Show LIVESTOCK Situation agriculture re in which livestock plays an important part IS the real answer answel to farm relief This opinion was mas as expressed essed by a delegate to the recent United States Chamber Cham Cham- Chamber Chamber ber of Commerce ce convention and It seems that such an expression IS particularly applicable in the west western est est- estern ern country especially in California where many farms have hae has ha e a been on a specialty basis Pacific Coast markets demand fed beef fed lambs anda and a great amount of giant fattened pork It is of course COUlse tune tuie that we e will always depend de depend depend pend upon range pasture for gro growth th of both cattle and lambs and for the fist 1 and cheapest grains But se c must depend upon the smaller farms and nd ranches for production of grain glam fattened meats especially during those months of the year yeal when hen rang 1 ang anges es Cs cannot be depended upon for foi fat fattening fattening stock J t Livestock feeding 01 hs in to good antage ad on small farms both as asa asa asa a means of increasing cash revenue fos fOl there thel e is always a s a cash market for fat livestock but also must be considered ed edas as an important tant and e means of pi fel feits tl It is mighty difficult to im improve prove upon farm manure as a soIl builder and there thele is no better means of creating ci eating fel than th the medium of diy lot feed which under present market con should workout VOl work h hout out profitably cattle sell at a greater than usual discount under fat stock and tho those e closely in touch w with nth retail e expect a substantial dif dlf to continue bet between een the thin and common cattle and strictly bullocks l L i r ii Hog prices haze have ha e sho shown shon n fair stab during the past jast month although prices al are aie e som somewhat what hat lower 10 er than m in March One el authority estimates that the national of hogs during dUl ng the remainder of 1931 will Ill be abut one million head headless less than last cai em eat While it is Ib t that ho hog prices will III de- de depend de I to a great extent upon general conditions such an indica lOn of malki I slaughtering may mayell cause grow glO glowers rs to be optimistic IS to the course of the mal marketing late summer and early fall Hog growing Ii r on the increase In due to relatively low prices pi ices which al ate aie e likely to con mue Other 1 mes n states alJ wheat growing sections are up on hog hog hogt production but the theng ng middle estel 11 corn coin COI n country 1 to e ports decreased deci cased farrowing I |