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Show - - I Survey Sh6wsDecreaseIn Shows ShowsDecrease Decrease DecreaseIn In Feed Cattle Cattled CattleWestern C ttl W Western States Also AlsoI AlsoSe I S Se . ! e Drop in inLambs inLambs Lambs Being Fattened The number of cattle c tU being beln fed fedfor t tfor for market In the seven far west . 'I"rn Irn ' " ern states Is approximately 21 per percent p < cent below bt"low btlow " that of ot a year ago a < o it itwas , was reported Thursday Thur day by Frank FrankAndrews Fran Andrews senior acricultural agricultural lotat- lotat lotatlstlLlan htat htatistlclan - istlclan lstlLlan of the U B 8 bureau of a ag- ag agrlcultITal - ricultural rlcult\ITal rlcult ITal \ economics In Salt 8 lt Lake Lakea a City I CityLamb Lamb feedin3 fe dln ' Ui III tir the same area areashows shows a 1C 16 per cent drop drop accord accord- accordIng - Ing ln to detailed surveys and prellml prelim i- i in - n nan estimate estimates * made by the west Wf"st- Wf"st Wfst Wf"stertl " - cm ertl offices oftices of oC the t.he . bureau Mr An- An Andrews - drewa drews aa.ld aald said saidThe aa.ldThe . The urvey survey Indldaled inditQted ; that in inIste 1 ' late Iste November there were about abou 340 340000 ( ) head he d of cattle on feed In Inthe the seven western &tate tate "tates tates & " Ur Mr An- An Andrews An - drews ttnted stated This ThU compared with 43000o 430000 a . year ago co and 410000 two twoyears tw yearB years 8iO a < o NearlY Ne r y 54 4 per cent of ofthe the animals on 0"1 01 " fCi-d fCi d fe.d fed . - this year are areln r In ln Arizona ArlWna and CaUfornia C llfo 'nl nl ' . he ad- ad adQed ad aded - Qed QedAn ed edAn An Insistent corn com belt demand demandfor demamfor for western feeder cattle during durinthe S I the fall months m.nths mnths . . not only reduced reducedI reduceavailable cattle for forfeeding fofeeduit I 88.1lable 881lable . " " . supplies suppUe $ of feeding locally Mr Andrews ex- ex ex - but resulted in feeder ' cattle attlf " prices advancing to hilhe higher higherle"els levels le"els leels " than appealed appelLied safe to west westem westcm em operators on the biwl basis of west westcoast weacoast coast mnrket markl't marklt ' pricea prices lor Cr ( ) fat caUle cattlf caUleIn ' ' In Utah a preliminary surve surveshowed " showed 22 22000 ( ) C > \ \tt1 tt1 Ctt1 ctrie * on feed as ascompared acompared compared with 2COOO 26000 a year ago agothe ae < the decreased volume to high highprices hl lprices prices of feeder cattle and recolh recol h lection etlon > of losses me the precedin preceding precedingselSOn , seaaon sel\SOn sel SOn \ I INo No detailed detal1ed study has beci been ' made yet . In Ln Idaho the statlsUcla.1 statlsUcla1 stat.1sUcla.n stat1sUcla.n stat1sUclan stat.1sUcla.nsta.t.ed . . . ; stat.1sUcla.nI I stated sta.t.ed stat.ed . . but It is believed there are areabout ar about 15 p-r p r p"r pr - " cent less . than t.han the 46 VS000 000 head on feed a . year ye-ar ye ar - aco ago . . Ne Nevada Nevada vada has approximately 30000 20000 cst csttie cattic tie on feed a.guinst aguinst . a < lnst 30000 In 1937 1937I 1937with 1 3 ' ; with many operators unwilling unwtil1ng to torl.sk t trisk < ) risk rl.sk rlsk . repea-tlni repea tlni repeating - lossas 106S ( $ s sustained tained last lastseason lasseason I season Mr Andrews reportedI reported reportedAbout I About 740 740000 000 lambs are on feed feedtn feciIn ' tn the seven tar far western states statescompared statecompared ' compared with 885 tt5000 000 a year ago agoand aeand ' and 1.250000 1250000 . . on December 1 I 1936 1936Mr 1 3 3Mr < Mr Andrews said ald Most importan Important ImportantreducUons reductions reducUons took place in Idaho IdahoUtah IdahcUtah Utah and Orecon Oregon he said w whiliCalifornia hUe hUeCa1ifornla ' Ca1ifornla and Nevada showe showed showetome < . tome some Increases increa.ces increaces IncreasesIn increa.cesIn : . ; In Utah about 200 300000 000 lambs aTf anon " , , on feed as compared with 270000 270000a 27000a a year ago Mr Andrews Andre\lls Andre lls \ said saidThe saidThe The states Included Inc111dl'd Inc111dld ' in the * he two two'Iurveys tw < ' surveys 'Iurveys Iurveys were Utah Idaho Nf'vada Nfvada Nf'vadaOregon NevadaOreion ' Oregon Washing-ton Washing ton Washington - Oal11omia Oal11omiaadn aaltfomliadn adn Arizona |