, 1924-02-07
Stock Conditions
Show Improvement

email increase in sheep ana mix
COWS a large increase in swine and
n decline in stock cattle are SHOWN
in the annual livestock report for
wyoming, issued by the cheyenne
ofSice Of the Division of Crop and
livestock Estimates of the Jnited
he report places the value OF all
livestock in the state at s5S,6OO,0Oo
nearly two million dollars below the
value one year ago.
Range and feed conditions were
very favorable during 1928. a large
crop of forage was produced when
dfd not mature as well as IN past
Years due to the large amount OF
rain. The hay crop was large, but
the quality was not up to that of past
crons due to rain damage. Range
and feed conditions during the fall
and early winter were generally ia
yorable, although early feeding was
necessary in some of the higher sec
lions. The close of 1928 found all
stock in good condition. with pros
poets of plenty of feed. barring Sc
we're weather conditions in q few
sections.
The total value of all Wyoming
livestock Ia placed at 358.60s.U.-
compared with $60,S83.00 one year
rgo. $61,iS1. 900 two years ago.
S62.6S3.Oo0 three years & $685.
s2l 900 four years & and $751;
$4,000 five years ago.. While there
has been q reduction IN the number
Of cattle and sheep during the past
five years the value OF all livestock
IL but ~ per cent Of that five years
aSo -
Sheep.
n IL osttv~ofA1 that WvNripU hao
~2.7s7.000 sheep. compared with a.
$3.50, lead one rear ago. The
value OF the sheep is placed at 324.-
sos 900, compared with S~24,174.0O0
one year ago. and $40,59O,O 900 five
years ago. The lamb crop is esti-
mated at 1.275.000 head, against L.
100000 head in 1922. reports from
over the state indicate the 1923 crop
is IS per cent. while about SO per
cent is reported for the 1922 crop.
About 100000 head Of sheep
went out of the state in 1923 which
is about 100000 more than the 1922
movement, in 1923 about 600 900
head of those moved out went direct
to the markets the others going to
feeding grounds
The loss of old sheep in 1928 is
estimated at s per zen compared
with 13 per cent in 1922.
Sheep prices were a little lower
in 1928 than in 1922 with the bulk
of the lambs bringing from 10 Ia
to IL cents, old ewes sold for a lit
tie higher figure than in 1922 and
there vas a strong demand. After
the strong activity in the wool mar
ket early last spring, prices sudden
ly dropped to a low level with grow
ers showing a strong tendency to
hold their clip. late in the fall prices
became strong again and some sales
were made. Reports from owe the
state indicate that the 1928 clip sold
for an average price of about 40
cents
The most important sheep coun-
ties in the state are as follows: Ma
trona first, Carbon second, Fremont
third. Sweetwater fourth and Camp
bell fifth.
The sheep business has been a
marked improvement from a finan-
cial standpoint and sheepmen are
now recovering from the losses OF
the past bad years.
Wool.
The 1923 wool clip is estimated
at $500. 900 pounds compared with
20.4OO.OOO in 1922. 21.5O0. 900 in
1921. 10000. 900 in 1920 and u.s.
100000 in 1919.
Cattle.
The number of all cattle in Wyo-
ming the first OF the year is esti-
mated at $4,000 head compared
with sS1 900 n year ago and L.
10000 head five years ago. The
value OF the cattle is placed at S26.-
$4,000 compared with S~2S.717.0OO
one year x and s~73,s4,,O00 five
years ago.
Marketing of cattle was very hea-
Wy In 1923 and II is estimated that