The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-08-08
WESTERN LAMB
CROP C
ON RECORD

the 10 western states is the lar
geSt of record and is estimated
at 81, 613 900 lambs, or an in
crease of about 300, 900 head ov-
er the 1889 crop, according to
the United States Agricultural
Marketing service. Practically
all the increase in this years
crop was due to a record crop
in Texas and increases in South
Dakota and Montana.
The 1910 lamb crop in west
ern states is estimated at 21,-
613, 900 head compared with TO-
8O8, 900 in 1889, 21,161,0 900 in
1888, and the ten year 1929
38) average of 1928, 900 head.
The record lamb crop in Texas
this year is estimated at 16,746,-
900 head compared with 49,
778, 900 in 1889 and 16,546, 900 in
1888. In the seven far western
states the 1910 crop is nearly
three per cent smaller than the
1889 crop.
The 1910 lamb crop is larger
than the 1889 crop in Texas,
Montana, Colorado, New Mex
leo, Utah, Nevada, and South.
Dakota. This years crop is
smaller than last year in Idaho,
Oregon, Washington, and Cal
ifornia, slightly smaller in Wyo-
ming, and about the same in
Arizona.
This years lambing percent
ages we're relatively high in all
western states. The Texas lamb
ing percentage was much high
er than last year, while other
states showed small changes.
The 1910 lambing percentages
were higher than for 1889 in
wyoming, New Mexico, Arizona,
Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Oregon,
and South Dakota but smaller
in Montana, washington, Cali
fornia, and North Dakota, and
the same in Colorado.
Eve numbers in the western
states increased only about one
percent during the period from
January /, 1889 to January l.,
1910. This increase came largely
from increases in Texas and
South Dakota. There were small
increases in eve numbers in
Colorado and New Mexico and
a five per cent increase in Mon
tana. Decreases during 1899
were shown in wyoming, Arr
iona, Idaho, Washington, and
Oregon, while Utah and Nevada
showed no change.
Eve lambs held in the west
ern states from the 1889 lamb
crop we're estimated at 5,051 900
head, compared with 5,063 900
from the 1888 crop, and 4,55O,000
from the 1887 crop. The far
western states held a smaller
number of lambs from the 1899
crop than from the 1888 crop.
Smaller holdings of 1899 eve
lambs than in 1898 were shown
for wyoming, with a small in
crease in Colorado, New Mex
leo, and Texas, and large in
creases in Montana and South
Dakota. Generally the number
of 1899 eve lambs held in the
seven far western states was
not large enough to maintain
or increase eve numbers with
out imports from other states.
In the states east of the main
range the 1899 eve lambs held
were ample to maintain and in
some states increase eve hold
ings.
The present condition Of wes-
tern ranges is better than a
year ago, the report states.
Lambs have made good gains.
Rapid drying of ranges has
shown its effect on a few local
early lamb areas. Development
of lambs marketed in late July
and August will depend on rain
in several areas. Late lambs
have made good gains, with
generally favorable feed pros
poets on high ranges and Tex
as. Feed on the lower and in
termediate ranges will need rain
to provide feed for sheep re-
turning from summer range
areas, it was pointed out.
The production of hay and
feed crops in the western states