Show livestock situation ion py J A tott reports from most of tho the range areas in tho the western states dudl ca cato to drouth conditions in texas there have been only three years sinco since 1017 1917 when runge range condition were as dry most of the Call california for range districts district a fire are dry art ond tile state no HB a whole will produce a very small percentage of 0 fat at cattle off grass graas eastern oregon and washington are dry and rang feed for cattle and sheep la is short i b but ut good carryovers of bay coup lod with a mud mild winter havo have brought livestock through so fu far in good condition alic intermountain country for most part Is suffering from shortage of moisture although there line hua been somo some en t in utah asa as a result of recent rains the latest U 8 department of ag ri culture report on general range conditions in the western states indicates the fourth lowest condition in ili 17 years of course in much of the range country spring tand summer r rains could greatly relieve the drouth but present indications are that range cattle and sheep operators will have to make use of larger amounts tini of hay bay and other supplemental feeds than usual atul and feed lots and irrigated pastures will have to bo be utilized to assure the required quota of fat beef and lamb all through effic pacific coast s states it a t e 8 and tile the intermountain country there la Is widespread interest on the port of tte the moat meat animal industry in supplemental feed ing wid mid dry lot finishing fortunately our college of agriculture ind and vomit vocational I 1 on a I 1 ed educational 11 call D na 1 load lead era tiro arc providing important now new r facts ae ts 0 on it the m more 0 re efficient utilization of western grown grains forage and products byproducts by tit in meat annl affail production to my irand the work ork being done through the 4 11 nud and future fanner organizations Is in particularly important in dom dem whitt what may bo be Ill shed on individual farms farma lit in ineat anial feed feeding hig it Is mant man atly more economical to finish ileath animals on farms whore where gaitin is grown than to transport tile the grain to market this seems particularly truo true lic uio the northwest mire wheat prices hare bm rela dively tow in recent year whore whore where wheat prices have been relatively good furthermore thero there Is it a broad consumer dertil gad for graan fed meat ineat animals on the pa coast while at uie the same ame tetuo there Is in an apparent surplus in brain product production lon 1 |