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There are at the present time over 3 million sheep in the state of 

 Oregon. Sheep are grown in all parts of the state, especially in Eastern 

 Oregon, but as will be shown on the map, the sheep centers are along the 

 border between the Columbia Basin and the Blue Mountain section. 

 In Western Oregon most of the sheep are raised in the Willamette Valley. 



Sheep raising in Oregon may be divided into three divisions; rais- 

 ing sheep on the range for mutton and wool; raising of spring 

 lambs in the Willamette valley and other parts of Western Oregon; 

 and the raising of pure bred sheep. 



The range sheep industry is a very large one in this state. The 

 report of the Tariff Board based upon accurate figures concerning 

 230 thousand sheep in this state gives the following interesting 

 information: The average wool clip per head is 8.9 pounds, this 

 wool being produced at a cost of somewhat less than 11 cents per 

 pound after allowing /or all expenses, salary of manager, cost of 

 feed and pasture. The average per centage of increase was 79.6 per 

 cent. The Oregon Statistical Bureau, however, shows for the farmers 

 interviewed an average per centage increase of 84.3 per cent for 

 Eastern Oregon, and an average wool clip of 9.38 pounds. It will 

 thus be seen that the average wool clip and the average per centage 

 of increase of both are considerably above the average of the whole 

 United States, or even of the entire West. According to the Tariff 

 Board report the average wool clip of the entire West is 7.3 pounds 

 and an average increase of 70.3 per cent. 



