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such a size, varying with the herder and the nature of the region, that 
the number of strayed and lost sheep increases greatly and the others 
impede each other to such an extent in grazing that they produce 
neither a large amount nor a good quality of wool. The net profit per 
head then decreases, and an owner usually prefers to divide the band, 
purchasing enough additional sheep to make two bands of suitable size. 
Classified by counties in which the sheep are owned, the statistics 
are as follows: 
Counties in which sheep are owned. 
| Number of | Number of 
County. | bands. sheep. 
NVA COME ee eae ccye aa tree ah clone Sane ce Sae cle sien ia. oe de Sea he cba See ser | 66 | 142, 770 
(CUREGLE <2 se cin ctetecic Seca a one I ang IR ete a eee re 11 | 24, 660 
TOIT Ga oG GS SEE CH ESE AN See ae eee Se et 8 RE ge | 9 | 20, 930 
Classified by the districts (described on page 21) into which the 
reserve may be divided for range purposes, the statistics are as follows: 
Number of sheep by range districts. 
nee Number of | Number of 
LEST OUST bands. | sheep. 
WY Cea TL aL er et a et ae RR 40 | 86, 400 
PATE OpSISLOLS ic stecs cee ee ieee ciscierene se Seats Bee SHO OREO Serre renee 36 | 79, 330 
Upper Des ohulesi ase asec ee ace ese aiscleee a ccisncts nse ceec secs che buco snsics 10 22, 630 
The total number of owners ranging sheep in the Cascades the past 
season was 60, or, more strictly speaking, there were 50 individual 
owners, 2 lessees, and 8 pairs of partners. It is possible that a few of 
those recorded as owners may in reality be lessees. 
Of. these 60 owners, 41 owned single bands, containing 1,000 to 3,500 
sheep; 15 owned 2 bands each, containing 3,400 to 5,000 sheep; 3 owned 
3 bands each, containing 5,000 to 7,980 sheep; and 1 owned 6 bands, 
containing 13,450 sheep. 
The sheep ranges of the reserve lie in seven counties, as follows: 
Location of sheep on range by counties. 
| Number of | Number of 
County. 
bands. sheep. 
RVVAS COM saree eateiniataianinicleleiesa\aicisina\eie SAO ROARODGOR DOES IOC SOUOOOUOUU COURS USoScoCT 34 72, 160 
TO ae oe eee oe sicicloniewicinis aigisisa clas c.ejecincicisinisin'e «erie minin'els 22 49, 850 
SEG i earn 3 fi Lae ee eee sia iats ein ctcinta Sin elele sieve io aicisica = cium isle sinleleielesinln'= « als\s\cinie = il 1, 600 
AG ee eS ee eo a a Norelco ie ic = cleiuie a(alaaju civ vie wisis'n'e ewie'nsinjs scene = 6 14, 240 
ee ete ofore ena ielelele tele ole leleie ie) die inte mic ciale =iniol aim iele al==[>'=\=[= slo © === @[mi=i= 7 13, 790 
SR Ey ee a ee nolo See o eciciaisia\a/niaisienin c's eleieieaw\sin nie wciaee essa seas 14 32, 220 
DAS eerie sa ce ons ace een nc nner nse nnn en eee net renee ene 2 4, 500 
Tt will be observed that the sheep ranged in the Cascade reserve are 
chiefly in the hands of small owners; that these owners live in the cour- 
ties of Wasco, Crook, and Sherman, all on the east side of the Cascade 
Mountains; and that of the seven counties in which the sheep are 
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