IN turn must pay for other commod-
itfes. as 1t Is very evident hat the
present cost OF production Ia above
that received for cattle.
Sheep.
ebsep are in very good condition
and havo improved on good feed dur
ing the past month, and a condition
OF 1o1 per cent. n gain of 2 points
during June is reported. Losses have
hesn light and are estimated at ~
per cent since January / while losses
last year during the same period were
neariy double this number.
Lamb Crop-The Wyoming lamb
crop is good anJ losses have been
light but reports from over tho state
Indicate many dry ewes. which in
some cases run from 20 to 30 per
cent. The net lamb crop is placed at
~ per cent It is estimated that so
lambs were born for each 100 ewes on
hand january / and that 10 per cent
N the number were lost. This would
indicate that on July / the state had
about 1,451,0O0 lambs compared to
1.154, 900 lambs one year ago or n gain
of 26 per cent over last year. The 1929
crop was cut short by tho heavy
losses during tho May storm, but the
sheefmen report that there are more
dry ewes than Ia year.
Prospective Shipments - Reports
from over the state indicate hat the
lamb movement this fall will be from
10 to is per cent heavier than last
season and that the movement of old
sheep will ans from 5 to 10 per
cent higher than last year. Some Sec
tions report that there will DO n tend
ency to hold eve lambs and sell off
old ewes, as It Is evident hat seine
sections have more than tho usual
number of old ewes. due to the tend
ency to sell owe lambs the past few
years. As 1t is rather carly to fore
cast the movement so far there has
been little evidence Of contracts or
sales of lambs for fan delivery. early
in the season some contracts were
made in Johnson county at about 10
cents, while. recent reportn OF lambs
Gales come from the central part of
the state with prices at frcm 0 to 10
cents.
Wool-June was marked with prac.
tically no sales and offcrs OF 80 TO 4s
cents. growers seemed 70 hold firm
for higher prices and II now seems
that most CT the clip unsold win be
shipped or consigned. About 35 to 40
per cent OF the clip has been sold.
few sales have been made along the
Union Pacific west Of LARAMIE while
in the north central section the bulk
Of the clip was sold early with some