8. A pure-bred ram of a desirable type and quality should sire 

 the lambs. 



9. Cheap equipment which offers protection, plenty of ventilation 

 and a dry bed. 



10. The marketing of products of wool and mutton with an 

 understanding of market values and demand. Community organiza- 

 tions would be beneficial in this regard. 



11. A permanent flock of 50 to 100 breeding ewes is a desirable 

 number for an average farm flock if the owner has had sufficient ex- 

 perience in sheep management. 



12. Realization of the fitness of a flock on the farm, their value 

 as weed destroyers, utilizers of rough feeds, and conservers of soil 

 fertility. 



Possibilities of Sheep Raising. 



Pennsylvania 2 has a total acreage of 28,692,480, of which 16,018,- 

 961 acres are not considered improved farm lands. Of this unim- 

 proved land 5,893,313 acres are in farms. The number of prin 

 cipal grazing animals in the State in 1910 includes 1,586,519 cattl< 

 and 883,074 sheep. From these figures it is evident that a large shan 

 of this untillable land is not being grazed to its greatest capacity 

 Of the 12,637,519 acres of improved land, 3,088,105 acres were used for 

 forage crops in 1909. It would seem safe to conclude, therefore, that 

 this State affords sufficient grazing land, and warrants the production 

 of such farm crops as would permit a material increase in the number 

 of sheep raised, provided other conditions are satisfactory. 



Demand for Mutton and Wool 



The demand for mutton and wool is greater than the supply. The 

 value of mutton is higher than it has ever been. Wool prices ad 

 vanced even before the European war began, and the latter has createc 

 abnormal wool values. In spite of this increase in value, there has 

 been a decrease in wool production in the United States. There 

 were 328,000,000 3 pounds of wool grown in the United States in 1909 

 and 288,000,000 4 pounds in 1915, a decrease of 40,000,000 pounds in 

 six years. The total number of sheep in the United States decrease( 

 from 52,447,861 in 1909 to 49,162,000 4 in 1915. The average increase 

 in value of sheep in the United States has been gradual since 1910 



2 U. S. Census, 1910. 

 3U. S. Census, 1910. 

 4 Estimate U. S. Department of Agriculture, 1915. 



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