Show livestock market offers chance to cull undesirables from herds S many good kinen and dairy farmers aro are taking ad vantage of prevailing market prices to cull the older and nonproductive cows at the stock yards getting prices sufficient to make replacements with better quality fou foundation stock at comparatively parati ively voly small extra cash outlay those who are carrying more stock on oil their places than range and toed feed conditions warrant are also finding it good business to trim their herds to make better use of avail available able feed grass fat range cows from california ranges aro are selling at very attractive prices on the los angeles market quality range cows cowa are selling at to a cwt cat with occasional sales of strictly good quality dry cows as high as to it should bo be pointed out right here that only the bhoj most able salesman are able to visualize prevailing values due to the unusually wide range in prices on cows for example a california cattleman recently was offered a head for some very good quality cows that had failed to produce calves he decided to ship them to market where they quickly sold at nearly per head on the other land hand cows that lack proper finish are subject to sharp discounts and may sell under a cwt cat or around at the market for an pound cow all that any cattleman may expect is the market value but lie he Is untitled entitled to that actually the only way to know that the market value is obtained la Is by selling on an open competitive market where experienced salesmen have benefit of bids from many buyers dairymen find the market a good means of disposing of boarder or dry cows that have outlived their usefulness ful ness very often a fat dairy cow that is of little value in a dairy string will bring nearly as much for beef as the cost coat of replacing such an animal with a good milk type animal that will produce milk on a profitable basis range nion men also find tit the market conditions today tillmon morsely sely gely valuable in disposing of bulls tito the demand for sausage mont meat is so groat great that bulls in good flesh sell at to and as aa ti high agh as a cwt cat thus a 1600 pound range bull may easily casily bring to on the market and a few extra dollars above the market price enables the range man to replace such bulls with purebreds that will greatly benefit ills his production |