, 1926-02-10
WYOMING ANNUAL
LIVESTOCK REPORT

at $70.050,0 100000 on January 1,
1926 as compared with $60,3SO,0 900
a year ago or an increase this
yea of $67O.o0o.00 according 10
the Annual Livestock report issued
by the Wyoming Crops and Live
stock reporting service. In 1925
an increase yer 1924 of nearly
$1,000, 100000 was estimated and,
while that of 1925 is not so large,
it indicates continued expansion and
improvement in this phase of the
States agriculture.
While there were decreases in
the number of horses and swine,
the number of all livestock in
creased over 200, head during
1925 to 4.113,O00 head which is
about $4,000 head or IA per cent
below the 1919 peak. Total value,
however. is far below the S134,-
396 100000 of 1919. An increase
in the numbering of sheep along
with an increase in the average
value per head is indicative of CON
tinued expansion and further pros
perity for the wool grower. While
cattle have not made any very
marked improvement, the market
prices last fall indicated that ma
terial Improvement is in sight. 1t
is already reflected in the average
value per head this year. No
change in numbers was estimated
which indicates that the distress
ing period of forced liquidations is
about over and that restocking will
be in order.
SHEEP: The number on hand is
placed at 100000 head as COM
pared with 2,S0S, 900 head a year
ago. The close of 1925 marks the
third successive year of increasing
numbers and the fourth of increas-
es in value per head. Last year
an increase of four percent in the
number on hand was estimated
percent.
The val ue of sheep on hand
as of January 1 is placed at $685.
474 100000 IS compared with $780,
326,000.00 last year. The value
per head is estimated at $11.7O
this yea as compared with 5000
last. The strong demand for breed
ing sheep and the continued stead
mess of the lamb and wool markets
have attributed much to the rise
in sheep values. Sheep losses were
estimated for 1925 at Z percent of
all grown sheep which compared
with s percent for 1924 and 1928
and 13 percent for 1922.
Due to favorable feeding and
lambing conditions last spring the
lamb crop was very good, probably
better than for several years. 1t
is estimated at 100000 head as
compared with 2%.430.0OO head in
1924, 10000, 900 in 1923, and L.
100000 head in 1922.
Exports Of the sheep and lambs
amounted to around 100000 head
in 1928 as compared with 1915
900 head in 1924, 1000. 600 head
in 1923 and about 900, 900 head in
1922. 1t is indicated that in the
past three years an increasing num-
Der of sheep and lambs are going
direct to the feed lots as the mar
ket receipts have been showing less
edCH yCdi, Ill IJAO dIOunu o1op
900 head were Slipped direct to
markets while in 1924 the number
was $4,000 head and in 1928, 600
900 head. The widespread tend
ency prevalent last fall for sheep
men to hold eve lambs and for
farmers to buy the available aged
ewes. has kept a large number of
sheep and lambs out of the market
channels.
The wool clip averaged slightly
heavier per fleece than in 1924 and
the total production was consider
ably larger. Incidentally Wyoming
stood at the top of the list in wool
production last yea with Texas
second and Montana third. The
production for Wyoming was a.
661 900 pounds in 1925. and COM
pares with 19,8O0,0 900 pounds in
1924, 1880, 900 pounds in 1928.
and 10000. 900 pounds in 1922.
Conditions with regards to the
sale of the 1926 wool lamb crops
are somewhat different from what
they were at this time last year
as very little contracting for future
delivery has been DONE. Last year
nearly all the 1925 wool and a few
lambs were contracted for by this
time at very profitable prices.
CATTLE: The cattle business
showed some Improvement towards
the close of the year. Prices re-
ceived at central markets for the
range stuff were considerably above
those of the year before or the past
several years for hat matter. The
number of all cattle on hand is
estimated at 10000 head or the