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ing must begin again, tlie moves are of only a 

 few miles each and camps may remain for 

 days and sometimes for weeks without being 

 moved. The weather upon these green moim- 

 tain pastures is stimulating and delicious; 

 there are lovely groves of aspens and cool pine 

 woods interspersed with flower-decked grassy 

 glades. The lambs are bom here ana start 

 into vigorous life and growth, far exceeding 

 that of lambs bom on lower altitudes on the 

 plains of New Mexico. 



From some of these mountain ranges come 

 the best and fattest lambs that reach the mar- 

 kets of Omaha, Kansas City and Chicago, be- 

 ginning in August and continuing until cold 

 weather. Idaho especially and Utah are noted 

 for their fine lambs. 



THE BL.00D OF THE HEEDS. 



The basis of the flocks of this region is 

 Merino but there has been added a great deal 

 of mutton blood, where the ability of the 

 range to produce fine lambs has heen recog- 

 nized. The Cotswold has worked great 

 changes in Utah and some adjacent territory. 

 Shropshires have been used in many places. 

 Hampshires have been introduced also and 

 upon good ranges and in the hands of gen- 

 erous men, able to give good care and liberal 

 feeding, they have proved worthy. 



THE DIVISION OP THE RANGES. 



There is at present a general move upon the 

 part of sheep owners in this mountain region 

 to get in some way possession of parts of their 



