Sulphur Springs News-Telegram (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 38, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 14, 1989 Page: 5 of 14
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THE NEWS-TELEQRAM, Sulphur Springs, Texes, TUesdey, Fsbruary 14,1tM—A-S.
Sheep once led nation’s list of livestock
WASHINGTON (AP) — When
it comes to livestodc, it rosy be
hard to realize today that iftc Ultited
States was once a nation ttf sheep,
not cows. / .
Not anymore, of coarse. The
Agriculture Department reported
last week that the nation’s cattle in-
ventory, although down slightly.
fouled nearly 99 J million head on
Jan. 1. The number of sheep and
lambs increased a bit far the third
straight year lo 10.8 million.
Even milk cows, at 10.2 million
head, nearly matched the U.S.
sheep flock. And dairy cow num-
bers were the smallest since 1872.
“Sheep and lamb production has
long been an important segment of
our economy," the department’s
Agricultural Statistics Board said in
a supplemental report. “Since
colonial times, production of sheep
and lamb for meat and wool has
substantially contributed lo our
food and fiber industry.”
Before the 1900s, wool produc-
tion was most important, while
sheep and lamb output for meal
was incidental. But the report said
“there was a marked change” horn
1870 to 1920 as the production of
lambs for slaughter became increas-
ingly important
The USDA began officially es-
timating sheep and lamb numbers
TP&W investigates antelope trap
AUSTIN (AP) — Texas Pwks
and Wildlife Department sufT
members may have gone too far
when they chased and trapped three
antelope far a West Texas rancher.
Department officials are inves-
tigating whether the trappers cros-
sed the border into New Mexico in
pursuit of the antelope on Jan. 30,
the Austin American-Statesman
reported.
TPWD Executive Director Char-
les D. Travis said the incident
might constitute a violation of the
Lacey Act. a law prohibiting the
transfer without a permit of animals
or animal parts across state lines or
national boundaries.
Travis aid retained a farmer
Texas Rawer to head an independ-
ent mvestu lion and said federal
officials in the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service’s regional office in
Albuquerque, N.M., also are inves-
tigating.
“If « is a Lacey Act violation,
ral offense, and any
“It’s hard to tell from up there if
you've crossed the border,” Travis
said.
During helicopter trapping pro-
cedures, the pilot maneuvers the
craft into position above the quarry
so a gunner can fire a specially
built net gun. A “mugger” is placed
that's a federal
type of criminal prosecution
be up to them,” Travis said.
Penalties can involve stiff fines
andiail terms.
The antelope capture was con-
ducted on the Comudas Ranch, a
University of Texas land holding
east of El Paso and lying against
the southern New Mexico border.
__on the ground lo blindfold and
would restrain the animal, then place it in
a bag for pickup and flight back lo
a loading and transport staging
area.
Charles Winkler, big game pro-
gram director, said the capture was
a routine stocking operation to
meet a 1987 landowner request for
antelope on the l.ado Ranch.
Youths attend Houston livestock show
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from throughout the state for
showring competition at the up-
coming Houston Livestock Show,
Feb. 16 through March 5 at the
Astrohall in Houston.
These FFA and 4-H exhibitors
compete in one of two divisions of
the Houston Livestock Show, the
Boles Jr., Brandon Crow son,
Brandi Day, Brandon Ely. Danna
Evans, Lanny Ferrell, Glenn Har-
ness. Chad Martin. Brent Mc-
Queen. John McAfee. Jason
Moore, Steven Moore. Kevin
Spencer. Chuck Vitilow, Larry Wat-
son. Brad Willis, Mike Wyly, Cory
Benson. Rodney Coke, Shannon
Daugherty, Jeff Dodd, Amy Frid-
dle, Ron Hall. Ruannc Hall.
Andrew Howell. Matthew Howell.
junior show and the open show.
Those attending from Sulphur Murphy Howie, Andrea Johnson
Springs are: Wendy Smith, Shelley Karla Johnson and Susan Lindley.
Springs are: Wendy Smith, Shelley
Watson, Stacy Ethridge, Jennifer
Smith. Nikki Benson. Kelli Boles.
Missy Richardson, Tanya Smiddy.
David Smith. Missy Bilharz, Jackie
Those from Brashear are: Wil-
liam Watson, Amy Blanton. Roy
George. Misty Gossett. Chad Hin-
ton, Julie Knight, Donald Sim£,
Ronald Sims, Shannon Slattcr,
Aaron Sanders and Rachel Sanders.
Participating from Cumby arc:
Cheryl Garmon, Christie Moseley,
Carrie Lennon. Anna Lennon and
Laura Lennon. ■
From Dike are: Brandt Nowlin.
Misty Dixon and Marci McKinzie.
Hopkins County 4-H members
participating in the 1989 Houston
Rodeo calf scramble Feb. 28 are:
Jackie Boles. 15, of Sulphur
Springs, the son of Jackie and Mary
Boles; Missy Bilharz, 13, of Sul-
Springs
joric Hague; and Stacey Bolton, 15,
of Cumby, daughter of Gary and
Linda Bolton.
A variety of animals are shown
in the junior show division includ-
ing market steers, market swine,
market sheep, market poultry, beef
and dairy heifers, breeding sheep,
goats, commercial steers and breed-
ing rabbits.
New shows and sales scheduled
for the open show division of the
1989 Houston Livestock Show are
the Brahmousin Open Cattle Show,
the Red Brangus Open Cattle
Show, the Select Llama Sale and
the Breeding Swine Sale.
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right after the Civil War. On Jan. 1,
1867, those totaled 46.3 million
head having a value of about $108
million, or about $2.40 per head.
“There were about one-third
more sheep than cattle in this
earliest count,” the report said. “By
1884, sheep and lamb numbers in-
creased to 53.3 million head but
exceeded cattle numbers for the last
time.”
According to USDA records, the
cattle inventory in 1867 was 28.6
million head worth an estimated
$547.9 million, an average of
$19.13 per head.
By 1884, when sheep totaled
53.3 million head, cattle were at,
49.8 million. The following year, in
1885, sheep were estimated at 49.6
million.
“Sheep and lamb numbers pas-
sed through many cyclical phases,”
the report said. “Inventory declined
after 1884 until 1897 and then in-
creased again until 1909, when al-
most 50.8 million head were on
U.S. farms and ranches.”
The next peak for sheep and
lambs was in 1932 when nearly 54
million head were reported. The
all-time high was in 1942 when
56.2 million head were being raised
to help with the U.S. effort in
World War JI, both for wool and
meat.
Inventories dropped after the
war, declining to fewer than 30 mil-
lion head by 1950 and then mostly
leveled off. After 1960 through
most of the 1970s, sheep and lambs
continued to decline and than
hovered just under 13 million head
Travis said a number of TPWD
staff on the ground look part in the
handling, loading and transport of
the 40 antelope that were moved.
Charles Allen, TPWD wildlife
division director, manned the net
gun on board the helicopter hired
by the department for the operation.
Also along were the independent
pilot of die craft ihd at least one
TPWD support staff member, he
said.
Each person on board is poten-
tially at risk in terms of violating
the Lacey Act and “there could be
some liability for the agency
(TPWD) as a result," Travis said.
The U.S. flock dropped to below
10 million head, an all-time low, on
Jan. 1, 1986, before the modest
recovery of recent years.
A number of causes are blamed
for the demise of the U.S. sheep in-
dustry, the report said. Mostly it has
stemmed from a reduced demand
for wool, reflecting the intrusion of
synthetic fibers and cheaper sub-
stitute materials, plus a declining
demand for lamb in consumer diets.
One big problem has been the
difficulty in obtaining and keeping
reliable herders to manage and care
for range flocks, which are located
mostly in the West. The increased
competition for public range land
also was cited.
“Another important factor which
has contributed to the decline is the
increasing problem of predators
(such as coyotes) in many range
and farm-flock producing states,’’
the report said. “Also, relatively
large imports of lamb and mutton
have contributed to the decline of
the domestic sheep industry.”
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Keys, Clarke. Sulphur Springs News-Telegram (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 38, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 14, 1989, newspaper, February 14, 1989; Sulphur Springs, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth816083/m1/5/?q=%22~1~1~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Hopkins County Genealogical Society.