Show j Livestock AI S AxAt S 1 A- A t U- U The young men and women enroll enroll- enrolled enrolled enrolled 1 ed under our vocational instruction institutions throughout the State of California assembled ass at th the Los An- An Angeles Angeles An Angeles geles Christmas Live Stock show during the week represent more than schools extending from Siskiyou to San Diego counties and all inter inter- intermediate intermediate intermediate mediate counties One judging team md and a captain from each the school school st rea g-rea greatest test ens ensemble m ble of our OUt lu Future lure Farmers and ever attend a western show The banners carried by these young people should cause us to think sec ser er- er eri i u Wc We Ve are the tha Future Farmers of Vocational America Vocational Education the Real Peal Farm Relief I We arc the Future Farmers of Earning America Earning while Learning gives ives Permanent Farm Relief From all appearances appearance they have the courage of their convictions and may be maybe after all we must look to this generation of farmers for any anything hing like a permanent solution of our agri agricultural agricultural cultural ailments The railroads have cooperated splendidly with the Stock Show management in making this great gathering possible Undoubtedly the center of our pope lotion population is shifting westward by leaps and bounds hence the center of our live stock supplies must form an im- im important im important part of this movement In the Inthe olden old n days when our forefathers u undertook the perilous journey across th the continent their flocks Hocks and herds Were an important part of the cara cara- caravan caravan caravan van van furnishing food an and in many cases transportation Of course in these days with the varnished cars and modern transportation means it isn't convenient to bring the crit- crit critters critters crit critters along Nevertheless Ne it is essential essen essen- essential essential that th t the meat food supply should be available lable to sustain this great reat mass of humans coming west faster and in greater numbers than the Ar Argonauts Ar- Ar Argonauts of oC 49 ever thought could happen In the live stock show we get a 3 reflection of what is s going going- on The baby beef type well finished with forage and grain is evid evidenced f all high Iv through the show and it is 3 high high- 1 lv essential to a 1 plenteous supply la we should go more and mire marc in in- in into in 13 t to J the feedlot finishing of y uner well bred animals Another evidence of this lies in the char character of sires Ort on e exhibition at the show snow Th The cowman who has been ing ing mg operating on the range wants a sire with a good deal of daylight under him and anda anda a good stron strong rugged constitution but t the e modern type of the middle west in evidence at all the eastern stock shows and now coming west is isI I the deep bodied short legged kind with good hind quarters and back and anda a good constitution We will come coma more to that class as we get into feed lot fin finishing because the feed lot s solves salves the problem of going g rustling long distances to water holes rust rust- rust ling over the range and bucking the bru brush b You dont don't get the same number of pounds cut out of these quickly matured high-bred high baby beeves es as from irom the aged steer ster but you ou can mature two beeves while you you ou are finishing fin one of of f the aged age kind kind thus adding materially ally to our beef b ef production Barley is th the basic food of the west The Grand Champion steer at the Christmas s Live Stock show was California bred and Ind born and fat fat- fattened fattened fat fattened on barley and alfalfa We are beginning to appreciate barley as a basic feed and also that it is the best around all feed This wonderful steer weighed DOO Ibs lbs and sold at per pH pound in money Stepping Stepping- from rom the m Big top hous hous- housing housing ing the breeding flocks and herds in- in into into in into to the fat stock section we find sev sev- sev- sev several several several eral acres of the finest type of beef pork and lamb on the hof Then we begin to visualize ize the real meaning and purpose of these pure in inthe inthe the Big Top and understand wh why these great progenitors march be- be before before be before fore us in their majestic stride and with a just feeling of pride fride 3 at st t hav hav- hin havin having in ing been ben b en responsible for the great dis display display is play of fat stuff with lith which to grace our tables during the time of the year when we all look forward to good things and feel like joining in inthe in inthe inthe the great g festival that we all want to hold hoM during the Christmas and HolidaY period It is well wel to say at this time that the difference between success and failure in meat food production li is is emphasized by br the difference between the use of rood good sires and poor por sires Sac in nuat food production po p J tion lik like in every eelY c other h r important important important tant activity lies in supplying what the people want and it is reasonable to assume that it is the best rout to I fair financial returns |