Show The Livestock Situation Los Angeles March 29 One 29 One of tai I most important agricultural is is the work which is being done in inor or or r ris I boys and girls calf alf pig and lamb clubs T This lg wo work k kIS IS is of na- na nationwide nationwide na nationwide scope and IS is particularly because in mo most t cases the youngsters are ue started rI right ht out with hi high h class pure bred live stock so that the tle fundamental idea of producing ing fug high quality plod products is inculcated ed into the young oung minds Many of the most successful of tho the younger generation of of live Jive stock producers in practical business operation today are tlc the graduates of these boy and girl irl clubs I idea of the fundamental An facts I which these stud students l receive e ve in their club work may be t e gained from the high honors won won at the largest live livestock livestock stock expositions An Iowa boy wins the grand championship on his club steer in competition with veteran feeders et and breeders at the Chicago International Live Li Stock Exposition Another youngster from the same sames s state te won the same high honor in a steer carcass contest At the recent Fort Worth North Texas El Exposition there were more than seventy club steers entered by as many boys and girls I Club work in schools and colleges es is isi I gaining in the western country AslIn As I Ian Ian In an example the students of one California Cali Cali- fornia Cali fornia union high school have gain gain- gained gain cd ed d recognition as being the largest of pure bred ho hogs s of a cpr l tain taro breed in the entire state state Ex- Ex Ex instructors and breeders I I started these boys on the right track by supplying them with pure bred stock adapted to west coast market demands The They won many blue rib ribbons bons at the state and county live livestock livestock stock shows they have sold breedin breeding stock from one end of the state to the other and have even sold breed breed- breeding breed ing ing st stock to South America I Pig clubs are particularly good for forthe the boys and girls in the Pacific Coast I states There is a great demand for more raised home-raised pork in the western states and more than this the clima clima- climatic climatic climatic fOil tic and feed conditions are ideally suited for pork raising Another at- at attractive at 1 at attractive feature of the pig club is that in the mild climate in many of the western districts the boys are en to reap two pig pig- crops a year from each sow The average e number of pigs per litter saved should b be around seven or fourteen every I twelve months With With- six six to eight I months old pigs commanding around i 2000 per head on the market and andI I much more if of choice breeding type it may be seen that there is ample opportunity for profit An important consideration in in en- en encouraging en encouraging such activity is to make certain that the correct type of breed breeding breeding breeding ing stock is obtained in the breedI first place and secondly that that- the that the young young- youngsters youngsters youngsters I understand the type hope and vei weight ht I of animal required by their nearest market On the Pacific Coast a ba- ba bacon ba bacon con type tope p pig g is required as the aba I de- de demand demand de demand mand is is almost entirely for lean meat In other words they heavy lard type of hogs is not profitable to raise be- be because because be because cause of the narrow market demand for such a carcass and the fact bet that the heavy hog is more costly to pro produce duce In the contests at the various western west western ern live stock shows the market types should always be borne in mind as the idea of such displays is first to permit the meat distributor to ob- ob obtain ob obtain tain taro something particularly choice for his trade and second to make mak such exhibits educational so that th the general run lun of producers may patter understand market requirements Any contest which attracts animals of ex weights whether of ho hogs s cat cat- cattle cattle cat cattle tle or lambs is wron wrong For instance prizes have been offer otIer- offered offered ed in the Corn Belt for the producer who could make a s single n le litter of pigs weigh the most at six months Such Sucha a contest is out of keeping keepin with Paci Paci- Pacific Pacific fic tic Coast market requirements be- be because be because cause the pigs under forced feed would weigh far too much for practical practical practical cal market purpose Lamb clubs are gaining in larity popularity due to the fact that so much of the western country is well weIl adapt adapt- adapted adapted ed to sheep production In one such club the members reported a per percent percent percent cent lamb crop or crop or one and three quarters lambs for every ewe These lambs were sold for an average of per head and wool from the ewes probably was worth around per head In this case lse C also the youngsters were given the best quality of sheep available so that the lambs we were e of ideal market type thus cO commanding the highest market prIce |