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mated the cost of running sheep in the West at from 25 to 50 cents 

 per head. From figures secured on more than 3,000.000 sheep in 

 the West in 1911, the report of the tariff board estimated that the 

 cost of maintenance had risen to $2.11 per head per year. The 

 table taken from that report shows the distribution of expenses 

 and the total expense in maintaining sheep in the various western 

 states. The cost of maintenance now (1918) is much greater than 

 the figures given for 1911. 



QUESTIONS 



1. What were the conditions under which sheepmen occupied the range? 



2. How did the homesteader affect range conditions? 



3. What did the state and railroads demand from the sheepmen for the 



use of their lands ? 



4. How have the changes affected the cost of growing sheep in the West? 



5. How has labor affected the sheep raising? 



G. What changes have been made to reduce the cost of operation and to 



increase returns? 



7. How have all these significant changes in range conditions affected the 

 business ? 



