Historical Data on Grazing in Intermountain Region as Obtained from Original Users and Others: Robert Byram

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Historical Data on Grazing in Intermountain
Region as Obtained from Original
Users and Others.
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Receipts and profits in early days as conroared to present day conditions:
Mature Sheeo  __. 188g - began herding, f0r Brother for $10. per month. Shipped
wethers in those days. Grazed at West Fork of .Beat River on Uinta
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At what age are most sheep marketed, gome lambs * 'Topped   sorest.
herd off and kept scrubs until wethers.
Breed of sheep. Cross Merino - Merino
Price received for mature sheep.  Ewes.  Wethers. - $1.50 - $3.50
$3.     per head for lambs.
Percent lamb crop.  90-95$
Lambs
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Market weight of lambs. Smaller lambs in early days 70$
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Percent fat lambs. Less than now.
Market location .  Basatch and to Omaha.
Price received per pound. $3.00 per head.
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Wool w—■'
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Pounds of wool per head 7-8$
Price received per pound. 78$  in 1918.  6c* Cleveland's time.
Market for wool., Wasatch.
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Market conditions
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Prices *       #1.   - |1.50
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How brought to market.
Wild animal skins.
Meat brought in by hunters of wild animals.
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Size of bands grazed or cattle herd's handled. 2500 head.
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Losses  more in early days. . t
Wages paid herders and camp tenders and cowboys.   #10. - §30. herders
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