Show Livestock l Situ JA MCNAUGHTON As s pointed out recently there is al always al- al always ways mYS a tendency on the part of pro pro- producers producers producers to cut down their hog production production production tion and their holdings through heavy leavy when advancing grain prices seem imminent At the present time In the cast east and middle west this Is quite evident e but butIn butIn butin In the intermountain country and In Inthe Inthe inthe the southwest the tendency In this direction hasn't been so pronounced due of course to the differential In favor or of the western hog ho producer as compared with the middle western shipper In supplying the western con con- consuming consuming consuming suming centers There are a good many elements clements which enter into pork production be besides be- be besides besides sides the actual cost of the train grain It should be considered that up to a certain point In producing hogs either cither for pork or breeding purposes the growth and gain is 13 acquired through utilizing or salvaging waste products ThIs varies In different sections ac according ac- ac according according cording to local conditions In some parts of California the poorer grades of rice cull fruits peanuts and a wide variety of waste material is sal sal- In other sections of the west cull vegetables skimmed milk and in innumerable In- In Innumerable innumerable numerable other foodstuffs are sal sal- salvaged salvaged salvaged and turned Into the of pork producing animals This should be given ghen consideration when the trend is toward curtailing production or marketing breeding stock in the face of higher grain price lev levels els In the southwest No 1 export bar- bar Icy Is quoted at per cwt e which compared with barley prices a few months ago appears high However Howe when an analysis is made of barley prices there is nothing In them that would Justify any letup In the pro pro- program program gram grans of the western states toward In Increasing In- In IncreasIng increasIng creasing hog production We should consider that with per cwt for export barley this price Is not applicable to over one-half one of ol the barley produced the other half probably bringing around to per cwt owl We should also con con- consider consider sider aider that the difference between hogging ng down barley in the field and harvesting thrashing sacking hauling grading etc is 13 from to per cwt In favor of marketing in the field via the hog route as compared with selling as grain with the distinct advantage of climatic conditions permitting field production to a greater extent than In many sections In viewing the western hog producing producIng producing ing situation In this way adding to the salvaging of waste material the economies of walking the crop off and the differential in favor of the west west- western em ern hog hOb producer through his advantageous advantageous advantageous marketing position the re result re- re result sult suit will show that despite increases or declines In grain rain prices western w tern pork production may be considered on ona ona ona a sound basis and is an Industry worthy of development at least to a II point where western demands may be met by western estern supplies |