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Show Livestock Men Instructed on Range Program A warning against over-expansion in the range livestock industry indus-try was sounded this week by Sidney Sid-ney J. Nebeker of Laketown, chairman chair-man of the Utah state AAA. committee, com-mittee, with headquarters at the college. He said that with relatively high prices, a good demand for meat and wool, and improved range land the tendency will be for stockrais-ers stockrais-ers to increase their herds. High prices generally have encouraged increased numbers of livestock and low prices, which inevitably follow. Continuing he pointed out that "increased production of livestock n the range based on increased numbers of livestock cannot be brought about quickly. Too many times the holding over of heifers and breeding ewes in an effort to increase production when prices are favorable, results in an increased in-creased production coinciding with drops in prices several years later. The longer the period required for a rancher to increase livestock numbers and to get additional animals ready for market, the greater the possibility that he will be forced to sell on a declining market after war time needs are passed." He cautioned ranchers cooperating cooperat-ing in the AAA range program against off-setting the range improvement im-provement they have accomplished during the past few years by increasing in-creasing livestock numbers on their ranches, and added: "With more favorable prices and better demand, and with more water wa-ter and grass as a result of range building practices, there is a real temptation to increase livestock numbers. But if we are to really improve our range land and increase in-crease our range resources, we cannot afford, at this time ,to overstock our ranches. "The prices of beef, veal, wool and mutton are above parity about the only agricultural products pro-ducts so favorably situated. So, both for conservation of our range land and to stabilize livestock prices, ranchers should be very cautious in making any increase in the numbers of livestock on their ranches." |