Show i Livestock I OIL J A N The conditions i 1 ill the fat cattle market 1 market are unusual unusual to say the least I the but these never ms ms s a time m in hIstory of the west cst hen Shen the demands for better quality o-ef o of ef were so deft definitely and urgently urgently urgent pressed e We Wall all kno know that our al alifornia orma range failed us this year ear and ami that proves only proves the uncertainty uncertainly y of range beef bee and while a good many any producers used supplemental feeds on the range and in m the f still the supply of fat cattle tIe om a-om om the normal is far belOt below belO t toe e beet beef requirements requIre requIre- requIrements requirements ments The people have ba balked balked ked up on the falt half fat cattle Up to few v f w days ago bullocks that had r ver er little flesh on oni i them were ere selling fr m lOc lOe to lie I and the of the them didn't yield I much better 95 35 er cent mak mak- making erg ing g the coSt colt co t in m the be been about At Atthe Atthe Atthe I the then market prIce It et was bras possible 1 possible ble to sup ship eastern g fed fed m-fed cattle I I here fed grain fed cattle costing costI cost- cost I ling andI mg ing around 11 the here alive e and yielding about CO GO per Dent cent l i i I in m the b beef f yie the dIfference Im I'm I im quality qua being suffice sufficient nt to throw 1 the balance of the trade to o 0 the gram grain grain finished beef To establish a i su paa eit e eIt eit 1 It possible to move the r fern 1 condition can ern grass gre s cattle in I condition required P a i f prices downward e f t t tI I time in m many years that we we Ha I hail good finished well rass cattle II comm coming on at this season of the yeas the middle meddle of august eve e I should begin to get sorpe soi ie grassers from Idaho Utah ando and o other ot et northern I states In the meantime if ir the east east- eastern eastern eastern ern market stiffens up sonic some the tle chances are against nn an ann further e ex extensive c- c movement fro from the iv est i I The packers feel that ome of these corn com belt cattle ca tle are c Carr carrying rr mg eng too much fat to be tx practical forte for t tie e coast cotet co t trade It is 18 true that too mu fat in thIS section IA is was t fu In me H follO pr j I much mach tha th old Sr in i 1 custom of the use O of 1 L I and fats fafa so 80 that animal animal fIl fats fat's sic ale What we need B s a good fuh i j I smooth finish on OJ the ter the coy cov- I g to be el dell marbled with a thin la er of fat su as barley puts on We are however eve getting the lesson m in quality and f a n substantial SUb substantial bal differential has s been definitely set sec between the so S sot lIed so grassers and feedlot cattle If l was highly important important tant that this SUld sh uld come about but bulit that lt it It may ma seem i t should come on a n 1 at once however II 0 ever It is her here and w should set our pegs in m p anning future pro production production duet On I Many Miny es have argue 1 m in inthe inthe the past past the g am am nm finished bullock didn't have a o d anoe anee to sell than the grasse during the grass season and dou there west 1 was a great deal oft of t tn th in m that but now we have broken he ice so to speak spek thus making i a la lace for both kinds on en their ments merits Our grass pro luction is a as a part of o 0 our moat moot food supply There will alma alwa's s be a place for i 1 and there is no hon of the United Umed Sta States tes here where c Co tle t-tle tie tle can be finished ed quite so well as the west eM and south southwest edI I nest est where here ive we ha e are c such an abundance abundance dance of al alf and ers clo I including including ing mg the burr ass anc an flare But we Wl must go o further utilizing our grain mustI and I forage for supplemental supplemental and use me in m livestock for an all nIl allear I year ear around sul sUI ly but un- un uneconomical un uneconomical It is 15 not only disappointing I cattle economical to tee see th these e thin comm coming to an ur ui welcome market when hen there is 15 so 50 mu m much h che cheap p feed in m the country to fines finish them with I These adjust adjustment cent periods like weare we e weare v SIted through are arc are no now gom goin going reminders nde that we are I do-I do- do doing do doing upon us as rem ing mg or failing 0 o 0 do the things that j contribute to i permanent to properly prop e our resources to ces and depe depe mg upon others supply the thi things gs we should supply are the laws of economy with the resul resin that the blow of ad adversity ad- ad adversity adversity the greatest great great- greatest greatest falls u on n us ui with est force Th s is the tune time to take stock of our in n and readjust ur along oun sound economic The v le h stock l i lu ry o of the individual bur bu buhe he entry wall WIllI c rry ry on ual sal who falls keep step with progress ress ress ess IB fie sure sore t full ll l by the wayside I |