PROGRESSIVE SHEEP RAISING 



In these days of high priced wool 

 The Breeder and mutton, sheep breeders have 

 Safe reaped large be'nefits. They have 



had good pastures and the natural 

 wastes of the farms or the ranches, and have made money 

 almost without exception. This is borne out by personal 

 interviews with many of the best breeders in the country. 



Each year hundreds of breeders 

 The Relation find themselves with more sheep than 

 of Breeder they have provided feeds for, and find 



and Feeder ^ expedient to send a part of the flock 



to market before it is finished. At 

 the same time hundreds of feeders with a surplus of 

 feeds have found it both convenient and profitable to 

 buy up these flocks and finish them for a later market. 

 This is a safe and legitimate operation if conducted with 

 calm judgment. 



Within the past few months (written March, 1918) a 

 number of farmers have bought good light lambs at high 

 prices, finished them on costly feeds and put them on the 

 market, making fair money in most cases, breaking about 

 even in some, and actually losing money in a few. 

 This has caused some confusion and misunderstanding, 

 but it has been due to an unfortunate combination of 

 circumstances, which will sometimes happen in any 

 business. 



We have every reason to believe 

 The Sheep that there is a world shortage of sheep, 



Market in which event the market is safe for 



several years to come. Whatever 

 conditions may be brought about by the present war, we 

 can feel assured that the law of supply and demand will 

 always regulate prices, which in turn regulates the planting 

 of crops and the breeding of meat animals. This world 

 shortage of sheep has helped to stimulate the industry, and 

 popularize the raising of mutton and lamb and, we feel 



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