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Show PAGE FIVE UTAH STATE PRESS ASSOCIATION SUPPLEMENT UTAH STATE PRESS ASSOCIATION SUPPLEMENT rouit PACK ST Wf X " ' ' ?.? ' Fit $ I .. J C 7s- t w JL' 7. TSl s "V j' ' ' fr 'w ' i' A - .V A COLISEUM !.. 7 T t r ' " ; 'i . '" i ( r; iX i ,4 LV-- - - IMTaa tyii i &. r i : ! "x'ftr- - ', j i fif'CS v ?.? , , -- xz ? r s. l: ll..n-: - t; . ur t. -- , t ar a . W. WARNICK The 0rden livestock show, held nually in the Coliseum at Ogden, Ctah, has come to be recognized as one of the four or fve leading livestock expositions of America. This show, established in 1920, has developed from a small beginning into an exhibition of some of the choicest livestock produced in twenty states. The quality of the fine cattle, hogs and sheep that gather here for competition during six days in early January are the equal of the best found at similar exhibitions in any part of y. v v. i : - Iy REED A'ffi ' 'A tS 5 VJ& ... . ?. ;w . . J cnv, Ogden Livestock Show Recognized in U. S. v2s an- Ogden Is Livestock Center of Region the country. In fact, the Ogden live stock show has won renown as the meeting place of the champions of the livestock kingdom. , This show was initiated for the purpose of promoting the production of better livestock in the intermountain section, and to prove the value of moie scientific and feeding methods. There is little question but vi hat both of these purposes have been accomplished to a large degree, and the benelit of this exhibition is best reflected in the better grade of beef, mutton and pork and the more productive dairy cattle that are being produced at the present time throughout the surrounding territory. Approximately $20,000 is offered in te Thousands of head of livestock are slaughtered each year in its packing plants, and more recently there has been a greater activity started along the line of production and manufacturing of dairy products. The Ogden union stock yards covers an area of approximately 75 acres 30 acres of which are completely covered with pens, bams, railroad switches and other equipment necessary for the handling of the thousands of heads of cattle, and hogs. The union stock yards sheep, opened for business April 1, 1917, and since that time there have been 1,411,206 head of cattle; 2,- - SECTIONS OF STOCKGROWERS, INC., FEED YARDS feeder so learns to balance his sums of money in piactical experi- purchase of the animals, bringing ter the he will at once begin to econthe ration, likewise lot and to the feed them those and ments and demonstrations, of marketing omize. Economically, the feeder must expense subsequent By L. F. WHITLOCK government methods were then and them after they are fattened, including deviate from the old method of feedobOgdon is known as the livestock are now the ones in use by the suc- cost of shipping, loss through shrink- ing corn, oats, or other cereals to cessful feeders of the middle and age in live weight on shipment and tain the best results, in the least time, center of the intermountain region. By II. A. McDOUGAL has been gained eastern states, and forced the adopexpenses at the sale mar- at the minimum cost that is his This reputation Feed yards located in West Ogden tion of new methods by western feed- incidental through the various enterprises kinproblem. feeding ket. and owned and operated bv the ers of livestock. After scientific and successful ex- dred to the livestock business that has The factors influencing the necesIncorporated, a Utah corporup here during the last ten or of the a is labor past, thing Cheap are: perience, the Stockgrowers Incorpor- grown fifteen years among which are the ation, is the outgrowth of a small be- and bulky and heavy farm products sary margin in fattening feed balanced a manufactures ated 1. Initial cost of the animals; the meat ginning made prior to 1905 in the and livestock feeds will, generally for livestock, which is unsurpassed. Ogden union stock yards,feed establishment, 2. Initial weight; feeding of livestock. When this firm speaking, remain yards, packing d and to a Alfalfa and grain are ground was in its infancy, beet pulp, and othcreameries and dairies. 3. Expense in getting animals to meal form for various reasons. Prithe feeders will condition that require then availwere er cheap forage stuff abandon all wasteful methods so as feed lot and then to market when Perhaps the most important condimarily because it increases the feed able in Utah was the chief feed. Few to to . get full value and effectiveness out icncu. value, and it may be shipped more tion that has influenced the growth fithead of livestock were then being Other conditions remaining equal, sacked. And of Ogdens livestock industry is its of all feeds used to fatten and finish ted for market at this institution. livestock for market. At the Stock- - the higher the initial cost (purchase easily, either in bulk or the grinding location in almost a geographical cenwhat is very important, Now thousands of head are fattened Incorporated will be found price) the narrower is the necessary breaks the plant cell structure, per- ter of the preatest range area in this for the butcher, and the volume of growers the latest facilities for handling and margin, the heavier the animal of mitting easy digestive assimilation country. With the exception of minbusiness runs into the millions anfeeding livestock, thus insuring the feed the narrower will be the neces- The grain is ground to the desired ing and some scenic and recreation apnually. grower the greatest marginal profits sary margin, for the increased selling is chopped peal, our mountains are most used for In our present age of scientific obtainable. The time has passed when price is secured for a greater number size, and hayto theuniformly the the feeding of cattle and sheep, and desired size; and ground economy, it is no longer possible for livestock carelessly fed will return a of pounds of initial weight. is uniformly chopped and ground the desert areas which cover the larghay is a person to go about his business profit to the feeder. The science of pioper feeding and then mixed with the necessary est portion of this inland empire are blindly. This can be certain, particuof livestock attracting the attention of the entire amount of molasses. The dust and little used other than for the grazEconomic feeding of raisers and feeders to the larly of the greatest feeding world. Upon it depends the awkwardness of hay is thereby elim ing of sheep. Consequently, the secmeans the livestock. The sudden changing of number of production meat on animals success of both the producer and the mated. Every mouthful of balanced tion of the country that surrounds of pounds nehas conditions prices and other to sell on the open feeder. The primary beneficial ma- feed is as prescribed by the labora- Ogden on either side is typically a cessitated a change of feeding meth- possessing enough which will return terials in a feed are protein and car- tory. Contrasting their present feed- livestock producing area, and it is natmarket at prices ods, and the adoption of the scientific to over maximum feeder a bohydrates; hence it is necessary to ing methods with that of the old, it ural for Ogden to become important the profit method of feeding balanced rations, the know not only the gross amount of was necessary to feed livestock from in the various activities related to In cost of figuring maiketing. which method has been worked out livestock production and distribution. fat in outcome financial fattening protein and carbohydrates and 135 to 160 pounds for a period of 90 and encouraged by the government proper into contained in a feed, but also the per- to 120 take must one Another thing that has influenced always their livestock, as present of the against agriculture after department to the centage of digestibility of each. Af- - method days, of 25 to 35 pounds of mixed the growth of this market and the imhad for a number of years spent huge consideration the costs incident feed for a ;eiiod of 40 to 70 days. portance of this city in the livestock They feed livestock on the basis of program of this intermountain counww c. wpr three pounds per each hundied pounds try is the fact that seven great railhvoweight, which ration should fatten road lines converge here each of h W the at the rate of two or three pounds them tapping a section rich in the I of livestock, and in turn, per head per day an increase tested production each of them radiating out to the i epsatedly and proven beyond doubt. It is the aim of the Stockgrowers great consuming centers, either in the it east or along the Pacific coast. ppiAt'aifriiii1 ) Incorporated to cooperate with the of livestock by giving the It would be difficult to name an can ob- exact date for the birth of the liveshipper facilities whereby he will feed stock industry in this city. Conditions tain an Ogden market which and finish his livestock in its yards iivoiable to that prowth have always before going to the selling markets of been here since the city was settled, vi-iV; the eastern yards. The Ogden union and even before the stockyards were stockyards is the logical selling place established, many people were active for all in tei mountain livestock ship-pe- in th production and shipping of liveto build up a Utah market and stock. Rut, no doub, the thing that prepare their livestock for top prices has done more to give Ogden an idenof eastern markets. tity as a livestock center is the union com- stock yards, established here in 1917. this by facilities The given A s'3 Without the stockyards, there could pany will assist in making Ogden the j of not have been the same degree of logical selling point for all classes livestock giown in Montana, Oregon, growth in the market, and without "'vV the market of greater scope than Nevada, California, Idaho and western ! 3 does not es- merely the supply of local demand fo This company Wjoimng. '1 X. livestock theie would not tablish a selling market or attempt have been products, the development in tlie livecommisbest The to control prices. stock operation at this point that has sion firms in the country send reprelivealready taken place, no" would a fufat when sentatives to Ogden piomis-ing- , also ture growth, which is now-sThis market. for e stock ready ai ' w u" be likely. t i establishes Ogden as a cash market. Besides the stockyards, Ogden is As the hoof of the animals first home of a large feeding industry the and lands the in valley beat paths A HOLSTEIN WINNER AT THE OGDEN LIVESTOCK SHOW through the mountain passes, so did the pioneers seek the easier way from the east to the west and followed the ways already used, and when the engineers of the great rail highways surA 5 .. V .. t C S tf V veyed for track bedding, they followI Af J ? ed the paths of the animals and the I . V .1 "- Ipioneers. ' Jt f V , j, A il5! All had learned that nature had '' full sway, and that the pioneers had ' NT pointed the way; that the rivers had V cut the gorges and that gravity guides C, '"Vi , V the efforts of any moving power. NaK v?v X , ture first directed, and railroads have 'A i L X t 7 jp i made Ogden the gateway of the 4 northwest and the outlet to the east c for the intermountain country and of ithe great Salt Lake, Columbia river and Snake river basins with their 4 hundreds of head of livestock, and A hundreds of thousands of tons of alt falfa, cereals and molasses. V The stockmen in the intermountain region are taking advantage of the facilities that are offered by the Stockgrowers Incorporated, as may be seen by the volume of business which they do annually. It is helping to build Ogden as a livestock center and more important than anything else giving the livestock grower the CHOICE STEERS AT THE OGDEN UNION STOCK YARDS greatest maximum returns. Modern Feed Yard Located at Ogden Stock-growe- rs high-price- JW a:. A: - sf'fWr ir0A ,,&. 1 -- !'C i A' J ri cash premiums to the winners in the various classes of cattle, sheep and swine recognized by this show. This money is proportioned out to more than 100 exhibitors, coming from all sections of the country west of the Mississippi river. At the last show, held January 11th to 10th, 1930, there were nearly 1700 choice animals exhibited, the value of which could conservatively be estimated at nearly $136,000 worth of livestock was sold during the show. Most of these good sires and foundation females were distributed in the intermountain country, and their influence will be felt in the better grade of livestock that will be produced during the next few years. 506,931 hogs; 10,850,185 sheep, and re77,777 horses and mules a total of livestock of ceipts for all classes esconservative A head. 14,846,099 timate of the value of these animals would amount to $105,840,449 for cattle; $50,138,620 for hogs; $108,501,-85- 0 for sheep, and $3,888,850 for horses and mules or a total value for all livestock received during the period of $268,369,770. There has been a consistent increase in the business done at the stockyards each succeeding year since they were established. During 1929 the total number of livestock received was 2,175,544 head, as compared with ar V 1 'V n ? The Ogden livestock show was held in one of the most modern and best equipped exhibition buildings in the country. This structure was erected at a cost of $130,000. Bend s the exhibition of cattle, sherp, ard hogs, it aho accommodates a poultry and seed exhibition held in connection with the show. One of the things that has made the Ogden livestock show possible with the exhibitors and breeders of livestock is the spler.ded spirit of hospitality that has been shown by the people of this city. Special attractions are featured at the amusement places which coupled with the entertainment program sponsored by the stock show management makes this a week of recieation and amusement for the peo-ofrom outlying sections who come to Ogden to view the splendid exhibits of livestock. The slogan Spend your winter vacation in Ogden during the Livestock Show is widely known to people in all parts of the country, and each year several thousand gather here during the show week. The twelfth annual Ogden livestock show will be held January 10 to 15, 1931. Judging from the trend of development in the past, this exhibition will far surpass all previous ones held in this city, and will doubtless secure for Ogden greater acclaim and push the Ogden livestock show a step farther in prominence among similar events held elsewhere in this country. the yearly average during the period of 1,142,008 head. Since the yards were established, it has required 123,463 railroad cars to haul the livestock that has arrived in this manner from various points in the country to these yards. If these cars were lined up in one train, it would be 1029 miles in length. Could the total volume of livestock Ogrepresented in the receipts at the were den union stockyards since they opened for business April 1, 1917,suf-be placed in one continuous long, or ficient length to more than encircle the world, and moving at the rate of 600 head per hour, by any given point, for 8 hours each day, it would take 8 years and 5 months for this string of livestock to pass. A recent departure in livestock transportation has been the use of motor trucks. Each year more and more livestock are arriving at public markets in trucks, rather than freight cars. For the eight months preceding March 1, 1930, there were more than 85,000 head of livestock listed as drive-i- n receipts at the Ogden union stock yards. By far, the largest proportion of this number were brought here by trucks at the rate of an average of 26 truck loads per day. To take care of this new business, there has just been completed at the division, conyards a new truck-i- n sisting of a modern barn, covering the 36 pens to accommodate the handling of these small lots of livestock. This new division is a most recent addition to the equipment at the yards, but before the summer is over, twenty new cattle pens, which will make room for an additional 20 carloads of cattle, will be erected and a $100,000 sheep house is now under construction. The new sheep barn is a first unit in an authorized half million dollar improvement program to the yard sheep division. More buildings and equipment will be erected just as rapidly as the growth in receipts 13-ye- ar FACTS AND FIGURES The Ogden Livestock Show Established: January. 1920. Value of livestock sold at last Number of exhibitions held to date, 11 ; $ 156,000.00 show auction sales (One each year.) beef cattle, Departments: Pure-bre- d Total Premiums offered at last show, swine, d pure-brepure-bre- d dairy cattle, $20,000.00. fat fat sheep, Number of states from which exhibits pure-bre- d sheep, fat cattle, 20. clubs, and gather, girls hogs, feeder cattle, boys Total number of animals exhibseeds. and ited at the Eleventh show.. 1,700 poultry Dates of next show: January 10 to 15, Total value of animals exhibitinclusive. ed, approximately $1,000,000.00 FACTS AND FIGURES Meat Packing Industry in Ogden 1029 slaughter, cattle 18,000 Smokehouse products (1929), pounds 70 000 1929 slaughter, hogs 2,080,000 Sausage (1929), pounds 208 1929 slaughter, sheep 10,000 Employees $310,500-01929 tons .... Lard produced (1929), 1,200 payroll FACTS AND FIGURES Livestock Feeding in Ogden 100 Number of livestock fed (1929), Area at feed yards, acres 1,000 15,000 cattle Capacity at feed yards, cattle Capacity at feed yards, sheep in gr f livegtock fed (1929), 20,000 open 125,000 K m Capacity at feed yards, sheep tons . 24,350 30.000 Mixed feed consumed (1929) . sheds Established Area of pens and equipment Capacity, cattle Capacity, sheep Capacity, hogs Receipts since 1917, cattle Receipts since 1917, sheep Receipts since 1917, hogs Receipts since 1917, horses and mules wi f jc. ' its i. - Total receipts since 1917 .. of receipts since 1917, cattle of receipts since 1917, sheep of receipts since 1917, hogs of receipts since 1917, horses and mules Value Value Value Value Total value of receipts since 1917 Receipts during 1929, cattle Receipts during 1929, sheep Receipts during 1929, hogs Receipts during 1929, horses and mules n,ut $ . akIIa? ca Unocniasn osrpo oacaa rio $ 2,68Q-'q- 1oa9 - 797 o'ccq - Total receipts during 1929. Value of Receipts during 1929, cattle Value of receipts during 1929, sheep Value of receipts during 1929, hogs Value of receipts during 1929, horses and mules f .aaIaPoI $ In ko 1Ub0U ? 332,438.65 Total value of receipts during 1929 convenience Important factors in growth : Location, railroad facilities, market competition, as distribution point, service and equipment 4 jm4 A & y&ttw ty ' i t' r ' ) y' PLANT AIRPLANE VIEW OF OGDEN UNION STOCK YARDS AND AMERICAN PACKING AND PROVISION COMrANY are and doing all in their - eastern Idaho, western Montana and this region, Aid some of California. Of every dollar power to promote this phase of the Each year tney spent for expenses, it is estimated livestock industry. To the school that 86 per cent goes to the purchase have given a party for who have been of 14 this boys territory only of the these per animals, leaving brands, and is rapidly pushing raising ton litters. The prices paid By A. P. MILLER names into the best stores of the in- cent for the rest of the overhead. The value of the packing industry by the buyeis, representing the packOne of the largest single factors in termountain country and the west. been above Each year shows a commanding in- to the intermountain country is con- ing company, have always the raising of cattle, sheep and hogs added in the intermountain country, aside crease in business with over $4,000,-00- 0 tained in their policy of putting their the niaihet, and have given comhandled during the fiscal year money back into their trade territory. impetus to the move among the from the natural forage and range farmers. as to strive of For this ing October buy to 31, acticities reason, they the October been 1928, has from 31, conditions, Their daily- - cenacily permits them the American Packing and Provision 1929. Its products include some 70 many of the animals from this reand no farmer or to handle 1500 hogs a day, but the items, among which are fresh and gion as they can, had company, located in Ogden. to look further local rancher has ever supply is far under this figThis plant has been functioning for smoked pork, fresh beef and some pic- than mutton. Ogden for his market with fair ure. fresh kled and industrial the of as part many years him. assured prices section of Ogden, but it was not until include hides, tallow and offal. They are also forced to do a cerPractically all of their buying is tain The payroll of the company runs amount of feedng of cattle to asthree years ago, when it was organizstock union done through the Ogden a steady supply of well conditionsure ed from the ashes of a past company, over $300,000 a year, or approximate fails yards and when this market beef. ed that it began to take its place as a ly $1,000 a day, distributed among them they go elsewhere, still keeping 200 employees. real assest to the community. Producing 100 tons of cooking fat of profit on within their trade terntory. Some its With percentage real been a has it Since that time, in the from month, 30 tons of sausages per every are minimum shipped a to being cut hogs sold, and 30 tons of smoked meats factor in the encouraging of the live- each article week, west. middle need the become crying the company operates on stock industry, and its buyers woi I- volume, has and it is rapidly are week, this To condition, per extendthey remedy of the plant, cing on the markets of the Ogden unithe growing of hogs through an investment of over $1,500,000. urging Utah, distribution throughout its on stock yards have been bidding ing Packing Company Livestock Raisers ts . ' tb- - ( WEBER COUNTY CALF CLUBS to handled through Ogdens extensive Conservatively figured stockyards. this represents a total of $34,334,265.-0- 0 through the yards. Cars into the Ogden stockyards totaled 13,298 and cars out 13,531 in Livestock from 23 different 1929. states was handled. 40 people are employed receiving annually 72,000.00 in wages at the Union stockyards alone. Emp'oyes in the eleven printing establishments total 153 with a payroll of $347,899. These plants represent an approximate investment of ' tfw n AW , r 1929 statements, have resources of practically 28,000,000 with deposits of Employes total nearly $25,000,000. 138 with a yearly payroll of $347,000. Last year 134,455 head of cattle, 76,194 hogs, 1,733,671 sheep and lambs 3,118 horses and mules were $678,000. w :! Last year Ogdens poultry plants shipped 250,000 pounds of live poultry and 500,000 pounds of dressed birds. Killing, dresing, and packing are all done here. five banks, according 'V P wwx of production than has formerly been the case. This trend in the livestock business will, no doubt, continue to influence a growth in this market. More and more each year buyers from concerns located in the east or along the Pacific coast are coming to Ogden stockyards for a part of the supply of livestock they use. As a result of this tendency, there was an 81 per cent increase in the sheep sales at the Ogden union stockjards during the year 1929, compared with 1928, and there is every reason to believe There is a tendency prevalent in the that there will be a continued growth United States among the packers and in this market here during each of meat products to jceeding year for several years to buy their livestock nearer the fields come. Ogdens .A 4. OGDEN LIVESTOCK SHOW CHAMPIONS - 7 $Ly ...j - r ? le FACTS AND FIGURES The Ogden Union Stock Yards ' v HOME OF OGDEN LIVESTOCK SHOW TYPICAL OF FAT LAMBS RECEIVED AT STOCK YARDS 1 k it n teHESj ?$ |